The Stochastic Game

We have a Japanese/Korean grocery store on our block and the youngest kid and I love grabbing some unfamiliar funny-looking drinks and snacks when we shop there! Here are today’s grabs!

A couple years ago when I reduced dependency on the US for my investment accounts, the bank lady was a bit surprised and asked questions. This week I removed as much US leftover as possible from my portfolios and she didn’t bat an eye. I guess I’m not the only one… 🍁💪🏽🇨🇦

I was recently directed to this old little video primer on the story of Sodom and Gomorrah aaaand….. it was really worth the 4 minutes it takes to watch it 😂😝😆

Our RuneQuest game has lately been basically about the PCs staging a coup in the Far Place, overthrowing Harvar Ironfist, and taking control of the Alone city state. Tonight should feature political intrigue to see if they can hold it… and of course I designed a new rules subsystem for that 😂😝

Final Destination: Bloodlines was everything you’d want in a Final Destination movie. An over-the-top intro set piece. A new twist on the concept. Ridiculous deaths. A cool cameo. And the right level of self-awareness. Loved loved loved it!

Hee hee: “Trump demands Carney give him his standing ovation from Davos”

“That foreign lady gave me her Nobel Prize last week, which means I won a Nobel Peace Prize […] So now this week I want Carney to give me his stupid standing ovation, which will prove that I’m the better public speaking guy.”

I’ve got my issues with Mark Carney but I can’t deny that he fucking stepped up with this very good speech in Davos (also transcribed here in text if you prefer that, including the first bit in French translated in English). That sounds like Canada to me.

New alchemy just dropped: “Scientists mimicking the Big Bang accidentally turn lead into gold”

This is an interesting little primer on what a digital camera does behind the scenes to get you a good-looking photo.

Crowdfunding for 7th Sea 3rd edition is coming up soon! Let’s see if this one can fix all the fans’ complaints about the 2nd edition’s system (which was OK to me but I had never played 1st edition… I should try it one day!)