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Hello. How are you? Good? Fantastic.</p>\n<p>Look. This is weird. Can I get weird? I’m going to get weird.</p>\n<p>Welcome to my <em>Want Ad For Friends</em>.</p>\n<p>You: A person on this bitch of an Earth.<br>\nMe: The weirdest person you’ll ever get to know. Probably.</p>\n<p>The rest is details.</p>\n Who I Am \n<blockquote>\n<p>Game designer. Thousands of RPG books I swear I’ll get to. I invent problems so I can solve them and then build systems to create new ones. I’ve been wrong about everything at least once. Especially this. 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No fealty at all.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://thewizardly.com/2026/05/09/take-my-wench-please-i/","date_published":"2026-05-09T17:40:26+00:00","author":{"name":"Contrariwise the Wizardly","url":"https://thewizardly.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F31%2F1508281.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Contrariwise"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-09 17:40","date_timestamp":1778348426,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:kanxgebnaynuzsfp7hkqbdvq/post/3mlgsbjfvec2e"]}},{"id":"89741446","content_html":"<p>Presented with the following choice:</p>\n<ol>\n<li>My dream home and working for “the man” forever.</li>\n<li>A trailer park and working for myself at my dream job.</li>\n</ol>\n<p>I pick option #2.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://thewizardly.com/2026/05/06/presented-with-the-following-choice/","date_published":"2026-05-06T22:53:11+00:00","author":{"name":"Contrariwise the Wizardly","url":"https://thewizardly.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F31%2F1508281.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Contrariwise"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-06 22:53","date_timestamp":1778107991,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:kanxgebnaynuzsfp7hkqbdvq/post/3ml7s5w5jr72g"]}},{"id":"89714501","content_html":"<p>TomeSpire 04/28 Sprint Retrospective: <a href=\"https://thegamemage.com/2026/05/06/tomespire-sprint-retrospective/\">thegamemage.com</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://thegamemage.com/2026/05/06/tomespire-sprint-retrospective/","date_published":"2026-05-06T13:59:12+00:00","author":{"name":"Contrariwise the Wizardly","url":"https://thewizardly.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F31%2F1508281.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Contrariwise"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-06 13:59","date_timestamp":1778075952,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89314631","content_html":"<p>Step three: vibe.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://thewizardly.com/2026/04/30/step-three-vibe/","date_published":"2026-04-30T13:54:49+00:00","author":{"name":"Contrariwise the Wizardly","url":"https://thewizardly.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F31%2F1508281.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Contrariwise"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-30 13:54","date_timestamp":1777557289,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:kanxgebnaynuzsfp7hkqbdvq/post/3mkprbwj4tt22"]}},{"id":"89102475","content_html":"<p>TomeSpire 04/19 Sprint Retrospective: <a href=\"https://thegamemage.com/2026/04/27/tomespire-sprint-retrospective/\">thegamemage.com</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://thegamemage.com/2026/04/27/tomespire-sprint-retrospective/","date_published":"2026-04-27T14:27:45+00:00","author":{"name":"Contrariwise the Wizardly","url":"https://thewizardly.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F31%2F1508281.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Contrariwise"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-27 14:27","date_timestamp":1777300065,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88575336","content_html":"<p>So I Founded a Game Studio? 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The driver only speaks Mandarin, I only speak English.</p>\n<p>His phone is translating to English for me, my phone is translating to Mandarin for him.</p>\n<p>He says it’s doing a pretty good job.</p>\n<p>So anyway, we live in the future.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://thewizardly.com/2026/03/05/lyft-died-halfway-between-lax/","date_published":"2026-03-06T00:34:35+00:00","author":{"name":"Contrariwise the Wizardly","url":"https://thewizardly.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F31%2F1508281.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Contrariwise"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-06 00:34","date_timestamp":1772757275,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:kanxgebnaynuzsfp7hkqbdvq/post/3mge2wd2ihk2e"]}},{"id":"85370931","content_html":"<p>“why am i like this”\nDigital Art, 2026</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fthewizardly.com%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Ffaadf49562a34101b0759a833fc5e11b.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"319\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://thewizardly.com/2026/03/02/why-am-i-like-this/","date_published":"2026-03-02T22:59:09+00:00","author":{"name":"Contrariwise the Wizardly","url":"https://thewizardly.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F31%2F1508281.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Contrariwise"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-02 22:59","date_timestamp":1772492349,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:kanxgebnaynuzsfp7hkqbdvq/post/3mg4e76wuxr23"]}},{"id":"84888659","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/cygnoir@social.lol\" class=\"u-url mention\">@cygnoir</a></span> I’ve been watching this with trepidation to try to see where people are going instead. 