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Twitter Week: 2010-08-29

J C Lawrence — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 06:41:00 +0000

My respect for @timoreilley and #gov2.0 was just validated with PopVox (http://www.popvox.com/blog/). Thanks guys! #
@jdludlow Yeah, but each is also an opportunity to lay out the line again. in reply to jdludlow #
RT @neilhimself: SF Movie posters from an alternate universe where even the Roman #s were different. Some great ones. http://bit.ly/cNqjXz #
RT @sciam: To celebrate our 165th anniversary, Scientific American is offering 1845 prices on subscriptions! http://bit.ly/b9iNLM #

Twitter Week: 2010-08-22

J C Lawrence — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 06:41:00 +0000

RT @newscientist: From here to infinity: the struggle to save arithmetic http://bit.ly/bJYER4 #
RT @newscientist: Add salt as required: the recipe for fresh water http://bit.ly/9nCucJ #
♺ @hnshah: RT @om: Yet Another Bollywood Satire, Thanks The Guild http://tinyurl.com/2choh7n [If only] #
RT @timoreilly: Wow – this could change dynamics of #ebooks: in Japan, people are digitizing their own http://bit.ly/acMv8F via @naypinya #
@brettspiel: Yeah, but I really don't want to cross media-type boundaries in that discussion. in reply to brettspiel #
♺ @NASA: Commercial partner, SpaceX, completed its 1st Dragon high altitude drop test. http://www.spacex.com/updates.php [I'm excited!] #
@brettspiel Gotcha, and not a bad comparison given the Japanese situation I tweeted about earlier. in reply to brettspiel #
@BrenoKummel I've not tracked Essen this year as I usually do. 1880, Poseidon, Winsome Collection… in reply to BrenoKummel #
RT @GamesOnTheBrain: Chicago Express Coming to the iPhone http://bit.ly/cxeMHZ #boardgames #iphone #ipod [Yowzers!] #

Twitter Week: 2010-08-15

J C Lawrence — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 06:41:00 +0000

@GreatDismal I'm pleased with Tweetdeck for iPad in reply to GreatDismal #
‘John Doe’ Who Fought FBI Spying Freed From Gag Order After 6 Years: http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/08/nsl-gag-order-lifted/ #

Twitter Week: 2010-08-08

J C Lawrence — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 06:41:00 +0000

♺ @jodrellbank: The Perseids are coming! Follow @virtualastro @britastro for next week's #Meteorwatch news (trailer: http://bit.ly/9sST8p) #
♺ @GreatDismal: RT @dgroundsel: Aluminum foil ship floating on sulphur hexafluoride gas http://bit.ly/cm2ZSi [and http://is.gd/e32mP #
RT @oneillkza: Stock exchange crop circles connected to July theft of Goldman-Sachs HFT software? http://ow.ly/2l7hM http://ow.ly/2l7ae #
Mike Calhoon just won 1849 by going bankrupt on the 10H — our first ever bankrupt victor. Well done Mike! #18xx #
♺ @davemcclure: OH: "Apple is the Willy Wonka of the tech world." #iPhoneAsEverlastingGobstopper #GoldenTicket #
♺ @sciam: RT @lornina: #tcmy10 there's no such thing as sustainable water. Bruce Brandfon of Scientific American #

Twitter Week: 2010-08-01

J C Lawrence — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 06:41:00 +0000

@snicholson: I am a grumpy old man god dammit ! And get off my lawn! in reply to snicholson #
RT @newscientist: Green machine: Aircon that doesn't warm the planet http://bit.ly/cPzaqL #
What if I allowed players to put properties back on the market in Corner Lot? #
@alizatw I'm think more a way to recoup liquidity during the mid-game recession. in reply to alizatw #
@alizatw There's a rank & ordering problem there. Also fiddly. Not so keen. Inject at highest order is simpler & often hard decision. in reply to alizatw #
@scottredracecar Likely limited to once per game per player. As the game is currently ~1hr, I'm not so worried by length. in reply to scottredracecar #
@alizatw Of course, but you (only) get what it sells for. Call it "flipping". in reply to alizatw #
@GamesOnTheBrain: No, insert in price-order instead of bid/buy/pass. in reply to GamesOnTheBrain #
@sedjtroll: The rules decide what is in and out of scope. in reply to sedjtroll #
@richardtempura Dunno. What if you tested Corner Lot? I won't be at WBC. in reply to richardtempura #
@alizatw: The one I've heard most recently is "sweater kittens". in reply to alizatw #
@alizatw: They both tend to create autonomous uncontrolled endocrinal and hormonal responses that are prone to positive feedback loops. in reply to alizatw #
RT @newscientist:Emotions evolved as tools to manipulate others into cooperating http://bit.ly/cVeI6Z [This is a new thought?] #
RT @GreatDismal:Las Palmas Woman http://bit.ly/ahDDpU #
RT @timoreilly:"If you were hacking since age 8, it means you were privileged" http://bit.ly/aD92rm via @laurelatoreilly [Since age 13] #
RT @alleyinsider:Side-By-Side Comparison Shows Just How Slow Your Old iPhone Is by @willwei http://read.bi/9N5Tmt #
RT @newscientist:Phytoplankton in decline: bye bye food chain? http://bit.ly/cuzZ3B #
Captured: America in Color from 1939-1943: http://blogs.denverpost.com/captured/2010/07/26/captured-america-in-color-from-1939-1943/ #
RT @newscientist: Graphene bubbles mimic super-powerful explosive magnetic field. Yes that's right: *mimic* http://bit.ly/ccYKvg #
@andsoerinsaid There is enough innuendo in that tweet to be TMI. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@andsoerinsaid: First he handles everything, then you suck at dating. What's next, an election or a dry-cleaner? in reply to andsoerinsaid #
RT @neilhimself: I LOVE these photos. Scottish landscapes, african wildlife: http://bit.ly/cqW8hD (thank you @olganunes) #
@ChrisTheCat Hansa Teutonica got more of a shrug here. in reply to ChrisTheCat #

