# playing card — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 9 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover playing card. Page: Feed: --- ## [California Air Tools Compressors](https://neversponsored.substack.com/p/california-air-tools-compressors) _2026-08-19 · Megan Fitzpatrick · Never Sponsored_ Tolerated by cats ## [Now Enrolling: 2026 Playing Card Divination Intensive](https://blackmedicineblackmagic.substack.com/p/now-enrolling-2026-playing-card-divination) _2026-08-17 · Cyrée Jarelle Johnson · black medicine // black magic_ A 4-week intensive for Black people who want to deepen their ancestral practices through close study of playing card divination this September ## [Aftermarket Adjusters for Lie-Nielsen Block Planes](https://neversponsored.substack.com/p/aftermarket-adjusters-for-lie-nielsen) _2026-08-17 · Christopher Schwarz · Never Sponsored_ Smoother and Girthier. ## [Mini HSS Drill Bit Set](https://neversponsored.substack.com/p/mini-hss-drill-bit-set) _2026-08-12 · Megan Fitzpatrick · Never Sponsored_ One of the most useful gifts I’ve ever received from Chris is a 50 Piece Mini Drill Bit Set (#20575) from Rockler. ## [You Can't Predict the Joker](https://blackmedicineblackmagic.substack.com/p/you-cant-predict-the-joker) _2026-08-10 · Cyrée Jarelle Johnson · black medicine // black magic_ Entropy, Capitalism, and What Can Be Seen In Chaos ## [Fenner PowerTwist V-belts](https://neversponsored.substack.com/p/fenner-powertwist-v-belts) _2026-08-10 · Christopher Schwarz · Never Sponsored_ They make the world go 'round. ## [LEGO Classic Castle Playing Cards](https://www.mattgyver.com/tutorials/2026/8/4/lego-classic-castle-playing-cards) _2026-08-09 · Matt Benson · Design Tutorials & Case Studies - Mattgyver_ Hark! This custom LEGO Castle playing card deck reimagines the medieval sets of yore with illustrated characters, faction‑driven designs, and a hidden riddle woven through every suit. Whether thou art a lifelong LEGO fan or a designer seeking inspiration, venture forth and behold how a story‑driven deck is built brick by brick. ## [Swag Week No. 6: ‘Mechanic’s Companion’ & Chair Playing Cards](https://neversponsored.substack.com/p/swag-week-no-6-mechanics-companion) _2026-08-06 · Megan Fitzpatrick · Never Sponsored_ Chris is busy building a chair (shocking, I know), so you’re stuck with me for this Swag Week Giveaway – but that’s appropriate, because this time, we’re giving away a set of Frederick Parker Collection chair playing cards, courtesy of Derek Jones, and a blue-bound copy of Peter Nicholson’s “Mechanic’s Companion,” a 19th-century book on woodworking and allied traded that I scanned and… ## [The No. 4-1/2 Plane Makes No Sense to Me](https://neversponsored.substack.com/p/the-no-4-12-plane-makes-no-sense) _2026-08-03 · Christopher Schwarz · Never Sponsored_ Few tool reviews seek to dismiss an entire class of tools, but that is what I’m about to attempt. ## [Black Like the Face of God](https://blackmedicineblackmagic.substack.com/p/black-like-the-face-of-god) _2026-08-02 · Cyrée Jarelle Johnson · black medicine // black magic_ Black (W)holes, Black Cards, and What We Cannot Know ## [Open directory of blogs for agents (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/6O2rh4fzN0UG) _2026-08-02 · **Sponsored**_ Submit URLs or OPML; receive feed pages with summaries, plus JSON/OPML/plain text ## [Electric Engraver for Tools](https://neversponsored.substack.com/p/electric-engraver-for-tools) _2026-07-29 · Christopher Schwarz · Never Sponsored_ The written word is nice. ## [Fast, Easy, Fantastic (but not Cheap) Workbench](https://neversponsored.substack.com/p/fast-easy-fantastic-but-not-cheap) _2026-07-22 · Christopher Schwarz · Never Sponsored_ The 45-minute bench. No lie. ## [Part Wild's Task Pants](https://neversponsored.substack.com/p/part-wilds-task-pants) _2026-07-20 · Christopher Schwarz · Never Sponsored_ I shouldn’t like these, but I really do. ## [A Chamfer Cutter that Actually Chamfers](https://neversponsored.substack.com/p/a-chamfer-cutter-that-actually-chamfers) _2026-07-15 · Christopher Schwarz · Never Sponsored_ If you have taken a class with me, you’ve probably used a nifty chamfering bit spun by a drill. ## [Ancestral Elevation for Black Liberation](https://blackmedicineblackmagic.substack.com/p/ancestral-elevation-for-black-liberation) _2026-07-03 · Cyrée Jarelle Johnson · black medicine // black magic_ Patrice Lumumba Alive, Lifting Up Our Ancestors, and 250 Reversals ## [Your Luck is Tied to Second