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Every week, Jim invites different friends to guest on Topic Lords and be excited about whatever they've been fixated on this week.
366. OCD Knows No Logistics
Today at 7:00 AM
Lords:
JenniJohn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-yda9VTgYs
Topics:
It'd be nice if while you were dying time extended and you got to play out all the vacations from your anxiety dreams where the whole dream was being anxious in the airport then you woke upDiscovering unwatched episodes of your comfort shows
What does the Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in San Francisco want with me?
The Purple Cow, by Gelett Burgess
https://poets.org/poem/purple-cow
Microtopics:
Guest booking strategies...365. Repel Mode
10/19/2026
Lords:
Merlinhttps://linktr.ee/alexglow
Tyriq
https://oddobject.zone/
Topics:
Holograms for the eyes & ears (making holograms & immersive binaural recordings)Merlin's holography references:
Process for creating Denisyuk holograms (single-beam reflection holograms): http://www.holography.ru/les1eng.htm
More in-depth info (MIT Open Courseware): https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/mas-450-holographic-imaging-spring-2003/9668ed9d2cbf0b127b5c1d1a770b2275_ch16inlinereflectionh.pdf
Or another explanation you may prefer: https://holographer.com/single-beam-reflection-holograms
I also mentioned transmission holograms (which requires a laser beam of the same wavelength...
364B. Meat on the Chat Bones (I Could Chew That)
10/12/2026
This is the pre-show banter and topic negotiation for episode 364, ft. Maxx and Avery:
Microtopics:
Strumming a guitar on a Zoom call. A topic that's just a story. Cassowary Joe. Something rotten in Denver. Whether Carmen Sandiego is a pun on the city of San Diego. How the Diablo game series sounds to people who are not from the Bay Area. The mythical Kingdom of Bethesda, where you might go meet Liv Tyler. Whether you're from San Diego. (It's complicated.) In defense of the Murder Cassowary. The tiger climbing up your friend and stalking you throughout...364. Boys Don't Know About Cassowary Man
10/12/2026
Lords:
MaxxAvery
Topics:
False brochureshttps://legacy.drivethrurpg.com/product/513415/Green-Oaks
Owning the wrong game console
https://desertstormcards.com/
The middle 90% principle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gPuH1yeZ08
The God Abandons Antony, by C.P. Cavafy
https://www.onassis.org/initiatives/cavafy-archive/the-canon/the-god-abandons-antony
Microtopics:
A person, in Seattle and on the Internet.Upcoming puppet shows.
Fussy Cloud Puppet Slam.
Portland Puppet People.
Giant puppets made from shards of cardboard hanging from the ceiling.
When people treat the...
363. Cockroaches Who Won't Turn the Volume Down
10/05/2026
Lords:
Averyhttps://averyburke.bandcamp.com/album/six-songs-for-lisa
Chall
https://www.youtube.com/@bonk-zoo/shorts
Topics:
Playing real games on my phonehttps://www.reddit.com/r/nostalgia/comments/1900nip/mario_kart_64_taco_bell_toy_1997/
Jim, you're a video gamer nerd. Did I hallucinate that the second player in Atari's Bruce Lee game is a Minotaur?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtBF7lBZWGw
Semi-perfect pitch
Bay Area Rapid Tankas by Bulian Jauer
https://bart.short-edition.com/story/bay-area-rapid-tankas?ctlg=4386
Microtopics:
Finally getting it wrong...362. It's Me, Your Own Guy
09/28/2026
Lords:
Esperhttps://ourbroadcastday.com/
Mitch
https://topiclords.com/tags/mitch
Topics:
Making a daily showhttps://www.youtube.com/@MagicEveryDaywEQ
https://www.youtube.com/@Twinbeard_
Beatspell (Rhythm Heaven Groove)
The Topic Lords IMDB page
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30527870/episodes/
Dad are you at bus stop riding on a bus at work
https://beige.party/@maxleibman/116884326841775088
Oops! 45% of tumblr users don't read the plaintext above a poll before participating in the poll
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mDCGI0uSScqGUNiSM82C3d6...
361. Making the Math Do Pretty Things
09/21/2026
Lords:
Farbshttps://farbs.org/
Hallie
https://moveslow.info/
Topics:
The only way to truly beat Dark Souls is to achieve enlightenmentWriting is a serialization problem
Grand Theft Auto producer Leslie Benzies was lead programmer on Space Station Silicon Valley for the Nintendo 64.