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(And by Denmark I mean Discord.)</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Contrariwise/83970254","date_published":"2026-02-10T13:50:23+00:00","author":{"name":"Contrariwise the Wizardly","url":"https://thewizardly.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F31%2F1508281.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Contrariwise"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-10 13:50","date_timestamp":1770731423,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"81498312","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/cygnoir@social.lol\" class=\"u-url mention\">@cygnoir</a></span> first time listening! Dip a sandwich to you both.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Contrariwise/81498312","date_published":"2026-01-06T22:22:41+00:00","author":{"name":"Contrariwise the Wizardly","url":"https://thewizardly.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F31%2F1508281.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Contrariwise"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-06 22:22","date_timestamp":1767738161,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"74393540","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/lostinhaste\">@lostinhaste</a> I haven’t upgraded yet (I almost always wait for the .1 or .2 update,) but yeah that’d break it for me. Searching for apps is basically the only thing I ever use spotlight to do.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Contrariwise/74393540","date_published":"2025-09-26T11:30:19+00:00","author":{"name":"Contrariwise the Wizardly","url":"https://thewizardly.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F31%2F1508281.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Contrariwise"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-09-26 11:30","date_timestamp":1758886219,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"73414294","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/AlexKucera\">@AlexKucera</a> I always do PRs even in solo branches. It’s a habit I picked up at some point and find that it doesn’t add much friction. Probably depends on how often you branch, but I’m typically working on one branch for at least a couple nights.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Contrariwise/73414294","date_published":"2025-09-12T17:27:27+00:00","author":{"name":"Contrariwise the Wizardly","url":"https://thewizardly.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F31%2F1508281.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Contrariwise"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-09-12 17:27","date_timestamp":1757698047,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"72282781","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/manton\">@manton</a> I love this as a way to explore and find more people who might post interesting things. The friends of friends model is way more social than an algorithm.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Contrariwise/72282781","date_published":"2025-08-28T22:31:01+00:00","author":{"name":"Contrariwise the Wizardly","url":"https://thewizardly.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F31%2F1508281.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Contrariwise"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-08-28 22:31","date_timestamp":1756420261,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"72282720","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/matthewlang\">@matthewlang</a> I see it now, thank you! I was expecting something more like a list I could go look at for myself that just showed all the active users I wasn’t following by activity, but this is just as good for how I’d use that.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Contrariwise/72282720","date_published":"2025-08-28T22:29:25+00:00","author":{"name":"Contrariwise the Wizardly","url":"https://thewizardly.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F31%2F1508281.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Contrariwise"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-08-28 22:29","date_timestamp":1756420165,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"72257975","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/patrickrhone\">@patrickrhone</a> Same question, I’d love to see this list and I’ve never heard of it and can’t find it.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Contrariwise/72257975","date_published":"2025-08-28T15:31:14+00:00","author":{"name":"Contrariwise the Wizardly","url":"https://thewizardly.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F31%2F1508281.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Contrariwise"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-08-28 15:31","date_timestamp":1756395074,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"69792551","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/BestofTimes\">@BestofTimes</a> how do you find yourself using Bear as opposed to OmniFocus? Like what kinds of things go in Bear vs OmniFocus ?</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Contrariwise/69792551","date_published":"2025-07-25T16:49:26+00:00","author":{"name":"Contrariwise the Wizardly","url":"https://thewizardly.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F31%2F1508281.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Contrariwise"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-07-25 16:49","date_timestamp":1753462166,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"68525981","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://failbettergames.com\">@failbettergames.com</a> Artisanal lepidoptery.