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Hello Fosstodon,
After great progress on my programming language Gamma and and my EZER emulator, I have opened IRC channels #gamma and #EZER on Libera to open them to participation. I will be online from 9:00-23:00 UTC-3. You will need to be registered with NickServ to join.
Looking forward to meeting you!
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CW: Tabletop RPGs
Just finished my first... run? session? of "Alice is Missing" and I had a great time! 😃
It's played entirely via text, with one group chat and multiple private chats, quite discord friendly, and it only take setup + 90 minutes total, but there's still enough action.
This was such a good experience I will probably pick it up myself and might run it for other people, too.
Thanks @nachdemsturm for introducing the game and captaining the admin around it. #AliceIsMissing
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CW: Tabletop RPGs
Just finished my first... run? session? of "Alice is Missing" and I had a great time! 😃
It's played entirely via text, with one group chat and multiple private chats, quite discord friendly, and it only take setup + 90 minutes total, but there's still enough action.
This was such a good experience I will probably pick it up myself and might run it for other people, too.
Thanks @nachdemsturm for introducing the game and captaining the admin around it. #AliceIsMissing
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𝗭𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗸𝘆 𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗯𝗮𝗮𝗿 𝘃𝗼𝗼𝗿 90 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗷𝗮𝗿𝗱: '𝗗𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗮𝗻𝘇𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗷𝗸𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝘂𝗻'
De Oekraïense president Volodymyr Zelensky heeft op X zijn dankbaarheid uitgesproken voor de renteloze lening van 90 miljard euro die Europese leiders afsluiten voor Oekraïne. "Dit is aanzienlijke steun die onze weerbaarheid werkelijk versterkt", schrijft Zelensky.
https://www.rtl.nl/nieuws/buitenland/artikel/5545288/zelensky-dankbaar-voor-financiele-steun
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https://www.europesays.com/nl/89497/ Zelensky dankbaar voor EU-steun van 90 miljard: ‘Versterkt onze weerbaarheid’ #Business #Commercial #DickSchoof #Dutch #Nederland #Nederlanden #Nederlands #Netherlands #NL #Oekraïne #Rusland #UrsulaVonDerLeyen #VladimirPoetin #VolodymyrZelensky #Zakelijk
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My new old racing wheel setup
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For the Fish River Canyon and Drakensberg trip I have my cooking setup settled and there are some luxury items.
- I am taking a Fozzils Snapbowl for when I need a bowl. Doubles as a cutting board. (https://www.fozzils.com/product-page/snapfold-bowlz). It fits nicely into the back stretch pocket of the backpack.
- A long handle spork.
- A Victorinox Soldier's knife. It has all the necessary utilities for emergencies. The made blade is serrated and sharp. I have used it in the past to even cut open tins. (https://www.amazon.es/-/en/Victorinox-Schweizer-Soldatenmesser-Functions-Including/dp/B002RWXZ7E)
- A spreading knife, because it works better than the pocket knife's big blade. It is my one luxury item.
- All the cutlery items go into a small Hilltop tent stake bag. I purposely bought the one with the meat print. (https://hilltoppacks.com/products/tent-stake-stuff-sacks-funny-prints?variant=38878721867961)
- MSR Pocket Rocket DLX. Slightly heavier than some other compact stoves, but it burns more efficiently, has a regulator and a piezo igniter. (https://cascadedesigns.com/en-eu/products/pocketrocket-deluxe-stove).
- Lightload Towel as a dish cloth. It is super lightweight, recycable and lasts for many days. (https://www.litesmith.com/lightload-towels/).
- MSR Titan 900ml kettle. (https://cascadedesigns.com/en-eu/products/titan-kettle-900ml)
- MSR Titan Double Wall mug 375 ml. It fits inside the kettle. (https://cascadedesigns.com/en-eu/products/titan-double-wall-mug).
- All the cookware goes inside a Hilltop stuff sack, including one gas canister. (https://hilltoppacks.com/products/stuff-sacks-w-custom-printing-challenge-d50t-fabric?variant=45960307114241)
- I have one large food bag from Hilltop (https://hilltoppacks.com/collections/food-bags-bear-bags/products/food-bags-w-custom-printing-challenge-d50t-fabric-bear-bag-5) as well as 2nd snack bag. At this point I might take another Hilltop bag instead of the Sea to Summit drybag for the latter purpose.
- As these hikes are in Southern Africa, a common practice is to eat rusks with morning coffee / tea. I keep these in a plastic container to prevent them from becoming crumbs.
- My second luxury item is a Platypus 800ml wine bag, because we like to sip some red wine in the evening. When it is empty it rolls up really small (https://cascadedesigns.com/en-eu/products/platy-preserve).
This whole setup is < 900g.
I did not include a emergency matches or a lighter in this list as that will go into the emergency and first aid bag.
#whatsinyourpack #hiking #cooking #traillfood #fishrivercanyon #drakensberg #namibia #southafrica #msrgear #hilltoppacks #platypus #victorinox #fozzils
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For the Fish River Canyon and Drakensberg trip I have my cooking setup settled and there are some luxury items.
- I am taking a Fozzils Snapbowl for when I need a bowl. Doubles as a cutting board. (https://www.fozzils.com/product-page/snapfold-bowlz). It fits nicely into the back stretch pocket of the backpack.
- A long handle spork.
- A Victorinox Soldier's knife. It has all the necessary utilities for emergencies. The made blade is serrated and sharp. I have used it in the past to even cut open tins. (https://www.amazon.es/-/en/Victorinox-Schweizer-Soldatenmesser-Functions-Including/dp/B002RWXZ7E)
- A spreading knife, because it works better than the pocket knife's big blade. It is my one luxury item.
- All the cutlery items go into a small Hilltop tent stake bag. I purposely bought the one with the meat print. (https://hilltoppacks.com/products/tent-stake-stuff-sacks-funny-prints?variant=38878721867961)
- MSR Pocket Rocket DLX. Slightly heavier than some other compact stoves, but it burns more efficiently, has a regulator and a piezo igniter. (https://cascadedesigns.com/en-eu/products/pocketrocket-deluxe-stove).
- Lightload Towel as a dish cloth. It is super lightweight, recycable and lasts for many days. (https://www.litesmith.com/lightload-towels/).
- MSR Titan 900ml kettle. (https://cascadedesigns.com/en-eu/products/titan-kettle-900ml)
- MSR Titan Double Wall mug 375 ml. It fits inside the kettle. (https://cascadedesigns.com/en-eu/products/titan-double-wall-mug).
- All the cookware goes inside a Hilltop stuff sack, including one gas canister. (https://hilltoppacks.com/products/stuff-sacks-w-custom-printing-challenge-d50t-fabric?variant=45960307114241)
- I have one large food bag from Hilltop (https://hilltoppacks.com/collections/food-bags-bear-bags/products/food-bags-w-custom-printing-challenge-d50t-fabric-bear-bag-5) as well as 2nd snack bag. At this point I might take another Hilltop bag instead of the Sea to Summit drybag for the latter purpose.
- As these hikes are in Southern Africa, a common practice is to eat rusks with morning coffee / tea. I keep these in a plastic container to prevent them from becoming crumbs.