Ode on a Grecian Urn, by John Keats
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44477/ode-on-a-grecian-urn
Learning by copying
Meandering thread of execution: https://mastodon.social/@Farbs/112679557654266096
Microtopics:
Systems where people make meaning out of joy and suffering.Weighing in on whether...
360. The Screen Disapproves
09/14/2026
Lords:
CisHetKayfaberCharles
https://nohomework.website/
Topics:
When your therapist introduces their own problems that you don't haveColor as a separate sensory axis (deprioritized for some, assumption of color in black and white things, dreaming in black and white)
One-handed triangle
Many, Many Tekel Upharsin by Jacob Bacharach
https://bsky.app/profile/jacobbacharach.bsky.social/post/3mruuexkb4k2c
Screen time is a classist plot
Microtopics:
Ironic usernames.Bilingual global information security IT legal compliance.
Knowing each other through the replies.
Patrick Cosmos...
359. I Believe That Like I Believe a Hole in My Head
09/07/2026
Lords:
EricaAlex
https://ludobloom.com/
Topics:
Making friends with animalsThe 20 point platform of Count Binface
The song NASA banned from space
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKzLopYRauI
You Are a Dragonfly & I Am Also a Dragonfly
https://www.tumblr.com/apoemaday/722022939295367168/you-are-a-dragonfly-i-am-also-a-dragonfly
Using text to organize thoughts
A Tale About Digging a Hole
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4210530/A_Tale_About_Digging_a_Hole__The_Official_Story_Novel/
Microtopics:
Eating a bunch of chocolate.Carob vs. chocolate?
Caffeinated soap.<...
358. Maximum Permitted Whims
08/31/2026
Lords:
Koryhttps://kbones.fun/
Jeremy
https://gamemaking.social/@SpindleyQ
Topics:
Forgetting that the old internet also kind of sucked, or, the Tar Pit From Hell TheoryStarting over in C after a hiatus from non-pico8 game development
Burning the Candle at Both Ends, by Andy Wallace
https://taper.badquar.to/15/burning_the_candle.html
Speedrunning figuring out how to romhack The Legend of Zelda because of a toot
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhKtbablIXrfIJf-icFkrXv94KCgEser8
https://youtube.com/watch?v=ACuk2TXoNhc
Microtopics:
Coming...357. Let's Be Each Other's Encrypted Off-Site Backup
08/24/2026
Lords:
RebeccaMartin
Topics:
Running a home server: Easier than you might think and very useful to doThe best place to find poetry is on vacation
Winston reading every sign in Target
Zampiceni's Marketplace, by Margaret Szumonski
https://toots.ravenoak.dev/@rebecca/116899616527167036
Hot dog research thursdays and bad dracula nights
Microtopics:
Tomato season: the tomatoes look pretty good.Mozart in the Park.
Actors: they're not fussy like cellists.
Ancient Greek plays where they stab each other.
10 hours of Star Trek engine noises.
...
356. ICANN has Cheezburger?
08/17/2026
Lords:
FeliciaAndrew
https://kittenm4ster.neocities.org/
Topics:
My dad's indestructible mailboxAres doesn't emulate the timing of the Reality Display Processor
Moo box vs. Groan tube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GQ126DUsyQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tOsucpdD7Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QyvFNZZ1fs
Front mission 2's window color configuration menu
https://bsky.app/profile/guilewinquote.bsky.social/post/3mozyqq2ibk2g
Trying to get The Incredible Machine 3 running in Wine only to realize 2 is exactly the same...
355. Slapped Silly by the Fondue Vortex
08/10/2026
Lords:
KevinNicholas
Topics:
Mina the Hollower, game learning/difficulty curves adjusting challenge through options/modifiersNot having a day job any more, the blank page creative block is real. How do i come up with ideas if I don't hate my day job
Arcade 1 Up
"Hail, Poetry," from The Pirates of Penzance, by W.S. Gilbert
https://karenspoetryspot.blogspot.com/2007/11/hail-poetry-by-ws-gilbert.html
Wanting to make better food at home BUT within the unique constraints of cooking at home, budget, time, specialised equipment.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
354. Peer-To-Peer Edible Arrangements
08/03/2026
Lords:
Gabehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/4076590/GAARL__Gabes_Action_Arcade_RogueLike/
Andrew
https://pancelor.com/
Topics:
Building your own synthesizer will not save you any moneyClipboard proprioception
The latest podcast description length drama
Fig, 6. “I I I Strong Stronger Strongest” Braggadocio Rap Rerebrace, by Douglas Kearney
https://poems.com/poem/fig-6-i-i-i-strong-stronger-strongest-braggadocio-rap-rerebrace/
Esper says: "Comic lettering is certainly done digitally these days, but there's a lot of traditional and even hybrid lettering too. A whole world out there."
