A mailing list for a chocolatier that sends more than one email per day is insane. No. Why would you do that.

10 years old and maybe never more relevant than in contemporary software development

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Starting my day earlier than normal (usually) means finishing it earlier than normal... but the brain-fry afterward makes it hard to take advantage of the extra time.

I periodically fire up Elite Dangerous and log a short flight just to keep my muscle memory up to date. This is a totally normal thing that people do, right?

Just because feedback is constructive doesn't mean it's helpful or nice, especially when it's unsolicited.

And "But it's constructive feedback!" _definitely_ isn't a good argument for why someone should be obliged to platform it.

I've written a one page patch for the new D&D Players Manual where I solve the problem of people's campaigns grinding to a halt because they can't schedule a game.

PDF is the link. Print it out. Stick it in your manuals. May work for other games too. #ttrpg #dnd

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Drum solo, take one

Trying to do a tarot reading but the guy across the table is running mono blue and keeps countering my major arcana.

Contents of a flask labelled "[noun] of [effect]" in descending order of trustworthiness:

1. Potion
2. Elixir
3. Draught
4. Tonic
5. Solution
6. Formula
7. Liquid
8. Sauce

I just picked up Helldivers 2. The heavy use of orbital bombardments and materiel drops reminds me a lot of playing an Air Raider in Earth Defense Force 5. The two games have just enough overlap in genre and gameplay that the differences between them stand out.

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