- My second luxury item is a Platypus 800ml wine bag, because we like to sip some red wine in the evening. When it is empty it rolls up really small (https://cascadedesigns.com/en-eu/products/platy-preserve).
This whole setup is < 900g.
I did not include a emergency matches or a lighter in this list as that will go into the emergency and first aid bag.
#whatsinyourpack #hiking #cooking #traillfood #fishrivercanyon #drakensberg #namibia #southafrica #msrgear #hilltoppacks #platypus #victorinox #fozzils
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For the Fish River Canyon and Drakensberg trip I have my cooking setup settled and there are some luxury items.
- I am taking a Fozzils Snapbowl for when I need a bowl. Doubles as a cutting board. (https://www.fozzils.com/product-page/snapfold-bowlz). It fits nicely into the back stretch pocket of the backpack.
- A long handle spork.
- A Victorinox Soldier's knife. It has all the necessary utilities for emergencies. The made blade is serrated and sharp. I have used it in the past to even cut open tins. (https://www.amazon.es/-/en/Victorinox-Schweizer-Soldatenmesser-Functions-Including/dp/B002RWXZ7E)
- A spreading knife, because it works better than the pocket knife's big blade. It is my one luxury item.
- All the cutlery items go into a small Hilltop tent stake bag. I purposely bought the one with the meat print. (https://hilltoppacks.com/products/tent-stake-stuff-sacks-funny-prints?variant=38878721867961)
- MSR Pocket Rocket DLX. Slightly heavier than some other compact stoves, but it burns more efficiently, has a regulator and a piezo igniter. (https://cascadedesigns.com/en-eu/products/pocketrocket-deluxe-stove).
- Lightload Towel as a dish cloth. It is super lightweight, recycable and lasts for many days. (https://www.litesmith.com/lightload-towels/).
- MSR Titan 900ml kettle. (https://cascadedesigns.com/en-eu/products/titan-kettle-900ml)
- MSR Titan Double Wall mug 375 ml. It fits inside the kettle. (https://cascadedesigns.com/en-eu/products/titan-double-wall-mug).
- All the cookware goes inside a Hilltop stuff sack, including one gas canister. (https://hilltoppacks.com/products/stuff-sacks-w-custom-printing-challenge-d50t-fabric?variant=45960307114241)
- I have one large food bag from Hilltop (https://hilltoppacks.com/collections/food-bags-bear-bags/products/food-bags-w-custom-printing-challenge-d50t-fabric-bear-bag-5) as well as 2nd snack bag. At this point I might take another Hilltop bag instead of the Sea to Summit drybag for the latter purpose.
- As these hikes are in Southern Africa, a common practice is to eat rusks with morning coffee / tea. I keep these in a plastic container to prevent them from becoming crumbs.
- My second luxury item is a Platypus 800ml wine bag, because we like to sip some red wine in the evening. When it is empty it rolls up really small (https://cascadedesigns.com/en-eu/products/platy-preserve).
This whole setup is < 900g.
I did not include a emergency matches or a lighter in this list as that will go into the emergency and first aid bag.
#whatsinyourpack #hiking #cooking #traillfood #fishrivercanyon #drakensberg #namibia #southafrica #msrgear #hilltoppacks #platypus #victorinox #fozzils
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For the Fish River Canyon and Drakensberg trip I have my cooking setup settled and there are some luxury items.
- I am taking a Fozzils Snapbowl for when I need a bowl. Doubles as a cutting board. (https://www.fozzils.com/product-page/snapfold-bowlz). It fits nicely into the back stretch pocket of the backpack.
- A long handle spork.
- A Victorinox Soldier's knife. It has all the necessary utilities for emergencies. The made blade is serrated and sharp. I have used it in the past to even cut open tins. (https://www.amazon.es/-/en/Victorinox-Schweizer-Soldatenmesser-Functions-Including/dp/B002RWXZ7E)
- A spreading knife, because it works better than the pocket knife's big blade. It is my one luxury item.
- All the cutlery items go into a small Hilltop tent stake bag. I purposely bought the one with the meat print. (https://hilltoppacks.com/products/tent-stake-stuff-sacks-funny-prints?variant=38878721867961)
- MSR Pocket Rocket DLX. Slightly heavier than some other compact stoves, but it burns more efficiently, has a regulator and a piezo igniter. (https://cascadedesigns.com/en-eu/products/pocketrocket-deluxe-stove).
- Lightload Towel as a dish cloth. It is super lightweight, recycable and lasts for many days. (https://www.litesmith.com/lightload-towels/).
- MSR Titan 900ml kettle. (https://cascadedesigns.com/en-eu/products/titan-kettle-900ml)
- MSR Titan Double Wall mug 375 ml. It fits inside the kettle. (https://cascadedesigns.com/en-eu/products/titan-double-wall-mug).
- All the cookware goes inside a Hilltop stuff sack, including one gas canister. (https://hilltoppacks.com/products/stuff-sacks-w-custom-printing-challenge-d50t-fabric?variant=45960307114241)
- I have one large food bag from Hilltop (https://hilltoppacks.com/collections/food-bags-bear-bags/products/food-bags-w-custom-printing-challenge-d50t-fabric-bear-bag-5) as well as 2nd snack bag. At this point I might take another Hilltop bag instead of the Sea to Summit drybag for the latter purpose.
- As these hikes are in Southern Africa, a common practice is to eat rusks with morning coffee / tea. I keep these in a plastic container to prevent them from becoming crumbs.
- My second luxury item is a Platypus 800ml wine bag, because we like to sip some red wine in the evening. When it is empty it rolls up really small (https://cascadedesigns.com/en-eu/products/platy-preserve).
This whole setup is < 900g.
I did not include a emergency matches or a lighter in this list as that will go into the emergency and first aid bag.
#whatsinyourpack #hiking #cooking #traillfood #fishrivercanyon #drakensberg #namibia #southafrica #msrgear #hilltoppacks #platypus #victorinox #fozzils
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For the Fish River Canyon and Drakensberg trip I have my cooking setup settled and there are some luxury items.
- I am taking a Fozzils Snapbowl for when I need a bowl. Doubles as a cutting board. (https://www.fozzils.com/product-page/snapfold-bowlz). It fits nicely into the back stretch pocket of the backpack.
- A long handle spork.
- A Victorinox Soldier's knife. It has all the necessary utilities for emergencies. The made blade is serrated and sharp. I have used it in the past to even cut open tins. (https://www.amazon.es/-/en/Victorinox-Schweizer-Soldatenmesser-Functions-Including/dp/B002RWXZ7E)
- A spreading knife, because it works better than the pocket knife's big blade. It is my one luxury item.
- All the cutlery items go into a small Hilltop tent stake bag. I purposely bought the one with the meat print. (https://hilltoppacks.com/products/tent-stake-stuff-sacks-funny-prints?variant=38878721867961)
- MSR Pocket Rocket DLX. Slightly heavier than some other compact stoves, but it burns more efficiently, has a regulator and a piezo igniter. (https://cascadedesigns.com/en-eu/products/pocketrocket-deluxe-stove).
- Lightload Towel as a dish cloth. It is super lightweight, recycable and lasts for many days. (https://www.litesmith.com/lightload-towels/).
