List of /misc posts
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Installing Castopod 1.6.5 w/ MySQL and behind CaddyRead on…
Posted on 2023-11-10I recently set up the self-hosted podcasting solution Castopod. Here's a quick rundown. It's closely based on official instructions though.
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Optional's Guide to Custom Emoji in ObsidianRead on…
Posted on 2023-09-25
I've spent literal YEARS trying to change the way Obsidian renders Emoji, from the hideous Windows Emoji to the beautiful Twemoji. But this isn't a recipe, so let's get right to it!
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New Sub-Blog for Book ReviewsRead on…
Posted on 2023-08-16There's a new section on this blog called /books, where I share reviews of the books I'm reading.
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An Optional selection of Calibration Tools for Pen and Paper SessionsRead on…
Posted on 2023-07-07When playing Pen and Paper games I highly recommend the use of "Calibration Tools". These are more commonly known under the name "Safety Tools", but since they enable more than just "safe" play, I prefer "Calibration Tools". These tools take the form of additional rules and/or processes that formalise the process of finding common ground on what stories we want to tell at the table.
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Only Bad Posts From Now OnRead on…
Posted on 2023-06-24This is to tell you that there'll only be bad blog posts from now on. "So nothing changes?"—Shut up! But… yeah.
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You Can't Learn From Outlier EventsRead on…
Posted on 2023-06-23You're learning to play darts. You don't care about the actual rules, but just want to consistently hit the bullseye. You do a couple of throws, all somewhere around "okay". Finally, you hit the bullseye! You try to remember exactly what it was that enabled you to hit it… You had your right foot in front! You try again, right foot out front. You hit the edge of the board. Left foot, same result.
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AI-Assisted LearningRead on…
Posted on 2023-06-16TL;DR: I used chatGPT in some form of Socratic dialogue to aid in understanding a text I was reading. Transcript.
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Yes, AI is over-hyped and not actually (yet) capable of what many people claim it can do—or what people are already using it for. The best advice I've heard goes "Treat it like a younger version of yourself or an assistant. Let it do busy-work which you could also do yourself and don't trust it blindly." -
Lasers & Feelings Game WrapRead on…
Updated on 2025-09-01 (originally posted 2022-11-20)This week I finished a 3-shot of the excellent one-page RPG Lasers & Feelings by John Harper. L&F is not exactly meant to tell a story longer than a one-shot, but I wanted to challenge myself and try something different.
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That Username Is TakenRead on…
Posted on 2022-09-26The longer a website exists the less usernames are still available on it. Also, the internet population is growing and everyone's taking up some usernames here and there. Of course, having no usernames left is not a real threat, but not having the one you had on that other site available is quite possible.
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The Unlikable "Heroes" of «Belle» (2021)Read on…
Posted on 2022-09-26Belle (2021) is a modern reimagining of the Beauty and the Beast. But in that reimagining the plot gets so mangled that it ends up making its characters unlikable.
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