Author: Scott

Books

The Jazz

Post author By Scott
Post date November 4, 2004

by Melissa Scott

A well written relatively near future SF book, with heroes you can root for and good plausibility. While it’s not among the first books I’d recommend, it’s better than many.

Books

Sex, Drugs & Cocoa Puffs

Post author By Scott
Post date November 4, 2004

Sex, Drugs & Cocoa Puffs, by Chuck Klosterman
A light book covering a number of interesting thought experiments and rambles, that Dad & I enjoyed enough to read together.

Misc

Daily Update 11/3

Post author By Scott
Post date November 3, 2004

Kerry Endorsement Gets it right. (from Obsidian Wings)

Media Matters’ new book, Misstating the State of the Union

Bush’s National Nightmare of Peace And Prosperity Over with hyperlinks to where the ‘predictions’ came true. Urgh.

Card Game (strong, party game): Big Idea by Cheapass Games
Board Game (interested, but not strongly): Ideology by Z-Man Games
Board Game (strong): Feudo by Zugames

Recent Books (returning to library today):
Sex, Drugs & Cocoa Puffs, by Chuck Klosterman
Vanishing Point, by Michaela Roessner
The Burning Hills, by Louis L’Amour

Politics

Stereotypes

Post author By Scott
Post date October 27, 2004

(From a commenter, PD Shaw, on Dan Drezner’s site)

On stereotypes, I like the article I read the other day (sorry don’t remember where), which said:

Republicans fear that a Kerry presidency will lead to endless appeasement of terrorists and the French, culminating in the subsequent presidential election of Hillary Clinton.

Democrats fear that a second Bush term will lead to a state of endless war and the introduction of an economic system known as feudalism.

Ancient Links Misc

Various October Links

Some links from the last few days, to be organized, etc.

Updated to convert links to hypertext– the plaintext was annoying me.

Ancient Links

A collection of old links

Post author By Scott
Post date October 25, 2004

Tons of old links to various threads, rpgs, etc. It’s all raw… but better than cramming it in a text folder on my hard drive. (Insert whistling here…)

Ancient Links

Lots of old links

The New York Times forcefully supports Kerry. (via Kevin Drum).

An attempt to legalize torture (sadly, seriously). Torture by Katherine at Obsidian Wings.

Voter registration scandal by Krugman, via Kevin Drum.

Projected Defecits (via Brad DeLong)

Synthesis article on GWB. (TAPPED)

Gift Coordination

Scott birthday list 2005

Post author By Scott
Post date September 24, 2004

Why Did the Chicken? (Play Again Games)
Competitions : Book Two of The Blending (Blending) by Sharon Green
Challenges : Book Three of The Blending (Blending)
Betrayals : Book Four of the Blending (Blending)
Prophecy : Book Five of The Blending (Blending)
Vinci (boardgame by Philippe Keyaerts from Eurogames / Descartes – USA, Inc.)
BuyWord (by Sid Jackson, Face to Face Games: Board Game)
Storm front (Book by Jim Butcher)
Monte Cook Presents: The Year’s Best d20 (RPG Book, Sword & Sorcery)
Shaye — “The Bridge” (Music CD)
Spirit of the Century (RPG by Evil Hat Productions)
For Sale (Card Game by Stefan Dorra, published by Uberplay)
Dress Shoes (Black, size 12, simple stylings)
Early American Chrononauts (Looney Labs Card Game)
Mage: The Awakening (RPG by White Wolf)
Keythedral (Keythedral by Richard Breese from Pro Ludo)
Polaris (RPG, online order– http://www.indiepressrevolution.com/products.php?publisherLink=tao)
Big Idea by Cheapass Games (Party Game)
White Dress Shirt (16 1/2 neck, short sleeve)
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
The Speed of Dark (book by Elizabeth Moon)
With Great Power (RPG, Online Order– http://incarnadine.indie-rpgs.com/wgp-order.html)
Jinx High (book by Mercedes Lackey)
Carmen Dog (Book by Carol Emshwiller)