- MSR Titan 900ml kettle. (https://cascadedesigns.com/en-eu/products/titan-kettle-900ml)
- MSR Titan Double Wall mug 375 ml. It fits inside the kettle. (https://cascadedesigns.com/en-eu/products/titan-double-wall-mug).
- All the cookware goes inside a Hilltop stuff sack, including one gas canister. (https://hilltoppacks.com/products/stuff-sacks-w-custom-printing-challenge-d50t-fabric?variant=45960307114241)
- I have one large food bag from Hilltop (https://hilltoppacks.com/collections/food-bags-bear-bags/products/food-bags-w-custom-printing-challenge-d50t-fabric-bear-bag-5) as well as 2nd snack bag. At this point I might take another Hilltop bag instead of the Sea to Summit drybag for the latter purpose.
- As these hikes are in Southern Africa, a common practice is to eat rusks with morning coffee / tea. I keep these in a plastic container to prevent them from becoming crumbs.
- My second luxury item is a Platypus 800ml wine bag, because we like to sip some red wine in the evening. When it is empty it rolls up really small (https://cascadedesigns.com/en-eu/products/platy-preserve).
This whole setup is < 900g.
I did not include a emergency matches or a lighter in this list as that will go into the emergency and first aid bag.
#whatsinyourpack #hiking #cooking #traillfood #fishrivercanyon #drakensberg #namibia #southafrica #msrgear #hilltoppacks #platypus #victorinox #fozzils
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Optimizing HTTP Request Performance in #Laravel Applications 🔄
🔋 #Octane enables connection reuse across multiple requests by maintaining booted application state
🔗 Static #Guzzle client implementation reduces connection setup overhead by 90%
⚡️ Benchmark results show response time drop from 293ms to 32ms for subsequent API calls
🛠️ Solution works for both regular requests and #PHP queue workers in production
💻 Implementation requires minimal code changes using static variable storage
Learn more: https://aaronfrancis.com/2024/make-5x-faster-outbound-requests-in-laravel-192e8e98
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The equipment needed to to keep toilet manners appropriate. Even though the title reflects the Fish River Canyon, the equipment is always the same no matter where I go.
Switching to a backcountry bidet is one of the best things I've done.
Everything fits in a nice little bag that I bough from CuloClean even the trowel.
I use the two size of the Deuce from TentLab. The back of the trowel is good to cut the circle and then the main part is used to lift the soil out.
The little CuloClean rinses quite well. It is available from https://culoclean.com, but you can also get alternatives from other producers. I think it is even possible to 3D-print something.
In the odd case where a rinse is not good enough, and yes, it happens to all of us, a wet wipe can be used to dab the last bits off. That wet wipe goes straight into trash bag and is carried out.
No need for messy toilet paper. No need to bury it (as most people still do), No need to burn it, which can present its own problems.
I think the biggest obstacle is for people to shift from toilet paper to a bidet, especially for those who grew in a western world.
As to weight, this setup only weights 90g excluding any water. I tend carry the water in the bottle already. It does add a bit of weight, but it can also act as emergency water to be filtered. However, walking with the bottle full depends on the terrain. If one knows to generally be close to water then there is no need.
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The equipment needed to to keep toilet manners appropriate. Even though the title reflects the Fish River Canyon, the equipment is always the same no matter where I go.
Switching to a backcountry bidet is one of the best things I've done.
Everything fits in a nice little bag that I bough from CuloClean even the trowel.
I use the two size of the Deuce from TentLab. The back of the trowel is good to cut the circle and then the main part is used to lift the soil out.
The little CuloClean rinses quite well. It is available from https://culoclean.com, but you can also get alternatives from other producers. I think it is even possible to 3D-print something.
In the odd case where a rinse is not good enough, and yes, it happens to all of us, a wet wipe can be used to dab the last bits off. That wet wipe goes straight into trash bag and is carried out.
No need for messy toilet paper. No need to bury it (as most people still do), No need to burn it, which can present its own problems.
I think the biggest obstacle is for people to shift from toilet paper to a bidet, especially for those who grew in a western world.
As to weight, this setup only weights 90g excluding any water. I tend carry the water in the bottle already. It does add a bit of weight, but it can also act as emergency water to be filtered. However, walking with the bottle full depends on the terrain. If one knows to generally be close to water then there is no need.
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The equipment needed to to keep toilet manners appropriate. Even though the title reflects the Fish River Canyon, the equipment is always the same no matter where I go.
Switching to a backcountry bidet is one of the best things I've done.
Everything fits in a nice little bag that I bough from CuloClean even the trowel.
I use the two size of the Deuce from TentLab. The back of the trowel is good to cut the circle and then the main part is used to lift the soil out.
The little CuloClean rinses quite well. It is available from https://culoclean.com, but you can also get alternatives from other producers. I think it is even possible to 3D-print something.
In the odd case where a rinse is not good enough, and yes, it happens to all of us, a wet wipe can be used to dab the last bits off. That wet wipe goes straight into trash bag and is carried out.
No need for messy toilet paper. No need to bury it (as most people still do), No need to burn it, which can present its own problems.
I think the biggest obstacle is for people to shift from toilet paper to a bidet, especially for those who grew in a western world.
As to weight, this setup only weights 90g excluding any water. I tend carry the water in the bottle already. It does add a bit of weight, but it can also act as emergency water to be filtered. However, walking with the bottle full depends on the terrain. If one knows to generally be close to water then there is no need.
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The equipment needed to to keep toilet manners appropriate. Even though the title reflects the Fish River Canyon, the equipment is always the same no matter where I go.
Switching to a backcountry bidet is one of the best things I've done.
Everything fits in a nice little bag that I bough from CuloClean even the trowel.
I use the two size of the Deuce from TentLab. The back of the trowel is good to cut the circle and then the main part is used to lift the soil out.
The little CuloClean rinses quite well. It is available from https://culoclean.com, but you can also get alternatives from other producers. I think it is even possible to 3D-print something.
In the odd case where a rinse is not good enough, and yes, it happens to all of us, a wet wipe can be used to dab the last bits off. That wet wipe goes straight into trash bag and is carried out.
No need for messy toilet paper. No need to bury it (as most people still do), No need to burn it, which can present its own problems.
I think the biggest obstacle is for people to shift from toilet paper to a bidet, especially for those who grew in a western world.
As to weight, this setup only weights 90g excluding any water. I tend carry the water in the bottle already. It does add a bit of weight, but it can also act as emergency water to be filtered. However, walking with the bottle full depends on the terrain. If one knows to generally be close to water then there is no need.
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This is 90 day supply of insulin for my new pump setup. How many vials would you guess this covers?
I actually don’t know this answer yet. I go pick it up later today.
The obvious joke would be 1 vial per month, so 3 vials. So almost $2.3k for 30mL of insulin.
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Vivo X300 Ultra präsentiert neues Kamera-Setup mit Sony LYTIA 901 Sensor und 200 Megapixeln
https://www.schmidtisblog.de/vivo-x300-ultra-praesentiert-neues-kamera-setup-mit-sony-lytia-901-sensor-und-200-megapixeln-1796227/ -
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In the 90s and Aughts, #GNUlinux took over the infrastructure of the Internet.
