The Stochastic Game

Soundcheck imminent for this week’s gig!

Yay! Majuular’s Ultima retrospectives continue, with a video on Ultima VI: The False Prophet. If you love Ultima, CRPGs, game design, or the history of video games, watch the whole series — Ultima is great, and Majuular’s videos are just as good.

For at least the past 6 months, a few episodes of Doctor Who on Prime Video have had fucked up audio, making them unwatchable on most platforms. Yet another reason piracy is a much, much better experience than the official streaming apps.

Good morning! Fall is almost here! And the talk of the park yesterday was that there was a bear wandering around!

Hello lovely people! Here, have some more dog/fog combo!

Crazy theory: the decline of seeing movies in theatres in favour of streaming them at home was caused by movies becoming so long that a critical mass of people need a bathroom break in the middle, and therefore the ability to pause the movie.

Hello everyone! I liked the clouds this morning.

That’s it.

“What to Know About the Quantum Network Buried Under New York City”: a slightly misleading title given that the quantum network used an existing optical fibre network, but still, very cool stuff.

“‘Right to Repair for Your Body’: The Rise of DIY, Pirated Medicine”, another great article from 404 Media… this quote is especially interesting to me: “we are hitting a watershed where economics and morality are coming to a head”

Nice: in Scotland, there’s an Airbnb above a book store that lets you help run it during your stay.