Twitter Week: 2010-07-25

J C Lawrence — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 06:41:00 +0000

@brettspiel The analytical austerity of Corner Lot may well be it's greatest strength & its greatest weakness. in reply to brettspiel #
RT @jamesoreilly Thought this was an Onion headline "Earth's upper atmosphere collapses. Nobody knows why" Apparently not http://is.gd/dxGJ7 #
RT @newscientist: An evil atmosphere is forming around geoengineering http://bit.ly/9ZITxm #
@alizatw: AIR you were the one napping in that 18C2C game. in reply to alizatw #
♺ @chadaustin: Perspective: it takes 1000 pounds of coal to power a 100 W lightbulb for one year. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal #
♺ @chadaustin: One reason to hire new people is that it breaks your organization out of local optima. #
RT @sciam: RT @mims: USDA: There's a clear link between the use of antibiotics in livestock & drug resistance in humans http://bit.ly/apsrWn #
@icheyne: League of Legends? I'm not that testosteronal any more. in reply to icheyne #
@GamesOnTheBrain 3.5hrs sounds about right for a first play of any member of the Riding Series. in reply to GamesOnTheBrain #

Anatomy of a three company dump

J C Lawrence — Thu, 20 May 2010 22:31:08 +0000

Three company dumps in 18xx are frequently discussed but far less often successfully executed. They are hard to pull off well. Additionally, according to my email, there’s also a fair bit of confusion on how to arrange a three company dump.

The minimal form:

You are the president of CompanyA, CompanyB and CompanyC.
When CompanyB runs it has no train and has to buy one.
CompanyB buys a train from CompanyA for face value or less¹
CompanyB doesn’t have enough treasury to buy the train for that much, and neither does the CompanyB president, so the CompanyB president sells shares in CompanyC to fund the train, sufficient to dump CompanyC on another player (who holds at least two shares of the company) in the middle of an Operating Round.

You’ll have to flesh out the details of how to arrive in this minimal state, and what related conditions you want to be true when you do. Presumably one of the pre-conditions is that CompanyC doesn’t (or won’t) have a train.

Getting all the details right is tricky. In several hundred 18xx games, I’ve seen two well-executed three company dumps. A well-executed three company dump can be devastating to the player the company is dumped on, especially if it lands them needing to buy a $1,100 diesel they were unprepared for (as it was for me in one of those two cases).

Notes:

The company selling the train (usually) can’t be the one being dumped as the sale/control-transfer happens before the presidential authorisation for the train sale and the new president is unlikely to authorise the train sale.
Some games explicitly disallow three company dumps. Check the rules for the game you are playing. The games that disallow, usually do so by requiring that forced train purchases must be from the bank and not from other companies.

Footnotes

The 1830 rules allow trains to be purchased for up to face value during forced emergency train purchases – so pick a value just high enough to accomplish the dump ↩

And upon the far horizon in the east

J C Lawrence — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 07:33:41 +0000

Kanga.nu and its services have been moved to a new host. This marks the final decommissioning of the box I built from parts while working at VA Research. It has been a long time..and it is somewhat sad to see her fade into scrap.

If you notice problems or inconsistencies, please comment below or email me.

Twitter Week: 2010-04-17

J C Lawrence — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 08:00:00 +0000

RT @alleyinsider:Steve Jobs responds to Adobe furor, tells you to go read John Gruber's post http://bit.ly/9B53Es [Doh!] #
@rholzgrafe: I dropped #Facebook. instead as I can find no use for #fb, but find Twitter extremely useful. Far more signal on #twitter. in reply to rholzgrafe #
@rholzgrafe: I don't use #FB or #Twitter (much) for friends. I do use Twitter for news, tech info, and professional interests. in reply to rholzgrafe #
@andsoerinsaid: I'm a less impressed with Samarkand. Stephen's Rocket is one of Knizia's two best games in my mind. Quite wonderful. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@rholzgrafe: Oh, and you said to give you a shout when I'm dumping games toward the Endgame auction… Consider yourself yelled out. in reply to rholzgrafe #
@rholzgrafe Grab me on #bgdf_chat & I'll try & remember what I'm selling. in reply to rholzgrafe #
@BrenoKummel Historicity is clearly important to some. I don't know how dominant the trait is. I like it, but not critical to me. #18xx in reply to BrenoKummel #

Twitter Week: 2010-04-10

J C Lawrence — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 08:00:00 +0000