I have no experience with non-Gnu HTML servers, but I can only assume it worked as well as whatever was on the market, besides being Free. If it didn't have performance equity, or possibly an edge, it probably would not have happened, though it might still have, given the price.
But in the end, it was a rout; now we choose between Nginx and Apache and S3 and some fringe exotics, there are no commercial players in HTML server software. People still make money by selling expertise of course, or renting out hardware, and they all use Free software.
We are approaching the same being true for databases, but for whatever reasons, mersh players like Oracle still exist, primarily due to the way corporate brains work. I think C-levels see the continued existence of Gnu, let alone in their server rooms, as a mark of shame, and they will pay any amount to stop that pinko communish from spreading further.
In the end, it will also be a rout, and it might even be a much quicker and more dramatic endgame than HTML was. Lovely day. Perhaps soon, given how stretched out Larry Ellison is at the moment, what with demolishing the media and so forth.
What I'm seeing is a pattern that could be graphed with [X=time] and [Y=perceived usefulness of software], and it has two lines on it, one for [Free software] and one for [Commercial software].
Very near the start, the Mersh line looks like a steep staircase, or just a cliff: It shoots straight up, holds position, maybe spikes upward again a few times as developers add features. Massive off the line advantage, because it has money paying skilled people to make it amazing. The line soars like that for a long while, but eventually, it starts to arc downwards, and eventually it craters. Exhibit A: Windows.
The Free line, on the other hand, is just a gentle upward slope. And right as the Mersh line starts to taper off, the Free devs have been working on this code for years, and are really hitting their stride. At some point they hit feature parity, or in some cases surpass it. There might be a late spike, I guess, on the Free line, right where the general public starts to notice the rot in the Mersh, how it no longer seems to perform at levels that justify the price, which itself has steadily climbed and climbed.
I wish I was informed enough to get that graph for HTML Servers, cause I think the pattern we would see there would be quite predictive.
Anything you get from hard work instead of money, you keep. Nothing can take away something earned through work. This is true for an individual who stays home to play their music scales or study her math instead of going out to galavant. It's also true for a society that creates Free software. They will never enshittify Blender, because they can never disable its features to force anyone to pay to get them back.
There is a running joke in our various outlets: The Year Of The Linux Desktop. It is a kind of all-in-one bit of Linux humour, functional as a setup, as a punchline, as a pwn, as an analogy for a fool's grand ambitions.
I say, though, we've already hit a much more important year: The Year Of The Linux Gaming Console That Runs Your Windows Games, And Which Is Also A Full-On Linux Computer. You know what I'm talking about. Or maybe you don't, because you are not a gamer.
Gamers have had a rough time of it lately, and hey, if you haven't, watch This Is England cause it's directly applicable to their situation.
Ok did you watch it? You know what I'm gonna say if you did: #Skinheads had nothing to do with Fascism, until right wing political interests noticed that they were a good target for propagandization, because every other group was ignoring or reviling them already. After all, they (checks notes) hung out with West Indians and listened to that "Reggae" music. Filthy.
Gamers were the same group in a whole other kind of world; ignored or reviled, seen as nothing but adolescent wastoids at best, but in possession of their own subculture that nobody who was not into games cared to really look at. They were all kinds of unattractive things that humans always are, but they were not particularly interested in politics, one way or another. Just like the pre-NF skins.
But meanwhile, a lot of people still like games, and the Steam hardware products are delivering Linux into their lives via the very thing that had been keeping them anchored into Windows, seemingly permanently, with only locked-up consoles from IP trolls like Nintendo as their alternatives. Much as PCs in general have subsisted on Micoshit or that rotten fruit.
The Linux Desktop absolutely is coming, and I'm thinking this is as good a year for me to call it as any. Not replacing Windows, but gaining a two-digit share of the "market". That Hare is looking pretty Sloppy and overworked, but those Tortoises keep coming.
(as an aside, going all the way back to my C64, I have never understood the allure of cartridge consoles. Yes, the Nintendo kids could play Super Mario anytime they wanted, and that was... something. Super Mario Bros was a major, major thing in the arcade days, and putting it in their console was a deathblow to other game platforms. It is fascinating to me that just a few years ago, people managed to code a perfect clone of it for the 64 - I would never have believed that possible, but again, that steady upward line on the graph....)
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In the 90s and Aughts, #GNUlinux took over the infrastructure of the Internet.
I have no experience with non-Gnu HTML servers, but I can only assume it worked as well as whatever was on the market, besides being Free. If it didn't have performance equity, or possibly an edge, it probably would not have happened, though it might still have, given the price.
But in the end, it was a rout; now we choose between Nginx and Apache and S3 and some fringe exotics, there are no commercial players in HTML server software. People still make money by selling expertise of course, or renting out hardware, and they all use Free software.
We are approaching the same being true for databases, but for whatever reasons, mersh players like Oracle still exist, primarily due to the way corporate brains work. I think C-levels see the continued existence of Gnu, let alone in their server rooms, as a mark of shame, and they will pay any amount to stop that pinko communish from spreading further.
In the end, it will also be a rout, and it might even be a much quicker and more dramatic endgame than HTML was. Lovely day. Perhaps soon, given how stretched out Larry Ellison is at the moment, what with demolishing the media and so forth.
What I'm seeing is a pattern that could be graphed with [X=time] and [Y=perceived usefulness of software], and it has two lines on it, one for [Free software] and one for [Commercial software].
Very near the start, the Mersh line looks like a steep staircase, or just a cliff: It shoots straight up, holds position, maybe spikes upward again a few times as developers add features. Massive off the line advantage, because it has money paying skilled people to make it amazing. The line soars like that for a long while, but eventually, it starts to arc downwards, and eventually it craters. Exhibit A: Windows.
The Free line, on the other hand, is just a gentle upward slope. And right as the Mersh line starts to taper off, the Free devs have been working on this code for years, and are really hitting their stride. At some point they hit feature parity, or in some cases surpass it. There might be a late spike, I guess, on the Free line, right where the general public starts to notice the rot in the Mersh, how it no longer seems to perform at levels that justify the price, which itself has steadily climbed and climbed.
I wish I was informed enough to get that graph for HTML Servers, cause I think the pattern we would see there would be quite predictive.
Anything you get from hard work instead of money, you keep. Nothing can take away something earned through work. This is true for an individual who stays home to play their music scales or study her math instead of going out to galavant. It's also true for a society that creates Free software. They will never enshittify Blender, because they can never disable its features to force anyone to pay to get them back.
There is a running joke in our various outlets: The Year Of The Linux Desktop. It is a kind of all-in-one bit of Linux humour, functional as a setup, as a punchline, as a pwn, as an analogy for a fool's grand ambitions.
I say, though, we've already hit a much more important year: The Year Of The Linux Gaming Console That Runs Your Windows Games, And Which Is Also A Full-On Linux Computer. You know what I'm talking about. Or maybe you don't, because you are not a gamer.
Gamers have had a rough time of it lately, and hey, if you haven't, watch This Is England cause it's directly applicable to their situation.
Ok did you watch it? You know what I'm gonna say if you did: #Skinheads had nothing to do with Fascism, until right wing political interests noticed that they were a good target for propagandization, because every other group was ignoring or reviling them already. After all, they (checks notes) hung out with West Indians and listened to that "Reggae" music. Filthy.
