Tom
@taschoene.bsky.social
SF, mil-tech, RPG.net, OSINT, trying to avoid doom politics
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And we never actually got said robot.
November 12, 2025 at 12:14 AM
And we never actually got said robot.
My grocery bill would like a word with Mr Hasset. And by a word, I mean two minutes in a room with no witnesses.
November 11, 2025 at 10:53 PM
My grocery bill would like a word with Mr Hasset. And by a word, I mean two minutes in a room with no witnesses.
The first blue man group.
November 11, 2025 at 4:07 PM
The first blue man group.
But what about all the jute rugs? Just cultural appropriation?
November 11, 2025 at 3:54 PM
But what about all the jute rugs? Just cultural appropriation?
Within a single elf or dwarf lifespan.
November 11, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Within a single elf or dwarf lifespan.
You might surprise me. I am open to the notion that D&D maybe shouldn't be simulation at at all.
November 11, 2025 at 2:40 PM
You might surprise me. I am open to the notion that D&D maybe shouldn't be simulation at at all.
Yeah, the 5e model that lets you reload a musket in 6 seconds is quite odd. 3 aimed shots/minute (a high standard) = 5 rounds to reload. And they need to do commensurate damage—a fighter's Lightning Bolt equivalent, not a better longbow.
Also, they should be a separate weapon proficiency.
Also, they should be a separate weapon proficiency.
November 11, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Yeah, the 5e model that lets you reload a musket in 6 seconds is quite odd. 3 aimed shots/minute (a high standard) = 5 rounds to reload. And they need to do commensurate damage—a fighter's Lightning Bolt equivalent, not a better longbow.
Also, they should be a separate weapon proficiency.
Also, they should be a separate weapon proficiency.
Looks to me that the issue is that the Tories had not explicitly called China a threat to national security, but Russia has been officially labeled that way.
www.reuters.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Looks to me that the issue is that the Tories had not explicitly called China a threat to national security, but Russia has been officially labeled that way.
He needs to wait a couple more years, lest the replacement be even worse.
November 11, 2025 at 3:45 AM
He needs to wait a couple more years, lest the replacement be even worse.
Anything critical. The forehead is basically a whiteboard for battlefield medics. If you don't have one, there's probably not much point in recording anything.
November 11, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Anything critical. The forehead is basically a whiteboard for battlefield medics. If you don't have one, there's probably not much point in recording anything.
So did we. A lot less fun when one of the table also plays duplicate down in town and can tell what you have after like two rounds of bidding.
He also played blind chess.
He also played blind chess.
November 11, 2025 at 2:35 AM
So did we. A lot less fun when one of the table also plays duplicate down in town and can tell what you have after like two rounds of bidding.
He also played blind chess.
He also played blind chess.
They have to know to label the patient's forehead after administering morphine.
November 11, 2025 at 1:41 AM
They have to know to label the patient's forehead after administering morphine.
Feels kinda ex post facto?
November 10, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Feels kinda ex post facto?
GM: So, you wake up to spooky sounds coming from the attic. What do you do?
November 10, 2025 at 10:23 PM
GM: So, you wake up to spooky sounds coming from the attic. What do you do?
Sucker bet. Of course he used AI.
November 10, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Sucker bet. Of course he used AI.
He'll just call it Golden Friday. Like everything else, it will be tatty gold spraypaint.
November 10, 2025 at 12:49 PM
He'll just call it Golden Friday. Like everything else, it will be tatty gold spraypaint.
Planes sometimes skip row numbers due to spacing issues, so it might not be triskaidekaphobia at work.
November 10, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Planes sometimes skip row numbers due to spacing issues, so it might not be triskaidekaphobia at work.
Warner is already on my shit list for saying that DOGE "had a good idea, just went about it wrong."
November 10, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Warner is already on my shit list for saying that DOGE "had a good idea, just went about it wrong."
Close but not quite.
Project 2025 was written in significant part by neo-Confederates. They propose the re-enslavement of black people, not their removal.
Project 2025 was written in significant part by neo-Confederates. They propose the re-enslavement of black people, not their removal.
November 10, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Close but not quite.
Project 2025 was written in significant part by neo-Confederates. They propose the re-enslavement of black people, not their removal.
Project 2025 was written in significant part by neo-Confederates. They propose the re-enslavement of black people, not their removal.
I'm rather jealous, TBH.
November 9, 2025 at 10:23 PM
I'm rather jealous, TBH.
I threatened to get my retired mother-in-law a days of the week clock.
November 8, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I threatened to get my retired mother-in-law a days of the week clock.
Billy Kristol's War
(Bill Kristol is played by Billy Crystal)
(Bill Kristol is played by Billy Crystal)
November 7, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Billy Kristol's War
(Bill Kristol is played by Billy Crystal)
(Bill Kristol is played by Billy Crystal)
My only problem with Lin Manuel Miranda is the SNL "never gonna be president now" bit. I could hear the monkey's paw curl at that moment.
November 7, 2025 at 6:14 PM
My only problem with Lin Manuel Miranda is the SNL "never gonna be president now" bit. I could hear the monkey's paw curl at that moment.
"Based on history" might be taking things a bit far for Hamilton. "Inspired by" is about all I'd give it...
November 7, 2025 at 6:13 PM
"Based on history" might be taking things a bit far for Hamilton. "Inspired by" is about all I'd give it...