Peter Drake, he/him, LFHCfS 🔥 @peterdrake@social.cleverlibre.org

tea, earl grey, hot

I consider myself a reasonably-intelligent person, and even decently-experienced with European norms, even if it was only living in Italy for two years some time ago. And after 20 minutes of study and even Internet searching, I could not figure out the purpose of this machine, much less how to use it. It is in a laundry room. It is almost AI-generated levels of bad.

That scrolling doesn't charge our phone is a technology fail. 🤔

This is wild.
https://patreon.com/lowqualityfacts

learning that Ron DeSantis helped run the Guantanamo Bay prison makes his current actions and trajectory make so much more sense https://harpers.org/archive/2023/03/ron-desantis-force-feedings-guantanamo-bay-laughing/

What do I do for a living? Like many of you, my primary occupation is entering passwords and two-factor codes all into a variety of apps and websites all day long.

In a happy coincidence, @weheartgames shared his new dice game E11even right at the start of our E weeks.

I liked the way the scoring mechanism ever so slightly handicaps people as they pull ahead. I was particularly pleased that, for my winning roll, I filled a 6 Straight without having to use any of my upgrades. Since dice usually hate me, this was a shocking twist ending!

#BoardGamesAtoZ #BoardGames

Meet the woman behind early @NASA_Landsat images: Dr. Valerie L. Thomas.

A self-taught programmer, she managed the development of Landsat image processing. Her work in the '70s helped show that satellite imagery could be used to support agriculture. https://go.nasa.gov/3EJMPgT #BHM
#NASA

I’ve taken to asking my coworkers if they feel like “search has gotten worse over the years” to my surprise most have said… no.

The only exception was the other CS teacher. How do your friends feel about how well search works? I feel like I used to know where everything was and someone rearranged my house— it’s not really my house of course but yeah.

Want to help us in the research development of our forthcoming video game, Windrush Tales? We're looking for people in the Caribbean community who are able to share their migrant experiences in this paid opportunity - but you'll need to apply by 6 March.

More info at https://www.3foldgames.uk/3-fold-presents/windrush-tales-workshop/

Please spread the word!
#windrush #iampocinplay #gaming #videogames #gamedev #narrative #narrativedesign #studiolife #writing #writerslife #blackwriters #writersofcolor #amwriting #videogamewriting

I know hand dryers have their problems, but I think for fun we should keep egging Dyson on and see if we can get them to make one where the airflow breaks the speed of sound.
https://xkcd.com/2743/

#Glorantha

(Picture via @chiasm)

“The reason most public transportation is seen as ‘losing’ money is precisely because it charges for trips. If you don't charge fares, suddenly it can't ‘lose’ money. It just costs money, the same as the roads.”

This random comment has given me my new favourite argument for removing fares from public transit.

We have launched our Near and Far campaign! I'm playing Eyim, @peterdrake chose Kiku.

Remarkable about Broken Plains for me:
(1) I won for the first time, probably because I completed my very own trade route for the first time.
(2) When you have a big stack of gems, reputation is a good investment.
(3) If you find yourself with a big stack of various resources, go ahead and take 4 advanced artifact cards at the General Store. You'll probably be able to afford one immediately.

#BoardGames