The Stochastic Game

“Canada’s Boycott of the U.S. Is Actually Working (With Data)”: glad to see that we (Canadians) are sustaining our effort to pull away from the US. In my household we have dramatically reduced our reliance on US products and brands. Keep up the good work, everyone.

Uh oh, I’m in trouble… I started listening to a bunch of Traveller podcasts. Signals From The Core, the long-ended Behind The Claw, and even the SAFCO podcast. I blame this on my recent acquisition of a bunch of GURPS Traveller books which, well, is probably also trouble?

I love it when Honest Trailers do custom songs for musicals… so good!

Every brush stroke is full of doubt and struggle but I managed to get half-way through this painting without rage quitting! Yay. A piece for an upcoming colonial Canada-era Call of Cthulhu scenario.

It’s funny to watch people be mad at South Park: conservatives who wrongly thought it was “on their side”, and liberals who take it too personally. I’m a big-ass socialist/green and I find the show hilarious. Parker & Stone are just assholes who will be mean to anybody, and that’s why I like it.

Early morning walks are nicely gloomy at this time of year.

The good boy is tired, so time for a nap. My dog too.

I’m sad to hear that “Poker Face” is cancelled. It was a semi-misguided homage to Columbo, with “investigation” parts that were often pretty short and disappointing, but the characters and dialogues were always top-notch.

A nice primer about Canadian oil and gas pipelines, courtesy of the Narwhal.

“The Fall of Icarus”. Stunning photography.