: Really thought this was an interesting and informative read. vsquare.org/how-eston…
: Super-bummed about the end of the Cool Stuff Ride Home Podcast. I’ve been listening since the …
: I’m going to try running my own personal Mastodon instance rather than relying on one of the …
: What’s the best way to add a rel=me link to a Micro.Blog hosted blog so that Mastodon can …
: I love that micro.blog has built in AcitivtyPub/Mastodon built in, but at the moment I’ve come …
: I’ve been trying to download an archive of my twitter data all weekend. Has anyone managed to …
: Irises are blooming. Also just planted to marigolds near our vegetable garden.
: Shareplay seems pretty cool! #wwdc2021
: Second vaccine shot done! ✔️ Just two more weeks until I’m maxcinated!
: Got my first COVID vaccine dose this morning! Very happy to be on my way to max immunity, and to be …
: I was working most of the day and am only just now getting caught up on the Apple announcements …
: Happy Juneteenth everyone! Things have been hard lately, but its worth celebrating some too, and …
: Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and happy whatever you may be celebrating (even if it’s …
: Why you should be the one watching the Watchmen. I was late to getting started on viewing HBO’s Watchmen (and I’m still behind, I just …
: Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
: My rpg group recently started playing Pathfinder 2e and so far we’re really enjoying it! We …
: I’m very happy to hear that the new 16” MacBook Pro has inverted T arrow keys again. I hope that’ll …
: Good job Virginia! We did it! Take a moment to enjoy it. Then it’s time to get to work …
: Hey Virginians! Don’t forget to vote today! There’s a real chance we can flip both the House of …
: My 2019 Party Playlist! So I think I’ve basically finished up my 2019 party playlist. You can find it on apple music …
: Happy #BiVisibilityDay! I’m bi, and I’m here. ❤️💜💙
: Hey! It’s one of the best days of the year! twitter.com/electrole…
: I’m very happy to have had my Apple Watch Series 4 for the past year, but if I’d known …
: Our plan to plant Milkweed and attract some Monarch butterflies to lay eggs on them seems to have …
: Looks like Agents of SHIELD is finally going to end after the next season. What a great, weird, …
: Today is the first ever #GBMDay. My friend Eric is fighting this form of brain cancer and could …
: I don’t do this often, but my friend Eric needs help to get lifesaving treatment for his rare …
: Happy Dependence Day! youtu.be/3q0q_dZTz…
: This is a great post by @manton the expands a bit more on that New Yorker article from this weekend …
: With all the potential new people joining Micro.blog I’m doing a second Micro Monday …
: For Micro Monday I recommend @davextreme who’s currently in the process of doing a very neat …
: I really liked this post by Bearded-Devil on how they run their city-based sandbox campaign. I bet …
: Can “Indie” Social Media Save Us?. It’s great to see Micro.blog and Mastodon discussed …
: Really enjoyed this article from @matthewlang on a “return” to personal websites as a …
: An Ode to the technologies of the Open Web I’ve been meaning to write up something about Jeffrey Zeldman’s excellent recent blog …
: A day late for #MicroMonday but my good friend @Davextreme is doing something very cool with Dracula …
: How I picked picked my email host This is the third post on my switch from Gmail to email hosted at my own domain. You can find the …
: I really like Elizabeth Warren, largely because she is running on policy. But as @smokey points out: …
: Why I Switched from Gmail to my own domain This is a follow up to my previous post where I went into more detail on how I made the switch from …
: Just another note that I’ve changed my primary email address See here for a bit more about …
: We got our solar panels as part of a Solarize NoVA campaign two years ago and we’re very happy …
: Hey everyone in Northern Virginia, or the Piedmont area of Virginia, with even a passing interest in …
: I think I just wrote the longest post I’ve written since I started using Micro.blog!
