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I made rally-the-troops.com and mupdf and some other stuff.
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More ships should look like they just sailed out of a Chris Foss painting

submitted 7 days ago • 32 comments

It’s finally here! Mechanisms as Metaphors: How Board Games Create Meaning takes a look at how board games make persuasive arguments, how they might move us emotionally, and how the ways we talk about the form might hinder its development. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wG4z...

submitted 9 days ago • 14 comments

We are burying my dad at Prairie Creek Conservation Cemetery and I want to talk about what that means and encourage you to look into whether there's something similar near you. 🧵1/

submitted 31 days ago • 6 comments

Exciting news! We’re thrilled to announce that tapir Yuna gave birth to a rare and endangered Malayan tapir calf Sunday night. The newborn, covered in distinctive white spots and stripes resembling a fuzzy walking watermelon, is only the second tapir born in our 120-year history.

submitted 43 days ago • 276 comments

Hey- it's your girl, the person born in America who fled in the Bush years. I have successfully immigrated to four (4) countries over the course of my life and I have some insight into that process. I think you should try if you want, but know that borders exist to be racist which makes it hard.

submitted 44 days ago • 5 comments

I shared this last year when it was written, but now that we're two or three weeks out from the release of Oblique, I thought I'd share this short essay from the back of the book - "Sad Old Fritz". 1/3

submitted 73 days ago • 2 comments

Please watch Scavengers Reign if you can. I know that this sci-fi show is only available in very few countries on Max and Netflix. I know there's no Blu-ray. I know it's all stupid. But watch it.

submitted 127 days ago • 38 comments

My cartoon for this week’s @newscientist.bsky.social

submitted 52 days ago • 7 comments

🧵 On 17 December 1976, Thames TV aired a debate about paranormal beliefs. And it turned out to be one of the greatest half hours in British television history. Believe me: it's the best thing you'll see all week. First off, host Sandra Harris gets things rolling: (1/12)

submitted 51 days ago • 30 comments

PSA FOR AUTHORS: some dipshit put a pirate edition of my new book on Apple Books with a "50% OFF" medallion on the cover illo. They used an obscure unicode glyph in the author name so that searches for "Charles Stross" find it but the bookstore won't merge it. Where there's one there'll be others!

submitted 57 days ago • 9 comments

The millennial experience is growing up with the internet, and watching it go from a free, open, democratic, and eclectic ecosystem to a wasteland of five websites controlled by billionaires, and now seeing it quickly fill up with AI-generated slop. I want our World Wide Web back.

submitted 63 days ago • 104 comments

Per thread started by his friends on CSW, Alan Emrich has passed away talk.consimworld.com... A longtime giant of the gaming world, both tabletop & digital, Alan founded VPG, taught game design in college before it was cool, and coined the term "4X" for those games we all love

submitted 70 days ago • 8 comments

Because this CLEARLY needs a wider audience, here is a short German workplace safety training video (with English subtitles): Forklift Truck Driver Klaus is about to experience his first day at work! youtu.be/TJYOkZz6Dck

submitted 103 days ago • 27 comments

New release RTT! Come and play Maria online. rally-the-troops.com/maria

submitted 108 days ago • 8 comments

New Digital Antiquarian post about the early IF community that I got involved with in the mid-90s. Featuring @kevinwilson42.bsky.social as he starts IFComp! www.filfre.net/2024/11/retr...

submitted 117 days ago • 2 comments

Here’s a pair of Jim Henson-produced ads from 1969 for Frito-Lay’s Munchos, featuring a proto-version of the Muppet that would soon make its way to Sesame Street as Cookie Monster…

submitted 116 days ago • 3 comments

Now that @gmtgames.bsky.social has offered a "sneak peek" of the first Coast Watchers game art - the board by artist Robert Altbauer - I though I'd say a little about its design. ...

submitted 116 days ago • 1 comment

If you’re looking for open-licensed art for your bio projects/papers, Phylopic is a good source. Silhouettes only but in theory we could all save ink/money by printing in greyscale. 🧪🧬🖥️ #sciart 🐡 www.phylopic.org

submitted 142 days ago • 8 comments

All fifty-one TABLE BATTLES scenarios are available over at Rally The Troops! That's the base game, all six expansions, and even the two battles from C3i magazine. Tor put an exceptional amount of work into this, and I'm very pleased with the results! rally-the-troops.com/table-battles

submitted 435 days ago • 3 comments

Play Table Battles by @amabel.bsky.social on Rally the Troops! rally-the-troops.com/table-battles

submitted 436 days ago • 0 comments

Join us for a live teach & play session of 'Algeria: War of Independence 1954-1962' with designer Brian Train and RtT module dev Mischa. Tune in this Sunday at 8 PM GMT (3 PM EST) to explore this hidden gem of a wargame! www.youtube.com/live/e-iCFOO...

submitted 460 days ago • 0 comments

Votes for Women is available for free online play, with full rules enforcement, over at rally-the-troops.com/votes-for-wo...

submitted 468 days ago • 0 comments