You’ve been fortunate lol

I’ve been on walks in parks that got too close to someone’s nest and been charged. Those maniacs have serated tongues and beaks. I’m not kidding. You don’t want to be bit by these maniacs

https://a-z-animals.com/blog/goose-teeth-everything-you-need-to-know/

How dare you. I live for seasonal goose fly bys

“War” isn’t the correct term

Therefore a good year for everyone

Our tax dollars pay for the weapons used on children. The outrage for Western support should be unanimous and visceral

Fuck Activision

It’s the only explanation really

Emigrating from the US was the best decision of my life

Because it’s fun! The actual gameplay of managing your incredibly flavorful class hand that evolves as you choose when leveling up is immensely satisfying. Bring along some friends, and you can drop entire weekends into this game over many months.

Easily my favorite board game.

But I’m also tired of the depth of complexity lol. Very similar to raiding in WoW - Fun. Exhausting.

I completed Gloomhaven. It was a MONUMENTAL undertaking, required diligent organization and a dedicated table that was never used for anything else. You also need a bachelor’s degree in the rulebook (or just get comfortable with house rules that fill in)

I’m 15% of the way through the expansion (Frosthaven) and am utterly exhausted. There’s so much to do and so many opportunities to put something back wrong and now my draw pile somehow has the discards in it. Fuck.

But it was a glorious journey. Gloomhaven added a welcome interface layer that classic DnD was missing for me. And the combat system is so colorful! That said, the game basically demands a companion app for tracking health. Definitely not for the faint of heart, but immensely rewarding.

Bullshit excuses

They’re glorified autocompletes. Way too much attention is being given to LLMs in isolation. By themselves: Not a silver bullet.

But when called in a chain . . . eyebrows

Go hiking everyday

Oh no. Not Activision Blizzard! /s

Quit looking at my screen SNOOGGUMS!

ooooo don’t get me started!

The gaming industry is designed to fail in this economy. The objectives of “maximize return” and “make something fun” rarely overlap. Best they can do is trick people into habitual play and hope they can’t distinguish between an occasional dopamine drip and fun.

Games with narratives, no financial gimmicks, and good old-fashioned fun mechanics (subjective) will always get my attention. Fuck EA, Activision, ubisoft, Bethesda. Got too big. Priorities got twisted. I pity the designers and creators with passion there.

I hope they’re all finally free now

Where else are the billionaires going to flee to once the planet’s proper fucked?

I think this one’s a lost cause. Don’t worry. One day, pay will increase magically and they’ll have no idea what happened.