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SFRuminations, 26 days ago to scifi

Everyone wants to remake the good stuff... what about remakes of the truly awful shows with fantastic potential in their ideas?

My suggestion: a modern version of Ark II (1976) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0127989/?ref_=ls_t_19

"Three young scientists travel around the country in the 25th century after the world has been ravaged by pollution. In their hi-tech RV (called Ark II), they study the land and help out those in need."

Is that not a fantastic premise?
#scifi #sciencefiction #TV #show #history

CITIZEN_OCHOA, 26 days ago to random

Sooo... if you need illustration for your TTPRG project, hit me up!

Javier, 27 days ago to random

Saw some text online that made me want to turn it into signage. What good are graphic design skills if you can't have a little fun with them.😜

jamesmullen, 26 days ago to tisseksplayspace

I just finished another months-long campaiign, so time for reflection... #ttrpg

Big takeaway: lots of players are conditioned to expect GMs to be out to get them, because of early experience in games where the GM was out to get them.

I see this in players trying to make characters that are exempt from the premise of a game ("If I don't accept the premise, I can't be hit with it!") or nail down their intent with super precise wording ("If I get it just right, I can't be hit with it!") 🧵

futurebird, 27 days ago (edited 27 days ago) to random

The bald eagle could have easily gone extinct. But we did all sorts of "woke" things protecting it legally, ran conservation and study programs, banned DDT (that was good for other reasons too) and in 2007 they were removed from the endangered species list.

Likewise pine forests could be dead from acid rain.

The ozone could have a huge hole.

We CAN take care of nature when we want to. And the successes have been worth it.

I feel like we forget this, you know?

miriamrobern, 27 days ago to random

It's Monday Morning... for about thirty more minutes. I'm taking it easy today because it's May Long Weekend here in Canada.

But the rest of the week I'll be doing layout on Xine Two and TorchLite, and writing a little New Girl at Uskweirs.

What about you? What are you making this week?

#MondayMotivation

Miriam talking about her weekly creative intentions.

chgowiz, 27 days ago to google

If you are using Firefox, and you want to "fix Google" as outlined in this article ( https://tedium.co/2024/05/17/google-web-search-make-default/ ),

... then go here (link goes to StackExchange): https://superuser.com/a/1756774

For me, I used:
Search Engine Name: Google Web Only
Search URL: https://www.google.com/search?q=%s&udm=14
Search Alias: @gw

I can't believe what a difference it makes!

#Google #MakeItBetter

mekkaokereke, 28 days ago to random

There are only ~40 million Black people in the US. Population similar to Lagos state in Nigeria (the tiny red part).

There are ~250 million US white folk (~220 non-Hispanic white + ~30 million Hispanic white).

So Biden's "missing" 10% of Black men, is fewer than 2 million. Or less than 1% of white US population.🤡

White voters don't face the massive systemic voter suppression that Black voters do. So increasing white dem turnout is much easier.

So if your boy doesn't win, blame yourselves.

RJB_Mallacore, 27 days ago to scifi

New starship work in progress.

For a long time I have been a fan of the Corvette design from the game Independence War (I-War) box art. I finally decided to do a ship inspired by that design.

Enjoy.

#3dmodels #starship #scifi #scifiart #lightwave3d

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peteramthor, 27 days ago to tisseksplayspace

I know it's Facebook but my employer at Aesop's Treasury Books and Games just helped get board games, and some #ttrpg books, to over a dozen local libraries. For free. My boss, Vince, is always trying to find ways to help the community. Later on free RPG day we will be doing our yearly charity raffle for Suicide Prevention. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/CcVjfCLLYhqEtT78/

SymbolicCity, 27 days ago to random

Jay Dragon says: "Ultimately, in D&D, there's a big cage around combat, and a wide-open field around social interactions."
https://possumcreek.medium.com/rules-are-a-cage-and-im-a-puppygirl-69e8d569b2b6 (forgive the Medium link)