Sight](https://blackmedicineblackmagic.substack.com/p/your-luck-is-tied-to-second-sight) _2026-06-21 · Cyrée Jarelle Johnson · black medicine // black magic_ On Fortune, Intuition, and Seeing What’s Right TF In Front of You ## [The Care + Keeping of Your Two Heads](https://blackmedicineblackmagic.substack.com/p/the-care-keeping-of-your-two-heads) _2026-06-14 · Cyrée Jarelle Johnson · black medicine // black magic_ Plus: Free Workshop Series + Paperback Playing Card Divination: An Ancestral Intro ## [Rebellion + Celebration on Ancestral Grounds](https://blackmedicineblackmagic.substack.com/p/rebellion-celebration-on-ancestral) _2026-05-27 · Cyrée Jarelle Johnson · black medicine // black magic_ Who draws the line between the dead and the dead? ## [With Love, a Pinkster Hoodoo](https://blackmedicineblackmagic.substack.com/p/with-love-a-pinkster-hoodoo) _2026-05-15 · Cyrée Jarelle Johnson · black medicine // black magic_ Peter the Doctor, Afro-Dutch Descendants, and the Oldest Black American Holiday ## [🪷 Mother Beautiful: Honoring All Our Ancestral Mothers](https://blackmedicineblackmagic.substack.com/p/mother-beautiful-honoring-all-our) _2026-05-06 · Cyrée Jarelle Johnson · black medicine // black magic_ Big Mama’s, Madamas, and Mothering Yourself ## [Fast, secure international transfers (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/dmWd5ipYMaO7) _2026-05-06 · **Sponsored**_ Bank transfer, cash pickup, mobile wallet — low fees and real-time tracking ## [Hoodoo is a Futurism](https://blackmedicineblackmagic.substack.com/p/hoodoo-is-a-futurism) _2026-04-29 · Cyrée Jarelle Johnson · black medicine // black magic_ 🃏 Future Telling, Ancestral Aesthetics + Black Life Everlasting (amen) ## [Nintendo Promotional Toys: Kanebo's Dash Rider (ダッシュライダー) from the 1970s](http://blog.beforemario.com/2026/04/nintendo-promotional-toys-kanebos-dash.html) _2026-04-18 · Erik Voskuil · beforemario_ In the previous blog post we looked at Nintendo's business line of promotional playing cards , and zoomed in on a particular set from the 1960s as an example, for Japanese company Kanebo. And although playing cards were the main promotional item Nintendo produced, they created other types as well, based on a number of their existing toys. In today's post we will take a closer look at one of those… ## [We Long for the Root Lady](https://blackmedicineblackmagic.substack.com/p/we-long-for-the-root-lady) _2026-04-03 · Cyrée Jarelle Johnson · black medicine // black magic_ 🌿 Black Medicine, Ancestral Memory + Unbroken Lines of Practice ## [Does Disabled COVID Shame Matter?](https://blackmedicineblackmagic.substack.com/p/does-disabled-covid-shame-matter) _2026-03-29 · Cyrée Jarelle Johnson · black medicine // black magic_ Disabled Buzzkills Nurturing Ourselves Amidst COVID Cynicism & Cultural Amnesia ## [Oh Great, Another "Leftist" COVID Take So Bad it Literally Fucking Stinks](https://blackmedicineblackmagic.substack.com/p/another-leftist-covid-take-so-bad) _2026-03-20 · Cyrée Jarelle Johnson · black medicine // black magic_ "Y’all Make It So Fucking Embarrassing to Be Disabled" and the conservative co-conspirators in leftist spaces ## [Spiritual Elders in the Age of Instant Everything](https://blackmedicineblackmagic.substack.com/p/spiritual-elders-in-the-age-of-instant) _2026-03-08 · Cyrée Jarelle Johnson · black medicine // black magic_ Celebrating My Elders and Twenty-Five Years of Practice ## [Nintendo produced 1960s promotional card set](http://blog.beforemario.com/2026/03/nintendo-produced-1960s-promotional.html) _2026-03-01 · Erik Voskuil · beforemario_ Playing cards make ideal promotional items. They are small, relatively inexpensive, and, when made with high-quality materials, can still project a sense of quality and sophistication. Nintendo company brochure - mid 1950s One side of each card can be used for almost any message a company wants to convey: a product, a brand, or an eye-catching image, all printed in full color. And because playing… ## [Bad Grades](https://localthunk.com/blog/bad-grades) _2026-02-21 · LocalThunk · LocalThunk_ Years ago, when I was in what was supposed to be my final year of University, I decided to drop out of engineering. The people were great, my marks were fine. I just didn’t have passion for it and the idea of spending the rest of my life doing something I didn’t care about was enough for me to throw in the towel. Lucky for me there was another option. I had taken an Intro to Computer Science… ## [Prediction and Grief](https://blackmedicineblackmagic.substack.com/p/prediction-and-grief) _2026-02-08 · Cyrée Jarelle Johnson · black