Those that do a lot of two sided sheets: I've got a gaming-related product that I want folded up on itself to form a booklet (yes, like monsterhearts. But simpler)
ANYWAY, I tried a test print run. The inside parts are upside down. I'm using google docs -- is there a setting I'm missing to change this?
Thursday, February 5, 2015
Sunday, February 1, 2015
Don't get me wrong, I'm pretty sure uber is vile.
Don't get me wrong, I'm pretty sure uber is vile. Doxxing isn't ok, publishing booty calls isn't ok. But when an article criticizing uber says "That means predictable and affordable taxi fares could become a thing of the past.", I laugh.
And laugh. And laugh.
From my experience, use of the taxi industry was solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.
That is: it was hard if not impossible to get a taxi, i never knew if i was being ripped off, taxi drivers don't know where they are going, they lie about not accepting credit cards, and I avoided them.
Uber, despite its many faults, generally provides a low-cost service that shows up at my door within 3 minutes.
If anything, uber has created the first predictable and affordable non-driving option. Taxis fail on both axes. Metro isn't predictable. On the weekend, I've left with my feet, bikes, and cajoling friends with cars.
And now, uber drivers.
I use uber for small hops -- basically the last mile where metro doesn't go -- and that makes all the difference. Its relatively cheap, allows me to go anywhere without spending social capital asking a friend to pick me up, and is there when I am.
And taxis were never able to solve this problem.
And laugh. And laugh.
From my experience, use of the taxi industry was solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.
That is: it was hard if not impossible to get a taxi, i never knew if i was being ripped off, taxi drivers don't know where they are going, they lie about not accepting credit cards, and I avoided them.
Uber, despite its many faults, generally provides a low-cost service that shows up at my door within 3 minutes.
If anything, uber has created the first predictable and affordable non-driving option. Taxis fail on both axes. Metro isn't predictable. On the weekend, I've left with my feet, bikes, and cajoling friends with cars.
And now, uber drivers.
I use uber for small hops -- basically the last mile where metro doesn't go -- and that makes all the difference. Its relatively cheap, allows me to go anywhere without spending social capital asking a friend to pick me up, and is there when I am.
And taxis were never able to solve this problem.
Saturday, January 31, 2015
Friday, January 30, 2015
Status on our move:
Status on our move:
1. Chalkboard wall is no more. We've done 3 layers of primer, and in a few hours will do a layer of real paint.
2. Having the apartment right at VaSq makes me wonder: Why did i ever live so far from the metro?
3. It is snowing, and the walkway at our place on Barton (old place) is covered in slick ice. Of course it is.
4. Verizon disabled our Fios yesterday. This is coming to you through using my phone as a hot spot.
5. Also, Chromecast plus google phones is fucking magic. The chromecast needs a wireless network to connect to that has internet access. We setup one phone as a hotspot, and had the other phone and the chromecast both talk to it. Later, we realized (because we are not so smart), that we can have the chromebooks talk to the wireless hot.
6. Dry cleaning at the 24/7 conceirge desk? What convenience!
1. Chalkboard wall is no more. We've done 3 layers of primer, and in a few hours will do a layer of real paint.
2. Having the apartment right at VaSq makes me wonder: Why did i ever live so far from the metro?
3. It is snowing, and the walkway at our place on Barton (old place) is covered in slick ice. Of course it is.
4. Verizon disabled our Fios yesterday. This is coming to you through using my phone as a hot spot.
5. Also, Chromecast plus google phones is fucking magic. The chromecast needs a wireless network to connect to that has internet access. We setup one phone as a hotspot, and had the other phone and the chromecast both talk to it. Later, we realized (because we are not so smart), that we can have the chromebooks talk to the wireless hot.
6. Dry cleaning at the 24/7 conceirge desk? What convenience!
Monday, January 26, 2015
Nova-Larp Day was Saturday, January 24.
Nova-Larp Day was Saturday, January 24. And it was pretty great. Rachael Storey Burke hosted, and Melissa S Cohen did a lot of organization.
First game was Top Secret Admirer, a Golden Cobra game and I facilitated. This game is by Sam Zeitlin and +daniel eison, neither of which can I +1 into a conversation.
Its about folks with top secret security clearances going to speed dating. It worked really well, and some parts were fantastic. Gender, in the game, is not a thing. Everybody can date everybody, and be attracted to anyone. So, everyone goes on a quick date with everyone else.
What makes it work, really, is the secret roles. Some of you are not what you claim, which leads to fantastic endings. We had arrests, orgies, and damn near a shoot out.
I think the player handouts could be more conductive, and I've put a bit of time into it while I'm thinking about it.
For the second game, we split up. Upstairs, we did Jason Morningstar 's JUGGERNAUT while downstairs they played the early alpha of Rachael Storey Burke 's top secret game.
Last game was At What Cost, by Christopher Amherst . For us, it didn't quite work. I had hopes it would be about how far would we -- the PC spies -- go to get information or figure out who a mole was in our midst. Instead, it became more torture porn than i was really into.
Some great games, with some great people. Davey Cruz co-facilitated Top Secret Admirer, Rachael Storey Burke wrote one game, and made sure JUGGERNAUT went off without a hitch. And thanks to Melissa S Cohen , Sean Leventhal and Misha Polonsky for playing evil Russians in At What Cost.
First game was Top Secret Admirer, a Golden Cobra game and I facilitated. This game is by Sam Zeitlin and +daniel eison, neither of which can I +1 into a conversation.
Its about folks with top secret security clearances going to speed dating. It worked really well, and some parts were fantastic. Gender, in the game, is not a thing. Everybody can date everybody, and be attracted to anyone. So, everyone goes on a quick date with everyone else.
What makes it work, really, is the secret roles. Some of you are not what you claim, which leads to fantastic endings. We had arrests, orgies, and damn near a shoot out.
I think the player handouts could be more conductive, and I've put a bit of time into it while I'm thinking about it.
For the second game, we split up. Upstairs, we did Jason Morningstar 's JUGGERNAUT while downstairs they played the early alpha of Rachael Storey Burke 's top secret game.
Last game was At What Cost, by Christopher Amherst . For us, it didn't quite work. I had hopes it would be about how far would we -- the PC spies -- go to get information or figure out who a mole was in our midst. Instead, it became more torture porn than i was really into.
Some great games, with some great people. Davey Cruz co-facilitated Top Secret Admirer, Rachael Storey Burke wrote one game, and made sure JUGGERNAUT went off without a hitch. And thanks to Melissa S Cohen , Sean Leventhal and Misha Polonsky for playing evil Russians in At What Cost.
Thursday, January 15, 2015
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