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Professional nerd. Hobbyist nerd. Biological nerd? he/him I think I wrote a book? It was sort of an accident, but it's in my linktree: linktr.ee/joe.auerbach

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I probably should have mentioned Draw Steel so it would end up in the feed correctly. Alas.

10.03.2026 21:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Well maybe see thing works for you. Certainly it has helped me to finish more than one book.

10.03.2026 21:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That damned protestant work ethic! It's a hard one to get past. I'm much better at calling it out in other people than in myself.

It helps me to call writing my hobby. That way my brain expects it to cost money, not make money. So anything I earn is a pleasant surprise.

10.03.2026 20:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

this is always the biggest issue with these laws, since most child abuse happens in the home (or, apparently, on one special island).

10.03.2026 20:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My favorite thing about natalie dropping a new video is that i get to block so many bots and astroturf accounts.

10.03.2026 20:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

worth remembering, David Lynch directed β€œfix your hearts or die” specifically at transphobes. it wasn’t a generic β€œno mean people allowed” statement, it was said by his Twin Peaks character in defense of a trans woman he cared for and deeply respected.

10.03.2026 15:40 πŸ‘ 3446 πŸ” 1567 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Start a Riot: A Study in Effluence campaign Diary 7
Start a Riot: A Study in Effluence campaign Diary 7 YouTube video by Joe Auerbach

campaign diary 7 is up and running for A Study in Effluence.

If I'm honest, i think think this game could be MORE effluent.

Which is to say that it's missing a bit of cosmic horror, so the next plot should be more of that. Stay tuned.

10.03.2026 19:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

A company that sells tooth flossers. They're like forty dollars, but it comes with a lifetime warranty. If it breaks, just email us and we'll send you a replacement for free.

Is that a thing? Feels like a hum membership business model.

10.03.2026 18:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a black and white drawing of a man with his arms crossed making a sad face . Alt: a black and white drawing of a man with his arms crossed making a sad face .

Man, I hate giving money to amazon, but I guess.

10.03.2026 17:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Totally depends on meat quality for me. I'm not doing one of those Kroger steaks with the plastic in it rare for sure.

10.03.2026 14:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

(also washing machine heart is one of my daughter's favorite songs, so I'm glad she's got good taste)

10.03.2026 14:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

She's right. Outstanding book.

10.03.2026 14:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Perfect.

10.03.2026 14:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Depending on the cut I'm anywhere from 1 to 7. Never above that.

10.03.2026 14:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm for that anytime. I'd actually legitimately like to know how infrastructure spending bills impact that (as well as stuff like government shut downs and whatever). Plus hangouts.

10.03.2026 14:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah it's actually a pretty tricky thing to do. If you don't know what you're doing, you stand a very good chance of turning it into a very expensive lump

10.03.2026 12:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It also depends on where. We're definitely making sure that the lines run to and from data centers, but since a lot of those lines are going to starting at coal plants...

10.03.2026 12:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Saw | ContraPoints
Saw | ContraPoints YouTube video by ContraPoints

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09.03.2026 18:35 πŸ‘ 2523 πŸ” 346 πŸ’¬ 101 πŸ“Œ 80

We didn't ruin the economy.
We didn't get you laid off.
We didn't replace you with AI.
We didn't raise gas prices.
We didn't foreclose your home.
We didn't cause your divorce.
We didn't get your kid snatched by ICE.
We aren't in the Epstein files.

Leave us the fuck alone.

10.03.2026 03:05 πŸ‘ 2904 πŸ” 1019 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 5
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Most accurate portrait of modern culture currently available

10.03.2026 03:09 πŸ‘ 15359 πŸ” 3773 πŸ’¬ 275 πŸ“Œ 224
Black People Are Not Responding. Here's 6 Reasons Why
Black People Are Not Responding. Here's 6 Reasons Why YouTube video by We Gon Be Alright

"I can't remember the last time Donald Trump gave black MAGA anything ... Except for when Herman Cain got covid."

That is hilarious shit.

Sorry about the thumbnail. I know it's gross.

10.03.2026 03:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That's not entirely true. We're going to get to electric car adoption in my lifetime. Not because of the environment or because of trump but because it makes economic sense.

But we are not going to fix health care before I die. It just won't happen.

10.03.2026 01:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

To say nothing of the fact that he killed momentum on things like modernizing our energy grid and fixing our fucking healthcare system.

We could have had these things by now if we had just never elected this guy.

And yeah we'll get there eventually.

But not in my lifetime I don't think.

10.03.2026 01:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

And we don't have any rules or laws or standards in place to stop them because it was never an issue before.

This guy has normalized evil shit that we never even thought to outlaw because what the fuck?

And getting those laws and regulations in place will take decades.

10.03.2026 01:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Trump and people like him have completely changed the tone in Washington and that has trickled down into local politics in a way that money never does.

Things that used to be completely unthinkable are commonplace now.

10.03.2026 01:15 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I think it's important to point out that this isn't just me being nihilistic. The economic damage alone is going to take decades to recover from.

He crumbled respect and influence the US had in many fields, including international politics. Respect and influence that took us decades to build.

10.03.2026 01:15 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

100% I will never live in a world where we've repaired all the damage this guy has done.

My kids might if they're lucky, but his election was a bullet to the head of America.

10.03.2026 01:13 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

OSU has entered the chat ...

09.03.2026 23:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The number of politicians who seem to have a problem with political correctness blows my mind.

Hey guys. There's a reason that stuff is politically correct in the first place. It's to make your fucking job easier.

09.03.2026 23:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The other day I woke up feeling sore and remembered that I used to sleep on a comforter folded up on the floor. And I felt great after that.

I suspect the difference is my age, not that sleeping on the comforter on the floor is great.

09.03.2026 20:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0