Sly Gryphon @sgryphon@qoto.org
Lead Consultant @TelstraPurple, doing Internet-of-Things (#IoT), #dotnet, #blockchain, #DevSecOps. Certified Azure IoT Developer, MCSD: ALM, #PRINCE2, Scrum. Tabletop gamer.
Joined Oct 2020
@laren It certainly makes shelving them easier.
My guess is something to do with the size of a sheet of paper, e.g. for a character sheet ... and using A4 in Australia made things slightly awkward with mostly US made books.
While my majority fit the usual size profile, Cthulhu, Pendragon, books across various editions of Dungeons & Dragons, Ars Magica, Amber, Castle Falkenstein.
I also have a decent half shelf of smaller size that I actually prefer - Savage Worlds, FATE, Blades in the Dark, Dungeon World, Burning Wheel, Fiasco, Cortex, Polairs, Microscope.
Then there are the weird size box sets that don't fit anywhere like Mouse Guard, Everyway.
@Lats @perthdev the government should not be involved in energy generation at all, except as an enforcer of safety and environmental standards/costs (which may include the cost of damage, aka carbon tax).
This includes not banning energy generation such as #nuclear, which is the *safest* form of energy generation (even including all disasters -- please actually research before claiming otherwise).
The government should not pay for it, but they also shouldn't stop energy producers from using it (provided those high safety records are maintained). It should be up to the producers how #solar & #nuclear can work together to eliminate fossil fuels.
https://sgryphon.gamertheory.net/2016/09/the-wrong-policy-approach-to-climate-change/
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We like it when you buy our games.
We LOVE it when you play them.
So next week we're launching Dice Pool to help you run a great session of Blades in the Dark, Monster of the Week, Thirsty Sword Lesbians, and Fate.
Run a great #ttrpg session with confidence!
Follow here:
https://www.backerkit.com/call_to_action/29cb0d0e-6bef-4fdb-904a-73376e01c343/landing
Looking for a #tls / #sslchecker that supports #ipv6 and #moderninternet? Try #Qualys SSL Labs (ssllabs.com) or Internet.NL
https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/analyze.html?d=sgryphon.gamertheory.net
https://internet.nl/site/sgryphon.gamertheory.net
Unfortunately several other prominent certificate checker tools failed to work (iban, sslstore, digicert).
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🆕 blog! “The complexity is the attraction - reflections on trying to use crypto”
A few weeks ago, someone wanted to send me some crypto. After spending months studying for a Blockchain exam, I usually avoid such things. But, hey, $20 is $20. So I signed up for a wallet, installed an extension, verified my credentials, saved a seed phrase…
👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/06/the-complexity-is-the-attraction-reflections-on-trying-to-use-crypto/
⸻
#bitcoin #blockchain #crypto
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I fell down a rabbit hole this evening reading old blog posts about The Forge, Ron Edwards, and GNS/Big Model #TTRPG theory.
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Reasons why Matrix can be better for diversity than closed platforms:
* Wide variety of implementations
* Public accountability
* Low cost
Our openness makes us stronger!
https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2024/06/23/elected-to-the-matrix-foundation-governing-board/
@phrichards @fastmail mailbox.org is my recommendation for privacy/security (they support PGP). Apart from that, not too expensive, and you can bring your own domain.
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Julian Assange is free. He left Belmarsh maximum security prison this morning, after having spent 1901 days there. He was granted bail by the High Court in London and was released at Stansted airport during the afternoon, where he boarded a plane and departed the UK for Australia.
After more than five years in a 2x3 metre cell, isolated 23 hours a day, he will soon reunite with his wife Stella Assange, and their children, who have only known their father from behind bars.
~ Wikileaks
@tchambers hey, just like I'm grateful that my email provider doesn't arbitrarily block Gmail, outlook, etc. Or my telephone provider doesn't arbitrarily block Germany or something. Federation should be encouraged as the norm.
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Just a note saying how my #Fediverse experience has been made immeasurably richer for being able to take in and engage with carefully curated #Threads users, #BlueSky bridged users, #WordPress ActivityPub enabled blogs, Federated #Podcast episodes, #PixelFed photos, and Peertube videos. All from one Mastodon account. This works.
And I'm grateful for the moderation tools to mute, block and curate all of this, and the Mastodon lists to make them all digestable and not just info overload.
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@FediThing I absolutely agree that each server admin needs to take actions too to moderate not just leave it to individuals. And I think it fine that some communities choose to block threads.
Thus far at Indieweb social 871 of our users follow over 3,600+ threads users, have seen over 153K posts and we have had ZERO tickets issued for any threads user. Could this change as Threads fully federates? Sure. But so far so good.
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They say everyone's a critic.
If you are everyone, here's a rough draft of an RPG oneshot, in need of a critic.
It's all fantasy, and slightly horror.
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To all TRPG developers, Fabula Ultima released their third party license today in a surprise drop. It was shockingly nice to developers: you can copy rules text, unrevokable, you own your work, no fees, commercial.
https://need.games/fabula-ultima/#license
#trpg #ttrpg #thirdparty #developer #tabletop #tabletoprpg #roleplayinggame #fabulaultima
@AmericanScream that makes no sense. If you have a public street address people could also send you "dark money" by dropping a wad of cash in your (physical) letterbox.
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Authenticated Media, progress on native sliding sync, and Neko on Flathub. That, and more happened this week in Matrix!
https://matrix.org/blog/2024/06/21/this-week-in-matrix-2024-06-21/
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I just went on a follow-fest for women with a PhD, but realized I'm already mutuals with almost everyone who shows up in the limited search results 😋
If you're a Dr. Gal or other female science communicator type, pop into the thread, say hi!
I'd love to learn about what you do 💜
(and I'm sure lots of others would too)
#WomenInStem #FollowFriday (on Tuesday) #WomenInMedicine #Dr #PhD
@foolishowl have a look at GNS theory, developed on the Forge for a way to classify games, although it may lack some of the more recent (like Microscope). https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNS_theory
Brisbane #goth and alternative picnic. Setup for #CrimsonRoseMasqueradeBall
The #brisbane (Australia) #gothic and #alternative picnic is on in New Farm Park this weekend. This year looks like it will be massive, with around 1000 people registered. https://www.facebook.com/events/219320864262985
Lead Consultant @TelstraPurple, doing Internet-of-Things (#IoT), #dotnet, #blockchain, #DevSecOps. Certified Azure IoT Developer, MCSD: ALM, #PRINCE2, Scrum. Tabletop gamer.
Joined Oct 2020
