The idea of an attentional commons (and the ensuing attention economy) is a really helpful paradigm.
The idea of an attentional commons (and the ensuing attention economy) is a really helpful paradigm.
How much of a cut do you think they are giving back to the Amish?
Is there a word for something like “bleak but beautiful”? I’m thinking maybe Nordic language speakers have a lead for me, here?
Tonight! Our Burning Wheel game (Mauragaaqtuq) continues. Beck the trollhunter renegotiates his price before the party climbs through a tear in the sky.
Mennonite pastor arrested resisting ICE arrest
“During these times I’ve realized that the call of Jesus’ nonviolent love is to resist the violence of this world with our bodies.”
Redemption must be institutional, not just individual.
From this morning’s bullet journal reflection prompt:
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Couldn’t leave Canada without some poutine. Breakfast poutine!
Yo, if you haven’t watched Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj yet, you’re missing out. Every episode has been excellent.
We don’t yet know which subversive ideas and illegal acts of today will become political causes and positive social change tomorrow, but they’re around. And they require privacy to germinate. Take away that privacy, and we’ll have a much harder time breaking down our inherited moral assumptions. How Surveillance Inhibits Freedom of Expression
General Motors to slash 14,700 jobs in North America, close plants
Fallout76, here I come! Are you playing on PS4? Send me a message and we’ll link up.
London “darby” time. Chelsea undefeated. Let’s go! ⚽️
The impact of a mechanically bad rule is usually that refs have to house rule around it, which they love doing. The impact of a socially, culturally bad rule is the propagation of bullshit that we as a culture have been trying to work past and through.
The Working group is even better! #DogShow
So many great dogs in the Sporting group. #DogShow
I’ve authorized webmention.io for my hosted micro.blog. What do I need to do at m.b, now? Do I need to tweak something in my template?
New method for simple threat modeling for your app/product: Black Mirror Brainstorms. #Security
This was my response to Martin Ralya’s concerns about the OSR scene:
Aaron’s comments kind of hit it for me: being defined by “old-school” brings this “remember the good old days?” vibe, which attracts not just people who think fondly of the “good old days” of games, but also folks who think fondly of not having their privilege challenged. This makes it (whether intentional or not) a fundamentally political statement, but also the kind of political statement that carries these “don’t be political” demands which seek to defend any remaining unequal power which they feel is being threatened. I think we’re seeing this play out more and more. To save this community, I think it would need to focus more on the tangibles of the games themselves (what system, design, or theme issues matter to the community?) and less on the nostalgic “member berries”. And it would need a new name that represents those things.
#RPG #Games #OSR
From one of my first game designs. My brother and I made a custom, longer Monopoly board and new cards.
Incredibly thankful for family and great friends who were with us today to honor my father.
Interesting dual-nib fountain pen project. I won’t be backing this, but would love to hear how it turns out for the folks that do.
Smart move from White Wolf. Hoping this will diminish the impact of the regressive edgelordism that keeps rearing it’s head in the modern World of Darkness.