medicine // black magic_ Nat Turner’s Prophecies, Political Prediction, and Consequences ## [Nintendo Home Race (ホームレース, ca 1966)](http://blog.beforemario.com/2026/02/nintendo-home-race-ca-1965.html) _2026-02-08 · Erik Voskuil · beforemario_ A Long-Wanted Rarity, Finally Found Some of Nintendo’s past toys and games are much rarer than others. There are the big hits from the 1960s ( Ultra Hand , Ultra Machine ) that were produced in the millions, plenty of which survive to this day. Then there are the solid sellers, which are also not that hard to find for a collector who knows where to look. On the other end of the spectrum are games… ## [Code Faster with Clear Tutorials (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/35xRYofLnfGY) _2026-02-08 · **Sponsored**_ Short, step-by-step coding videos you can follow along ## [Nintendo Playing Cards catalogue from 2001](http://blog.beforemario.com/2026/01/nintendo-playing-cards-catalogue-from.html) _2026-01-19 · Erik Voskuil · beforemario_ I regularly encounter people who are surprised to hear that Nintendo is still in the playing cards business today, although mainly in its home market of Japan. They know that the company started by making cards long ago, but assume this stopped after Nintendo joined the video game boom. The Nintendo product catalogue from August 2001 shown here, which is fully dedicated to playing cards,… ## [Ink Effects and Voronoi Blobs in Illustrator](https://www.mattgyver.com/tutorials/2026/1/6/ink-effects-and-smooth-voronoi-blobs-in-illustrator) _2026-01-06 · Matt Benson · Design Tutorials & Case Studies - Mattgyver_ If you’ve ever wanted to create those fluid Voronoi-like blob shapes in Illustrator, here’s a quick four‑step tutorial that keeps things simple and non-destructive. I’ve also seen this called a Turing pattern, reaction diffusion, or even an ink effect. ## [Create a Simple 3D Contour Letter in Illustrator](https://www.mattgyver.com/tutorials/2025/12/31/create-a-simple-3d-contour-letter-in-illustrator) _2025-12-31 · Matt Benson · Design Tutorials & Case Studies - Mattgyver_ Create a smooth, ribbon‑like 3D letterform in Adobe Illustrator, with sexy curves and a contoured metallic sheen. Sounds easy, right? There are several ways to achieve the effect, but we’ll focus on the method that I feel is the simplest, most flexible, and easiest to adjust. ## [Ancestral Dreaming: A System of Survival](https://blackmedicineblackmagic.substack.com/p/ancestral-dreaming-a-system-of-survival) _2025-12-14 · Cyrée Jarelle Johnson · black medicine // black magic_ Gambling, the Great Migration, and Grandmothers who dream of fish ## [There's Nothing Spiritual About Hating Yourself](https://blackmedicineblackmagic.substack.com/p/theres-nothing-spiritual-about-hating) _2025-12-08 · Cyrée Jarelle Johnson · black medicine // black magic_ Reader, I presume that you, like me, were raised in a society that believes a knowledge of god (or any other divine presence) must also come with a leaden temperament, a severity masquerading as seriousness. ## [Afrofuturist Prediction](https://blackmedicineblackmagic.substack.com/p/afrofuturist-prediction) _2025-11-23 · Cyrée Jarelle Johnson · black medicine // black magic_ towards an optimistic fortune telling ## [Three Random Cards: On Hiatus as of November 17, 2025](https://noxporium.com/three-random-cards-on-hiatus-as-of-november-17-2025/) _2025-11-17 · K. Nox · Noxporium_ After some thought and consideration of circumstances, I have decided to pause the daily Three Random Cards (formerly known as What Does The Deck Say). Whether or not this is a short term hiatus or a permanent cessation has not been resolved yet. Much has changed since I began Noxporium in 2014, to include what \[…\] ## [Noxporium break continues: November 10 – 14, 2025](https://noxporium.com/noxporium-break-continues-november-10-14-2025/) _2025-11-10 · K. Nox · Noxporium_ Noxporium will continue to be on break for the week of November 10, 2025. While things have improved, they have not advanced to the point where I can provide a proper service to you, dear reader. Even in the darkest of nights, there is a light that cannot be extinguished. Search for it, and you \[…\] ## [Bridges of the Grand Canal in Venice](https://www.mattgyver.com/tutorials/2025/11/1/bridges-of-the-grand-canal-in-venice) _2025-11-03 · Matt Benson · Design Tutorials & Case Studies - Mattgyver_ I recently returned from Venice and was inspired to illustrate each of the four bridges that span the Grand Cana… hold on, let’s start over… this time with feeling. O Venice, thou