what Dave thinks about movies, books and everything
{4.5/5} “Are we unique? In some Galactic languages, the question does not even parse as sane. One can find a precedent for anything in the archives of a billion years.” Brightness Reef by David Brin, published in 1995 The world Jijo has been declared fallow by the Galactics. But members of 6 races landed there […]
It’s time for an update to this list. The board games (and a few card games) I’m listing here are sometimes called Eurogames — often made in Europe, they rely on more strategy and less luck. My other list of card games is a list of games you can play with a regular deck of […]
Things that fit together or form a regular shape… Oddly Satisfying Perfection Photos That Will Calm You Down
{4.5/5} “We live in a world where we don’t get to experience a lot of wonder, and a lot of joy, and a lot of mystery in our daily lives. We have jobs and kids and responsibilities. And magic is an art that gives people an opportunity to sit back, to relax and — as […]
Here’s a video with three people who are over 100 years old. They have a bit of advice, and you can also get this advice from looking at them and hearing them: have a positive attitude. Life Lessons From 100-Year-Olds
{4.5/5} “Before our show we asked our audience to write down scenes they’d like to see acted out by our performers…” Whose Line is it Anyway? season 13, aired in 2017 Magicians on a date. Pickup lines in space. Weird ways for Aisha to open the show. The worst person to sit next to in […]
From TechGumbo, here are some potentially useful tips for using Google. I use Google all the time, and I didn’t know some of these things. 12 Cool Google Search Tricks You Should Be Using!
This short documentary shows some of the science behind the idea that you can retrain your brain. Neuroplasticity is the idea that the brain can be changed, it isn’t fixed. Dr. Norman Doidge’s research into this revolutionary concept shows that it can be used to help people with various debilitating conditions: The Brain That Changes […]
{5/5} “‘What is it, mother? What is our greater good?’ ‘To control human evolution, darling. To create a more perfect human being.’” Orphan Black season 4, aired in 2016 MK, a clone who’d been in contact with Beth, calls Sarah and tells her she’s not safe where she is — so once again she moves. […]
{4.5/5} “In the enigma tale as we have known it… we have evidence that literature — that art — encodes into itself, despite all attempts at extirpation, critiques of the world in which it is created. In the enigma tale these authors tried to address — through the medium of the puzzle, the riddle — […]