@scottsturn I'll take that as a solid reccomendation. Thanks. in reply to scottsturn #
@scottredracecar: Even more so because the iPad users are affluent early adopters, and that's a key market for much of the 'net. in reply to scottredracecar #
@jdludlow: There's no good way to support Flash on a (multii-)touch device. Interaction model too different w/o a multi-typed fine pointer. in reply to jdludlow #
@jdludlow: All the larger porn houses are converting all their content to work with the iPad. Most already have. They see the money. in reply to jdludlow #
@jdludlow Flash (games) reads the keyboard & mouse. It is inherent to the Flash UI model even with video. in reply to jdludlow #
@andsoerinsaid Yep, 1848 is a facinating game of capital control — & we're playing #18xx with Lonny Orgler here ATM! in reply to andsoerinsaid #
End of a 3P game of 18 FR-RCE with Lonny Orgler of Double-O games: http://twitpic.com/1dw2dt #
Lonny Orgler at the start of a 3P game of 18GL: #18xx http://twitpic.com/1dw35d #
Heading strong into the middle of 18GL: #18xx http://twitpic.com/1dw3o4 #
End-game track for 18GL: #18xx http://twitpic.com/1dw3wu #
@andsoerinsaid 1848 is a local & often played favourite. Lonny is visiting for three days, so we're playing #18xx every night with him. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
Lonny goes on his way & I am eviscerated in 1824 (DFL by 30%): #18xx http://twitpic.com/1e0wbr #

Twitter Week: 2010-04-03

J C Lawrence — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 08:00:00 +0000

RT @timoreilly: Racism at the heart of Tea Party rage? http://nyti.ms/br9RMC (via @Michael_Finberg) There's good evidence, says Frank Rich. #
@andsoerinsaid Woot! in reply to andsoerinsaid #

Twitter Week: 2010-03-27

J C Lawrence — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0000

@andsoerinsaid 20% error-rate outside of cheap questions (eg which hemisphere do you live in, north or south?) until I ran out of patience. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
Multiplying hummingbird: http://twitpic.com/1ap7ny #
RT @newscientist: The Bacteria Diet: For a trimmer figure, add an extra helping of gut bugs http://bit.ly/ajKvKR #
RT @GreatDismal: Dear Texas: Please shut up. Sincerely, History http://bit.ly/bFzNq1 (Praise be the choir) #

Twitter Week: 2010-03-20

J C Lawrence — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0000

@pontusnalle The problem I have with 2P 1889 is one player buys four 3-trains & mostly wins right there. #18xx in reply to pontusnalle #
@pontusnalle I'm only aware of one good 2P 1830-style #18xx & that's 1860, but it is a terrible newbie game. in reply to pontusnalle #
Wonderful 4P 18FR-RCE yesterday (Aliza $7,234 JCL $9,492 Jim $3,675 Daniel $7,620) #18xx http://twitpic.com/18rtnu #
@pontusnalle Confucius is about creating ties that resolve in your favour; that's what I expect to happen, esp with the admiral to win. in reply to pontusnalle #
@pontusnalle Eh, that just means that one player failed to create sufficient incentives for their direction. The struggle still happened. in reply to pontusnalle #

Twitter Week: 2010-03-12

J C Lawrence — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 07:00:00 +0000

@snicholson Uncanny valley? in reply to snicholson #
@gilhova I am pleased with my HP OfficeJet K8600 (mostly for prototyping). in reply to gilhova #
The #18xx games of yesterday: http://pic.im/ibf http://pic.im/ibg http://pic.im/ibh (1824, 18GL, 1889) #
@thisdarkpen ProGen 80s. I'm very pleased with them. See my Poker Chip Recommendations thread on #BGG for details & whys. in reply to thisdarkpen #
@BrenoKummel No, a new player that destroyed their own position & was unhappy about it & the game. They aren't used to merger games. #18xx in reply to BrenoKummel #
RT @GreatDismal & @markos: Palin: "We used to hustle over the border for health care we rcvd in Canada. And I think now, isn't that ironic?" #
Wonderful (#18xx) game of 1824 (Mike: $10,318 Ron: $11,934 Me: $13,251): http://twitpic.com/17it0z #
@BildArchiv #
@scottredracecar: He has? http://is.gd/aaFXg in reply to scottredracecar #
@pontusnalle 1844 is pretty amazing. Enjoy! Glad I could help. #18xx in reply to pontusnalle #
@andsoerinsaid Flirting is one of the great human art forms. Revel in it. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@andsoerinsaid I think the only trick is to ensure all three parties know that the intent is to flirt & only to flirt. in reply to andsoerinsaid #

Twitter Week: 2010-03-05

J C Lawrence — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 07:00:00 +0000

Life eternal. The hummingbirds have hatched: http://twitpic.com/15oxar #

Twitter Week: 2010-02-26

J C Lawrence — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 07:00:00 +0000

@endgameoakland Please hold Container 2nd Shipment for me? I've credit to cover it. #
More sensical than most arguments. RT @hnshah:very pragmatic argument on why the iPad can't use Flash: http://bit.ly/9DTLR3 /via @yongfook #
@BrenoKummel I almost always plan to buy a diesel out of pocket in 1830 — and yes, it can be quite profitable #18xx in reply to BrenoKummel #
18io is becoming impressive. Probably not great, possibly flawed and critically narrow, but still impressive. #18xx #
@andsoerinsaid I'm thankful you are not hurt. Luck out there. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@andsoerinsaid I have seen revolting navels and attractive navels. It much more has to do with the person bearing the navel than anything. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
In Disobedient Rooms: On J.G. Ballard: http://tr.im/PR9J (Ballard was central to my adolescent struggles with maturity & world-view). #

Twitter Week: 2010-02-19

J C Lawrence — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 07:00:00 +0000

