RT @tommorris@twitter.com
Blockchains have a real use case: just as the bad ideas of alternative medicine serve to illustrate epidemiology and clinical research methodology, the bad ideas of blockchain enthusiasts can illustrate important concepts in contract, corporate & real property law (among others).
Games
I should have named my dog Starfox, so that:
-when she is getting too excited and bitey, I can say "Playtime's over, Starfox."
-when she is chewing on something valuable, I can say, "Can't let you do that, Starfox!"
-when she shows up to stop me from taking over the solar system, I can say, "I've been waiting for you, Starfox. Only *I* have the brains to rule Lylat!"
Interesting article on John W. Campbell and how his contributions to midcentury SF were actually regressive as hell and held the genre back for decades: https://alis.me/x/everything-wrong-with-science-fiction-is-john-w-campbells-fault/
"Human cultures vary a lot," the human ambassador said, "but we all agree there are things that should not go on pizza..."
The alien looked up. "But it fnaggles my splanch so nicely."
"And one of those things is people."
Data Scientist in the bay. Tennis player (4.5). D&D, Gloomhaven, and board game enthusiast. Pronouns he/him.