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The Stochastic Game
Ramblings of General Geekery
In the recent British Columbia provincial elections, it’s amazing that (if I’m reading this correctly) the difference between the NDP forming a majority or minority government comes down to about 27 votes in the Surrey-Guildford riding.
A quintessential Vancouverite dinner, Japadog. If you don’t know what that is, all you need to know is in the name! 🇯🇵🌭
The British Columbia election results are so ridiculously close that, for the second time since we moved here, we are reminded that every vote counts. I guess we are headed to an NDP+Green government, which is good I guess, it’s nice the see the Green party having some power.
Fortnite, recycling R-rated franchises to put in front of 12 year old kids. I still have no idea how this game is still going.
The great singularity approaches! The Steve Jackson merger foretold since the 1980s will usher a new era of gaming excellence!
“A new survey suggests that young people are shunning AI algorithms and online retailers to experience the joy of visiting bookshops”: fuck yeah. Every time I see an article about kids shunning big online silo ecosystems, it’s time to say fuck yeah.
The video of the SpaceX Super Heavy booster being caught back by the launch tower is absolutely amazing. Fuck Musk, but congrats to the SpaceX engineers for this amazing accomplishment!
I backed the Ars Magic Definitive Edition crowdfunding, but the thing that gave me pause was the marketing around a “massive” and “expanded” rulebook. I don’t want massive #TTRPG rulebooks! Why is everybody making rulebooks bigger with every edition? Can’t we go back to <256 pages?
Speaking of foreign interference, while everybody’s dealing with Russia, we in Canada do things a bit differently and are currently engaged in a whole thing with the Indian government. You know, FYI, in case you wanted to shake things up in your modern espionage #TTRPG campaign or something.