@dafair: Player count? More is longer. Safe bet: you won't finish. I'd wager 20-30 hours for 18C2C until you're all >3 plays in. #18xx in reply to dafair #
@dafair: Avoid west coast, east is good, always redeem, privatise before destinating, get good company pairs, beware Amtrack & ConRail #18xx in reply to dafair #
Y! Messenger for iPhone reliably does background/push, unlike IM+ which times out. Also handles multiple-logins better. #

Twitter Week: 2010-02-19

J C Lawrence — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 07:00:00 +0000

@jdhuntington http://tr.im/NIhE 75 white, 100 red, 77 green, 50 black, 26 purple for a $20K bank with clean splits at $8K/10/12/20K #18xx in reply to jdhuntington #
@jdhuntington Actually I ordered a few more of each colour to have as spares. One white arrived shattered, so this was a Good Idea. #18xx in reply to jdhuntington #
@jdhuntington Err, and that's 25 purple, not 26. I'll get some pics up soon-ish (very backlogged). #18xx in reply to jdhuntington #
@jdhuntington Lastly, beware that ProGen 80s without stickers can be broken with only moderate force. Losses are guaranteed. #18xx in reply to jdhuntington #
Hummingbirds are nesting by the front door again: http://twitpic.com/12mrm8 #
@andsoerinsaid: You think 40yr old software engineers don't throw temper tantrums like two-year olds with too much sugar? Ha! I wish. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
Lack of personal bandwidth sucks, and yet is the only life-state I really enjoy. Somehow this contradiction is supposed to be poetic? #

Twitter Week: 2010-02-19

J C Lawrence — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 07:00:00 +0000

@jdhuntington http://tr.im/NIhE 75 white, 100 red, 77 green, 50 black, 26 purple for a $20K bank with clean splits at $8K/10/12/20K #18xx in reply to jdhuntington #
@jdhuntington Actually I ordered a few more of each colour to have as spares. One white arrived shattered, so this was a Good Idea. #18xx in reply to jdhuntington #
@jdhuntington Err, and that's 25 purple, not 26. I'll get some pics up soon-ish (very backlogged). #18xx in reply to jdhuntington #
@jdhuntington Lastly, beware that ProGen 80s without stickers can be broken with only moderate force. Losses are guaranteed. #18xx in reply to jdhuntington #
Hummingbirds are nesting by the front door again: http://twitpic.com/12mrm8 #
@andsoerinsaid: You think 40yr old software engineers don't throw temper tantrums like two-year olds with too much sugar? Ha! I wish. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
Lack of personal bandwidth sucks, and yet is the only life-state I really enjoy. Somehow this contradiction is supposed to be poetic? #

Twitter Week: 2010-02-19

J C Lawrence — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 07:00:00 +0000

@jdhuntington http://tr.im/NIhE 75 white, 100 red, 77 green, 50 black, 26 purple for a $20K bank with clean splits at $8K/10/12/20K #18xx in reply to jdhuntington #
@jdhuntington Actually I ordered a few more of each colour to have as spares. One white arrived shattered, so this was a Good Idea. #18xx in reply to jdhuntington #
@jdhuntington Err, and that's 25 purple, not 26. I'll get some pics up soon-ish (very backlogged). #18xx in reply to jdhuntington #
@jdhuntington Lastly, beware that ProGen 80s without stickers can be broken with only moderate force. Losses are guaranteed. #18xx in reply to jdhuntington #
Hummingbirds are nesting by the front door again: http://twitpic.com/12mrm8 #
@andsoerinsaid: You think 40yr old software engineers don't throw temper tantrums like two-year olds with too much sugar? Ha! I wish. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
Lack of personal bandwidth sucks, and yet is the only life-state I really enjoy. Somehow this contradiction is supposed to be poetic? #

Twitter Week: 2010-02-19

J C Lawrence — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 07:00:00 +0000

@jdhuntington http://tr.im/NIhE 75 white, 100 red, 77 green, 50 black, 26 purple for a $20K bank with clean splits at $8K/10/12/20K #18xx in reply to jdhuntington #
@jdhuntington Actually I ordered a few more of each colour to have as spares. One white arrived shattered, so this was a Good Idea. #18xx in reply to jdhuntington #
@jdhuntington Err, and that's 25 purple, not 26. I'll get some pics up soon-ish (very backlogged). #18xx in reply to jdhuntington #
@jdhuntington Lastly, beware that ProGen 80s without stickers can be broken with only moderate force. Losses are guaranteed. #18xx in reply to jdhuntington #
Hummingbirds are nesting by the front door again: http://twitpic.com/12mrm8 #
@andsoerinsaid: You think 40yr old software engineers don't throw temper tantrums like two-year olds with too much sugar? Ha! I wish. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
Lack of personal bandwidth sucks, and yet is the only life-state I really enjoy. Somehow this contradiction is supposed to be poetic? #

Twitter Week: 2010-02-10

J C Lawrence — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 07:00:00 +0000

