Void Science Dan
@voidscience.bsky.social
Genomics Scientist and Bioinformatician, Writer, Game Maker, Walker of Paths lost deep within the void
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I’m very nearly to where I was Over There in terms of follower count, & a (potential) benefit is that I could run another TTRPG survey… if I think I can get reach.
I’m going to make a short thread, where a “like” indicates that you are a person who could/would fill out a brief survey. Please share.
I’m going to make a short thread, where a “like” indicates that you are a person who could/would fill out a brief survey. Please share.
November 19, 2024 at 9:16 PM
I’m very nearly to where I was Over There in terms of follower count, & a (potential) benefit is that I could run another TTRPG survey… if I think I can get reach.
I’m going to make a short thread, where a “like” indicates that you are a person who could/would fill out a brief survey. Please share.
I’m going to make a short thread, where a “like” indicates that you are a person who could/would fill out a brief survey. Please share.
Alright, guess it is time to maybe get back on this thing. Been mostly off social media for months. Think my main rule will be, no using this from my phone, no apps installed.
November 20, 2024 at 12:25 PM
Alright, guess it is time to maybe get back on this thing. Been mostly off social media for months. Think my main rule will be, no using this from my phone, no apps installed.
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New statement by the American Psychological Association expressing strong support for gender-affirming care, raising concerns about health misinformation, and firmly opposing attempts to restrict access:
APA Policy Statement on Evidence-Based Inclusive Care for Transgender, Gender Diverse, and Nonbinary Individuals
This Policy Statement affirms APA’s support for unobstructed access to healthcare and evidence-based clinical care for transgender, gender-diverse, and nonbinary children, adolescents, and adults. Furthermore, this resolution addresses the spread of misleading and unfounded narratives that mischaracterize gender dysphoria and affirming care.
www.apa.org
February 28, 2024 at 10:26 PM
New statement by the American Psychological Association expressing strong support for gender-affirming care, raising concerns about health misinformation, and firmly opposing attempts to restrict access:
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There is no excuse for failing to raise income assistance rates www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file... Morning File by @philmoscovitch.bsky.social
There is no excuse for failing to raise income assistance rates - Halifax Examiner
And stop talking about downtown like it's a murderous hell-hole.
www.halifaxexaminer.ca
March 1, 2024 at 4:41 PM
There is no excuse for failing to raise income assistance rates www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file... Morning File by @philmoscovitch.bsky.social
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Today on the blog, I build a character in A Dungeon Game!
Is that my own game? Yes! Should you read it anyway? Also yes!
loottheroom.uk/naming-the-f... #ttrpg #osr
Is that my own game? Yes! Should you read it anyway? Also yes!
loottheroom.uk/naming-the-f... #ttrpg #osr
Naming The Faceless: A Dungeon Game
Naming The Faceless is a series of posts where I grab an RPG and roll up a character in it, blogging about the process. It’s intended to be a brief, non-exhaustive look at how players approach RPG …
loottheroom.uk
February 29, 2024 at 3:46 PM
Today on the blog, I build a character in A Dungeon Game!
Is that my own game? Yes! Should you read it anyway? Also yes!
loottheroom.uk/naming-the-f... #ttrpg #osr
Is that my own game? Yes! Should you read it anyway? Also yes!
loottheroom.uk/naming-the-f... #ttrpg #osr
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Fire officials: Bloomfield is a fire trap and people might die www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file... Morning File by me
Fire officials: Bloomfield is a fire trap and people might die - Halifax Examiner
And I see a building owner who flippantly disregards the risk
www.halifaxexaminer.ca
November 7, 2023 at 2:44 PM
Fire officials: Bloomfield is a fire trap and people might die www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file... Morning File by me
It’s disheartening as shit to work in public service these days, even (maybe especially) in healthcare and research. Underfunded as hell and otherwise taking money for reputation laundering of billionaires. Thanks, I hate it
November 7, 2023 at 5:21 PM
It’s disheartening as shit to work in public service these days, even (maybe especially) in healthcare and research. Underfunded as hell and otherwise taking money for reputation laundering of billionaires. Thanks, I hate it
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Daylight Saving Time is increasingly hard to notice when my digital devices are like, "What? Nothing happened. We know what time it is."
