The Stochastic Game

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.

“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.

“Microsoft is not just stepping on rakes; it runs the rake factory.”

Time Without Tide Quickstart so far: Modern-ish STAT+SKILL system!

Okay I think the cover to “The King’s Daughters” (my Call of Cthulhu scenario set in New France) is almost finished.

“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.

“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.

Hey I’m fishing!

On my way to go on a boat fish some salmon or something.

As always, I draw a pencil sketch that I’m pretty happy with, then I start adding colour, and within a couple minutes the whole thing looks like shit and I hate it.

Oh interesting, Studio Aardman is working on a stop-motion animated Pokemon series, to be released next year.

Just got my notification from the Government of Canada: export restrictions are now at 50% on TTRPG meta-currencies to the US.

I was only recently made aware of “Too Many Cooks”.

My players, back in the early 2000s, when they realize that GURPS has optional rules for aiming at very specific hit locations: https://gizmodo.com/at-least-50-men-in-this-roman-mass-grave-were-hit-in-the-same-sensitive-spot-2000802847

Ouch… Rascal’s take down of Pirate Borg and its latest supplement Down Among The Dead is absolutely brutal but seems pretty much deserved and on point.

Carney to rename rest of Great Lakes as “Lake Legal Adult” so Trump will never want to touch them The Beaverton sometimes rises to The Onion levels of funny

You can definitely determine how serious a news outlet is based on how they cover this Lake Ontario business.

People have no CLUE that Tim Curry was such a LEGEND.

On the one hand, Dean Blundell is a controversial guy who has a big mouth and smells a bit too much of “bro nationalism”.

“How Canada can help Americans and defeat America”: this essay from Cory Doctorow goes into two of my favourite topics: fucking up DRM and other capitalist digital limitations on data and hardware ownership, and fucking up the US.

“Sci-Fi Dystopian Film ‘Karn Evil 9’ Inspired By Prog Rock Anthem In Development”: Errr… why?

It might be time for me to stop reading Daring Fireball.

More GURPS 4th Edition Revised info: Dr.

If you’re curious about some of the changes in GURPS 4th Edition Revised, there’s an overview on the Ravens N’ Pennies blog!

La BD de Boulet sur les IA (de)generatives est excellent… j’espere qu’il fera une version en Anglais bientot pour partager ca plus largement.

Those last minute trade changes from the US were pretty crazy.

Looks like a majority of Canadians agree with Carney walking out of the US trade talks, which is good.

This widely shared Australian take on the recent breakdown in Canada/US trade talks is indeed very entertaining, but it’s wrong on one thing: Trump won’t lose the midterms.

Filling in on drums for another band’s private gig… had to learn like 30 songs in a week No pressure!

CBC’s live update page on the US tariff situation mentions that Carney says he will do “whatever it takes” to support business.