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:kanxgebnaynuzsfp7hkqbdvq/post/3ltiqvqghpk2q","date_published":"2025-07-09T02:20:11+00:00","author":{"name":"Contrariwise the Wizardly","url":"https://thewizardly.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F31%2F1508281.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Contrariwise"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-07-09 02:20","date_timestamp":1752027611,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"66848991","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/bjhess\">@bjhess</a> one of my spiciest business takes is that most people would be happier at work if all instant messenger / slack / teams-style collaboration tools were replaced with old-fashioned inter-office mail that took a day to arrive.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Contrariwise/66848991","date_published":"2025-06-15T22:15:33+00:00","author":{"name":"Contrariwise the Wizardly","url":"https://thewizardly.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F31%2F1508281.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Contrariwise"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-06-15 22:15","date_timestamp":1750025733,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"65540357","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://tychobrahe.bsky.social\">@tychobrahe.bsky.social</a> “Excuse me but would it be possible to hijack your brand to sell these surplus discount lizard spleens? Mostly fresh.”</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:kanxgebnaynuzsfp7hkqbdvq/post/3lqdass7dok2w","date_published":"2025-05-29T17:33:18+00:00","author":{"name":"Contrariwise the Wizardly","url":"https://thewizardly.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F31%2F1508281.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Contrariwise"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-05-29 17:33","date_timestamp":1748539998,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"65454953","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/bjhess\">@bjhess</a> I bet something like an old ThinkPad T430 would be great at this. I’m half tempted, but I don’t think I know of an app in the *nix ecosystem that would have a great writing experience. I love many things about FOSS, but rarely the UX.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Contrariwise/65454953","date_published":"2025-05-28T18:12:02+00:00","author":{"name":"Contrariwise the Wizardly","url":"https://thewizardly.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F31%2F1508281.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Contrariwise"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-05-28 18:12","date_timestamp":1748455922,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"65446135","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/BestofTimes\">@BestofTimes</a> I had to do that a while back and it felt like a punch to the gut, but I had to admit I didn’t have time for all of them.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Contrariwise/65446135","date_published":"2025-05-28T15:18:54+00:00","author":{"name":"Contrariwise the Wizardly","url":"https://thewizardly.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F31%2F1508281.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Contrariwise"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-05-28 15:18","date_timestamp":1748445534,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"65332322","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/bjhess\">@bjhess</a> This just reminded me of another product that’s been on my “maybe, someday” list for years, but it’s quite a bit more expensive: <a href=\"https://getfreewrite.com/products/freewrite-traveler\">getfreewrite.com/products/…</a> - I think in practice a distraction-free writing app like iA writer has gotten me most of what I’m looking for here, so I keep not buying.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Contrariwise/65332322","date_published":"2025-05-26T22:25:06+00:00","author":{"name":"Contrariwise the Wizardly","url":"https://thewizardly.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F31%2F1508281.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Contrariwise"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-05-26 22:25","date_timestamp":1748298306,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"65332256","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/apoorplayer\">@apoorplayer</a> It seems like people tend to recommend the NEO2 more often than the AS3000. I looked them up on Wikipedia recently and I think the NEO2 is the last device they made, so more niceties including a bit more available screen. I haven’t pulled the trigger on getting one though.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Contrariwise/65332256","date_published":"2025-05-26T22:23:17+00:00","author":{"name":"Contrariwise the Wizardly","url":"https://thewizardly.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F31%2F1508281.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Contrariwise"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-05-26 22:23","date_timestamp":1748298197,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"65311339","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/bjhess\">@bjhess</a> I’m just on pro at $20/mo, so I can’t really speak to the value of Max. I was paying API costs for Claude Code, which I think it fully justified for me, but I was using it for a “nights and lunches” side project, which it completed entirely.