Gamers were the same group in a whole other kind of world; ignored or reviled, seen as nothing but adolescent wastoids at best, but in possession of their own subculture that nobody who was not into games cared to really look at. They were all kinds of unattractive things that humans always are, but they were not particularly interested in politics, one way or another. Just like the pre-NF skins.
But meanwhile, a lot of people still like games, and the Steam hardware products are delivering Linux into their lives via the very thing that had been keeping them anchored into Windows, seemingly permanently, with only locked-up consoles from IP trolls like Nintendo as their alternatives. Much as PCs in general have subsisted on Micoshit or that rotten fruit.
The Linux Desktop absolutely is coming, and I'm thinking this is as good a year for me to call it as any. Not replacing Windows, but gaining a two-digit share of the "market". That Hare is looking pretty Sloppy and overworked, but those Tortoises keep coming.
(as an aside, going all the way back to my C64, I have never understood the allure of cartridge consoles. Yes, the Nintendo kids could play Super Mario anytime they wanted, and that was... something. Super Mario Bros was a major, major thing in the arcade days, and putting it in their console was a deathblow to other game platforms. It is fascinating to me that just a few years ago, people managed to code a perfect clone of it for the 64 - I would never have believed that possible, but again, that steady upward line on the graph....)
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In the 90s and Aughts, #GNUlinux took over the infrastructure of the Internet.
I have no experience with non-Gnu HTML servers, but I can only assume it worked as well as whatever was on the market, besides being Free. If it didn't have performance equity, or possibly an edge, it probably would not have happened, though it might still have, given the price.
But in the end, it was a rout; now we choose between Nginx and Apache and S3 and some fringe exotics, there are no commercial players in HTML server software. People still make money by selling expertise of course, or renting out hardware, and they all use Free software.
We are approaching the same being true for databases, but for whatever reasons, mersh players like Oracle still exist, primarily due to the way corporate brains work. I think C-levels see the continued existence of Gnu, let alone in their server rooms, as a mark of shame, and they will pay any amount to stop that pinko communish from spreading further.
In the end, it will also be a rout, and it might even be a much quicker and more dramatic endgame than HTML was. Lovely day. Perhaps soon, given how stretched out Larry Ellison is at the moment, what with demolishing the media and so forth.
What I'm seeing is a pattern that could be graphed with [X=time] and [Y=perceived usefulness of software], and it has two lines on it, one for [Free software] and one for [Commercial software].
Very near the start, the Mersh line looks like a steep staircase, or just a cliff: It shoots straight up, holds position, maybe spikes upward again a few times as developers add features. Massive off the line advantage, because it has money paying skilled people to make it amazing. The line soars like that for a long while, but eventually, it starts to arc downwards, and eventually it craters. Exhibit A: Windows.
The Free line, on the other hand, is just a gentle upward slope. And right as the Mersh line starts to taper off, the Free devs have been working on this code for years, and are really hitting their stride. At some point they hit feature parity, or in some cases surpass it. There might be a late spike, I guess, on the Free line, right where the general public starts to notice the rot in the Mersh, how it no longer seems to perform at levels that justify the price, which itself has steadily climbed and climbed.
I wish I was informed enough to get that graph for HTML Servers, cause I think the pattern we would see there would be quite predictive.
Anything you get from hard work instead of money, you keep. Nothing can take away something earned through work. This is true for an individual who stays home to play their music scales or study her math instead of going out to galavant. It's also true for a society that creates Free software. They will never enshittify Blender, because they can never disable its features to force anyone to pay to get them back.
There is a running joke in our various outlets: The Year Of The Linux Desktop. It is a kind of all-in-one bit of Linux humour, functional as a setup, as a punchline, as a pwn, as an analogy for a fool's grand ambitions.
I say, though, we've already hit a much more important year: The Year Of The Linux Gaming Console That Runs Your Windows Games, And Which Is Also A Full-On Linux Computer. You know what I'm talking about. Or maybe you don't, because you are not a gamer.
Gamers have had a rough time of it lately, and hey, if you haven't, watch This Is England cause it's directly applicable to their situation.
Ok did you watch it? You know what I'm gonna say if you did: #Skinheads had nothing to do with Fascism, until right wing political interests noticed that they were a good target for propagandization, because every other group was ignoring or reviling them already. After all, they (checks notes) hung out with West Indians and listened to that "Reggae" music. Filthy.
Gamers were the same group in a whole other kind of world; ignored or reviled, seen as nothing but adolescent wastoids at best, but in possession of their own subculture that nobody who was not into games cared to really look at. They were all kinds of unattractive things that humans always are, but they were not particularly interested in politics, one way or another. Just like the pre-NF skins.
But meanwhile, a lot of people still like games, and the Steam hardware products are delivering Linux into their lives via the very thing that had been keeping them anchored into Windows, seemingly permanently, with only locked-up consoles from IP trolls like Nintendo as their alternatives. Much as PCs in general have subsisted on Micoshit or that rotten fruit.
The Linux Desktop absolutely is coming, and I'm thinking this is as good a year for me to call it as any. Not replacing Windows, but gaining a two-digit share of the "market". That Hare is looking pretty Sloppy and overworked, but those Tortoises keep coming.
(as an aside, going all the way back to my C64, I have never understood the allure of cartridge consoles. Yes, the Nintendo kids could play Super Mario anytime they wanted, and that was... something. Super Mario Bros was a major, major thing in the arcade days, and putting it in their console was a deathblow to other game platforms. It is fascinating to me that just a few years ago, people managed to code a perfect clone of it for the 64 - I would never have believed that possible, but again, that steady upward line on the graph....)
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In the 90s and Aughts, #GNUlinux took over the infrastructure of the Internet.
I have no experience with non-Gnu HTML servers, but I can only assume it worked as well as whatever was on the market, besides being Free. If it didn't have performance equity, or possibly an edge, it probably would not have happened, though it might still have, given the price.
But in the end, it was a rout; now we choose between Nginx and Apache and S3 and some fringe exotics, there are no commercial players in HTML server software. People still make money by selling expertise of course, or renting out hardware, and they all use Free software.
We are approaching the same being true for databases, but for whatever reasons, mersh players like Oracle still exist, primarily due to the way corporate brains work. I think C-levels see the continued existence of Gnu, let alone in their server rooms, as a mark of shame, and they will pay any amount to stop that pinko communish from spreading further.
In the end, it will also be a rout, and it might even be a much quicker and more dramatic endgame than HTML was. Lovely day. Perhaps soon, given how stretched out Larry Ellison is at the moment, what with demolishing the media and so forth.
What I'm seeing is a pattern that could be graphed with [X=time] and [Y=perceived usefulness of software], and it has two lines on it, one for [Free software] and one for [Commercial software].
Very near the start, the Mersh line looks like a steep staircase, or just a cliff: It shoots straight up, holds position, maybe spikes upward again a few times as developers add features. Massive off the line advantage, because it has money paying skilled people to make it amazing. The line soars like that for a long while, but eventually, it starts to arc downwards, and eventually it craters. Exhibit A: Windows.
