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Project 365 2023.03.14-2023.03.20

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Super Electromagnetic Machine Voltes V Episode 1

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Valente and Doctorow on the Fediverse and Communities

From LiveJournal to Twitter, I've experienced the scattering of communities and felt that loss. To understand what is being built in the fediverse, what is at stake, and what to avoid, reading these two pieces goes a long way.

Cory Doctorow published an article, “What the fediverse (does/n’t) solve” on his Pluralistic site framed around Catherynne M. Valente’s also excellent “Stop Talking to Each Other and Start Buying Things: Three Decades of Survival in the Desert of Social Media“. They both cover so much of what is good about online communities and the sickening threat of for-profit or for-evil interventions into…

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Six Feats Under – Mouse Guard Finale

Since 2018 I've been listening to Six Feats Under's incredible Mouse Guard actual play podcast, and it wrapped up in December. The cast and games mouse told a story that was thrilling, emotional and captured the best of what a table of gamers can create.

Since 2018 I’ve been listening to Six Feats Under‘s incredible Mouse Guard actual play podcast, and it wrapped up in December. The cast and games mouse told a story that was thrilling, emotional and captured the best of what a table of gamers can create. It’s all enhanced by a fitting score from Thylacinus. Two patrols of mice venture forth to guard the territories in year 1148. They are the…

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Sunflower Station - Leave (Live)

Sunflower Station have released a live video for their unbelievably catchy song "Leave", shot at This Is Where I Make Music.

Sunflower Station have released a live video for their unbelievably catchy song “Leave”, shot at This Is Where I Make Music.

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Dey Rose - "Feliz Navidad (I'm Falling Apart)"

For the past couple years, Dey Rose's "Feliz Navidad (I'm Falling Apart)" has been a haunting part of my holiday listening. It's a heartbreaking song made powerful in its flawless execution.

For the past couple years, Dey Rose’s “Feliz Navidad (I’m Falling Apart)” has been a haunting part of my holiday listening. It’s a heartbreaking song made powerful in its flawless execution.

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Library of Korranburg: The Sovereign Host & Dark Six: Eberron's Family of Gods

In the most recent installment of the Library of Korranburg series from Eberron Archaeologist he explores the main pantheon of gods for the Eberron setting.

In the most recent installment of the Library of Korranburg series from Eberron Archaeologist he explores the main pantheon of gods for the Eberron setting. He delves into the differences from other Dungeons & Dragons pantheons, and the varied understandings of the Gods present in the canon material. In this introductory video on the religion of the Eberron’s Primary pantheon of gods we open a…

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Becorns

My family stumbled upon videos from David M Bird about his wonderful Becorns photos and were transfixed. His work constructing scenes with his Becorn figures produces stunning results.

My family stumbled upon videos from David M Bird about his wonderful Becorns photos and were transfixed. His work constructing scenes with his Becorn figures produces stunning results. The videos are great, his Instagram account has many photos of the Becorns, and on his website he sells prints as well.

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SRSLY Wrong’s Library Socialism Q&A on Food and Consumables

At the end of November, SRSLY Wrong released another Q&A episode, exploring how consumables could be approached in a society shaped around Library Socialism. It offers answers to those usual objections to how a post-capitalist world would work.

At the end of November, SRSLY Wrong released another Q&A episode, exploring how consumables could be approached in a society shaped around Library Socialism. It offers answers to those usual objections to how a post-capitalist world would work. In our second Library Socialism Q&A we are answering all of your food-related questions! How do we librarify food? What will Utopian food production look…

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One Roll Tavern

Limitless Adventures has released a fun, free tavern generator for Dungeons & Dragons and similar fantasy games. The generator is available as a free PDF on their freebies page.

Limitless Adventures has released a fun, free tavern generator for Dungeons & Dragons and similar fantasy games. The generator is available as a free PDF on their freebies page. With my roll, I generated the following: You open the door to The Manticore’s Fate, where the human Padrick is serving up poor quality food for 6 copper coins. The lodging is not at all better and available for a silver…

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The Surfrajettes - "Marchmallow March"

The Surfrajettes released a festive new single, "Marshmallow March", a couple weeks back, with an instrumental cover of "All I Want For Christmas Is You". If you want more surf in your holidays, this fits the bill.

The Surfrajettes released a festive new single, “Marshmallow March”, a couple weeks back, with an instrumental cover of “All I Want For Christmas Is You”. If you want more surf in your holidays, this fits the bill. Marshmallow March / All I Want For Christmas Is You by The Surfrajettes

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Peanut Butter and Jam Cookies

This recipe is simple but makes delicious PBJ cookies that are crispy on the outside and gooey inside, with the burst of jam on top.

Last night Celestine and I made a variant on 1 Bowl Vegan Peanut Butter Cookies together. Even with her intervention, this recipe was a breeze. This recipe is simple but makes delicious PBJ cookies that are crispy on the outside and gooey inside, with the burst of jam on top.

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Island in a Puddle 02

I finally sat down to read the second volume of Kei Sanbe's Island in a Puddle this weekend. I was struck by the real sense of menace and danger hanging over the protagonists, both children, though one transferred into a murderer's body.

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Chocolate Tahini Spread

I recently tried a processed chocolate tahini spread, and liked it well enough that I wanted to give making it myself a shot. This recipe delivers a dark chocolate and sesame flavoured spread.

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Easy Cold Brew Coffee

Easy Cold Brew Coffee

I’ve been happily drinking cold brew coffee for years and have a simple setup I use when making it. You’ll have delicious, flavourful coffee to enjoy with minimal effort. For my cold brew setup I use an infuser pitcher and a fine mesh bag to keep things easier to clean up and pour. It probably takes longer for the coffee to become strong using this method, but I find it easier.

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Run 2022.11.14

I got out for my first run in 5 days. I’ve been enjoying having a leg of the route along the water.

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Chokepoint Capitalism

I wrapped up reading Rebecca Giblin and Cory Doctorow's Chokepoint Capitalism today. It's as accessible as a book that tackles the tremendous harm done by our current monopolies and monopsonies could be.

I wrapped up reading Rebecca Giblin and Cory Doctorow’s Chokepoint Capitalism today. It’s as accessible as a book that tackles the tremendous harm done by our current monopolies and monopsonies could be. With only a passing familiarity with economics, a reader can understand the threats and solutions presented here. The authors take us capably through the current landscape of monopolistic…