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Linkfest 2022-02-04: The Stainless Steel Rat

Stuff Ian Likes: The Stainless Steel Rat I rather enjoyed Harry Harrison’s The Stainless Steel Rat, but as Ian notes, the various books in the series vary widely in quality. Ian’s post is well worth reading, as he is able to look at the entire series as a

Linkfest 2022-01-28: St. Thomas

Today is the feast day of St. Thomas Aquinas. Enjoy a pint, and chase off your vices with a burning brand. This Twitter thread contains an info dump on the P2 Masonic Lodge, an absolutely fascinating and true conspiracy. UnHerd: Are You A Basic Conservative? Ed West makes an interesting

Linkfest 2022-01-21: Dudes Rock

I love Dudes Posting their W’s on Twitter, and this is a fine example of why It is absolutely fascinating how language can be reconstructed without any recordings. For this particular example, there are some extant recordings, but it isn’t necessary. It does require patient detective work, and

Linkfest 2022-01-14: Muppet Christmas

I had originally intended this linkfest to come out at the end of 2021, but things have been busy around here! GQ: Michael Caine Loves The Muppet Christmas Carol as Much as You Do The family watched The Muppet Christmas Carol this week[3 weeks ago now], and Michael Caine’

Linkfest 2021-12-10: Sonic Boom!

From Fenton Wood, a trailer for a movie that really does look like the visual style of Samurai Jack. Huge Calder Valley model railway hidden from girlfriend unveiled This headline will never not be funny to me. How to Build a Supersonic Trebuchet As a weapon, there are far more

Linkfest 2021-12-03: The Burden of Proof

The Harvard Crimson: Burden of Proof This math course sounds kind of awesome. One of my few regrets is that I didn’t go further in mathematics. I wouldn’t have had enough preparation for this course as a undergrad, but I find it fascinating all the same. BasedCon: A

Linkfest 2021-11-26: Black Friday

The Mixed GM: The Definitive Post On Patrons In Your D&D (or ACKS) Game John Daker points us to this post on adding Patrons to your TTRPG game, a way to add richness and variety to a living game world. Here is a follow-up with additional thoughts. Heroes