Conversations in real life vs. discord
Havi...
353. Hell Yeah, Mold!
07/27/2026
Lords:
Tyriqhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/3276700/Scrubbin_Trubble/ Linker https://linker.itch.io/
Topics:
Favourite piece(s) of Greek mythology/history related mediaThe accordion children of BART
Esper says: "When I lived in Washington there was a guy with one who would ask for money outside the grocery store quite a bit. He’d have a full setup, accordion, speakers, sheet music, the whole deal. I saw him out there for probably two years before someone pointed out there’s no such thing as an electric accordion; he was just playing CDs...
352. The Dim Sum Moose
07/20/2026
Lords:
Alex ShannonTopics:
What's a ghost? And other questions you can't explain to a 3 year old. Trophic memory, deer, and a truly unique scientific object- Copied from thoughtforms.life https://thoughtforms.life/trophic-memory-deer-and-a-truly-unique-scientific-object/ Summer Homework Otzi Awake, by Max Lavergne https://www.tumblr.com/dat-soldier/787624576603619328/beingharshMicrotopics:
Game Changer and other Drop 7 shows. What real Topic Heads know. California Extreme, the pinball and arcade machine expo. Getting in on the ground floor to become the only place where topics are discussed. Dropping soup cans into a jacuzzi to record the Frog Fractions splash...351. The Flushable Soda Can
07/13/2026
Lords:
Chall RT-55J https://samarantes.neocities.org/ https://metroidconstruction.com/hack.php?id=878Topics:
Remembering the Dynowarz Instagram private server, and social media thoughts every Mastodon user had already Why don't CPUs do analog arithmetic? Leaves, by Ursula LeGuin https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/148293/leaves-5bd9e153d78b2Microtopics:
DogTroid, the first Metroid ROM hack to star a dog. Self-finishing games. Sparkling water: it's like water but a lot more interesting. Caffeine Free Diet Pepsi. What sodas foam the most in response to a mento. Foam persistence. Foaminess reactions of a mento...350. Tropic Olds
07/06/2026
Lords:
Jenni Tyriq https://store.steampowered.com/app/3276700/Scrubbin_Trubble/Topics:
Doctor Lips Tropic Olds Cold Sri Top Scold It Pro Clod I Sport Pic Rod Lost Disc or Plot Doc Rip Slot Stolid Crop Lo, Cod Strip! Cod Trip Sol Corps Do Lit Cold Pis Tor Clipt RoodsMicrotopics:
Trying to make a joke out of your own name: it's impossible. Listening to this episode first. The ice: it's not gross. (At first.) Reverse osmosis water. Shipping a game and selling more than one copy. Selling enough copies of your game to be...349. Life Finds a Way (To Scratch Its Nose)
06/29/2026
Lords:
Cort Martin https://steamcommunity.com/app/2111550Topics:
What does Thomas The Tank Engine do when he gets an itchy nose? The end of Destiny Glittermitten Grove's undisclosed AI content Iroha https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iroha I need to add bears to my threat model What thing would you like to be entangled with?Microtopics:
Setting arbitrary deadlines to get things done and taking them seriously. Lord Walker. Writing 20 songs in 12 hours. Schrodinger's Cat Burglar. A video game that everyone in the world will love. Jimbo and the Jet Set. Soulful butt-licking. Do...348. A Normal Spud Gun for Normal Children
06/22/2026
Lords:
Kate AndrewTopics:
Movies that are supposed to be good and kind of annoyingly are actually good Making friends when you're old Paris's pneumatic mail system Forgiven, by A. A. Milne https://www.poeticous.com/a-a-milne/forgiven-i-found-a-little-beetle-so-that-beetle-was-his-nameMicrotopics:
The skill to make the noises that are in your head. Writing quests for Hello Kitty Island Adventure. Sanrio's NDA-enforcing snipers. A crocodile that was invented in 1978. Writing quests that force the artists to figure out how a crocodile would wear sunglasses. Writing the dialog tree as the player is clicking on options, like Gromit...347. You Issue the Call; I'll Make the Modem Noises
06/15/2026
Lords:
Erica KrissyTopics:
The Battle of Food Dog and Valley Jump Park The Wilson Wolfe Affair, or, how I spent $350 on the mysterious wolfe in the sky This tabletop RPG with scripting support https://mastodon.tomodori.net/@vga256/116246406043573614 Why the heck are we making everything smart these days? And why is the security so terrible (A.K.A. The Lovense Story) The Naming of Cats by T.S. Eliot https://poets.org/poem/naming-catsMicrotopics:
