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virtual world designer,
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Twitter Week: 2012-07-01
- A morning that starts out with Morecombe & Wise at Breakfast is simply a better morning than most. Thanks @neilhimself http://t.co/ufnruz4S #
Twitter Week: 2010-10-24
- RT @nytimes: A Kind of Hunt That Even Deer Can Get Behind http://nyti.ms/ (And deer over-population is still a problem?) #
- RT @sciam: The Little Energy Program That Could? http://bit.ly/9OrKCh (Any successes? More profitable paths?) #
- The problem with the blind leading the blind: when they get somewhere they can't tell where (or if) they went. #badmeetings #ohdearleader #
- Quick straw poll: How important is it to get 1849 back on the market? #18xx #
- @scottredracecar I've been talking to a different #18xx publisher about 1849. Does that make a difference? in reply to scottredracecar #
- @joshuabaer @technotheory @cyantist @davemcclure Yes, @alizatw is both female & an email maven. in reply to joshuabaer #
- @scottredracecar: What sort of numbers do you think 1849 would sell? #18xx in reply to scottredracecar #
- ♺ @AsteroidWatch: See the comet making a death plunge toward the sun? Watch the coronagraph http://bit.ly/c2m8eH & watch lower right (4:00) #
- ♺ @venturehacks: Don't expect to pay yesterday's prices for exceptional talent; Facebook and Google have to buy whole companies to recruit. #
- @scottredracecar: #18xx didn't buy 18EZ, newbies did. 1860 sold ~400 copies. Only hardcore will buy 1849? I figure 150-200 copies over 2yrs. in reply to scottredracecar #
- @BrenoKummel Important to the market & important to development of #18xx as a genre. I find 1849 a significant (fringe) design in the genre. in reply to BrenoKummel #
- @frandallfarmer I notice the implied operational tax and reduced productivity more. (Sarbanes-Oxley) #finance in reply to frandallfarmer #
- @BrenoKummel Nod. 1849 has clearly affected my design processes/goals. Few others express the dangers of _any_ investing so clearly. #18xx in reply to BrenoKummel #
- @BrenoKummel 1849 isn't so short. 4.5-5 hours here. #18xx in reply to BrenoKummel #
- RT @titleofmagazine Man builds telegraph using only stone age materials found in the woods: http://bit.ly/96Pg0g (A Maker-fu Master!) #
- @gilhova I say, "Heavens to Murgatroyd!", tho Betsy is a bit more common. in reply to gilhova #
- RT @NASA: The Gravity of Water: See the big seasonal shifts in water across the Americas from the GRACE satellite. http://go.usa.gov/amS #
Twitter Week: 2010-10-17
- RT @newscientist: Water cycle goes bust as the world gets warmer http://bit.ly/cLNUGy [Watersheds: the new goldfields] #
- RT @sciam: Whooping cough in California: deaths caused by the anti-vaccination movement http://bit.ly/cCcMlr #
- RT @sciam: Is killing yourself adaptive? That depends: An evolutionary theory about suicide http://bit.ly/cmNHDB #
- ♺ @scienceRSS: Scientific American: Will birth control solve climate change?: 150 people/minute join humanity… http://bit.ly/aoOWbp #
- The true size of Africa: http://twitpic.com/2woim6/full #
Twitter Week: 2010-10-03
- RT @timoreilly: Like Google's censorship map. http://bbc.in/bYI0EX Transparency is good. [Bravo!] #
- RT @GreatDismal: The Polari Bible: http://www.thesisters.demon.co.uk/bible/ #
- RT @newscientist: Bomb hotspots of northern Europe http://bit.ly/bRKiWY <munitions lost during World Wars I & II> #
Twitter Week: 2010-08-29
- 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
- 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
- @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
- ♺ @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
- @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
- @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 #
Twitter Week: 2010-04-17
- 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
- @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
- 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
- @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
- @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
- @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
- Life eternal. The hummingbirds have hatched: http://twitpic.com/15oxar #
Twitter Week: 2010-02-26
- @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
- @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
- @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
- @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
- @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
- @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
- @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 #
Twitter Week: 2010-02-10
- @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 #
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