And my stove is left blinking and screaming, "IT HAPPENED! TIME SHIFTED UNNATURALLY! THEY'RE ALL LYING! ONLY I KNOW! ONLY I REMEMBER!"
And my stove is left blinking and screaming, "IT HAPPENED! TIME SHIFTED UNNATURALLY! THEY'RE ALL LYING! ONLY I KNOW! ONLY I REMEMBER!"
November 5, 2023 at 2:04 PM
Daylight Saving Time is increasingly hard to notice when my digital devices are like, "What? Nothing happened. We know what time it is."
And my stove is left blinking and screaming, "IT HAPPENED! TIME SHIFTED UNNATURALLY! THEY'RE ALL LYING! ONLY I KNOW! ONLY I REMEMBER!"
And my stove is left blinking and screaming, "IT HAPPENED! TIME SHIFTED UNNATURALLY! THEY'RE ALL LYING! ONLY I KNOW! ONLY I REMEMBER!"
Feedback always appreciated in ##TTRPGDesign. Trying for something stripped down and minimalist in an OSR vein, with some PBtA influences. Big thing will be to add in more tables and stuff to highlight the weirdness of the setting and tone: github.com/VoidScience/...
November 5, 2023 at 1:33 PM
Feedback always appreciated in ##TTRPGDesign. Trying for something stripped down and minimalist in an OSR vein, with some PBtA influences. Big thing will be to add in more tables and stuff to highlight the weirdness of the setting and tone: github.com/VoidScience/...
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Anyone who says corporate profiteering isn’t driving inflation is a con artist.
www.cbc.ca
November 5, 2023 at 12:06 PM
Anyone who says corporate profiteering isn’t driving inflation is a con artist.
Just watched Sly on Netflix. The whole time I was watching it I could only think about how much I wanted to chat with my brother about it. Only been a month, #FuckBrainCancer
November 4, 2023 at 12:46 PM
Just watched Sly on Netflix. The whole time I was watching it I could only think about how much I wanted to chat with my brother about it. Only been a month, #FuckBrainCancer
How to convince my partner we should just cancel every streaming service and go back to physical media and low key “piracy”
November 3, 2023 at 3:19 PM
How to convince my partner we should just cancel every streaming service and go back to physical media and low key “piracy”
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My toxic trait is I want every human to be sheltered, fed, clothed and provided healthcare at no direct cost to themselves. I DO NOT CARE if some people then do nothing for the rest of their lives. Mazletov, god bless. I don't care if a few people figure out ways to game the system. People need help
YOU CAN'T JUST HELP PEOPLE--
Sure you can.
BUT PEOPLE MIGHT ABUSE THE HELP--
Sure.
BUT THAT'S WRONG--
Who cares.
BUT WHAT IF THEY WERE LYING--
So what.
BUT THEY DIDN'T EARN-
Money is made up.
BUT THAT'S NOT FAIR-
So what, you want to stop helping people because a few people might abuse it? Fuck off.
Sure you can.
BUT PEOPLE MIGHT ABUSE THE HELP--
Sure.
BUT THAT'S WRONG--
Who cares.
BUT WHAT IF THEY WERE LYING--
So what.
BUT THEY DIDN'T EARN-
Money is made up.
BUT THAT'S NOT FAIR-
So what, you want to stop helping people because a few people might abuse it? Fuck off.