The first and still only place you can discuss topics. Writing down your plugs ahead of time. The...346. Adam Doesn’t Want To Get Touchy-Feely With That
06/08/2026
Lords:
Ron https://grumpygamer.com/ Kevin https://rubixsqube.itch.io/Topics:
Do you do easy or hard tasks first? Magic (not the gathering, prestidigitation) as it exists in 2026 The thing that makes text adventures interesting The Universe: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, by Tracy K. Smith https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/55517/the-universe-original-motion-picture-soundtrack Trash vs Treasure: ultra distant galaxies, little red dots, and brown dwarfs Weird hobbiesMicrotopics:
Forgetting what you were going to say about prescription toothpaste. Microsoft Encarta '94. Back when computers were charming. A roguelike where the screen is always scrolling. Doing the...345. Is the Bass Pro Shop Pyramid Visible From Space?
06/01/2026
Lords:
Aubrey http://glowhno.com/ AveryTopics:
Every day since 1981 Yuri Borisovich Norstein and his wife Francheska Yarbusova have worked on their masterpice--an animated adaptaion of Gogol's short story The Overcoat. They couple is now in their 80s and will most likely never complete their film. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Overcoat_(animated_film) Video game urban legends https://vimeo.com/91436410 https://saint-arthur.tumblr.com/post/146680746144/riding-immortal-on-the-seeking-road Bay Area Airport Naming Drama The Only Animal by Franz Wright https://april-is.tumblr.com/post/89794820/april-25-2008-the-only-animal-franz-wrightMicrotopics:
Loving only the parts you don't...344. All Teeth Are Equally Smooth in the Eyes of the Lord
05/25/2026
Lords:
Lena CoryTopics:
Re: Cory's teeth topic, there's so many artists making teeth It would actually rule to be immortal, and all those stories about how it's not are just cope How committed to the bit is committed to the bit enough? A poem by Evan Balster, shared with us at GDC: A shapeless figure, locked away Inside a realm she godly sways; To weave in light and shadow, there, A living, breathing world from air. And nightly does she host a guest Who comes and goes at own behest, And time to time might...343. Put on Your Donut Ordering Face
05/18/2026
Lords:
Jenni ChrisTopics:
Having to relearn how to autism mask for parenting situations because the rules are different APPARENTLY Only after five years learning to how make an irrigation system for a thousand plants, do I finally truly understand Han Solo's struggles with the Millenium Falcon. The D&D conspiracy theory I saw a few days ago and can't find now Don't Ever Kill the Buddha, by adzolotl https://irrealisms.tumblr.com/post/677079389150887936/dont-ever-kill-the-buddhaMicrotopics:
Kitchen Bitchin' Forgetting about plugs because there's a small child. Out of Taskmaster again. A tiny, very opinionated...342. Psycho Mantis Says To Drink Mercury
05/11/2026
Lords:
Nathan https://store.steampowered.com/app/2976260/ChainStaff/ Robb https://store.steampowered.com/app/880930/Cyberganked/Topics:
I got pulled into the world of Eurorack modular synthesizers and now I'm finding myself trying to make cogent arguments for bringing uranium ore into the household. Ectoparasites Stairs are the driving of walking The Beaufort Wind Scale, found by nontanne https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads-2024/images/3/3597ddeb-e52e-4cda-a59c-c64600489fea/c8PXM396.jpgMicrotopics:
Year 14 of Cyberganked development. Cryptozookeeper. Struggling to play Yankee Doodle Dandy because the piano teacher doesn't want to hear your rendition...341. The Real Jim Stormdancer (On My Birth Certificate)
05/04/2026
Lords:
Andrew https://kittenm4ster.neocities.org/ Noel https://noelcody.itch.io/Topics:
Moss Moss design & process Being gaslit by an open-source 3D physics engine ACME products Splinter by Carl Sandburg https://allpoetry.com/poem/14327262-Splinter-by-Carl-SandburgMicrotopics:
