Looks like something’s up again with the Hugo Awards, possibly worse than the Sad Puppies incident of the mid-2010s. This article seems very thorough in explaining the situation, even though what’s up with the Hugo administration team is still very obscure.
The Stochastic Game
Ramblings of General Geekery
Sadly the ongoing Discworld Humble Bundle is US-only and Kobo-only so I can’t buy it… but remember that I can always play the Discworld #TTRPG, powered by (of all things!) GURPS! Yes!
The thing about golden retrievers and snow is that they come back looking like Christmas trees, covering in jiggling snow ornaments on their ass.
The Vancouver snowpocalypse is over, so as the last bits of ugly gray slush are melting away, let’s remember how nice it looked for a few days!
Speaking of Apple, happy 40th birthday to the Mac! Given that each Macbook I owned lasted almost 10 years, I’d say that if you stuck with Apple computers, you might never have had to upgrade more than a couple times in your life!
Curious how Apple pundits who have been talking of the “post-PC world”, where iPads/iPhones are the only devices you’ll need, are also justifying Apple’s control over the App Store and iAP because iOS/ipadOS are not “general purpose computing”.
I had forgotten to share the chocolate drop for January! We’re pretty happy with this one because it’s a “back to basics” pick, without any fancy added flavours and bits. Again, courtesy of Origins Chocolate Bar.
Hahaha funny how the Canadian press is trash talking the French electric utility company about their nuclear reactors. Ouch!
Do you often look up recipes online? Here’s another brilliant SMBC joke:
Nice, Ars Magica is still alive and getting a “Definitive Edition”. It was already on my shortlist of “classic #TTRPG games I never played” to get to the table this year, along with Pendragon… (btw, introductory scenario suggestions are welcome!)