Let No One Say We Didn't Have This Coming
Try as I might, I cannot see this as anything but fair political comment. -- Steve Jackson
Coming Soon To Kickstarter: GURPS Ring Of Fire
The location is Grantsville, West Virginia. The year is 2000 . . . or is it? Residents of this quaint town suddenly find themselves transported to 1632 Germany during the Thirty Years' War. What happens next? You'll need to play GURPS Ring of Fire to find out! GURPS Ring...
What's The Latest Buzz In Your Audio Recordings?
This post is about a link I've had open in my "too many tabs" horde for a while that has merits . . . and a caveat. I'm sharing it as a half-baked "this is interesting" idea. Behold: The Hummingbird Clock. The idea behind this 2016 project by artist Lawrence...
The Past Computers That Didn't Give Up Or Let Down NASA
If you've been on a bit of a space-nostalgia kick for the past while, may I humbly suggest this video from the Gary Friedman archives of a tour of NASA's computers from the 1980s. It's sobering to think that the systems behind the Voyager and Galileo programs were the merest...
Steve's Interview In Japan
During my trip to Japan I was interviewed by Mr. Seki, aka "Mr. Urban Legend." He pulled me right in, and we had a great time. It is now on YouTube, and you can see the interview here! With the release of this video yesterday (Tokyo time), the Japanese edition...
Spyke And Flower Are Back At The Tavern!
The Red Dragon Inn has once again welcomed Spyke and Flower to the pub in an already-fully-funded(!) campaign that just launched on Kickstarter. Fans of starting a round of gambling, buying your opponents a drink, and messing with their fortitude can choose between the original 2018 art and the new...
Score Even More In Brigands Bluff
Ahoy, Me Hearties! If you pre-ordered Brigand's Bluff, you should be receiving it any day. We know you'll be thrilled to gather your band of pirates for a game night to try this all-new, dice-based social deduction game. Because each session is different and you might run out of score sheets...
Electronic Frontier Foundation On The Daily Show
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart recently featured a segment on the Electronic Frontier Foundation, interviewing their Executive Director, Cindy Cohn. She's also the author of Privacy's Defender: My Thirty-Year Fight Against Digital Surveillance. Following the show, the EFF shared an interesting article to help folks learn more about their...