Jason Tocci

It was high time for my little game to be released to the public. GRINDERS is a two-page lo-fi pulp sci-fi RPG about ordinary workers keeping industrial colonies alive: miners, machine operators, rescue workers, technicians, etc. Many thanks to @jst.bsky.social. siwesznaucery.itch.io/grinders

Please help me understand @merriam-webster.com

At first I thought, “Well, I wouldn’t go THAT far,” but there’s a reason I design games that put things straight into “rules” that you may be used to seeing under “safety tools.” I feel strongly enough about this as a philosophy of play that I’ll hard code it into the design.

My zipper is finally breaking on my fabled game bag. I require recommendations for an alternative gaming bag, preferentially wearable as either shoulder or backpack! Image of my beloved attached.

Four reasons why I think MÖRK BORG's index is good. 1. It's divided into three sections so that you can quickly filter to the third you're looking for and not have to sift through as many irrelevant entries. If you're looking for a thing in the Rules, you just ignore The World and Creatures.

I published the Research Practice book 5+ years ago. Work changed for all of us, as did research. The advice in the book still applies, and the book is now free to download or read online. https://gregg.io/research-practice-is-free

My kid is firmly at the age when she actively requests dad jokes and the power is going to my head

So... I ran @jst.bsky.social's 2400 LOFI Sci-Fi: The Venusian Job twice this weekend. The crews (players) could not have approached things more differently! The Saturday Crew? Merchants of chaos! They planned an elaborate heist and may have also ignited a Venus vs Earth conflict. 1/2

Hey, ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson here. I’m taking over the account to tell you about my new story. For months, I posed as a problem gambler on DraftKings to test the company's "responsible gaming" safeguards. Spoiler alert: They made me a VIP — and I lost $10K. Here's how it all went down. 🧵

Friday! www.eventbrite.com/e/how-to-get...

I am at #KamCon2026 this weekend! Saturday Morning: - Map Making presentation! - World Building Panel! Saturday Afternoon: - GMing @jst.bsky.social's 2400: The Venusian Job! Sunday Morning: - #TTRPG panel! - Task Master event! Sunday Afternoon: - Round 2 of GMing 2400: The Venusian Job!

i'm not over Alito saying we shouldn't count ballots that are mailed on or before Election Day but arrive shortly afterwards bc they can “radically flip” the “apparent outcome” cannot stress enough that, until all ballots are counted, there's no outcome to flip! ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/alito...

The US Web Design System is load-bearing infrastructure for thousands of government websites. It makes it easy for small teams with no resources (i.e. most .gov teams) to make usable, accessible websites that work for everyone. Today, it's as close as it's ever been to being replaced with AI slop.

I did a somewhat deep dive into the recent OpenAI and Anthropic "hacks" for an upcoming interview. IMO, the AI companies are better off running with the "rogue AI" story because the real story is actually pretty embarrassing. Like making your Wi-Fi password "wifi" embarrassing. 🧵

what's your favorite thing and least favorite thing about having ADHD?

Base subscription is limited to 5 hours a month (1.25 hrs/week). They estimate this change will affect 4% of users. Way to chase the coveted “don’t bother to cancel the account” demographic. news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/0...

Perfection

If you have a Maps embed on your website, remember to specify the region code as Canada (&region=CA) to get the unfucked version

When you have a policy that leads you into to doing deeply embarrassing shit in public for no gains, it's maybe time to revisit that policy.

I miss when swipe typing worked great on my iPhone, back before I had to manually go into Settings and tap “Reset Handwriting Style” every day or so.

Every now and then somebody asks what the big deal is about Mothership and I struggle to explain what an impressive feat it is to sustain a product line and a business with attention to what human beings actually need, along multiple axes.

Probably zero unless you made my kid cry over the weekend after I already said to leave her alone, in which case whatever number represents being addressed with a wide eyed “yes sir”

The books by @marthawells.com are among my absolute favorite series, so I approached the TV show “cautiously optimistic” at best. Season 1 exceeded my expectations. Season 2’s cast announcement has me sputtering at my phone, “YES. NOW. PLEASE.”

“It isn’t simply a matter of allowing your approach to your responsibilities to show that you care, however; you must also care deeply about people while being prepared to be hated in return.” Radical Candor is a book about business leadership, but I’m pretty sure this quote’s about parenting.

& making their white headphones a brand / clique signifier was a huge win for Apple’s design and marketing team. absurd to think they’d see the response to the pervert glasses and think, “i want some of that”

AI RANT Following the cancellation of three major debut book deals over AI suspicions, I decided to put my own (needless to say, 100% human-written) prose to the test. My detector of choice was Originality AI, and the results proved to be jarring, to say the least. 🧵1/5

Lots of fun stuff in this thread, including multiple 24XX games.

I recently hit 1000 followers on Itch, so my entire catalog is on sale for 50% off until August ends! Come grab HARDCASE (and its TRUTHSEEKER expansion), my stuff for Mothership and Songbirds, or some of my microgames 💛 Everything available separately or in a $30 bundle. itch.io/s/197553/100...

Periodic reminder that this store is cool. Like, “delighted to shop here on date night before dinner, drinks, and pinball” cool.

If you’ll be at KamCon and you like games I made, you would be lucky to have @pocgamer.com run them for you. I am jealous of you already. #TTRPG

Heard an ad today that claimed mosquitos have killed half of everyone who ever lived. I am totally on board with malaria prevention! I’m not on board with living in a post-facts era where patently absurd statistics are trotted out even in the name of public health. Not a good look for science.

"The more analytically a story was written, and the more statistics it contained, the fewer people commented on it. Emotional stories did the opposite, drawing bigger crowds." www.niemanlab.org/2026/08/we-a...

"...this game is just too big. It's impractical. It's silly." — Quinns "I have no idea what people will make of this." — Kieron Gillen "Completely unpublishable." — [publisher name redacted] SEVEN PART PACT HAS 24 HOURS REMAINING www.kickstarter.com/projects/sjg...

6 games from Unknown Dungeon's One-Page RPG Jam that you should play: www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/d6-onepage... #ttrpg #rpg #onepage #1pagerpg

If we’re talking conspiracy theories: is Cranky Kong the original Donkey Kong (more of a nickname for a guy who used to throw barrels at you if you tried to stop him from kidnapping or criticized his parents for the typo on “Monkey Kong”), and the Donkey Kong you see here Donkey Kong III?

The local library lets kids borrow American Girl dolls. My kiddo has been waiting to visit for days. (And has been in not the best mood with me.) When we finally arrived, she was bummed to find they only had a boy … named Jason. She took it home anyway. ❤️

What … the fuck www.news.com.au/technology/o...

Dream big and perhaps someday your blog post will be picked up by a well known YouTube channel so you can enjoy randos commenting on how those who inspired you beat you to your ideas first