Blippo+ Wearing merch for a TV show in the Blippo+ cosmology. The bureau where you keep your cotton. Mossing the world and finding secrets. Designing for mystery and discovery. A platformer with no skill checks. The standard puzzle game playbook. Designing your game to offer one question per screen. Pig Farm. Discovering your way through a story. ...340. Too Young for Doom
04/27/2026
Lords:
Matt https://mtrop.net/ CortTopics:
Doom Modding and You The Boston Marathon Stampede This 1989 Shigeru Miyamoto quote. "When pornography escalates, it eventually crosses into the grotesque. I think the world of 'hidden secrets' in games has almost reached that same grotesque level. It's reached a point where it isn't measured by common sense anymore. It's just people getting bored and looking for stronger and stronger stimulation. We've hit a wall. When you're at the point where you have no choice but to go 'grotesque,' you have to start thinking of new ways to...339. Become Uncoffinable
04/20/2026
Lords:
Watson WrenTopics:
Faction design in historical strategy games Linguistics makes it easier and harder to name things You belong in SLUSD. What is SLUSD? The Cremation of Sam McGee https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45081/the-cremation-of-sam-mcgee The magic systems of Brandon SandersonMicrotopics:
The Three-Body Problem (Not That One) Jade City; Jade Legacy. Making any non-creamy soup into a creamy soup. Boiling an entire civilization down to a concept simple enough to program. Getting to the end of the tech tree first and winning science. Greece as the origin of many of our...338. Placebo Yourself Into Having a Phenomenal Time
04/13/2026
Lords:
Mark Mark's top albums of 2025: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1InKh07sllCLF6cu9za0yhQvmGVC3ZHvM162XI1u1S9A ShirleyTopics:
If you want to be at the front of the stage at a show, just go there, literally no one is stopping you - or - THE ONLY THING YOU LACK IS WILL Elves and Using Religion to Protect Natural Spaces It's illegal to mod your EV to have custom engine noises Litany Against Fear https://dune.fandom.com/wiki/Litany_Against_Fear How to stop drinking coffeeMicrotopics:
The...337. Mars, Technically
04/06/2026
Lords:
Chris Fabian https://fgiesen.wordpress.com/Topics:
Oops, my 3D printer became a hobby GTA's AI is not trying to screw with you with its sudden lane changes and T-boning you at intersections, it's just oblivious. (Probably.) Esper says: "I can confirm the traffic AI in Cyberpunk 2077 is still hilarious. I set my car to 'auto drive' and after maybe 30 seconds it took a hard right into the ocean. Maybe that’s lore accurate, who knows." Alberic Whale and the Enigma Layer https://thespinoff.co.nz/the-best-of/31-12-2018/summer-reissue-the-mystery-of-zach-new-zealands-all-too-miraculous-medical-ai https://thespinoff.co.nz/society/13-0...336. The Four Colonoscopies
03/30/2026
Lords:
Jason https://bumpyskies.com/ Ben https://www.zerofiftyone.net/Topics:
Prepping for a colonsocopy, the jmac way! https://fogknife.com/2023-12-31-my-colonoscopy-strategies.html How to do things you're bad at The Trustworthy Shirts Tournament https://eldritch.cafe/@cassolotl/116156921111844432 Do not go gentle into that good night, by Dylan Thomas https://poets.org/poem/do-not-go-gentle-good-nightMicrotopics:
The Wordle Puzzmo and Dall-E shitposts channel. Plugging your turbulence forecasting web site at both ends. Kids picking a name for themselves at age 8 and then being stuck with it forever. Going to court and the judge...335. Sex, Drugs, Rock and Roll: Pick Any Two
03/23/2026
Lords:
Andrew https://kittenm4ster.neocities.org/ AubrianneTopics:
Reading every Hugo-award-winning novel I accidentally made Frog Fractions 2.5 before knowing what a frog fractions was https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?pid=40777 I've discovered the perfect video game genre https://mastodon.social/@mogwai_poet/116072652112241644 When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer, by Walt Whitman https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45479/when-i-heard-the-learnd-astronomer Software Toolworks Multimedia Encyclopedia CD from 1992 https://archive.org/details/the-software-toolworks-multimedia-encyclopedia-1.5-1992-12-english-cd I fixed my slow computer with time travel https://github.com/grassmunk/Chicago95Microtopics:
