Un Dorian Gray sin pasado, ni patria ni bandera.
I'm just a guy in the #pnw who likes going on adventures, and playing games with friends.
Three things I love: the Oxford Comma, irony, and missed opportunities.
#hiking #camping #ttrpg #pathfinder2e #pf2e #dnd #travel #knitting / #knitter #baking #games #pdx #privacy
Microsoft revives aggressive Windows 11 upgrade campaign with intrusive popups for Windows 10 users (www.techspot.com)
Americans, mostly women, are becoming more liberal: Gallup (thehill.com)
American political ideology as a whole has shifted left in recent years, but women are becoming even more liberal, according to Gallup....
The US economy is doing well. President Biden wants to know why so many Americans are still feeling bad (www.cnn.com)
I feel like I'm taking crazy pills
I installed a few different distros, landed on Cinnamon Mint. I’m not a tech dummy, but I feel I’m in over my head....
Netflix’s 3 Body Problem Is a Grandiose, Compelling Sci-Fi Yarn You Don’t Want to Miss (www.pastemagazine.com)
Microsoft wants to move Windows fully to the cloud (www.theverge.com)
If this happens, will it be a mass exodus to Linux/Mac? Or will people just live with it? The fact that the Steam Deck has shown great promise in playing games on Linux has made me reconsider Windows yet again.
Elon Musk says it's his turn to have the remote (www.engadget.com)
[Xitter] just announced a smart TV app for streaming video. Or, more accurately, that it claims it’s building one, with absolutely no launch date mentioned. The appropriately-named [Xitter] TV wants to be “your go-to companion for a high-quality, immersive entertainment experience on a larger screen.”
@pixelfed: Loops is a new platform for sharing short videos, and it's open source + federated Using #ActivityPub (mastodon.social)
Hospitalized Texas Democrat Al Green rushed to Capitol for impeachment vote in scrubs, saving Mayorkas (www.texastribune.org)
The Houston Democrat is recovering from abdominal surgery. Democrats did not expect him to attend the vote, but his surprise appearance sank the impeachment vote....
Supreme Court to weigh whether Covid misinformation is protected speech (www.statnews.com)
As social media sites were flooded with misleading posts about vaccine safety, mask effectiveness, Covid-19’s origins and federal shutdowns, Biden officials urged platforms to pull down posts, delete accounts, and amplify correct information....
New adventuring party just dropped
Dungeons and Drag Queens Debuts a Fabulous, Fearsome Foursome (gizmodo.com)
Watch the trailer for Dungeons and Drag Queens, a new Dimension 20 season where Dungeon Master Brennan Lee Mulligan leads Alaska, Bob the Drag Queen, Jujubee, and Monet X Change on a dangerous new adventure.
People without a family, how are you faring in life?
Without a family as in fully on your own since legal age, be it kicked out / had to leave at 18 or from a foster background, or from an orphanage.
Commuting across timezones (goo.gl)
I realized (as I was commuting) this morning, that some people must live near timezone borders....
Pathfinder 2e Remaster Changes - what do you think? - Beehaw (beehaw.org)
There’s some really interesting changes coming for 2e! Bards have full martial proficiency, clerics can f finally get heavy armor from within their class, wizard schools of magic are gone… Then of course the big named news, like the replacement of dragons with the magic traditions (arcane/nature/religion/occult), and the...
Bridges on Matrix
I recently discovered that bridges exist on Matrix allowing you to communicate with others on different platforms....
Pathfinder: Abomination Vaults - Hack & Slash ARPG (www.kickstarter.com)
The first-ever co-op Hack and Slash ARPG, based on the renowned Pathfinder Roleplaying Game! Set to release on PC (Steam & GOG).
List of APs
I should note that I was cleaning up my reddit account (read: deleting all my comments before deleting the account) and found this from a bit ago. Thought I'd preserve it for posterity...
Kbin user stats (fedidb.org)
Thanks to @dansup, kbin stats are now supported.
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signs bill increasing penalties for street racing (www.oregonlive.com)
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signed a bill into law Tuesday that will increase punishments for people caught street racing in the state, the latest effort by lawmakers to crack down on dangerous and sometimes deadly street takeovers that have snarled city streets for years.
Oregon lawmakers vote to allow self-serve gas statewide, ending decades-long ban (www.oregonlive.com)
The bill would require gas stations to staff at least half of their pumps, but half could be available for self-service.
Oregon voters will soon get to decide whether to adopt ranked choice voting statewide (www.nwprogressive.org)
A victory for the RCV campaign in November 2024 would be a significant breakthrough for voting justice, as it would liberate voters in Oregon from being required to vote for just one candidate.