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always great to hear my boss say "we're living through the collapse of the american library system" while I'm at my american library system job

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I saw a nice hard copy version of Lumberjills was released www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/Lum… I got to play this low-key historical LARP at Pinecon last year and it was a highlight!

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Stewpot Impressions

What is Stewpot?

Stewpot: Tales from a Fantasy Tavern by Takuma Okada is a story/party game based on Firebrands / The King is Dead. In most games you play adventurers this one you play people who were adventures. Here they are all adventured out and ready to settle down into community.

Some beautiful things about Stewpot

I can have a hard time conceptualizing character development, this game helps guide you through it in a very chill way. Your characters start with their adventuring skills and grow into and with the city.

Experience in Play

I played a session with Marion, Travis and Patty who played Church, Greg and Linda. Our game was kind of post apocalyptic solarpunk, our tavern was on a flying fantasy city. The “Aft End Tavern” My character was previously a hunter and learned to hunt flying things around the city like wyverns bringing in meat and milk for the city.

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I started going through upcoming game releases (first steam next fest of the year) and “Your House” looks like it’ll be a free choose your own adventure game coming out next week youtu.be/dF08smKVS…

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My top podcast this year! I definitely see the move away from advertising supported podcast over to more premium ones this year.

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So much new music now sounds like elevator/waiting room music it’s a weird trend.

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I’m open to new opportunities in computer security!

🔐 What I bring to the table:

5+ years in information and content security

Experience at Warner Bros. Discovery

GWAPT and GEVA certifications

Expertise in penetration testing, risk assessment, and security control development

If you know of any roles that could use someone with a keen eye for security vulnerabilities and robust defense strategies! Get in touch and we can chat about how I can help strengthen your organization’s security posture. #OpenToWork #ApplicationSecurity #Cybersecurity #PenetrationTesting

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A kpop love song about chapstick: The Boyz “Lip Gloss” youtu.be/w1YuAJFlV… (I’ve been trying to find this song for months so putting it out on the Internet for future explorers)

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Currently reading: Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki 📚

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Animal well seems like a really fun game. I really like the integration of PS5’s controller haptic feedback. The platforming was too frustrating for me to get far so unfortunately this is another DNF.

www.backloggd.com/u/Machine…

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My top podcasts of 2023

The City that Never Dies: Blades in the dark actual play

Waveform: Tech and gadgets with MKBHD

Abnormal Mapping: A monthly video game club!

Struggle Care: Advice for when everyday tasks are a struggle

Judge John Hodgman: The best fake internet judge #AntennaPodEcho

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This month I plan to play Dredge and Red Dead Redemption 2 since they’re now on PS+.

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I got a Playstation 5 late last year and essentially burnt myself out on (Square Enix) RPGs. This week I played through Wytchwood and it felt like a breath of fresh air. Highly recommended for folks who need a breather between giant AAA games. #indiegames

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Last night I got to try Fish in the Percolator, a map making #storygame by Greg Hellings. It’s still in development but I really liked how starting with a transit system made the map feel more continuous and less like a point crawl. #ttrpgs

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I accidentally deleted most of my podcast subscriptions so I’m looking for new ones if anyone has suggestions!

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Currently reading: A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin 📚 Inspired by the Shelved by Genre podcast I’m reading through Le Guin’s Earthsea cycle.

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Made a yummy easy Trader Joe’s meal of rice cakes mixed with beef bulgogi