The story of my grandfather, Arthur Ward, has been published by the Society of Genealogists in the Genealogists’ Magazine. #WW1
How do so many people think this was asking for suggestions for software?
It was a commentary on how a lot of mainstream computing platforms fail at the simplest tasks.
(Anyway, I’m using a Mac and an iPhone and sharing files between them is either completely automatic with the Files app or I use AirDrop which uses zero-configuration Wi-Fi.)
https://hachyderm.io/@thomasfuchs/114849774049568146
Arthur Goes To Holyrood
#MythicalBandsAndMusicians
#HashTagGames
I feel like there's a rule: the more expensive a piece of software is per seat, the worse the UI/UX/artwork is.
Random free mobile game? Probably looks really good (it has to, the art is what sells it so you watch the ads/buy powerups/whatever).
$100K /seat EDA tools? Parts of it are probably still using Motif.
Goth attire is dark & has spiderwebs because it goes with everything & we haven't had the energy to go out in years and the spiders made a mess
Kickstarted a credit-card-sized dice replacement.
For IRL D&D it was fine, but dials spin forever. Made dice tray pointless, while less satisfying. Even though I choose yellow text on black, hard for me to see in mood-lit basement on table
For Shadowrun, 6D6 is embarrassingly insufficient, given I regularly roll 14D6. The VTT roller is far better (since it does the math on pools and successes).
But they’re sturdy and hefty! Which means my mini metal dice are lighter an…
That said: look sharp. There will be agents provocateur in many places, some dressed in 'our side' garb.
And watch out because the fascists are threatening to come out too.
Every $1 in NIH funding in 2024 generated $2.56 in economic activity (PDF):
https://www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/UMR_NIH-Role-in-Sustaining-US-Economy-FY2024-2025-Update.…