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  1. Oct 2023
    1. Something strange occurred as I was writing Sixty Years In: I began to notice that reading the rules was part of playing the game.

      Explains why you can enjoy character creation in TTRPGs when the written rules also entertain.

  2. Nov 2021
  3. Jul 2021
    1. 1) Define the ProblemReal simple: what is the problem you're trying to solve? And yes, it is a problem. If you think it's not, find the problem.2) Pinpoint the TensionThis is where we start finding those weird links. Look for the elements that don't fit together, that seem opposed. Find two contrasting elements and isolate them.3) List the AssociationsThis is a brain dump. List the words and ideas that are related to these two contrasting elements. Nothing is wrong, let rip whatever springs to mind.4) Connect the DotsFrom the two lists you just generated, connect an item from one list to an item in the other.

      1 + 1 = 3 Tension to Creativity

    1. Fictional writing tips, templates, and guides.

    2. 10 easy edits to improve your manuscript right now

      Quick tips for refining your drafts.

  4. Apr 2020
    1. mostly abandoned

      Just happened to arrive here during a pinboard.in outage.

      ... since returned to working.

    1. Regarding a Hunter S. Thompson book. The reviews on Amazon. One review said to read Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas first before this one inquiry mentions. So noted.

  5. Jan 2020
  6. Jul 2019
    1. his advice that it really didn’t matter how many people you let in front of you. Just keep a large buffer in front of you at all times so you can go a steady speed.

      Traffic reduction using a buffer

  7. Jun 2019
    1. Install dcfldd if you haven't already got it

      Additional software dcfldd

    2. For this, we're going to use gparted. If you don't have gparted installed

      Additional software gparted

    3. Shrinking Raspberry Pi SD Card Images

      Steps to shrink SD images for Raspberry Pi

      Note update at top of page "2017-02-02" git repository.

    1. “We’ve never felt more betrayed and excited at the same time,” admitted YouTubers 8 Bits and a Byte when I told them Raspberry Pi 4 would be out in June, going against rumours of the release happening at some point in 2020. Fortunately, everything worked in our favour, and we were able to get our new product out ahead of schedule.

      Delivering early

  8. Aug 2018
    1. Sourdough episode of Eat This Podcast, currently covering breads - Our Daily Bread 22

  9. Apr 2018
  10. Feb 2018
    1. I have some questions. Where does the money come from to buy firearms for these teachers? Where does the money come from to buy ammunition for these teachers? Where does the money come from to train these teachers? How much training is required? Who is doing the training? How are the trainers compensated for their time doing the training? Given most taxpayers won’t give money to cover basic school supplies[1], what makes you think they’ll be willing to give money for firearms?

      Top questions.

    2. Arming teachers, questions needing answers.

    1. micro.blog: a hosting site which brings blogs together where you can interact with their authors.

    2. Micro.blog is hope.

      Annotating from micro.blog.

      Note: Login to micro.blog to see where the annotation resides. Also, given timeline, the post will drop after a time, making the annotation look like it has deleted.

  11. May 2016
    1. hyp.is

      The shortened URL might look safer with "via." added as in its fully expanded address bar form. To look less like a phishing attempt, to indicate that the second "URL" in the entire link gets included via hyp.is.