Justin B ⏮️ PAXU
@jpbaumgardner.bsky.social
Buffalo, NY
Nonprofits, Board Games, Foresight, Food Security, Sabres Hockey.
Nonprofits, Board Games, Foresight, Food Security, Sabres Hockey.
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I am old enough to remember when you could explain to a library patron on the phone, "Google [word X] and [word Y] and it'll be the second result down."
November 26, 2025 at 1:52 PM
I am old enough to remember when you could explain to a library patron on the phone, "Google [word X] and [word Y] and it'll be the second result down."
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“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
It costs a lot less to house people.
It costs a lot less to house people.
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
thebetter.news
November 24, 2025 at 8:01 AM
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
It costs a lot less to house people.
It costs a lot less to house people.
"Somehow"
November 23, 2025 at 7:17 PM
"Somehow"
Wild lack of greenery through the first eight generations in the Terraforming Mars tournament game. Then trees showed up everywhere. #PAXU
November 22, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Wild lack of greenery through the first eight generations in the Terraforming Mars tournament game. Then trees showed up everywhere. #PAXU
Are the Sabres better than the Bills? Experts say it's possible.
November 22, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Are the Sabres better than the Bills? Experts say it's possible.
First game of PAX Unplugged! Wispwood by Reed Ambrose:
November 21, 2025 at 2:46 PM
First game of PAX Unplugged! Wispwood by Reed Ambrose:
Pre-PAX ramen in Philly hits all the right notes.
November 21, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Pre-PAX ramen in Philly hits all the right notes.
The GameCube is 24 years old, for reference.
Half-Life is now 27 years old - released November 19th 1998
November 19, 2025 at 3:12 PM
The GameCube is 24 years old, for reference.
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Twitter and chat gpt are down. Bad day for people who suck.
November 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Twitter and chat gpt are down. Bad day for people who suck.
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With PAXU this weekend, I once again come to you with a desperate plea:
Just go to whatever pizza place is nearest to you.
You do not need to go to Cheesesteak Vegas.
You do not need to wait in line outside at Angelos.
Any pizza place will serve you a perfectly serviceable cheesesteak.
I beg you.
Just go to whatever pizza place is nearest to you.
You do not need to go to Cheesesteak Vegas.
You do not need to wait in line outside at Angelos.
Any pizza place will serve you a perfectly serviceable cheesesteak.
I beg you.
November 17, 2025 at 6:07 PM
With PAXU this weekend, I once again come to you with a desperate plea:
Just go to whatever pizza place is nearest to you.
You do not need to go to Cheesesteak Vegas.
You do not need to wait in line outside at Angelos.
Any pizza place will serve you a perfectly serviceable cheesesteak.
I beg you.
Just go to whatever pizza place is nearest to you.
You do not need to go to Cheesesteak Vegas.
You do not need to wait in line outside at Angelos.
Any pizza place will serve you a perfectly serviceable cheesesteak.
I beg you.
Encourage a diverse biome. Shuffle every box of lands you happen to see.
November 8, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Encourage a diverse biome. Shuffle every box of lands you happen to see.
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AI could end scarcity, end humanity - or boost trend growth by 0.2 percentage points
November 7, 2025 at 1:24 PM
AI could end scarcity, end humanity - or boost trend growth by 0.2 percentage points
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Let’s go!
Very excited to share this with folks. If you like the idea of a duelling game like Magic or Flesh and Blood, but played with a standard poker deck, then I implore you to hit that get notified button.
Very excited to share this with folks. If you like the idea of a duelling game like Magic or Flesh and Blood, but played with a standard poker deck, then I implore you to hit that get notified button.
youtu.be/ciIa0usT7wM?...
FIGHT WITH PLAYING CARDS. Introducing 52 Duels, a 1 or 2 player duelling game coming to kickstarter next month.
Sign up to get notified when we launch! www.kickstarter.com/projects/pos...
FIGHT WITH PLAYING CARDS. Introducing 52 Duels, a 1 or 2 player duelling game coming to kickstarter next month.
Sign up to get notified when we launch! www.kickstarter.com/projects/pos...
52 DUELS - A fight with playing cards for 1-2 players
YouTube video by Roll Them Bones
youtu.be
November 6, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Let’s go!
Very excited to share this with folks. If you like the idea of a duelling game like Magic or Flesh and Blood, but played with a standard poker deck, then I implore you to hit that get notified button.
Very excited to share this with folks. If you like the idea of a duelling game like Magic or Flesh and Blood, but played with a standard poker deck, then I implore you to hit that get notified button.
Good news to start the day.
November 6, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Good news to start the day.
Nobody saw it coming.
Altered, the trading card game which broke Kickstarter records with its €6.2m debut crowdfund two years ago, is running almost €2m short of the amount needed for its latest expansion - despite having raised more than 10x its crowdfunding goal from backers:
boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...
boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...
November 4, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Nobody saw it coming.
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what if instead of sports we chose happiness
November 2, 2025 at 3:41 AM
what if instead of sports we chose happiness
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If SNAP benefits vanished tomorrow, feeding 42 million Americans for a month would cost about $7.8 billion.That’s less than 1% of the combined net worth of the three richest men in the U.S. A reminder of how obscene inequality has become and how easily hunger could be solved if we chose to.
October 29, 2025 at 11:55 AM
If SNAP benefits vanished tomorrow, feeding 42 million Americans for a month would cost about $7.8 billion.That’s less than 1% of the combined net worth of the three richest men in the U.S. A reminder of how obscene inequality has become and how easily hunger could be solved if we chose to.
Whoa whoa whoa, coaching adjustments? Since when!?
October 29, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Whoa whoa whoa, coaching adjustments? Since when!?
Sabres slowly shifting the public narrative back from a nebulous "the vibes are ____" to a tangible "the team is ____."
Meaningful hockey. Important periods. Actually knowing when the next game is.
Meaningful hockey. Important periods. Actually knowing when the next game is.
October 25, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Sabres slowly shifting the public narrative back from a nebulous "the vibes are ____" to a tangible "the team is ____."
Meaningful hockey. Important periods. Actually knowing when the next game is.
Meaningful hockey. Important periods. Actually knowing when the next game is.
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"In the two years since the state started charging a 4% surtax on incomes over $1 million, the effort has created a $5.7 billion windfall, with the surplus being used to fund bridge repairs, bolster literacy programs and address the transportation system’s budget deficit."
Taxing the rich works!
Taxing the rich works!
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
October 23, 2025 at 10:25 AM
"In the two years since the state started charging a 4% surtax on incomes over $1 million, the effort has created a $5.7 billion windfall, with the surplus being used to fund bridge repairs, bolster literacy programs and address the transportation system’s budget deficit."
Taxing the rich works!
Taxing the rich works!