: How I Switched from Gmail to My Own Domain So, I recently decided to move away from Gmail as my email provider, and on to a new email address …
: After the demise of Google+ a lot of RPG folks went “back to blogs” which is great, but …
: Is there a way to edit or customize the URL scheme for micro.blog hosted sites? This might be …
: 🎲 No doubt the connections that came out of the G+ tabletop community will continue on in their own …
: 🎲 It was weird, and it was underappreciated by the world at large, but I’m really going to …
: Apple Cancels AirPower Wow. I was not expecting this to be the end result. Especially with all the …
: Kickstarter’s staff plans to unionize. Good! Let’s see more of this! (H/T to @grayareas …
: I just came across this really neat RPG Kickstarter - A zine and stickers for creating a hex map! It …
: The conversation here on micro.blog about @cheesemaker’s post (about some of the info in …
: H/T to @cheesemaker, for cluing me in to the …
: As @gruber says: “Every single time Facebook puts a number on something, the truth turns out …
: What is the rights-situation on the issues of Dungeon and Dragon that were published by Paizo back …
: Yesterday I finally set up a separate network and firewall rules for all my IoT devices. I feel …
: After coming in 2nd or 3rd several times, we finally got 1st place at trivia night at our local …
: I believe women. I believe Mandy Morbid, Hannah, Jennifer, and Vivka Grey. Their abuser cannot …
: Abusers would have you believe a lot. That abuse & love are incompatible. That victims wear …
: My friend has posted round 10 of the bad boyfriend bracket this one for some reason hit me as …
: Excited to see the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater tonight. I’ll finally get to see Revelations …
: I had short discusson about this recently on twitter, and now @cheri has written a great post about …
: Looking forward to season six of Agent's of SHIELD I’m really looking forward to this summer’s return of Agent’s of SHIELD. Marvel …
: Cowoby Bebop and Simpsons Mashup This is way better than I expected.
: I enjoyed this blog post by @kensanata@tabletop.social with some steps to take when joining a new …
: I’m thinking about using some exporter software for Google+ that’ll back up my Google+ …
: Today at work I’m revisiting some of VNV Nation’s early albums. I’m listning to …
: Discarded smart lightbulbs reveal your wifi passwords, stored in the clear I know it’s early …
: Remember When Ajit Pai Said Killing Net Neutrality Would Boost Network Investment? About …
: The Pure American Banality of Donald Trump’s White House Fast-Food Banquet. As John Gruber says …
: I think this is something that @davextreme might find particularly funny. Tintin in Neo Tokyo (Found …
: This is for anyone who might be intersted in trying out micro.blog. For the next two days I can send …
: Testing threading with Mastodon users a bit, feel free to ignore this post.
: Merry Christmas to everyone celebrating, and a great day to those who aren’t!
: If you like jazzy Christmas music, I suggest checking out the Etta James album 12 Songs of …
: Well said! “Society didn’t change. Your awareness of it did.”
: Now Playing: King Arthur Pendragon I haven’t written about gaming in a while, but my group’s recent return to King Arthur: …
: A New Christmas Season Tradition: Patti Labelle - Where My Background Singers? A friend of mine over on twitter retweeted a video of Patti Labelle’s disastrous 1996 National …
: We got our bikes fixed up and went for a couple of rides this weekend During the long weekend after Thanksgiving we got our bikes fixed (and cleaned) up, and went for a …
: Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
: I Found the Best Burger Place in America. And Then I Killed It. This is a weird slightly sad story, …
: Hey comic book friends! Someone I know is doing some research into rates for comics and was …
: Hey @Manton, I’m very much enjoying being able to follow Mastodon folks via Micro.blog. (and …
: We just got another good post from @Manton explaining the new ActivityPub features of micro.blog. …
: Some Needed Improvements to Micro.blog and Mastodon Communication So I’ve very much been enjoying being able to follow Mastodon users in micro.blog, but I have …
: I would like to recommend @robertbrook for Micro Monday this week. Robert takes the most interesting …
: Veterans, thanks you so much for your service.