The Free line, on the other hand, is just a gentle upward slope. And right as the Mersh line starts to taper off, the Free devs have been working on this code for years, and are really hitting their stride. At some point they hit feature parity, or in some cases surpass it. There might be a late spike, I guess, on the Free line, right where the general public starts to notice the rot in the Mersh, how it no longer seems to perform at levels that justify the price, which itself has steadily climbed and climbed.
I wish I was informed enough to get that graph for HTML Servers, cause I think the pattern we would see there would be quite predictive.
Anything you get from hard work instead of money, you keep. Nothing can take away something earned through work. This is true for an individual who stays home to play their music scales or study her math instead of going out to galavant. It's also true for a society that creates Free software. They will never enshittify Blender, because they can never disable its features to force anyone to pay to get them back.
There is a running joke in our various outlets: The Year Of The Linux Desktop. It is a kind of all-in-one bit of Linux humour, functional as a setup, as a punchline, as a pwn, as an analogy for a fool's grand ambitions.
I say, though, we've already hit a much more important year: The Year Of The Linux Gaming Console That Runs Your Windows Games, And Which Is Also A Full-On Linux Computer. You know what I'm talking about. Or maybe you don't, because you are not a gamer.
Gamers have had a rough time of it lately, and hey, if you haven't, watch This Is England cause it's directly applicable to their situation.
Ok did you watch it? You know what I'm gonna say if you did: #Skinheads had nothing to do with Fascism, until right wing political interests noticed that they were a good target for propagandization, because every other group was ignoring or reviling them already. After all, they (checks notes) hung out with West Indians and listened to that "Reggae" music. Filthy.
Gamers were the same group in a whole other kind of world; ignored or reviled, seen as nothing but adolescent wastoids at best, but in possession of their own subculture that nobody who was not into games cared to really look at. They were all kinds of unattractive things that humans always are, but they were not particularly interested in politics, one way or another. Just like the pre-NF skins.
But meanwhile, a lot of people still like games, and the Steam hardware products are delivering Linux into their lives via the very thing that had been keeping them anchored into Windows, seemingly permanently, with only locked-up consoles from IP trolls like Nintendo as their alternatives. Much as PCs in general have subsisted on Micoshit or that rotten fruit.
The Linux Desktop absolutely is coming, and I'm thinking this is as good a year for me to call it as any. Not replacing Windows, but gaining a two-digit share of the "market". That Hare is looking pretty Sloppy and overworked, but those Tortoises keep coming.
(as an aside, going all the way back to my C64, I have never understood the allure of cartridge consoles. Yes, the Nintendo kids could play Super Mario anytime they wanted, and that was... something. Super Mario Bros was a major, major thing in the arcade days, and putting it in their console was a deathblow to other game platforms. It is fascinating to me that just a few years ago, people managed to code a perfect clone of it for the 64 - I would never have believed that possible, but again, that steady upward line on the graph....)
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The Electric State RPG
When I first saw Simon Stålenhag’s artwork for The Electric State I was captivated. His pieces bear a haunting familiarity which becomes unnerving as you take in the details. So, when I saw that Free League was crowdfunding an RPG based on The Electric State it was a no-brainer to back it. And when I was able to read it, this game left me thinking.
Introduction
The Electric State RPG is not about gaining treasure or saving the world. It’s about journeying through this world and provokes players to discover how their characters are changed by it. It’s wild.
Setting
The game takes place in an alternate reality 1990s, where many of the cultural cornerstones from our world also exist. Grunge is a thing, vehicles have a 90s aesthetic, and much of the technology is identical to our world. But there is one aspect of The Electric State which takes our 90s and twists it off angle enough that it becomes an alien landscape.
Neuronics broke the world.
In The Electric State RPG the human brain was not only charted, it was both mapped and replicated. This created the opportunity for humans to connect their minds to “neuroscapes” which allowed people to control remote drones and pilot them as though they were wearing the vehicles as skin. It opened up the door to have new neural networks created, giving the rise to robotics our world can only imagine.
The technological leap, combined with social and economic pressures, triggered a US Civil War which broke the county into several nations. The key nation in the game, Pacifica, consists of what used to be the State of California. It claims to be a democracy, but it’s dominated by Sentre, the corporation which created neuronics. Pacifica is in decline. While the densest population centers still feel “normal,” the further one travels from the big cities the more Pacifica’s decay is on display. It’s a society on the verge of collapse, but most folks are too tuned into their neurocasters to take note or care.
It’s a depressing setup, to say the least, but it gets worse. Ever since Sentre pushed out its latest update, Mode 6, neuro addiction has been on the rise. More and more people are being found dead, through either starvation or dehydration, wearing their neurocasters—blissfully connected to the neuroscape and ignoring reality until their very end. Even stranger, Mode 6 seems to have coincided with the growth of “Intercerebral Intelligences.” These entities have emerged from the neuroscapes, and there are rumors some of them have escaped into the physical world and created physical forms for themselves out of the drone wreckage which dots the landscape. Even more odd, cults are arising which treat these intelligences as gods.
As I read the book I tried to come up with a genre for the game. Alternate History, Science Fiction, or Post-Apocalyptic didn’t quite cover things, though there are elements of these in the game. I finally settled on describing The Electric State RPG as psychological horror.
Character Creation
Characters in The Electric State work off of ten archetypes which designate their key attribute, starting talent and money, as well as their basic equipment.
Characters also each have a Dream and a Flaw. These have no mechanical impact on the game but do serve as an excellent skeleton from which a character’s personality can develop.
Each traveler has four Attributes: Strength, Agility, Wits, and Empathy. Starting values range from 2-6 and are determined by rolling 4d6. Players roll the dice, and will re-roll until every die shows a value of 2 or higher. The values on the four dice are then are assigned to the Attributes as the player wishes. If players would rather use point buy for their attributes, they may. They are given 16 points to assign, but no value can be lower than 2 or greater than 6.
Two other derived attributes, Health and Hope, represent a characters physical and emotional well-being. Health is (Strength + Agility)/2 and Hope is (Wits + Empathy)/2. Both results are rounded up.
The last tracked value, Bliss, denotes the pull Neuronics has on the character. More on that in a bit.
Advancement
Travelers who follow their Dream or role-play their Flaw are rewarded with Improvement Rolls after each session. For each role granted a player is able to chose one of their four attributes and roll a d6. If they roll over their current score, that attribute increases by 1. These roles aren’t just “succeed” or “fail,” however, if a character fails their roll they gain a new skill instead. It’s an interesting way to show how characters are changing during their journey through their collapsing world.
Core Mechanics
The Rolls
The Electric State uses a streamlined version of Free League’s Year Zero Engine. For an attempt a player rolls a number of d6s equal to the attribute score most appropriate for the task. The number of dice rolled may be modified by a traveller’s gear, skills, or hinderances affecting them.
Any 6s mean the character has achieved a success, and multiple 6s mean the character’s success is “extra”—like succeeding while being so quiet no one hears the traveler’s actions.
If no 6s are rolled, or if a player wants to go for higher level of success, they may push their roll. To do this the player sets aside any dice showing a 1 or a 6 and re-rolls the rest. At this point 1s become active. Any 1s on a die rolled from a character’s attributes, or added through skills, reduce a character’s Hope—pushing them further to the brink of having a breakdown and perhaps suffering mental trauma. Any 1s on dice added through gear reduce the gear’s bonus. When a gear’s bonus hits zero it becomes busted and cannot be used. To keep gear dice separate players should roll two different color dice for attempts.
