Rich LeDuc (He/Him)

I just posted this graph on bluesky this week: I think it was very illuminating of the bubbly state of AI recently.

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Have we all met Austin Ramsay, a #Canadian #indie #ttrpg creator.

If you haven't heard of the #CCUTTRP (@ccuttrpg.ca) and you're interested in Canadian indie game developers, check out the website. It's where indie TTRPG creators collaborate, not compete.

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AI-powered health data research by Rady PhD student aims to improve patient outcomes and privacy Barret Monchka, a PhD student at the College of Community and Global Health (CCGH) in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, is advancing data linkage using artificial intelligence and improving patient

Barret Monchka, a PhD student at University of Manitoba's College of Community and Global Health, is advancing data linkage using AI and working to improve patient data protection. His research supports more accurate findings to inform health-care planning & policy. news.umanitoba.ca/ai-powered-h...

6 Best Alternatives To NaNoWriMo (An Ultimate List) Beyond NaNoWriMo: Explore these incredible writing challenges to ignite your creativity, find community and achieve your literary goals.

For writers looking for alternatives to NaNoWriMo, here's a list of alternatives (feel free to suggest others!):

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Includes @storyaday.bsky.social #ShutUpAndWrite #PathfindersWritingCollective #4TheWords #MyWriteClub #Autocrit

An Anomaly Hunters book. The cover is a monster in a corridor with a green camera filter.

They’re finally here and they look great!

Cory Doctorow Says the AI Industry Is About to Collapse Famed sci-fi author and tech journalist Cory Doctorow has a spectacularly grim warning about the coming AI-fueled economic disaster.

I still meet people who believe the #AI hype. I don't. And here is another who doesn't.

#LLMsCantDoYourJob

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Thanks, and you are so correct. I figured the post was already too long, so I skipped Traveller. But let's be honest, when you're jit with an FGMP 15, does damage really matter? 😉

Putting the Hurt on Player Characters: the Early Years of HP TL;DR. OSR style play captures one view of early gaming, but there are others. Here I explore damage systems in the early years of tablet...

I got thinking about hit points in #TTRPG and figured some folks might like to read about the early years. #DnD isn't the only damage system, and some of the early ones are still popular to this day.

#Runequest #Fringworthy #PsiWorld #MorrowProject

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A group of scientists huddle excitedly around a monitor. One says: "The program has detected a signal sent from another galaxy, but we need to upgrade to a paid version before we can reply." The screen reads "Choose a plan To unlock replies: 1. Student 2. Basic 3. Pro 4. Expert "

My latest cartoon for @newscientist.com

p.s. my new book of science cartoons 'Physics for Cats' is out now. Visit www.tomgauld.com for details

A still from a video set showing a Necromunda themed model railway setup

Found someone doing Warhammer/Necromunda themed model trains, and I think it’s very important you see this

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YouTube video by Democracy Docket There Are No "Good" Republicans

Democracy Docket's YouTube channel has crossed 550,000 subscribers.🥳

Check it out by watching our latest video. youtu.be/QDs3oonUFZY

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Great article on "How to Work Collaboratively" by CCU Member @morganeilish.bsky.social

After that article, if you're not convinced of the power of collaboration, I don't know what will!

If you live in Illinois, we need your help.

This will take less than five minutes and will truly pressure your local elected officials to stand with the people rather than ICE.

Just posting this. You know, for no reason.

Thinking about how hard-core those officers are.

Hello #ttrpg community. Please help us spread the word that the @ccuttrpg.ca, Canadian Creators United TTRPG is now up and running! We have a website.

Check it out.

#dnd #indi

going live in 5 min!!

ask everything you've ever wanted to know about running for office with @amandalitman.bsky.social (and maybe get a hat knit by me)

come hang: twitch.tv/katabughazaleh

Manitoba is a Fantasy RPG Location Just for fun! It is currently Fall in Manitoba and this place looks like something out of a fantasy RPG. All that I'm doing for this post is...

I did this just for fun. I've posted some photos of #Manitoba in the Fall that make me think it looks like a #TTRPG location.

(Plus a bonus few at the bottom.)

#DnD #BadNaturePhotos

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a picture of the sticker which has milkweed and monarch caterpillars and monarch butterflies and also a bumblebee under words that say plant native plants and meglemieur.com on the bottom. it shows that the sticker is 4 by 3 inches. Words on top say "Each order helps buy native seeds that Sarah and Meg will distribute for free in Spring of 2026. Pre-order by Oct 1 to get your own free sticker"

How does it support biodiversity you ask? The funds will allow me to buy more native plant seeds which we will distribute for free in Philly. The more calendars we sell, the more seeds and other educational material I can distribute.

So that free sticker really brings it all together 😎

Just having fun and looking forward to any art you share.

You say that like it is a bad thing.

Join the UUA on Oct 18 for No Kings National Day of Mobilization: September Update from UU the Vote — Side With Love Our democracy is fragile, and recent headlines remind us just how dangerous political violence has become in our public life. Safety cannot come at the expense of others and attempts to silence or…

Join the UUA on Oct 18 for No Kings National Day of Mobilization: September Update from UU the Vote from Side with Love.

Why would an American scientist with a family think of moving to Winnipeg?

Oh, I don't know...

Here is a really nice summary of #climate #change over the lifetime of today's children.

It's #SelfPromoSaturday, so it's time for the #ttrpgfamily to show me what you got.
Remember:
🔥Repost (not quote RP) this post and another of mine to increase their reach
🔥Post your goods
🔥Interact if you've got the spoons for it
🔥If you post AI stuff here, I will find you and skin you 🙃

Know a clinician-scientist with a background in #pediatrics or child health and an interest in Canada? CHRIM is looking for a CEO!

This is a great #job! We are physically embedded in a #research medical college but an independent organization.

Please share!

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You're invited to: NWA DSA Hangout at Casa Magnolia in Springdale Thursday, October 9 1 PM

We have an upcoming social event! It'll happen on Thursday, October 9th at 1 PM. We're going to have it at Casa Magnolia in Springdale. Join in for the hangout!

CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1

CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1

CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1

Trickle-down economics was always a sham.

Nothing has ever trickled down.

We are searching for a Forest Ecophysiologist (tenure track Assistant or Associate Professor) to join the Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences, University of British Columbia Faculty of Forestry. Please share! Details are here: ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/ubcfacultyjobs