: Trapped on a bus on route 1 due to a metro shutdown of a few stations. I think I’m going to be here …
: Micro.blog question: Where can I go to see (and edit) everyone I’m following? I feel like …
: Micro.blog and Mastodon Together At Last I’m very excited about the announcement from @manton yesterday about the ways that micro.blog …
: For those interested in Virginia Politics, I was recently introduced to this site by my friend …
: Hey everyone. If you’re in the US and haven’t already: VOTE! To be more specific: I really …
: “You’re not wrong Walter, you’re just an asshole.” The Big Lebowski is full of great wisdom and …
: I can’t quite justify spending the money right now but that new 11 inch iPap Pro looks mighty …
: Comic Book Recomendation: These Savage Shores Just a quick comic book recommendation. I recently downloaded and read the first (and for the moment …
: I’m pretty saddened to hear that Greg Stafford passed away yesterday. King Arthur Pendragon is …
: At the black tee shirt convention. Later, Nine Inch Nails will be playing. 🎵
: This week’s matchup in my friends Bad Boyfriend Bracket is top notch. Find out if …
: So a very good friend of mine is playing through various romance games and writing about what …
: Ok, I finally saw John Wick. Everyone who said I should see it was definitely right. 🎥 🍿
: I’m finally catching up on the latest seasons of Marvel’s Netflix shows. Luke Cage still has AMAZING …
: Thoughts About The One Ring I’m not sure how many folks on micro.blog are into tabletop roleplaying games, but it’s one of my …
: Happy Birthday Jack Kirby! Remember, Jack wouldn’t tolerate Nazi’s and Fascists and …
: I’ve recently gotten really into the Jazz artist Kamasi Washington. A track from his most …
: The Venture Brothers Season 7 Just Had it's Turning Point Episode I’ve been enjoying this season of The Venture Brothers, but it wasn’t until this …
: Savage Worlds Sale and Apocalypse World Bundle I’m terrible at blogging, but want to try to get back into it. Nothing to substantive today …
: D&D Sale! This one is quick, but I meant to post this a few days ago and just didn’t get around to it. …
: It's heeeeere! Well look what just arrived! I’ve only had a brief chance to flip through it but so far it …
: Star Wars (finally) Well I’ve been meaning to write this for a long time, and I’ve been talking about it for …
: Dwimmerount is (basically) Complete! It’s been a bit since my last update, but just as a quick update, the Adventurer Conqueror …
: The Gates of Dwimmermount are Open! I’m several days late on this but birthday celebrations and being on vacation have taken up …
: Goodbye to ACKS (for now) Wow, it’s been a while since I’ve posted. Gotta get back on doing that. So last time I …
: Catching up! It’s been a while hasn’t it? Oh well. So since I last posted quite a bit has changed in …
: Looking at 4e again I haven’t kept up with my resolution to write here (at least) twice a month, but I’m …
: Space Combat Systems So one of the things I like best about our ongoing space game (admittedly it’s also sometimes …
: New gaming schwag! This actually happened a little while ago but I never got the entry posted. I got a new dice bag! …
: A little more on Savage Worlds (Part 2) So here is the long awaited (or not) second part of my Savage Worlds appreciation posts. This one …
: Trying out Google+ Commenting [This entry was from my old gaming blog (duke.brandonshire.org). Obviously it doesn’t apply …
: Dwimmermount Thoughts and Developments I haven’t talked about it much here, but I’m a backer of the James Maliszewski’s …
: A little more on Savage Worlds (part 1) I don’t mean for this blog to be an advertisement for Savage Worlds, but I just really really …
: A taste of old-school Late last year, while everyone was in town for the holidays, I got together my old role playing …
: Online Gaming If I’m going to keep to my resolution I’m going to have to get writing again! In the …
: System Update Earlier I wrote about our group’s journey through several different systems for our Sci-Fi …
: I return from a short hiatus So despite what I said before, December did not in fact end up being less busy than November, and …
: I Am Not A Wargamer A few weeks ago, when the regular group(s) couldn’t get together, I got together with a couple …
: System Hopping First of all, sorry for the long stretch between posts. November ended up being very busy for me in …
: Gamma World and Group Creativity This was an entry I was thinking about writing years ago when I first played the most recent version …
: A little cleanup Note: This entry was origianly on my old gaming blog duke.brandonshire.org, and was moved over here …
: Warp Riders 3 Ok! More on my crazy mash-up setting inspired by a metal album! (The first entry about this is here, …
: Warp Riders 2 So last time I gave a quick overview of the idea for a campaign based on the album Warp Riders by …
: Warp Riders When I said in my last post that the idea I had for a campaign was metal, I meant it. It was …
: Some Older Entries Added Just a quick note that I finally imported some gaming related posts from some older blogs here. …
: Randomness And Me Until fairly recently I’ve at least sort of looked down on random encounters and charts and …
: Auctions! Finally! On to some real content! I had an idea a little while back while I was thinking about …
: Focus Note: This was one of the early posts on my old gaming blog duke.brandonshire.org. I’ve moved …
: Current Interests So in my first entry I detailed a general outline of my RPG history. That entry was getting pretty …
: Welcome to the Duchy of Brandonshire! Note: This post was originally the first post on my old Gaming blog duke.brandonshire.org. …
: Welcome to Gamma World B!@#$'s! So last night we were down a player, and had another player uncertain of his availability up to the …
: Some thoughts on GMing So for a bit under a year now (I can’t remember exactly when I started but about a year ago I …
: Amnesiac RPG Characters I was listening to a This American Life podcast from a bit ago, part of which discussed amnesia. The …
: Dungeons and Dragons I've been thinking a lot about Dungeons and Dragons lately. My last post which was a general life …