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After a (very) long hiatus from gaming I recently got back into Table Top Role Playing Games (TTRPGs) and it has reignited some of my creative writing as well. Tips, tricks, and stories abound! Come along for the adventure!

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Fire in the hole! | A Tale from the Borderlands
Jax’s ECHO Log entry #2: They brought a knife to a gunfight. We used one of those awful teleportation gadgets today and found ourselves at some sort of mining facility. I almost didn’t make this log because we were so busy, but the others are arguing over whether to open a door so it seems like… Read more
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First 7 thoughts on editing videos with Clipchamp
Over the holiday break, I decided to try to record a new Bunkers and Badasses video about the Siren class, but this time without using the built-in TikTok creator tools. I tried using Clipchamp, with mixed success. I learned a lot trying this out. Here are 7 things I learned in the process. #1: TikTok… Read more
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Brymstone is pretty terrible | A Tale from the Borderlands
Jax’s ECHO Log entry #1: Not dead yet. Well, Penny, today was a pretty humiliating day. Luckily, I met some halfway-skilled Vault Hunters that kept my suit from getting too crumpled. The transport dropped us in some tiny village that smells like dead bodies, body odour, and butts. Somehow it still manages to have all… Read more
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My 2022 Unwrapped!
All these apps love telling you about all the stuff you did in the past year, so I started collecting them together along with my own look at things. Here’s how 2022 went for little old me! What didn’t work? A few of the #VoiceTheDocs videos got some decent views on social, but in general… Read more
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Leaving Lynchwood | A Tale from the Borderlands
It’s been a lot of years since I last sat down and played some Table Top roleplaying (TTRPG for those who like their acronyms). This past year, a happenstance allowed me to make some new friends online and join a virtual table playing Bunkers & Badasses, a new TTRPG system from Nerdvana Games, based on… Read more
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How do you convince developers to stick around for the long run?
How do we in #DevRel make developers sticky? Is it the docs? Is it the community? Is it the people you interact with at the vendor? What brings someone past that initial awareness point? #1. Be helpful I came into DevRel via tech evangelism, where I focused a lot on the content creation aspect. My… Read more
