Call of Cthulhu Character Sheet Passport (PDF) 2019-10-05 | Reading time: 1 minute Seems like I forgot to upload the passport-like character sheet I did create a while ago for a Call of Cthulhu roleplaying game session. Well, here it is.[show the article]
Looking at a Shadowrun Future — By political parties delegating censorship powers to corporations 2019-09-17 | Reading time: 1 minute We are weary of censorship by the state. But unfortunately, censorship got delegated to private companies. Unfortunately for us ... and the state.Image: Shadowrun Rulebook Cover Image.[show the article]
How about a few mirror neurons for AIs/neural networks? 2019-09-17 | Reading time: 1 minute AIs could be psychopaths — capable of understanding emotions but not being affected by it. Or they could be condemned to feel.Image: "Detroit -- Become Human" walkthrough.[show the article]
Idealistic Youth and (Social) Power 2019-08-10 | Reading time: 2 minutes A short passage from a graphic novel struck a chord — there is a danger when idealistic youth get power beyond their years.[show the article]
Why Creativity is Incompatible with Collectivism/Socialism 2019-07-30 | Reading time: 16 minutes A short comment on creativity and collectivism/socialism with a few (longer) quotations.[show the article]
The Right Kind of Wrong. Or: Using bad practice just because it’s industry standard. 2019-07-30 | Reading time: 1 minute What do you do when something is "industry standard", but clearly inferior. Yet, you get into trouble when you do it better, because people don't recognize it as better?[show the article]
Grading Paper Exams with an iPad 2019-07-28 | Reading time: 1 minute Turns out you can grade paper exams pretty well with an iPad.[show the article]
Comic Recommendation: Hack/Slash 2019-07-28 | Reading time: 1 minute An interesting comic series that is more than skin deep.[show the article]
Gab seems to be running nicely now 2019-07-23 | Reading time: 1 minute The free speech social network Gab has recently shifted to a new underlying technology. After about three weeks, things are looking good.[show the article]
Oxford Unions Debate about No Platforming 2019-07-14 | Reading time: 2 minutes Oxford Union recently had a debate about no platforming. Given many students and universities like the idea (hey, it's not censorship, just ... you know ... something different), it might be worth a watch.[show the article]