@BrenoKummel I thought France was fine, & not nearly as easy as its beginner description suggests. Italy was too chaotic for my taste. in reply to BrenoKummel #
@andsoerinsaid I suspect it will, but really only if you've no need to run local applications or do heavy data entry. #iPad in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@BrenoKummel AoS:Germany is good. Well worth it. in reply to BrenoKummel #
@BrenoKummel Aye, AoS:Holland is good too. Tell me what you think of AoS:Sun/London some time. I suspect London will work well for you. in reply to BrenoKummel #
@BrenoKummel Are you up to printing your own AoS maps? I could throw a few of my later designs at you. They're not small changes. in reply to BrenoKummel #
@BrenoKummel Which version did you print? My PDFs are correctly scaled if printed unscaled. in reply to BrenoKummel #
@clearclaw BTW: How much AoS have you played? in reply to clearclaw #
@BrenoKummel If it was one of my PDFs from BGG, just make sure you print with no scaling. in reply to BrenoKummel #
@BrenoKummel AoS:London will kill you if you don't really grok when to use other's track. For AoS:Sun you have to grok auction control. in reply to BrenoKummel #
@BrenoKummel Nice stats. Give me a shout in another dozen or so games and I'll give you a crack at my maps. in reply to BrenoKummel #
@BrenoKummel Yeah I'll play HT eventually. Several local fans. It seems very tactical though. Not a fan of 10 ways to make VPs games either. in reply to BrenoKummel #
@BrenoKummel Now I have them stashed somewhere….(AoS maps — actually know where, but need to re-verify versioning etc) in reply to BrenoKummel #
@andsoerinsaid I slept thru Saturday's gamesday. I may not have much sympathy. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@jesnellm I view Amazon & Macmillan as inequitable systems that must change. In the short-term I side with Macmillan as the more fragile. in reply to jesnellm #
@gilhova Woot! #
@BrenoKummel Yes, especially with the NdM in 18MEX or PRR/B&O in 1830. Sometimes there is not much available/better to invest in. #18xx in reply to BrenoKummel #
@BrenoKummel In 1870, yes, to steal a presidency. #18xx in reply to BrenoKummel #
@BrenoKummel That is for ME to take the presidency in 1870. Or,as you say, to move a presidency from a winner. #18xx in reply to BrenoKummel #
@andsoerinsaid None at all, all weekend. Nyahh! Tonight is #18xx night. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@andsoerinsaid Not sure what #18xx we'll play. Maybe 1848 or 1860. We'll decide as a group. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@andsoerinsaid I last played on Tues. Will play tonight, tomorrow, Thurs & probably Saturday. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@jesnellm: I trust publishers with retail price-fixingbecause the next wave is authors direct to retail and then direct to consumer. #
@jesnellm: By the time any wanna-be incumbent tries to balance, they're hit by the next wave. Just have to keep waves coming fast enough. #
A good starting discission of social networks vs content sites as business models: http://is.gd/7vCtZ #
@jesnellm: You don't think private editors will become a viable business model (as a degraded form of the current publisher model)? #
@jesnellm: Absolutely, and even today that's one of the traits that separates the professionals from the wannabes. #
@andsoerinsaid: I have heard of Munchkin. I must be prime beef. #
@andsoerinsaid: Bugger. I was about to charge gender discrimintion. Hmm. I've also played Uno…and Go Fish! I'm a slam dunk baby.. #
RT @timoreilley Without a doubt the best post yet on #ipad, @VenessaMiemis: Overhyped Flop or Great Design Thinking? http://bit.ly/a3nFUs #
@endgameoakland Please check if Container: 2nd shipment is in your channel again. I think it should be, and I'd like a copy. #
Men, women, risk-taking, self-affacement, and bald lies made to come true: http://is.gd/7zmt7 I have lived and seen this story many times. #
@EndGameOakland: Okay, thanks for checking (Container 2nd Shipment) #
@snicholson: Welcome back Scott. #
@andsoerinsaid Hold on. Fantasy? Dear gods above. Munchkin! Chez Geek! Killer Bunnies! Ninja Burger! LCR! FluXX! Munchkin Train Bunnies! in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@scottredracecar: Aye the pimp thread is a good 'un. Like laundry flapping in the breeze, you get to see everything. #
@andsoerinsaid: Freeze your bra? This is some trick I'm dolefully unfamiliar with. #
@andsoerinsaid And what, iced nipples in the morning when they put it on? Don't think I get the gag. /clueless in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@peterpham Dig up Jacob Butcher for a Java dude. He's a PITA but worth it. in reply to peterpham #
@andsoerinsaid Ahh, that makes more sense. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@scottredracecar Nothing very original in 18IO. The charter auctions may absord any balance problems. Or not. First game tonight. #18xx in reply to scottredracecar #
@BrenoKummel I agree. It is the balance of early commitment to a pure vs mixed strategy, but that commitment _is_ the stategy. in reply to BrenoKummel #
@scottredracecar Big 18IO concern is Charter reservations. Too strong & too stylising, especially with incremental capitalisation? #18xx in reply to scottredracecar #
@scottredracecar Other fear is auctions are degenerate due to strongly typed positions & company pairs – so bidding fails midgame. #18xx in reply to scottredracecar #
@BrenoKummel It is hard to absord first mover penalty & commit to a stategy before you know the direction the game will develop. in reply to BrenoKummel #
@andsoerinsaid: All of them? All at once? #

Twitter Week: 2010-02-10

J C Lawrence — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 07:00:00 +0000