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Contrariwise/65311339","date_published":"2025-05-26T16:29:50+00:00","author":{"name":"Contrariwise the Wizardly","url":"https://thewizardly.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F31%2F1508281.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Contrariwise"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-05-26 16:29","date_timestamp":1748276990,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"65311008","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/bjhess\">@bjhess</a> I haven’t personally tried them but I’ve had multiple people sing the praises of the AlphaSmart devices for exactly this.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Contrariwise/65311008","date_published":"2025-05-26T16:24:35+00:00","author":{"name":"Contrariwise the Wizardly","url":"https://thewizardly.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F31%2F1508281.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Contrariwise"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-05-26 16:24","date_timestamp":1748276675,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"65180016","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/bjhess\">@bjhess</a> I really liked Claude Code. I haven’t used it in a while because I’ve been having a lot of success working with my existing Claude Pro subscription. Haven’t tried Codex, but really didn’t like Cursor or Copilot.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Contrariwise/65180016","date_published":"2025-05-24T15:53:58+00:00","author":{"name":"Contrariwise the Wizardly","url":"https://thewizardly.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F31%2F1508281.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Contrariwise"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-05-24 15:53","date_timestamp":1748102038,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"64598128","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://failbettergames.com\">@failbettergames.com</a> Brief moment of terror (the bad kind) now averted.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:kanxgebnaynuzsfp7hkqbdvq/post/3lpcg6tfag22s","date_published":"2025-05-16T16:11:40+00:00","author":{"name":"Contrariwise the Wizardly","url":"https://thewizardly.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F31%2F1508281.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Contrariwise"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-05-16 16:11","date_timestamp":1747411900,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"64242492","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://knightattheopera.bsky.social\">@knightattheopera.bsky.social</a> Exalted is my inciting event. More than any other TTRPG, it’s the home I keep trying to go back to.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Contrariwise/64242492","date_published":"2025-05-12T16:50:14+00:00","author":{"name":"Contrariwise the Wizardly","url":"https://thewizardly.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F31%2F1508281.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Contrariwise"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-05-12 16:50","date_timestamp":1747068614,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"62901592","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/glyph@mastodon.social\" class=\"u-url mention\">@glyph</a></span> as a former AI skeptic turned true believer I’ve been trying to figure out how to usefully answer this question and I think to do it justice I probably need to write an entire blog post. I can’t promise I have the time to do that, but if I do, I’ll send you a link.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Contrariwise/62901592","date_published":"2025-04-24T16:15:47+00:00","author":{"name":"Contrariwise the Wizardly","url":"https://thewizardly.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F31%2F1508281.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Contrariwise"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-04-24 16:15","date_timestamp":1745511347,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"61012759","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://knightattheopera.bsky.social\">@knightattheopera.bsky.social</a> I have this strong memory of the first time I ever got into an argument with a kid over something I was physically present for.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:kanxgebnaynuzsfp7hkqbdvq/post/3lljpaeisks2i","date_published":"2025-03-29T16:01:26+00:00","author":{"name":"Contrariwise the Wizardly","url":"https://thewizardly.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F31%2F1508281.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Contrariwise"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-03-29 16:01","date_timestamp":1743264086,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"60994253","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/glyph@mastodon.social\" class=\"u-url mention\">@glyph</a></span> I only get my news from “slow” sources. Thoughtful blogs, long-form analysis. Avoid entirely the “hype/doom” cycle. I think a consequence of maximizing for attention is also maximizing for powerful human emotions like anger and despair, which is Bad Actually.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Contrariwise/60994253","date_published":"2025-03-29T15:54:12+00:00","author":{"name":"Contrariwise the Wizardly","url":"https://thewizardly.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F31%2F1508281.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Contrariwise"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-03-29 15:54","date_timestamp":1743263652,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}}]}