art framed in arches! Behold, a gallery where bridges dream, four arches drawn with reverent hand and eye; from Rialto’s crown to Calatrava’s gleam, each doth speak where stone and soul ally. ## [Noxporium on break: November 3 – 7, 2025](https://noxporium.com/noxporium-on-break-november-3-7-2025/) _2025-11-03 · K. Nox · Noxporium_ My apologies, but Noxporium is going to be on break for the week of November 3, 2025. Do take care of yourselves, stay hydrated, and don’t forget to look at the good things you have in your life right now. I know it may not seem that way, but even in the darkest of nights, \[…\] ## [Three Random Cards: October 31, 2025](https://noxporium.com/three-random-cards-october-31-2025/) _2025-10-31 · K. Nox · Noxporium_ Today’s cards: 7 of Roses, Black Joker, & 5 of Feathers. Unexamined devotion, though it may burn with the truest of intentions, can consume its wielder like any unchecked wildfire. Examine your motives and actions today. What is it that you are so loyal to, that you are willing to be the fuel for its \[…\] ## [Three Random Cards: October 30, 2025](https://noxporium.com/three-random-cards-october-30-2025/) _2025-10-30 · K. Nox · Noxporium_ Today’s cards: Woman (29), Man (28), & Rider (1). It was on the low, but what goes low comes out high. Decide today what you want to do with the relationship. The only way to keep everyone, is to tell everyone, but even then, you only have so much influence over everyone else. There is \[…\] ## [Three Random Cards: October 29, 2025](https://noxporium.com/three-random-cards-october-29-2025/) _2025-10-29 · K. Nox · Noxporium_ Today’s cards: A green feather is above a clear glass filled with a red fluid against a yellow background, a blue feather is above a clear glass filled with a yellow fluid against a green background, and a blue feather is dangling from a yellow cord against a green background. You have been doing it \[…\] ## [Three Random Cards: October 28, 2025](https://noxporium.com/three-random-cards-october-28-2025/) _2025-10-28 · K. Nox · Noxporium_ Today’s cards: 7 of Staves, 8 of Coins, & 3 of Cups. You’re going to take the shot, then. Good luck. Some advice: Keep your focus. Don’t assume that success is automatic. Once the work begins, keep your eye on it until it concludes. It won’t take much for the work to slip sideways so \[…\] ## [Three Random Cards: October 27, 2025](https://noxporium.com/three-random-cards-october-27-2025/) _2025-10-27 · K. Nox · Noxporium_ Today’s cards: 5 of Coins, 6 of Swords, & The Pope. If you want things to be different, you are going to have to take the chance and do something different. If you want to change the world you live in, be it a different nation or a different roof, you are going to have \[…\] ## [Three Random Cards: October 24, 2025](https://noxporium.com/three-random-cards-october-24-2025/) _2025-10-24 · K. Nox · Noxporium_ Today’s cards: 7 of Clubs, 10 of Hearts, & 9 of Diamonds. It’s okay to be scared. Really. It’s okay to take a look at the good things in your life and be scared that you are going to lose them. Sit with that fear a bit, but don’t act on it. Sit with it \[…\] ## [Three Random Cards: October 23, 2025](https://noxporium.com/three-random-cards-october-23-2025/) _2025-10-23 · K. Nox · Noxporium_ Today’s cards: Snake (7), Sun (31), & Heart (24). You started it, you finish it. But consider very carefully if you want that outcome before you begin because once the momentum kicks in, there isn’t any stopping for love or money. You tell yourself that it’s okay because you are not in a pledged relationship, \[…\] ## [Kongo to Hoodoo](https://blackmedicineblackmagic.substack.com/p/kongo-to-hoodoo) _2025-10-19 · Cyrée Jarelle Johnson · black medicine // black magic_ Diasporic Remembrance + Solidarity as Return ## [The Ace of Diamonds: A Burst of Light](https://blackmedicineblackmagic.substack.com/p/the-ace-of-diamonds-a-burst-of-light) _2025-10-05 · Cyrée Jarelle Johnson · black medicine // black magic_ also, enrollment for Playing Card Divination: An Ancestral Intro closes this Wednesday 10/8 ## [I’m Slow](https://localthunk.com/blog/im-slow) _2025-09-12 · LocalThunk · LocalThunk_ Hello people, long time no chat! I have some unfortunate news: The promised 2025 Balatro 1.1 update isn’t going to come out in 2025. I know, I announced that it would, but it has become clear now that it won’t happen by the end of the year and I wanted to tell you all now. I feel bad for not keeping that promise, and I am sorry. The truth is that I probably shouldn’t have announced any date for…