@BrenoKummel I thought France was fine, & not nearly as easy as its beginner description suggests. Italy was too chaotic for my taste. in reply to BrenoKummel #
@andsoerinsaid I suspect it will, but really only if you've no need to run local applications or do heavy data entry. #iPad in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@BrenoKummel AoS:Germany is good. Well worth it. in reply to BrenoKummel #
@BrenoKummel Aye, AoS:Holland is good too. Tell me what you think of AoS:Sun/London some time. I suspect London will work well for you. in reply to BrenoKummel #
@BrenoKummel Are you up to printing your own AoS maps? I could throw a few of my later designs at you. They're not small changes. in reply to BrenoKummel #
@BrenoKummel Which version did you print? My PDFs are correctly scaled if printed unscaled. in reply to BrenoKummel #
@clearclaw BTW: How much AoS have you played? in reply to clearclaw #
@BrenoKummel If it was one of my PDFs from BGG, just make sure you print with no scaling. in reply to BrenoKummel #
@BrenoKummel AoS:London will kill you if you don't really grok when to use other's track. For AoS:Sun you have to grok auction control. in reply to BrenoKummel #
@BrenoKummel Nice stats. Give me a shout in another dozen or so games and I'll give you a crack at my maps. in reply to BrenoKummel #
@BrenoKummel Yeah I'll play HT eventually. Several local fans. It seems very tactical though. Not a fan of 10 ways to make VPs games either. in reply to BrenoKummel #
@BrenoKummel Now I have them stashed somewhere….(AoS maps — actually know where, but need to re-verify versioning etc) in reply to BrenoKummel #
@andsoerinsaid I slept thru Saturday's gamesday. I may not have much sympathy. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@jesnellm I view Amazon & Macmillan as inequitable systems that must change. In the short-term I side with Macmillan as the more fragile. in reply to jesnellm #
@gilhova Woot! #
@BrenoKummel Yes, especially with the NdM in 18MEX or PRR/B&O in 1830. Sometimes there is not much available/better to invest in. #18xx in reply to BrenoKummel #
@BrenoKummel In 1870, yes, to steal a presidency. #18xx in reply to BrenoKummel #
@BrenoKummel That is for ME to take the presidency in 1870. Or,as you say, to move a presidency from a winner. #18xx in reply to BrenoKummel #
@andsoerinsaid None at all, all weekend. Nyahh! Tonight is #18xx night. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@andsoerinsaid Not sure what #18xx we'll play. Maybe 1848 or 1860. We'll decide as a group. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@andsoerinsaid I last played on Tues. Will play tonight, tomorrow, Thurs & probably Saturday. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@jesnellm: I trust publishers with retail price-fixingbecause the next wave is authors direct to retail and then direct to consumer. #
@jesnellm: By the time any wanna-be incumbent tries to balance, they're hit by the next wave. Just have to keep waves coming fast enough. #
A good starting discission of social networks vs content sites as business models: http://is.gd/7vCtZ #
@jesnellm: You don't think private editors will become a viable business model (as a degraded form of the current publisher model)? #
@jesnellm: Absolutely, and even today that's one of the traits that separates the professionals from the wannabes. #
@andsoerinsaid: I have heard of Munchkin. I must be prime beef. #
@andsoerinsaid: Bugger. I was about to charge gender discrimintion. Hmm. I've also played Uno…and Go Fish! I'm a slam dunk baby.. #
RT @timoreilley Without a doubt the best post yet on #ipad, @VenessaMiemis: Overhyped Flop or Great Design Thinking? http://bit.ly/a3nFUs #
@endgameoakland Please check if Container: 2nd shipment is in your channel again. I think it should be, and I'd like a copy. #
Men, women, risk-taking, self-affacement, and bald lies made to come true: http://is.gd/7zmt7 I have lived and seen this story many times. #
@EndGameOakland: Okay, thanks for checking (Container 2nd Shipment) #
@snicholson: Welcome back Scott. #
@andsoerinsaid Hold on. Fantasy? Dear gods above. Munchkin! Chez Geek! Killer Bunnies! Ninja Burger! LCR! FluXX! Munchkin Train Bunnies! in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@scottredracecar: Aye the pimp thread is a good 'un. Like laundry flapping in the breeze, you get to see everything. #
@andsoerinsaid: Freeze your bra? This is some trick I'm dolefully unfamiliar with. #
@andsoerinsaid And what, iced nipples in the morning when they put it on? Don't think I get the gag. /clueless in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@peterpham Dig up Jacob Butcher for a Java dude. He's a PITA but worth it. in reply to peterpham #
@andsoerinsaid Ahh, that makes more sense. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@scottredracecar Nothing very original in 18IO. The charter auctions may absord any balance problems. Or not. First game tonight. #18xx in reply to scottredracecar #
@BrenoKummel I agree. It is the balance of early commitment to a pure vs mixed strategy, but that commitment _is_ the stategy. in reply to BrenoKummel #
@scottredracecar Big 18IO concern is Charter reservations. Too strong & too stylising, especially with incremental capitalisation? #18xx in reply to scottredracecar #
@scottredracecar Other fear is auctions are degenerate due to strongly typed positions & company pairs – so bidding fails midgame. #18xx in reply to scottredracecar #
@BrenoKummel It is hard to absord first mover penalty & commit to a stategy before you know the direction the game will develop. in reply to BrenoKummel #
@andsoerinsaid: All of them? All at once? #

Twitter Week: 2010-02-10

J C Lawrence — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 07:00:00 +0000

