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Groupthink, sociology, and a general failure of hedology
Watching the Ferguson problem explode just makes me angry. There are a lot of reasons why, but the one I'm talking about right now is the complete and utter lack of critical thinking going on in the police establishment in the STL area. I know some people are very tired of this, so I'm cut-tagging.
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Things RPG designers missed, Part 2
Japan will take over the business world
This axiom was built into several systems due to the sheer unstoppability of Japan in the 1980's. It is for this reason that the unit of currency in Shadowrun is the NuYen. In the Cyberpunk literature that sparked the creation of these games, Japan always featured large. Part of this was due to the ( Read more... ) -
Things RPG designers missed
SF RPG designers, like authors, miss technology trends. As I've been poking my nose into games written in the 80's and 90's lately, some of these are more glaring. Traveller, written in the 70's, is its own category. Games like Shadowrun work noticibly different if you presume modern cell-phone techology. Playing these older games with a modern ( Read more... ) -
A notice
Dear Comcast:
I know full well you offer phone service now, and it comes with free long distance. Kindly stop telling me this every week. Your message has been delivered well and truly, and there is such a thing as too much. If telling me five times is what was needed to get me to do that, I'd have done it last year when this deluge started.
Bugger ( Read more... ) -
Surviving hot weather while running
My tips on how to survive hot weather when you have to be athleticly active. This is stuff I've learned the hard way over several years of doing it. Take it for what you will.
1: WaterThree days before you have to be out there running around in it, start drinking lots of water. This will get your body used to carrying around a lot more water than ( Read more... ) -
Serenity review from a non-Firefly viewer
I've seen about three Firefly episodes, not in order. So I have a faint idea for the characters, but zero sense of plot. Most of what I have I gathered second hand from the rabid Firefly fans (RFF), of which I know bajillions. You'd think that bajillions would allow a show to stay on the air, but I digress.
( Review, for those that are interested )