Opposed rolls in The Electric State are a competition for the most 6s between all opponents. Whoever rolls fewer 6s loses.
This streamlined version of the Year Zero Engine (YZE) makes setting up their dice pools, and reading results, a bit easier on the players. At the same time, it also makes pushing rolls a bit more risky because dice added through skills can trigger a loss of Hope. In other YZE games like Forbidden Lands, for example, skills never have a negative impact on the character when a roll is pushed. I like the added risk!
Combat
Combat in The Electric State RPG is designed for theater of the mind. Ranges are abstracted and are differentiated by zones. Zones can be differentiated by any natural separation between combatants—a hedgerow, a stream, or even a locked door or barricade can create zones in combat.
There are five ranges in the game. Engaged is anyone who is at “in your face” distance. Short is anything in the same zone. Medium is anything in an adjacent zone. Long is up to 4 zones away. Extreme is anything over 4 zones away.
Initiative is narrative-driven. If combat happens, and this is a game where combat should be a last resort, the character who triggers the combat will go first. They will be followed by all allied combatants, and then opponents. If there is a combat where the narrative says who goes first is a toss up, both sides roll a d6 and add the highest Wits value from an allied combatant. I’m a big fan of narrative-driven initiative, and making it side-based speeds things up at the table.
On a turn a combatant gets one move and one action, or two moves. Minor actions, like ducking for cover or interacting with an object, are considered free actions. How many free actions a character gets is determined by narrative. Shouting a warning, ducking for cover, and then reloading a gun makes narrative sense—though perhaps the reloading could be pushed to a subsequent turn or take up the Traveler’s move. Shouting a warning, typing in a computer password, reloading a gun, and rummaging for a sandwich in a single turn is narrative absurdity. Players and GMs need to work together to keep the in-game fiction working with some sort of logic.
Close combat attacks are made against anyone in Engaged distance and use a character’s Strength attribute as base dice. Ranged attacks are made against any target short range or greater, and use a character’s Agility attribute as base dice. Attacks will also add skill and weapon bonus dice to an attack roll.
Each weapon in the game has a set amount of damage inflicted through a hit and each 6, beyond the first, rolled in an attack inflicts an additional point of damage against the target. The desire to deliver a heavy blow is a wonderful way to entice players to push rolls!
When attacks hit The Electric State RPG includes a few ways to make an active defense.
When struck by a close attack a character may decide to Fight Back. This turns an attack attempt into an opposed roll, giving the target a chance to avoid taking damage or even hitting back. Any character who takes this reaction, however, forfeits their next turn—both movement and action. If a character had already acted in the current round they forfeit their turn in the subsequent round, instead.
Characters targeted by ranged attacks may seek cover, which reduces the number of dice rolled against them, or they be attempt to Dodge the incoming attack. Similar to Fighting Back, when a character dodges they forfeit their next turn—either in the current or subsequent round.
Armor can also be used to mitigate damage. Each armor type has an Armor Level which indicated how many dice should be rolled against damage. Any 6s on the armor roll reduce incoming damage by 1 point.
Damage from attacks reduces a character’s Health. When their Health score reaches zero the character is incapacitated and must make Death Rolls. To make this roll a player rolls four dice and notes the number of 6s rolled. Player gets three Death Rolls to try and get three 6s. If they do, the character stabilizes. If not, the character is dead.
An incapacitated character may be Rallied. Any player attempting to rally a downed traveler rolls Empathy. On a successful roll the incapacitated character rejoins the fight with Health equal to the number of 6s rolled, but they are not stabilized. Rallied characters still need to make death saves and can perish even while continuing to fight. I love a good rallying mechanic in games, and this sounds terrific.
Using Neuronics
The most fascinating aspect of the game is the ability to enter a neuroscape to search for information, interact with attached entities, or hack the system. In The Electric State neuroscapes are powered by massive towers which dominate the landscape. Many are connected to a global network, much like our internet, while some are limited to local access only.
Accessing a neuroscape requires the use of a neurocaster, and each character is equipped with one at the start of play. Not all neurocasters are created equal. The different models have gear bonuses for Processor, Network, and Grapics which are applied for different tasks inside the neuroscape. While neurocasters can connect wirelessly, they are more effective when connected via a hardwire and get +2 dice to all attempts inside the virtual world.
Finding information in, or hacking, the network are each given a difficulty rating of 1-3, commensurate with the attempt’s difficulty. This rating indicates the number of successful Wits rolls the player needs to make in order to achieve their goal—though there are certain talents which increase the number of dice for neurocasting attempts. Each attempt takes one stretch of time (about 5-10 minutes), though if any attempt fails subsequent rolls extend to a shift of time (about 5-10 hours).
Combat inside a neuroscape is possible, and will be flavored like whatever world is being emulated. Because the physics of a neuroscape are virtual, however, all combat is treated like close combat—using Wits instead of Strength. Just as in the real world, an attacked entity may fight back which may cause an attack to fail.
But there’s a twist.
Accessing the neuroscape, is not without risks. When connected to a neuroscape every failed roll increases a traveller’s Bliss by one. Failed attempts can be pushed, just as in the physical world, with the typical risk of losing Hope while doing so. Any traveller whose Bliss becomes greater than their current Hope is lost to The Electric State and cannot will themselves to disconnect from the network (though they may still take actions inside the virtual world to aid the group). Stranded players can be forcibly disconnected, but this will result in their Hope being reduced to zero and will trigger a mental trauma (if that rule is being used by the table).
The risk vs. reward aspect of Neuronics is one of the most fascinating aspects of play for me. Great things can be accomplished, and players may have both skills and equipment which will entice them to attempt such tasks, but in the end the Neuroscape may become a trap from which they cannot escape. It’s pretty cool.
Journeys
The Electric State RPG is not designed for long term campaign play. The characters aren’t heroes, but travelers, and their journey has a specific destination. A typical set up is for the GM and players to gather and select both the destination and the route the group will take to get there. The GM will then create Stops along the way which create both tension and danger for the group as they pass through a society in the midst of collapse. This flies in the face of more “sandbox” style play, where players take their characters wherever they want and the GM sets up situations in response to their actions. At the same time, given the nature of the game, an “on rails” journey does make some sense.
For tables which would like a more free-form trip to reach their destination, they may decide to forego a planned route and choose their direction based on whatever they feel drives the group. In this case, a GM will either move stops to match the route, or improvise a stop to trigger the story—with or without using the excellent tools in the core rulebook.
Why are the travelers on their journey? That’s up to the players. The simplest way to tie the destination to a traveller’s goal is to link it to their Dream. Something about the destination is linked to whatever they’re holding on to for hope in The Electric State RPG’s dystopian world. Travelers may also share goals if the players decide their stories are intertwined.
Travelers will also each have a personal threat, which will create urgency on the journey. Each of these threats will have a counter. Each time they appear the danger the threat represents will increase until they reach a final confrontation with the traveller. As with goals, threats may be shared between travelers if the players decide it makes sense.