@BrenoKummel I thought France was fine, & not nearly as easy as its beginner description suggests. Italy was too chaotic for my taste. in reply to BrenoKummel #
@andsoerinsaid I suspect it will, but really only if you've no need to run local applications or do heavy data entry. #iPad in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@BrenoKummel AoS:Germany is good. Well worth it. in reply to BrenoKummel #
@BrenoKummel Aye, AoS:Holland is good too. Tell me what you think of AoS:Sun/London some time. I suspect London will work well for you. in reply to BrenoKummel #
@BrenoKummel Are you up to printing your own AoS maps? I could throw a few of my later designs at you. They're not small changes. in reply to BrenoKummel #
@BrenoKummel Which version did you print? My PDFs are correctly scaled if printed unscaled. in reply to BrenoKummel #
@clearclaw BTW: How much AoS have you played? in reply to clearclaw #
@BrenoKummel If it was one of my PDFs from BGG, just make sure you print with no scaling. in reply to BrenoKummel #
@BrenoKummel AoS:London will kill you if you don't really grok when to use other's track. For AoS:Sun you have to grok auction control. in reply to BrenoKummel #
@BrenoKummel Nice stats. Give me a shout in another dozen or so games and I'll give you a crack at my maps. in reply to BrenoKummel #
@BrenoKummel Yeah I'll play HT eventually. Several local fans. It seems very tactical though. Not a fan of 10 ways to make VPs games either. in reply to BrenoKummel #
@BrenoKummel Now I have them stashed somewhere….(AoS maps — actually know where, but need to re-verify versioning etc) in reply to BrenoKummel #
@andsoerinsaid I slept thru Saturday's gamesday. I may not have much sympathy. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@jesnellm I view Amazon & Macmillan as inequitable systems that must change. In the short-term I side with Macmillan as the more fragile. in reply to jesnellm #
@gilhova Woot! #
@BrenoKummel Yes, especially with the NdM in 18MEX or PRR/B&O in 1830. Sometimes there is not much available/better to invest in. #18xx in reply to BrenoKummel #
@BrenoKummel In 1870, yes, to steal a presidency. #18xx in reply to BrenoKummel #
@BrenoKummel That is for ME to take the presidency in 1870. Or,as you say, to move a presidency from a winner. #18xx in reply to BrenoKummel #
@andsoerinsaid None at all, all weekend. Nyahh! Tonight is #18xx night. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@andsoerinsaid Not sure what #18xx we'll play. Maybe 1848 or 1860. We'll decide as a group. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@andsoerinsaid I last played on Tues. Will play tonight, tomorrow, Thurs & probably Saturday. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@jesnellm: I trust publishers with retail price-fixingbecause the next wave is authors direct to retail and then direct to consumer. #
@jesnellm: By the time any wanna-be incumbent tries to balance, they're hit by the next wave. Just have to keep waves coming fast enough. #
A good starting discission of social networks vs content sites as business models: http://is.gd/7vCtZ #
@jesnellm: You don't think private editors will become a viable business model (as a degraded form of the current publisher model)? #
@jesnellm: Absolutely, and even today that's one of the traits that separates the professionals from the wannabes. #
@andsoerinsaid: I have heard of Munchkin. I must be prime beef. #
@andsoerinsaid: Bugger. I was about to charge gender discrimintion. Hmm. I've also played Uno…and Go Fish! I'm a slam dunk baby.. #
RT @timoreilley Without a doubt the best post yet on #ipad, @VenessaMiemis: Overhyped Flop or Great Design Thinking? http://bit.ly/a3nFUs #
@endgameoakland Please check if Container: 2nd shipment is in your channel again. I think it should be, and I'd like a copy. #
Men, women, risk-taking, self-affacement, and bald lies made to come true: http://is.gd/7zmt7 I have lived and seen this story many times. #
@EndGameOakland: Okay, thanks for checking (Container 2nd Shipment) #
@snicholson: Welcome back Scott. #
@andsoerinsaid Hold on. Fantasy? Dear gods above. Munchkin! Chez Geek! Killer Bunnies! Ninja Burger! LCR! FluXX! Munchkin Train Bunnies! in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@scottredracecar: Aye the pimp thread is a good 'un. Like laundry flapping in the breeze, you get to see everything. #
@andsoerinsaid: Freeze your bra? This is some trick I'm dolefully unfamiliar with. #
@andsoerinsaid And what, iced nipples in the morning when they put it on? Don't think I get the gag. /clueless in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@peterpham Dig up Jacob Butcher for a Java dude. He's a PITA but worth it. in reply to peterpham #
@andsoerinsaid Ahh, that makes more sense. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@scottredracecar Nothing very original in 18IO. The charter auctions may absord any balance problems. Or not. First game tonight. #18xx in reply to scottredracecar #
@BrenoKummel I agree. It is the balance of early commitment to a pure vs mixed strategy, but that commitment _is_ the stategy. in reply to BrenoKummel #
@scottredracecar Big 18IO concern is Charter reservations. Too strong & too stylising, especially with incremental capitalisation? #18xx in reply to scottredracecar #
@scottredracecar Other fear is auctions are degenerate due to strongly typed positions & company pairs – so bidding fails midgame. #18xx in reply to scottredracecar #
@BrenoKummel It is hard to absord first mover penalty & commit to a stategy before you know the direction the game will develop. in reply to BrenoKummel #
@andsoerinsaid: All of them? All at once? #

Twitter Week: 2010-02-10

J C Lawrence — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 07:00:00 +0000