November 2, 2023 at 6:55 PM
My toxic trait is I want every human to be sheltered, fed, clothed and provided healthcare at no direct cost to themselves. I DO NOT CARE if some people then do nothing for the rest of their lives. Mazletov, god bless. I don't care if a few people figure out ways to game the system. People need help
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Lots of people know that prehistoric sea turtles got big, but it can be easy to underestimate just how huge these things got. The largest verified specimen of a modern Leatherback turtle weighed in at 1,433 lbs, but this Archelon would have been closer to 11,300 lbs. #scicomm #paleosky #paleontology
November 2, 2023 at 1:27 PM
Lots of people know that prehistoric sea turtles got big, but it can be easy to underestimate just how huge these things got. The largest verified specimen of a modern Leatherback turtle weighed in at 1,433 lbs, but this Archelon would have been closer to 11,300 lbs. #scicomm #paleosky #paleontology
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what i like most about techbros is every time they talk about a field they have never once set foot in you realize they are the stupidest people on earth
you only assume literature is a field that's never innovated without your interference if you haven't read a book since high school
you only assume literature is a field that's never innovated without your interference if you haven't read a book since high school
October 24, 2023 at 3:21 PM
what i like most about techbros is every time they talk about a field they have never once set foot in you realize they are the stupidest people on earth
you only assume literature is a field that's never innovated without your interference if you haven't read a book since high school
you only assume literature is a field that's never innovated without your interference if you haven't read a book since high school
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Stigmatizing mutual aid in this busted ass society is a smackable offense.
November 2, 2023 at 10:17 PM
Stigmatizing mutual aid in this busted ass society is a smackable offense.
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And in New Brunswick, the environment department is investigating reports of a mysterious white substance floating in the St. Croix River for several days. The Saint Croix Courier talks with the woman who reported it. stcroixcourier.ca/environment-...
November 3, 2023 at 10:10 AM
And in New Brunswick, the environment department is investigating reports of a mysterious white substance floating in the St. Croix River for several days. The Saint Croix Courier talks with the woman who reported it. stcroixcourier.ca/environment-...
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This is a useful reminder that despite all its PR twaddle, Nova Scotia Power's chief mission is to transfer your money to its shareholders. All other considerations are secondary.
Nova Scotia Power wants customers to foot leftover $25M Fiona bill--Company says the bill for Fiona-related operating costs is threatening profits.
(it's always about their profits, what about properly protecting the infrastructure of the lines) /1 (thread)
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
(it's always about their profits, what about properly protecting the infrastructure of the lines) /1 (thread)
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca
November 3, 2023 at 12:38 PM
This is a useful reminder that despite all its PR twaddle, Nova Scotia Power's chief mission is to transfer your money to its shareholders. All other considerations are secondary.
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15 years ago, we kicked an old man out of his house in order to pursue the fantasy of a superport. He died 2 years ago. Still no port. www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file... Morning File by me
15 years ago, we kicked an old man out of his house in order to pursue the fantasy of a superport. H...
Lost in the hilarity is the fact that no shipper has committed any cash to Melford, so it remains as illusionary as the superport of Sydney.
www.halifaxexaminer.ca
November 3, 2023 at 12:44 PM
15 years ago, we kicked an old man out of his house in order to pursue the fantasy of a superport. He died 2 years ago. Still no port. www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file... Morning File by me
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Dear Halifax, we need voices like Tim's in our city. Great reporting isn't free. Please subscribe.
Original Sin: The rot at the core of Halifax’s police and justice system
A sneak preview of the Halifax Examiner’s next investigative series.
www.halifaxexaminer.ca/journalism/o...
A sneak preview of the Halifax Examiner’s next investigative series.
www.halifaxexaminer.ca/journalism/o...
Original Sin: The rot at the core of Halifax's police and justice system - Halifax Examiner
A sneak preview of Tim Bousquet's next investigative series.
www.halifaxexaminer.ca
November 2, 2023 at 9:11 PM
Dear Halifax, we need voices like Tim's in our city. Great reporting isn't free. Please subscribe.
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Another journalism warning sign: If the story gushingly uses superlatives like "investment" to describe government spending, it's probably copied from a press release. If the story has separate sections for "quotes" and "facts," it's copied and pasted verbatim, with the "writer" doing no actual work
October 31, 2023 at 11:01 AM
Another journalism warning sign: If the story gushingly uses superlatives like "investment" to describe government spending, it's probably copied from a press release. If the story has separate sections for "quotes" and "facts," it's copied and pasted verbatim, with the "writer" doing no actual work