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Lords: Ben Andrew Topics: Baking: precise science of measurement or do it all by feel? (People have very different philosophies of muffins) I've gotten into making crosswords this year and recently had the idea to start putting them on postcards and leaving them in public places for people to find. Am I becoming the Riddler? Is this fine? I just found out that there aren't exactly 52 weeks in a ye...

Lords: Tim Chris Topics: Noodles? Everything and More (by DFW), the "impoverishment of the question",and free will Choosing an integrator https://gafferongames.com/post/integration_basics/ Lucky Jim (old song) https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads-2024/images/3/3597ddeb-e52e-4cda-a59c-c64600489fea/U7zR1RCa.png Collaborative music as a game design problem (see: skill gap, handicaps, eng...

Lords: Andrew https://kittenm4ster.neocities.org/ Aubrianne Topics: I will never get good at video games and that's okay Does charging (or even allowing donations) for something change its perception as a piece of art? Messy game design To Be of Use, Marge Piercy https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/57673/to-be-of-use Films Noir Complementary Hobby Power Couples Microtopics: Just shakin' it a li...

Lords: Xalavier Brianne Topics: Why do movies about contract killers skip over the good part of negotiating in excruciating detail the contract and clauses present? Are fictional characters greater role models than real people? The new Zelda game talks too much and I'm okay with that Think of Others by Mahmoud Darwish https://www.ayearofbeinghere.com/2014/11/mahmoud-darwish-think-of-others.html Sh...

Lords: CisHetKayFaber Maxx Topics: Food-focused Japanese TV If "fish don't exist," then how do pescetarians? PicoSteveMo is back! https://wikipoem.org/ Verisimilitude in play (My daughter plays GTA and Roblox) (The shifting nature of what is appropriate for children) Microtopics: Emotionally connecting with a dying web site and meeting up with other users in Seattle. What the Cohost diaspora is do...

Lords: Alex https://www.youtube.com/@adiener https://discord.com/invite/ZkV2zdb Mitch https://hbmmaster.tumblr.com/ https://www.youtube.com/@HBMmaster https://www.patreon.com/hbmmaster Topics: The Wikipedia article about football https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football Classic Macintosh computers The entomologist nerds get like two minutes of screen time in Silence of the Lambs, but I'm pretty sure...

Lords: Jenni Chris Topics: Are corporate mascots in US culture age-locked to a generation? I have done no research about this The continuation of our species depends on balls being able to taste soy sauce BB-8 changed my tire The Woodchuck, by Sam Pink https://www.reddit.com/r/Poetry/comments/wg09x5/poem_the_woodchuck_by_sam_pink/ Microtopics: Too much dick content for one show. What kind of fetus...

Lords: Elena Esper says: "I will join both guests in also recommending Dropout, especially Game Changer. They are on to something really special with the shows they're making, very little makes me laugh as hard as the stuff on there." Tyriq https://50games.fun/ Topics: Being witty and social is my favorite power fantasy to realize Popular music: sometimes popular because it's good? Where do we go...

Lords: Cort Mark Topics: The best and worst thing you’ve ever found in the trash. Traveling with children & associated challenges/solutions Adventures with BB-8 Survey of Forms - Burma-Shave Sign, by Andrew Plotkin https://eblong.com/zarf/thod/58.html The useless superpowers game Does Mega Man ever suffer ennui? Microtopics: Dependable sources of guava. Staring at the raccoons as they go by at...

Lords: Nathan https://store.steampowered.com/app/2976260/ChainStaff/ Tom Topics: During the summer olympics, France introduced breakdancing as an event, which was invented in America. They stole it from us! What new event should we steal from another country when the Olympics comes to LA in 2028? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izzy_(mascot) Getting to an age where media is good: the writers are you...

Lords: Mark https://mythcarver.bandcamp.com/ https://writhenhilt.bandcamp.com/album/ancient-sword-cult Dungeon Synth: https://fief.bandcamp.com/ https://auramerlin.bandcamp.com/ https://shadowknell.bandcamp.com/ https://hillsfar.bandcamp.com/ https://erang.bandcamp.com/ Shirley https://www.leuchtturm1917.us/some-lines-a-day.html Topics: Naming a human Boomers say that you get more conservative as...

Lords: Adam https://store.steampowered.com/app/2769410/Ash__Adams_GOBSMACKED/ Linker https://linker.itch.io/ Topics: Ways you've changed in the last 20 years that have surprised you Examples of x animal software running on y animal hardware (ie. fox being cat software on dog hardware) This argument about whether erasure poetry is poetry https://www.tumblr.com/whistletown/753096096947011584 Favouri...

Lords: Ryan https://www.instagram.com/ryanikeaudio/ Alicia Topics: How do I ask people what they're into without sounding like a pervert? Arctic Expeditions and the stupid beauty of man's hubris Asterix Park https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parc_Astérix https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KK3Yr80lPOY I Won't Call You Pretty, by L.E. Bowman https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads-2024/images/3/3...