@BrenoKummel I thought France was fine, & not nearly as easy as its beginner description suggests. Italy was too chaotic for my taste. in reply to BrenoKummel #
@andsoerinsaid I suspect it will, but really only if you've no need to run local applications or do heavy data entry. #iPad in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@BrenoKummel AoS:Germany is good. Well worth it. in reply to BrenoKummel #
@BrenoKummel Aye, AoS:Holland is good too. Tell me what you think of AoS:Sun/London some time. I suspect London will work well for you. in reply to BrenoKummel #
@BrenoKummel Are you up to printing your own AoS maps? I could throw a few of my later designs at you. They're not small changes. in reply to BrenoKummel #
@BrenoKummel Which version did you print? My PDFs are correctly scaled if printed unscaled. in reply to BrenoKummel #
@clearclaw BTW: How much AoS have you played? in reply to clearclaw #
@BrenoKummel If it was one of my PDFs from BGG, just make sure you print with no scaling. in reply to BrenoKummel #
@BrenoKummel AoS:London will kill you if you don't really grok when to use other's track. For AoS:Sun you have to grok auction control. in reply to BrenoKummel #
@BrenoKummel Nice stats. Give me a shout in another dozen or so games and I'll give you a crack at my maps. in reply to BrenoKummel #
@BrenoKummel Yeah I'll play HT eventually. Several local fans. It seems very tactical though. Not a fan of 10 ways to make VPs games either. in reply to BrenoKummel #
@BrenoKummel Now I have them stashed somewhere….(AoS maps — actually know where, but need to re-verify versioning etc) in reply to BrenoKummel #
@andsoerinsaid I slept thru Saturday's gamesday. I may not have much sympathy. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@jesnellm I view Amazon & Macmillan as inequitable systems that must change. In the short-term I side with Macmillan as the more fragile. in reply to jesnellm #
@gilhova Woot! #
@BrenoKummel Yes, especially with the NdM in 18MEX or PRR/B&O in 1830. Sometimes there is not much available/better to invest in. #18xx in reply to BrenoKummel #
@BrenoKummel In 1870, yes, to steal a presidency. #18xx in reply to BrenoKummel #
@BrenoKummel That is for ME to take the presidency in 1870. Or,as you say, to move a presidency from a winner. #18xx in reply to BrenoKummel #
@andsoerinsaid None at all, all weekend. Nyahh! Tonight is #18xx night. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@andsoerinsaid Not sure what #18xx we'll play. Maybe 1848 or 1860. We'll decide as a group. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@andsoerinsaid I last played on Tues. Will play tonight, tomorrow, Thurs & probably Saturday. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@jesnellm: I trust publishers with retail price-fixingbecause the next wave is authors direct to retail and then direct to consumer. #
@jesnellm: By the time any wanna-be incumbent tries to balance, they're hit by the next wave. Just have to keep waves coming fast enough. #
A good starting discission of social networks vs content sites as business models: http://is.gd/7vCtZ #
@jesnellm: You don't think private editors will become a viable business model (as a degraded form of the current publisher model)? #
@jesnellm: Absolutely, and even today that's one of the traits that separates the professionals from the wannabes. #
@andsoerinsaid: I have heard of Munchkin. I must be prime beef. #
@andsoerinsaid: Bugger. I was about to charge gender discrimintion. Hmm. I've also played Uno…and Go Fish! I'm a slam dunk baby.. #
RT @timoreilley Without a doubt the best post yet on #ipad, @VenessaMiemis: Overhyped Flop or Great Design Thinking? http://bit.ly/a3nFUs #
@endgameoakland Please check if Container: 2nd shipment is in your channel again. I think it should be, and I'd like a copy. #
Men, women, risk-taking, self-affacement, and bald lies made to come true: http://is.gd/7zmt7 I have lived and seen this story many times. #
@EndGameOakland: Okay, thanks for checking (Container 2nd Shipment) #
@snicholson: Welcome back Scott. #
@andsoerinsaid Hold on. Fantasy? Dear gods above. Munchkin! Chez Geek! Killer Bunnies! Ninja Burger! LCR! FluXX! Munchkin Train Bunnies! in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@scottredracecar: Aye the pimp thread is a good 'un. Like laundry flapping in the breeze, you get to see everything. #
@andsoerinsaid: Freeze your bra? This is some trick I'm dolefully unfamiliar with. #
@andsoerinsaid And what, iced nipples in the morning when they put it on? Don't think I get the gag. /clueless in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@peterpham Dig up Jacob Butcher for a Java dude. He's a PITA but worth it. in reply to peterpham #
@andsoerinsaid Ahh, that makes more sense. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@scottredracecar Nothing very original in 18IO. The charter auctions may absord any balance problems. Or not. First game tonight. #18xx in reply to scottredracecar #
@BrenoKummel I agree. It is the balance of early commitment to a pure vs mixed strategy, but that commitment _is_ the stategy. in reply to BrenoKummel #
@scottredracecar Big 18IO concern is Charter reservations. Too strong & too stylising, especially with incremental capitalisation? #18xx in reply to scottredracecar #
@scottredracecar Other fear is auctions are degenerate due to strongly typed positions & company pairs – so bidding fails midgame. #18xx in reply to scottredracecar #
@BrenoKummel It is hard to absord first mover penalty & commit to a stategy before you know the direction the game will develop. in reply to BrenoKummel #
@andsoerinsaid: All of them? All at once? #