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Eric O'Dea

@ericodea.bsky.social

He/Him. Video game, tabletop, and science writer. Armadillo enthusiast, Boston kid, Dad of the Year (Regional Finals, 5th Place). Erdos-Bacon Number <= 10. === https://blizzardwatch.com/author/eodea/ === https://www.twitch.tv/tcarfe

34 Followers  |  49 Following  |  197 Posts  |  Joined: 13.03.2025  |  2.2568

Latest posts by ericodea.bsky.social on Bluesky

Age verification? I've graduated from "I've been playing PokΓ©mon since before you were born" to "I've been playing PokΓ©mon since before your parents were born."

10.02.2026 17:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Chills!!

09.02.2026 22:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Skiing legend Ted Ligety (rhymes with Diggity) reports from a snowy mountaintop

Skiing legend Ted Ligety (rhymes with Diggity) reports from a snowy mountaintop

I like the way you work iiit...

07.02.2026 22:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

production of The Muppet Show should not be dependent on petty vulgarities like β€œratings” or β€œrevenue.” it should be preserved as a vital function of american culture. it should have a taxpayer-funded budget rivaling the CIA

07.02.2026 00:40 β€” πŸ‘ 15997    πŸ” 3427    πŸ’¬ 247    πŸ“Œ 135
Incredible art of gritty playing fiddle on the roof of a west Philadelphia row home. In Yiddish it says Fidler Oyfn Fakh Χ€ΦΏΧ™Χ“ΧœΧ’Χ¨ אױ׀ֿן Χ“ΧΦ·Χš)

Incredible art of gritty playing fiddle on the roof of a west Philadelphia row home. In Yiddish it says Fidler Oyfn Fakh Χ€ΦΏΧ™Χ“ΧœΧ’Χ¨ אױ׀ֿן Χ“ΧΦ·Χš)

We put on an all-Yiddish community production of fiddler on the roof in Philadelphia and cast member and local artist Sofie Rose Seymour created the most amazing show poster that ever was

06.02.2026 05:10 β€” πŸ‘ 5671    πŸ” 1628    πŸ’¬ 136    πŸ“Œ 162

Get out of here with that animated AI slop in the Olympics Opening Ceremony. Disgraceful.

06.02.2026 22:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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*TIE Fighter noises intensify*

27.01.2026 20:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Seeing a lot of online nonsense about a "Smiley Face Moon" tonight.

There is a beautiful crescent Moon (go look!), but claims of a conjunction with Saturn & Neptune are bogus.

Saturn is well below the Moon, and Neptune is not within observing means of folks getting their space news from Facebook

24.01.2026 00:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I wouldn't trust a clanker to make a dentist appointment for me, nevermind carry a dedicated slop generator in my pocket

23.01.2026 21:04 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A blurry, brown plain with pebbles and rocks strewn about. The sky is alight brownish-yellow.

A blurry, brown plain with pebbles and rocks strewn about. The sky is alight brownish-yellow.

21 years ago today, the Huygens probe touched down on the surface of Saturn's moon Titan. This is still the furthest object from home that a human-built spacecraft has made contact with.

14.01.2026 13:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Me, most research days at 11:30am

10.01.2026 15:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I smell the beginning of a long-lasting collab

09.01.2026 21:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A high fly to deep right-center, Rivkin drifting over. Oh he's distracted by an interesting rock on the warning track again, it's gonna bounce around in the triangle.

That's gonna be three bases for Judge as Rivkin pockets his latest find.

04.01.2026 07:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is the way

29.12.2025 15:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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You've been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you.

Who's coming to save you?

My kidnappers have no idea what they're in for

22.12.2025 16:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Playing phone tag with an HVAC company's AI which can't process payments.

I eventually got a call from a human that needed a CC number read out loud.

They invested in a clanker that serves as a glorified answering machine instead of a payment portal.

It's the worst of 1995 and 2025 in one.

17.12.2025 14:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I think we can all agree that the Boston Yook Yarters of '13 deserve a mention in any conversation about the greatest teams of all time.

17.12.2025 14:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A screenshot of a cozy little home in a dark and spooky forest, located in the Founder's Point neighborhood in the World of Warcraft Midnight alpha test.

A screenshot of a cozy little home in a dark and spooky forest, located in the Founder's Point neighborhood in the World of Warcraft Midnight alpha test.

The Midnight beta test starts November 11, and we're giving away a key to the Epic Edition which includes beta access! To enter, reply with an answer to this question: Our realtor has been working overtime. Which housing plot (Horde or Alliance) should she visit for a vacation, and why? #WoW_Partner

04.11.2025 21:08 β€” πŸ‘ 41    πŸ” 25    πŸ’¬ 56    πŸ“Œ 6
A star field, with a comet visible. The comet has a faint fuzzy tail.

A star field, with a comet visible. The comet has a faint fuzzy tail.

Great view of C/2025 A6 (Lemmon), even from crummy suburban skies!

02.11.2025 23:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Anyone who is in favor of twice-annual Daylight Savings changes has never been the primary caregiver of a child under 5.

Buckle up for a week of confused rage.

01.11.2025 22:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ten or fifteen years ago I would have defaulted to questioning my own views and information.

Now I tend to assume deliberate ignorance, stubbornness, stupidity, lack of critical thinking skills, etc.

Is it reaching middle age? The Disinformation Sphere? Mass COVID brain rot?

26.10.2025 14:46 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Seconded.

08.10.2025 00:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Gerudo Valley is an all-time great

02.10.2025 13:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It *immediately* goes into the D&D campaign

02.10.2025 13:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A Mage in white and gold battlegear, including a glowing golden stave, stands in a stone pub backroom. Large casks of ale litter the background.

A Mage in white and gold battlegear, including a glowing golden stave, stands in a stone pub backroom. Large casks of ale litter the background.

Dressing up for a quick stop at the Grim Guzzler

30.09.2025 00:35 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Pepe, the adorable plump brown bird, wears his goggles on his forehead and sits on a large barrel. He gazes downwards at a Blood Elf Mage, quizzically.

Pepe, the adorable plump brown bird, wears his goggles on his forehead and sits on a large barrel. He gazes downwards at a Blood Elf Mage, quizzically.

Finally decided it was time to comb through Dalaran in search of Pepe in his adorable goggles for "The Tangerine Traveler"

Little dude was in the second place I looked!

#worldofwarcraft #pepe

27.09.2025 01:35 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

"TORNADOES ARE DANGEROUS

PLEASE BE GENERALLY AWARE OF THIS FACT"

25.09.2025 23:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

According to historian Pliny the Elder, the most reliable ancient historical references come from historian Pliny the Elder

23.09.2025 15:53 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Nothing worse than when someone finally picks up the pharmacy phone and it's a clanker

22.09.2025 21:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A blood elf riding atop a Pearlescent Krolusk on K'aresh

A blood elf riding atop a Pearlescent Krolusk on K'aresh

Only took a few days of having it on the top of my login list for this alabaster beauty to drop.

#wowmounts #worldofwarcraft

22.09.2025 01:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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