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Been learning about life since 1977. Into boardgames, RPGs, lifting and words. Engineer and professional speaker.

Joined August 2008
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I bought a PS5 to defend Super Earth this weekend and I’ve been waiting to defend democracy for over an hour. @helldivers2 I’m looking forward to super Earth servers coming online soon.
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You now have until Monday, August 15 to submit your extended abstracts for DVCon U.S. 2023! We look forward to your submissions – don’t delay, you have 4 more days! For info and guidelines: dvcon.org/ #DVCon_US 2023 will be in person Feb 27-March 2 in San Jose, CA
America. Where if someone has a belief that’s challenged by facts, just change the facts.
We paired @jenisicecreams Skillet Cinnamon Roll Ice Cream with homemade smoked apples. It was most excellent
Hey @JoeBuhlig and @mikeschmitz; PKM's just legitimizes the crazy walls. Prove me wrong.
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The world's most powerful skill: Effective decision-making. But colleges eat up 4 years of our lives and don't even bother teaching it. Instead, here are 10 quick lessons from psychology that will upgrade your decision-making in the next 5 minutes:
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The people at @FreeLeaguePub are awesome. My deluxe edition of #TheOneRing was chewed up by my dog. He left the box set alone. They sent me a replacement at no cost. I offered to pay as it was “my” fault. Such great customer service.
My last five games played. 1. Destiny 2 (Xbox) 2. Blades in the Dark 3. Lost Ruins of Arnack 4. Dungeons and Dragons 5. City of Spies #lastfivegames
I saw this the other day… “Tradition is peer pressure from dead people.” I think this is true.
Good thing I play games a lot. Even if not all of them have educational bent.
Great study of 15k people shows the power of games to teach: 15 minutes of educational game play decreases susceptibility to conspiracy & misinformation by 21%, regardless of political bias or education level. Free game: getbadnews.com/#introvert Paper: nature.com/articles/s41599-0…
Playing some #fallofmagic this evening. Fun game.
Hey @BobbleheadJoe and @JoeBuhlig, this is a word you should use on the podcast.
Word of the day is ‘spuddle’ (17th century): to work ineffectively; to be extremely busy whilst achieving absolutely nothing.
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Today! @shouit is joining me on stream to talk about difference between manipulation and creating comfort in conversation. 🇺🇸 - 11:00 Pacific 🇺🇸 - 13:00 Central 🇺🇸 - 14:00 Eastern 🇬🇧 - 19:00 GMT 🇪🇺 - 20:00 CET joebuhlig.live
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Tomorrow! It's time to bring together @shouit and @bobbleheadjoe! 🇺🇸 - 11:00 Pacific 🇺🇸 - 13:00 Central 🇺🇸 - 14:00 Eastern 🇬🇧 - 18:00 GMT 🇪🇺 - 19:00 CET joebuhlig.live
Does anyone I know have a good Markdown renderer, ala Marked, for Windows?
My 13 year old daughter sent me this word and I’m so proud.
PUBLIC SPEAKING TIP: There is some debate among speakers as to which is the most important word for a speaker: I, You or We. It's a false dichotomy fallacy because it's not an "either / or" situation. Each can be the most important, depending on the situation. #publicspeaking
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If your opinions line up neatly with those of your friends and colleagues, they’re not your opinions.
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