Lords: Wacy https://www.youtube.com/@WacyandChris Chris https://twitter.com/mrchrislhall Topics: Difficulties with long term traveling Norway Why don't they have novelty whipped cream The Dirt Man Song, by Carter Vail https://genius.com/Carter-vail-dirt-man-lyrics Microtopics: Specialty pour over filter coffee. A very deep rabbit hole of discovery of flavors. Drink the Machine: a Clean Metallic Fl...

Lords: JohnB Kory Topics: I have become a vinyl record enjoyer Teaching myself C++, or "I learned C++ when I should've learned C, AMA" Forgetting things as a way of getting other things done I Sat Belonely by John Lennon https://silverbirchpress.wordpress.com/2013/05/14/i-sat-belonely-poem-by-john-lennon/ The vestigial organs of video games Microtopics: Kbones' Wire Tripper, on display at Wondervi...

Lords: Erica Casey Topics: Isn't it great to have a coelom? Solving problems by waiting for another bigger problem to occur and override the previous problem Mammals learning to eat cephalopods https://crookedtimber.org/2024/03/16/occasional-paper-when-armor-met-lips/ A Narrow Fellow in the Grass, by Emily Dickinson https://www.poetryoutloud.org/poem/a-narrow-fellow-in-the-grass-1096/ Personal pro...

Lords: Jenni Tyriq Topics: That mayochup and kranch Barry Topping Magic Shell Hot Sauce by Just James https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/hot_sauce_889972 Video games where you put toppings on things The temptation of bad ice cream toppings Microtopics: The game where you go into your uncle's nipple and find a tiny heart. Isles of Sea and Sky. A block pushy game. Toppings that are just recombinations...

Lords: Ian https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tEaI_bi-i8 Shannon https://www.oddityroadshow.com/ https://www.youtube.com/c/struccimovies Topics: Official and unofficial remakes of Yojimbo Danny McBride shows, and how to balance character likability with dark comedy- examples of this done well vs poorly? I can't fix bad movie dialog mixing for everyone, but I can fix it in my own house The Chinese Ch...

Lords: Elena https://www.gouletpens.com/blogs/fountain-pen-blog/sailor-shikiori-tokiwa-matsu-ink-review Nathalie https://alienmelon.itch.io/ [cw:flashing lights] Topics: Fish-based screensavers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQpCcQhNfxM https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/live-cams Fire safety https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheThingThatGoesDoink https://cpb-us-w2.wpmucdn.com/...

Lords: Alex Shannon Topics: The less you spend on food, the better it tastes The jizz of a bird https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jizz_(birding) The Cosmic Call https://blog.plover.com/2024/04/15/ Line Fishing by Daniel Kahaulelio https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/3/3597ddeb-e52e-4cda-a59c-c64600489fea/rWuOwlpV.png How to order coffee in Malaysia https://kopi.guide/ https://www.yo...

Lords: Jay Alex Topics: Mexican food outside San Diego (Having lived in Colorado, Ohio, and now Melbourne) Releasing my first commercial video game The being an uncle of camping Skyscrapers by Matt Haig https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/3/3597ddeb-e52e-4cda-a59c-c64600489fea/QM4hPodE.jpg Attempting to preserve 40 years' worth of data Microtopics: A puzzle adventure game starri...

Lords: Ben Nicholas Topics: Let me describe to you the Australian treats I sent my Canadian friend The UX of live sport is terrible Game jam idea! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_games_that_Buddha_would_not_play I Continue to Dream, by Langston Hughes https://mypoeticside.com/show-classic-poem-13632 Being overly patriotic and repping the national identity but only when around foreigners, is...

Lords: Daniel Andrew Topics: Hyperthymesia Animal Well Bad news for my google alerts: "Twinbeard" is the name of the Helldivers 2 community manager Twinbeard reacts! https://twitter.com/TheTwinbeard/status/1805711034281349388 Dean asks "I know there are many seniors who are looking to start a business during retirement. For those who haven't settled on an idea yet, I'd love to suggest house flippi...

Lords: Andrew Tyriq Lords: The Church of the SubGenius Making FreeCell is kind of like playing FreeCell How do we get to a place where our primary tool for productivity is not also our primary avenue of distraction? "<3 Team Schiff", by Team Schiff https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/3/3597ddeb-e52e-4cda-a59c-c64600489fea/kNKMVgFF.png Microtopics: World Building Notes An acce...

Lords: Maxx JP Topics: The different kinds of "changing your mind" in creative work What texture did you think clouds were as a kid? Infinity Island Sleep, by Jorge Luis Borges https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/browse?contentId=38645 Chippendale Mupps and the slowest nerves Microtopics: Knowing the names of zero outdoor cats in your neighborhood. Canny outdoor cats who are adapted to...