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Colin Felton

@colin13

semi-professional smart-ass. creator of things. co-host of @GoodJobBrain! | @colin13.bsky.social

 Berkeley, California
Joined July 2008
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If you love dice rolling and engine building, then have we got a game for you! Check out Andy’s review of Bare Bones from @Colin13 for the details. meeplemountain.com/reviews/b… #BoardGames #DiceGame #CardGame 4/5 ★
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woo-hoo! my game Bare Bones is heading for a second printing, and you can back it now on Kickstarter. we have a little over two weeks to go, and we would love your support. tell your friends! tell your family! tell your pets! kickstarter.com/projects/wes…
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New ep! 284: Your Guide to Guides— the grueling steps of becoming a London taxi driver aka the hardest entrance exam in the world, escaping the🍎Red Delicious grasp & ushering in the new era of apples, IKEA shopping quiz, awesome maps from famous books goodjobbrain.com/episodes/28…
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describing Dune to my wife as a story about a nice boy whose mom gets him a job.
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New ep! 271: Sailing the 7 Seas — Weird facts about cruise ships, Ted Pedas and seafaring heliophiles, Moana-land, and dive into recent Disney patents. And internet friends, .do you .kn ow your .is.la. nds? goodjobbrain.com/episodes/27…
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It's a new season! Episode 266: Cheaper By the Dozen — Celebrating our 12th anniv, it's showtime at the Apollo w/ the 12 Olympians, name origins of months, how 12 Days of Xmas is supposed to confuse you, & 12Q pub trivia challenge. Also, eggcorn watch! goodjobbrain.com/episodes/26…
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firewood company executive: “It’s been a long process, but we’re all excited to hear the name you came up with for our new product.” me [hung over, forgot about this meeting until 15 minutes ago]: “uhhhhh…”
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maya kosoff@mekosoff4 Dec 2023
erin and i have been exclusively communicating using linkedin messenger's predictive responses for months. this part is my favorite and what erin says we should use in a case study about AI not replacing human comms
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New ep! 263: Hard Mode — Put on your hard hats for some hard-hitting facts! Claws up for the rise of hard seltzers, challenge your obscure trivia smarts in Chris’ “very hard” quiz, hardest puzzle in the world (or the universe), beetle shells & redcoats goodjobbrain.com/episodes/26…
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256: Flat Out — Science behind gold leaf, flattest states, and how cars warn you about flat tires. Test your flatulence vocab with “FARTS OR SPORTS?” Unwrap cheese products and breakfast pastries in Karen’s flat food quiz. goodjobbrain.com/episodes/25…
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album titles often change for international releases, but this one tickles me: Elton John’s live album “17-11-70” (recorded November 17, 1970) was retitled “11-17-70” for the US market, so as not to confuse Americans with an unfamiliar date format.
European and American cover art variants for Elton John's live album "17-11-70"

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We’re back & kickin off fall season! 255: ALL QUIZ #51 — Chasing Inky, Blinky & Pinky across Chris’ best-selling vidgames quiz, “Disambiguate This!” try our Wikipedia disambiguation page challenge, sport cameos & historical musicals, find the secret in Karen’s hidden theme quiz
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thinking about her (the cat on the shower mat at my wife’s parents’ house)
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I've come across A LOT of good 17th- and 18th-century Quaker names over the past 3.5 years, as I've worked on my thesis. Now that my thesis is done and submission is near, it's time to share the more than 90 wildest early Quaker names I've found (in alphabetical order):
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hey, i made a game! 🎉 my design partner and i are proud to announce Bare Bones is now for sale, on the actual internet! it’s a mix of deck building and dice rolling, and (we think) a whole lot of fun. photos, rules, and details on the site! 👀 barebonesgame.com
Bare Bones by West Coast Bias Games

Bare Bones by West Coast Bias Games

The dice game that thinks it’s a card game! Light deck building combined with the fun and excitement of rolling dice.

barebonesgame.com
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ah yes, i should have assumed Hugh Jass would have a friend across the pond
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picking up my drink, setting it back down, then nervously picking it up again as i try to parse these headlines…
headline: "The number of daily glasses of wine scientists say won't kill you"

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headline: "Having a drink or two per day is not healthier than none: study"

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headline: "Drinking a little alcohol won't kill you before someone who never drank"

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headline: "Your daily adult beverage won't kill you – but one more might: study"

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My meadow is also named Bort.
park sign reading “Bort Meadow”

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sorting through my old comics and found this truly bonkers Punisher cover from 1991
cover of The Punisher comic book showing him holding several babies while being shot at and firing an Uzi

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big “hold me back” energy from the cats whenever they spy the neighborhood turkeys out the window.
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