Threats in this world aren’t just tied to the travelers. Each stop on the journey also has its own threats and counters, compounding the dystopian feel of the world.
There are tools in chapter 5 which help GMs work with the players to set up a journey and create stops. The advice here is well-done, with ample examples to spark ideas.
The Product
Physical Book
The Electric State is a “full-sized” book clocking in at 230 pages. The cover bears one of Simon Stålenhag’s pieces from the art book, which is stunning. The cover art isn’t borderless, though. Instead, there is a white bevel around the image which feels like an older style design language—like it comes from the 90s. The rear cover displays another piece of art from The Electric State, along with a blurb describing the game’s core concepts. The interior cover pages show a map of Pacifica, the game’s default location, and stuffed in the back is a fold out map which is stunning. It’s not as large as some other posters included in Free League products, but it’s the perfect size to be used at the table. I like it.
My only knocks on the physical book are there are no book ribbons and it’s printed on glossy paper. But the glossy paper didn’t bother me as much as it normally does because the interior layout is so high contrast.
Internal Layout
The design language for The Electric State is minimalist, and is a perfect fit for the game. Borders around call outs and tables are a thick black line. And these are “taped” to the page with scotch, or even duct, tape—as though the book was from the early days of desktop publishing and what we’re reading is a pre-print mock-up. The heading font is an attractive sans serif, and second level headings are preceded by the in-game “Sentre” logo which helps them stand out. Third level headings use the body’s serif font with a bold face and are indented.
Blockquotes, which I assume come from the original art book, are strewn through out The Electric State RPG. These are separated from the rest of the text with a large quotation mark above and a thick black line below and are presented in an italicized sans serif font. Very nice-looking.
Lists use a light-weight Sentre logo for bullet points, which is a stunning design choice. Tables utilize a lightweight sans serif font for the body cells, and a bold sans serif font for heading cells—table rows are separated by a thin line.
Chapter title pages display a full spread image from Simon Stålenhag’s artwork, with the chapter title on one of the spread’s pages in a large sans serif font, a blockquote below the title lays out the feeling for what is to come.
Everything in the layout is stark, and yet easy on the eyes. I never tired reading it.
The Electric State RPG’s core rulebook is filled with Simon Stålenhag’s art, to the point where finding a spread without a piece of art on it feels unusual. It is a visual feast, and the artwork never looses its haunting and provocative power. It’s amazing. I now want to purchase Simon Stålenhag’s books so I can experience it more.
Conclusion
This game has me drooling to run it. It’s “almost normal” world, tweaked to the point where even the familiar feels alien, draws me in. It’s a game which guides players to learn something about the nature of journey and hope in the midst of a slow moving crisis. It can be used to tell amazing stories, but it can also help players experience some deep introspection—just like Simon Stålenhag’s artwork.
You can pick up The Electric State RPG from Free League’s web site. A Hardback book, which includes a PDF with purchase, costs about $51.35. The PDF alone can be purchased through DriveThruRPG (Affiliate Link) for $24.99.
I don’t often suggest anything beyond, “If you like this sort of thing, maybe check this out.” For The Electric State RPG I will say if you found any part of this review appealing get this book. This game is wild.
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My group did “training week” for the Vargr Great Hunt. They were tested on marksmanship, archery, climbing, riding, stealth, and camp setup. Perfect score would be 90.
The PCs did not do very well, Captain Feyne Vyren got the lowest rating, Evicru Nur is middle of the pack.
They are being split into four teams for the next event, an Arctic Gazelle capture.
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:stargif: 𝑯𝒆𝒅𝒚 𝑳𝒂𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒓, 𝒍𝒂 𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒛 𝒒𝒖𝒆 𝒂𝒚𝒖𝒅𝒐́ 𝒂 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒍𝒂 𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒏𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒊́𝒂 𝒅𝒆𝒍 𝑾𝒊-𝑭𝒊 :stargif:
En 1933 una joven actriz austriaca apareció corriendo desnuda por el bosque en una película europea llamada Éxtasis.
Aquella escena fue suficiente para provocar un escándalo enorme en su época.La actriz se llamaba Hedy Lamarr, aunque entonces todavía usaba su nombre real: Hedwig Kiesler.
La película fue prohibida en varios países y el propio Pío XII llegó a condenarla públicamente. Para muchos se convirtió en una cinta escandalosa.
Pero para ella también fue la puerta que hizo que medio mundo empezara a hablar de su nombre.Poco después se casó con Friedrich Mandl, un empresario muy rico del sector armamentístico austriaco, con contactos en gobiernos europeos y negocios vinculados a la fabricación de armas.
Ese matrimonio, que desde fuera parecía glamuroso, fue en realidad muy restrictivo.
Mandl intentó controlar su carrera e incluso trató de comprar todas las copias de Éxtasis para que la película desapareciera.Pero ese ambiente también tuvo un efecto inesperado.
En las cenas de negocios y reuniones a las que asistía con su marido se hablaba constantemente de tecnología militar, sistemas de guiado, torpedos y comunicaciones.
Ella escuchaba.
No participaba en las decisiones, pero prestaba atención.En 1937 decidió escapar de ese matrimonio.
Según varias biografías, lo hizo aprovechando un descuido del personal de la casa.
Salió disfrazada, vendió joyas para financiar el viaje y logró llegar primero a Londres.Allí conoció al poderoso productor de Metro‑Goldwyn‑Mayer, Louis B. Mayer, que la llevó a Hollywood y le sugirió un nuevo nombre artístico: Hedy Lamarr.
En pocos años se convirtió en una de las actrices más famosas del cine clásico.
Participó en películas como "Algiers" o "Samson and Delilah", y su imagen empezó a aparecer en carteles por todo el mundo.
Durante mucho tiempo fue considerada “la mujer más bella del cine”.Pero fuera de los rodajes seguía interesándose por la tecnología.
Durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial colaboró con el compositor George Antheil en una idea bastante avanzada para su tiempo: un sistema de comunicaciones que cambiara constantemente de frecuencia para evitar que el enemigo pudiera interceptar o bloquear la señal.
En 1941 registraron una patente llamada “sistema de comunicación por salto de frecuencia”.
La idea era que transmisor y receptor fueran saltando entre diferentes frecuencias de radio de forma sincronizada.En ese momento la Marina estadounidense no llegó a utilizar el sistema.
La tecnología disponible todavía no estaba preparada para aplicarlo fácilmente.Pero décadas después ese principio empezó a usarse en comunicaciones seguras y terminó siendo una base técnica de tecnologías inalámbricas modernas como Wi‑Fi, Bluetooth y algunos sistemas de GPS.
Lo curioso es que durante muchos años casi nadie habló de ese invento.
Hedy Lamarr siguió siendo recordada sobre todo por su belleza y por sus películas.No fue hasta los años 90 cuando empezó a reconocerse públicamente su aportación científica.
En 1997 recibió el Electronic Frontier Foundation Pioneer Award, un premio que reconoce contribuciones importantes a la tecnología.Su historia tiene algo bastante irónico.
Mientras el público la veía como un icono del cine, ella estaba desarrollando una idea que terminaría influyendo en la forma en que hoy nos comunicamos sin cables.
Una actriz brillante, sí.
Pero también una inventora que pensaba mucho más allá del guion.
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