Another way to look at that, using their own terms, is that D&D makes a game of combat and pushes social interactions off onto make-believe. Which is fine—that, too, is a design choice—but it's a distinction presented to people who are ostensibly interested in playing a game, interested in playing within a cage.

bethpdx, 29 days ago to random

When I was an editor at the Chicago Tribune, I would’ve been in trouble if I’d let my wife put a political bumper sticker on our car. But a Supreme Court justice’s home can fly a flag of insurrection and he’s still allowed to rule on whether the head insurrectionist has immunity.” https://open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/may-17-2024?r=13f3k3&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

infobeautiful, 29 days ago to random

Evolution of the Alphabet
(by https://usefulcharts.com/)

evacide, 1 month ago to random

When I talk about digital privacy, there is always some smug genius who shrugs and tells me, "Who cares? We all know we don't have any privacy anyway." Nothing could be more wrong. Convincing you that the fight is already over to the way people in power get you to stop resisting.

peteramthor, 30 days ago to mtg

I think the one thing we have all learned from #WotC this years is that corporate controlled creativity, even when done by good people, isn't nearly as good as what people come up without that company overlord telling them what to do.

Let's continue to support the smaller folks of the #ttrpg industry. Those are the ones who still care about the hobby beyond just dollars.

btravern, 1 month ago to tisseksplayspace

While Arc Dream team member Dennis Detwiller posts a lot of, shall I say, varied content on Twitter/Blue Sky, his posts about the #TTRPG industry are always worth checking out. Sometimes he’s contentious, sometimes confiding, but he’s never uninteresting.

His hard-earned lessons in tabletop RPG publishing are worth reading:

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/rules-tabletop-publishing-dennis-detwiller-xkesc?trk=public_post_feed-article-content

thebrand, 1 month ago to random

One of the joys of being a Gen-X uncle with a (very) basic understanding of handiwork is teaching niblings how to do basic household stuffs.

Today, for example, I got to teach a nibbling to remember which way to turn a screw or bolt to tighten or loosen it. You all know the saying, yes?

The left liberates, the right oppresses.

evacide, 1 month ago to random

If you own a Tesla, your car is covered in cameras that take images reviewed by Tesla employees, who share them with each other, joke about them, and make them into memes.

https://www.reuters.com/technology/tesla-workers-shared-sensitive-images-recorded-by-customer-cars-2023-04-06/

LunaDragofelis, 1 month ago to random

It's Adam and Eve, not "Adam and Steve".

Stop deadnaming Eve.

targrus, 1 month ago to random

Excuse some software ramblings and rants, but been making a number of changes and trying some experiments as of late and feel like talking about them some here.

First off, Telegram got largely yeeted a few weeks back. The app is still on my phone and I haven't deleted my account. But it's probably coming. The company's flirtations with ways to make money have long been a little concerning. The CEO really tipping his hand with a Tucker Carlson interview broke me.

Skepticat, 1 month ago to random

I really don't care to approach the neighbors with issues, so I renamed our wifi: Maybe Calm Down With The Goddam Leaf Blowing, Joe.

freezenet, 1 month ago to Law

The famous "LOL, no" legal response letter story just got a heck of a lot better: https://www.techdirt.com/2024/05/14/when-lol-no-is-not-enough-lawyer-explains-why-bogus-takedown-over-fuck-the-lapd-shirt-should-result-in-paying-legal-fees/

#Law #Lawyer #Copyright #Legal #DMCA

@mmasnick

mwl, 1 month ago to random

New Hellblazer issue just dropped.

courtcan, 1 month ago to random

THIS IS INCREDIBLE 😃

"an mRNA cancer vaccine developed at the University of Florida successfully reprogrammed patients’ immune systems to fiercely attack glioblastoma, the most aggressive and lethal brain tumor" through "...use of a patient’s own tumor cells to create a personalized vaccine...."

FUCK CANCER. And let's see anti-vaxxers reject this one.

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/cancer-vaccine-triggers-fierce-immune-response-to-fight-malignant-brain-tumors/

astrid, 1 month ago to random

just got pulled over by the cop. handed me a "jira ticket." the judge told me i need to do 5 story points of community service