Brian

@briancortijo.bsky.social

he/him Freelance TTRPG designer. Tired. I'm an author, a gamer, a geek, and a cornball. Beware of serial commas.

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Great. Getting emails for 𝕏 Money now. Nope! Getting my funds be handled by a company owned by a person who bought that company leveraging a loan using collateral stock from another company with in inflated value built on promises instead of profits strikes me as a comically, cosmically bad idea.

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Just lodged a complaint via phone that I realized halfway through was an AI chatbot. Friends, I am **fuming** that companies can't even have humans field customer service calls now.

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The idea that these words came out of the mouth of a District Attorney is utterly apalling: "She never says that she was drugged without her knowledge. She admits to taking drugs and alcohol voluntarily and with knowledge. She does not allege that she was forced to engage in any acts. (cont'd)

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(Shared this on Facebook, but just as appropriate here) Today is Rosh Hashanah. For Jews, that means we are entering a new year, and a period of reflection, of gratitude, and of confession for our individual and collective shortcomings.

Today kicks off our weeklong Labor Day sale! Almost everything sitewide is 25-50% off from now until 9/8. It’s the perfect time to pick up those miniatures you’ve been eyeing, that board game you’ve had on your wishlist, or just a little treat for yourself!

On a black background. In the top left corner in white text on a yellow background “Thru Sept 8th". In the center is a comic speech bubble with a WizKids logo at the top of it and in the middle of it is white and yellow text that says “Labor Day Sale”. Stamped on the bottom right corner of the bubble in black text on a yellow background is “25-50% Off Most Items”.
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If ChatGPT and a human expert with a stack of accredited degrees disagree on what the truth is, I'm going to go with the one who values intellectual integrity and might experience consequences for being incorrect. Stop trying to use AI bots as proof.

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♫ When I was a young boy My father took me into the city To watch them fill balloons I said “Hey, Dad It’s early. I should be at home in my pajamas And watching some cartoons." ♪♫

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No matter what fandom or space you're happy in, there is almost certainly a Community Manager you need to thank. They take infinite flak, receive zero credit for the work they do, and are the conduit between The Audience and the creative team in both directions. Thank your local CM, y'all. Twice.

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It's great how folks are celebrating Jimothy, and now there's a number of other people sharing videos of their pets with short spines and other body differences. It helps normalize variety rather than shaming. Awesome. Now do humans.

We're celebrating GAMA and all the awesome announcements happening at that event with amazing deals online for everyone to enjoy! Check out the collection, and keep an eye on our social media to hear about some pretty exciting news! ➡️Check out the Promo-Pop Up Collection: wizkids.io/march26popup

A bright yellow striped background with the WizKids logo and text reading “Promo Pop-Up Shop Now"
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How I imagine the conversation going: Pentagon: So, remember Project Insight from Winter Soldier? Anthropic: Oh, yeah. What a disastrously dangerous application of tech. P: Disastr… No! We need you to do exactly that thing. A: Umm, no? P: What kind of SkyNet patriots are you anyway?

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"There's no use trying," she said. "One can't do impeachable things." "I daresay you haven't had much practice," said the Orange King. "When I was your age, I always did it for half-an-hour a day. Why, sometimes I've done as many as six impeachable things before breakfast."