Jason St-Cyr :mstdn:

Dad, Writer, YouTuber, Corporate DevRel-guy. Talking about tech stuff for work and #TTRPG and #writing stuff for fun! Opinions and stuff are mine, and sometimes odd.

🚹Pronouns: He/Him
🖖Captain: Picard
🎲 D&D Class: Ranger/Sniper

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2025-04-11 14:42:31 GMT

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The current #SarlaccPit puzzle has been solved by [@darth_hideout](https://c.im/@darth_hideout ) !! Well done!
The answer was "We're cheaper than droids and easier to replace" (Andor, while working as slave labour in prison).
You may run the next round of #SarlaccPit, nominate someone else to do so, or pass.

2025-04-11 11:56:48 GMT

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Poll 4 of the current #SarlaccPit is now up!
A resounding win for letter A, which has 5 matches!
Looking for an 8-word quote with 4, 7, 4, 6, 3, 7, 2, & 7 letters.
_ E ' R E / _ _ E A _ E R / _ _ A _ / _ R _ _ _ _ / A _ _ / E A _ _ E R / _ _ / R E _ _ A _ E
Poll 4 will run for 24 hours.
All welcome to vote/guess any time. Others may appreciate a CW on guesses.
Rules & previous Sarlacc Pitts may be found here: https://c.im/@darth_hideout/113631196868456567
@npub1eqy…ey2u

2025-04-10 11:41:24 GMT

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Poll 3 of the current #SarlaccPit is now up!
R, H, and T tied in votes, so tie-breaker goes to most matches. There are 5 R's.
Looking for an 8-word quote with 4, 7, 4, 6, 3, 7, 2, & 7 letters.
_ E ' R E / _ _ E _ _ E R / _ _ _ _ / _ R _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / E _ _ _ E R / _ _ / R E _ _ _ _ E
Poll 3 will run for 24 hours.
All welcome to vote/guess any time. Others may appreciate a CW on guesses.
Rules & previous Sarlacc Pitts may be found here: https://c.im/@darth_hideout/113631196868456567
@npub1eqy…ey2u

2025-04-09 12:25:07 GMT

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Poll 2 of the current round of #SarlaccPit is now up!
Near the finish line, letter 'E' took the win! There are 8 E's.
Looking for a quote of 8 words with 4, 7, 4, 6, 3, 7, 2, & 7 letters.
_ E ' _ E / _ _ E _ _ E _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / E _ _ _ E _ / _ _ / _ E _ _ _ _ E
Poll 2 will run for 24 hours.
All welcome to vote/guess any time. Others may appreciate a CW on guesses.
Rules & previous Sarlacc Pitts may be found here: https://c.im/@darth_hideout/113631196868456567
@npub1eqy…ey2u

2025-04-08 13:21:39 GMT

For those of you new to #Ottawa and waking up to that thick blanket of snow outside, this is why you don't take your winter tires off or put your summer furniture out yet!
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2025-04-08 12:06:29 GMT

Welcome to this edition of #SarlaccPit, the #StarWars-themed word game.
Looking for a quote of 8 words with 4, 7, 4, 6, 3, 7, 2, & 7 letters.
_ _ ' _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _
No wrong guesses yet.
This is poll 1 & will run for 24 hours.
All welcome to vote/guess any time. Others may appreciate a CW on guesses.
Rules & previous Sarlacc Pitts may be found here: https://c.im/@darth_hideout/113631196868456567
@npub1eqy…ey2u

2025-04-08 11:52:18 GMT

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I didn't realize it was a whole pass it along thing!
Sure, I can try to run the next round. Are there any rules I can look up on restrictions? (Like original trilogy only, or stuff like that)?

2025-04-08 11:43:52 GMT

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I'm feeling like the start is "The greatest" and then, maybe, "teacher"? If this is a Yoda line, might be "The greatest teacher, failure is?"

2025-01-29 12:56:16 GMT

Anybody else heard of this Bouba-Kiki effect before? This came up in some article I was reading (so of course I had to go dive down and learn more). Apparently, our minds will automatically, across many languages and regions, associate shapes with these sounds.
If you were told: in this picture there are two shapes: Bouba and Kiki. Which one is which? How would you pick? Apparently I fall into the standard response for this, but it is fascinating to me how our brain is wired that way.
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2025-01-24 13:33:30 GMT

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Does anybody know how we can find out if they plan on running somebody in a ward? I live in one that doesn't seem to have a candidate listed... I know the person who ran last time and I don't think they are running again. Only way is to contact the NDP directly via the site?

2024-07-03 02:34:36 GMT

For some inexplicable reason, a robin has decided to build a nest on top of the spring wreath hanging on our front door. The bird has now laid her eggs and is guarding them well.
This seems... not wise, though? We're trying to avoid using the front door now, but deliveries come all the time. Doesn't seem safe. Any ideas? Or is this totally fine and I'm needlessly worried?
#ottawa #birds
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