Jo Furstenrecht

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162 Posts
AKA SciFiCentric.
Boardgame nerd, Psych Geek. Academia addict.
Adelaide, South Australia.
Jo FurstenrechtApr 18, 2023
Iain CheyneApr 17, 2023
Competitive players at BoardGameArena have been able to break Obsession. Luckily, there's a fix. https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3064086/urgent-upcoming-change-bga
#boardgames
URGENT: Upcoming Change to BGA | Obsession

b]tl;dr[/b] There has emerged, primarily in two player games, an early strategic move that breaks the game. The first player immediately takes 2 Lady’s Maids from the servants for hire, thereby preventing the other player from ever hiring a Lady’s Maid. Pairing that hire with

BoardGameGeek
Jo FurstenrechtMar 25, 2023
Erin RileyMar 25, 2023
There was a sign at our polling station warning about the “Greens-Labor radical left agenda”, and I have two questions: where is it and how do I sign up?
Jo FurstenrechtFeb 7, 2023
Aaron DoddDec 2, 2022
.@[email protected] experience of making a rape complaint to the police and the ensuing investigation and trial, where in effect she was the on trial, is far too common. It is a failure of our adversarial criminal justice system and must change. Stay strong Brittany. #AusPol
Jo FurstenrechtDec 27, 2022
Hiding inside while it’s 38•c outside here today in Adelaide. Finally have broken out the monster that is Mosaic A story of Civilization to learn to play. #Boardgame
Jo FurstenrechtDec 19, 2022
Jim AcostaDec 19, 2022
Locked out of my Twitter account for telling folks I’m on Post and Mastodon. 🤷🏻‍♂️ https://twitter.com/acyn/status/1604588443010482176?s=46&t=tl57_tRJeNEGnUy6VekkCA
Acyn on Twitter

“Acosta says his account was locked overnight for promoting other social media sites. He says he’s still trying to sort it out”

Twitter
Jo FurstenrechtDec 19, 2022
Hank GreenDec 19, 2022
I’m worried that the last few weeks have made us think the problem is Twitter’s leadership when maybe the real problem is Twitter.
Jo FurstenrechtDec 19, 2022
Drew HarwellDec 19, 2022
We found out what really happened in the stalking incident Elon Musk cited to ban @elonjet and a bunch of journalists. This is the story we were asking Musk about on Twitter when he suspended @taylorlorenz. (I'm still suspended!) https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/12/18/details-of-musk-stalking-incident/
Musk blamed a Twitter account for an alleged stalker. Police see no link.

The incident last week underscored how Elon Musk’s personal concerns can influence his governance of a social media platform used by hundreds of millions of people.

The Washington Post
Jo FurstenrechtDec 18, 2022
Duane O'BrienDec 17, 2022

A front page article on the Washington Post telling people how to get started with Mastodon?

That’s a big deal.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/12/17/how-to-join-mastodon/

A guide to getting started with Twitter alternative Mastodon

How to get started on social-media site Mastodon, whether you're leaving Twitter or just looking for people who have.

The Washington Post
Jo FurstenrechtDec 16, 2022
Alan MartelloDec 14, 2022

Mastodon News Sources

General News - US and World

BBC News (World) Bot - @BBCWorld
BBC News Bot - @BBC
CNN Bot - @CNN
CNN Breaking News - @cnnbrk
DW (Deutsche Welle) News Bot - @dwnews_bot
NPR US News Bot - @NPR_USNews
NYTimes Bot - @NYTimes
Reuters Bot - @reuters
Rolling Stone - @RollingStone
The Guardian US Bot - @TheGuardian_us
Wall Street Journal Bot - @wsj
Washington Post Bot - @WashingtonPost

Tech News

Ars Technica - @arstechnica
MacRumors.com - @macrumors

Jo FurstenrechtDec 16, 2022
Ken WhiteDec 16, 2022
People are claiming Elon Musk lied about those journalists revealing his location but to be fair they did all reveal that his head is up his ass