The Stochastic Game

“The Topologist’s Map of the World”: I had seen this before but it’s always wonderful to stumble upon it again. Such a great piece of work.

It’s amazing to still see US people think that their country is “great” because it’s got ultra-wealthy corporations, not understanding that actually it’s what contributed to their country becoming a total shit-hole. Enjoy your subscription-based fascism, I guess.

“Normalized Fascism in Open Source: $12 Million Given to DHH”: but it’s not just about DHH, it’s about the dozen CEOs with questionable politics (at best) who are also involved. They could have invested in Arch Linux itself, but they prefer to hang around fellow racists.

“Microsoft is not just stepping on rakes; it runs the rake factory.” Hahahaha, what a bunch of morons. But I guess this is a great example of what genAI brings to the table.

Time Without Tide Quickstart so far:

• Modern-ish STAT+SKILL system! YES! Never too late, Chaosium! 😅👍
• Art is really great and fun.
• Setting is meh 🤷… not bad, just nothing that particularly excites me.
• Overall looks like a Free League game. THIS IS A COMPLIMENT!

Okay I think the cover to “The King’s Daughters” (my Call of Cthulhu scenario set in New France) is almost finished. Ugggh, it’s such an uphill battle for me to paint anything.

“How Blackwing Pencils are Made”: I love these kinds of videos, especially when it comes to products I use myself and enjoy.

“You Can’t Own A Video Game Because Other People Also Own Video Games”: Sony is completely unhinged.

This is reminder number 214 that until governments regulate all this shit, the only way to own anything is piracy.

“Time Without Tide” looks nice but it somehow doesn’t feel to me like a Chaosium game, and I think the reason isn’t the system, but the fact that Chaosium always made “literary games”: based on mythology and history, fantasy novels, horror stories, etc. TWT isn’t any of that?

Hey I’m fishing!