Plugging moving. Apps that don't do things or...334. A Pivotal Event in the Evolution of the Society of Quebec
03/16/2026
Lords:
SJ https://neutralzonehotel.com/ BenjaminTopics:
TD Place Arena in Ottawa is really weird in an interesting way Learning to ice skate when you're 40 Is this keyboard layout more sensible than QWERTY? https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads-2024/images/3/3597ddeb-e52e-4cda-a59c-c64600489fea/VfpwY7be.jpg She Walks in Beauty, by Lord Byron https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43844/she-walks-in-beautyMicrotopics:
Neutral Zone Hotel. Heated Rivalry. What a loon sounds like. Going to Canada but never going outside. A real dickhead in the history of hockey. Needing a new hockey arena and a...333. Bring Your Daughter to Monastery Day
03/09/2026
Lords:
AP https://store.steampowered.com/app/2364580/Titanium_Court/ AlexanderTopics:
The 5th Ramsey number Why Mr. Satan (from Dragonball) is one of my favorite characters in all of literature The Odyssey 2's ROM sprites https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads-2024/images/3/3597ddeb-e52e-4cda-a59c-c64600489fea/Evl0wxIY.png https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads-2024/images/3/3597ddeb-e52e-4cda-a59c-c64600489fea/gNkdwtoA.jpg Search Lizard Vagina And You Shall Find by Patricia Lockwood Why do drugs have two names? What's up with that?Microtopics:
Recording the fakest possible sounding laughter in case someone...332. Boston: It's Not a Year
03/02/2026
Lords:
Jin https://awesomedonut.github.io/ Brad https://rainwarrior.ca/Topics:
The shareware games business model Thoughts on how to define femininity? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqloPw5wp48 The Great Molasses Flood https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrnRNfXm_k4 Entrance by Rainer Maria Rilke https://poemsintranslation.blogspot.com/2010/10/rilke-entrance-from-german.html Combining magic and science in science fantasy.Microtopics:
Lizard for the NES. Retrofuturism in ancient China. Silkpunk Origins. Ultima-inspired indie RPGs from 1994. Passing around public domain games on floppy disks. Registering shareware to get rid of the nag screen. Adventure game...331. Earbuds Are a Type of Sandwich
02/23/2026
Lords:
Kory https://kbones.fun/ Andy https://highcadence.online/Topics:
The Gametank https://gametank.zone/ https://www.crowdsupply.com/clydeware/gametank I swear to God, I'm going to talk about auctions and auctions in games, it's super interesting and I don't want to get preempted a third time. Esper says: "There’s actually a game coming out in a week where you break into museums to heist real-life African artifacts with the goal of returning them to their rightful homes! It’s called Relooted and looks pretty cool." https://store.steampowered.com/app/3255890/Relooted/ Winston figured out...330. Tip Extra To See the Nuns
02/16/2026
Lords:
Alex ShannonTopics:
Japan in summer is too hot, but there's lots of cool festivals Why can't I have marzipan made by nuns in California? Podcast playlist problems Considering the Snail, by Thom Gunn https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/52887/considering-the-snailMicrotopics:
Traveling. If you need a lot of stuff, or if that stuff needs you. Real Topic Aficionados. Last Life and other lives. Watching a TV series you like and then going back and watching the same episodes again from a different character's perspective. Napping all day and seeing street festivals at night. ...329. Who Made Tigers?
02/09/2026
Lords:
Tyriq WatsonTopics:
My sleep experience over the holiday Esper says: "Cannabis can definitely help one get into a sleep state, but actually degrades the quality of sleep quite a bit. From personal experience my guess is this has to do with how it affects dreams, often precluding them from happening to begin with." Conlanging taught me how to judge good art Tate mode The Tyger, by William Blake https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43687/the-tygerMicrotopics:
Scrubbin' Trubble The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Leguin. Changing history by dreaming about it and...328. Darth Icky
02/02/2026
Lords:
Jesse Alex https://insertcredit.com/show/ https://discord.gg/dcofficialTopics:
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