I've never understood the term "virtue signalling", but, perhaps I misunderstood the nicomachean ethics.

I've never understood the term "virtue signalling", but, perhaps I misunderstood the nicomachean ethics. My understanding -- or at least where I've gotten to through life -- is that ethical virtue is predicated by actions, and that why we do things has little to do with whether an action is virtuous.

But, I could well be wrong. It's been a while since I've studied ethics in anything like a rigorous well. If anyone would like to explain it to me, please do.

Freshmen Share

Freshmen Share

At the officer's academy on Port Newmar during my freshmen year:
-- I had a roommate who grew up on a ship, but hadn't ever crewed on. I taught him about being a crew member, he taught me about life as a spacer.

-- Bev and Brill were roomies, though I spent a lot of nights over.

-- Pip and Brill dated a lot, and a lot of different people.

-- The four of us went out with whoever Pip and Brill were seeing, and have a grand time.

-- During second semester, Pip and I started making a little money. By then, Pip had a good model of the financial market of the Port, and we started speculating. We'd arrange to sell a cargo at a specific price, and buy it from an incoming merchant ship at a lower price. We made profit without much overhead. It was a few kilocreds.

-- During the summer, we had our first summer in space! At the time, I was head of the class, so I was Acting Captain. Bev, Pip, Brill, and Pip and my original roommates were all on the cruise. As cadets we weren't paid, but we did help the ship make money. It was a big ship, like the Lois.

... What can I say? I just finished Full Share, and I want to know about academy life. Whatcha think, Tony Lower-Basch and Josh Mannon?

Friendly reminder: You don't have a right to anyone else's threads, and they don't have to let you post.

Friendly reminder: You don't have a right to anyone else's threads, and they don't have to let you post.

And this has nothing to do with the Constitution.

Pretty sure I pulled my plantar during a run this morning. Again.

Pretty sure I pulled my plantar during a run this morning. Again.

I kept running, because I'm an idiot. Slower and slower.

Should I stop running?

I got a new bag!

I got a new bag!

https://www.containerstore.com/s/travel/travel-comforts-essentials/walter-ray-tab-plus-messenger-bag-seatback-organizer/12d?productId=11005572

I'm moving to a two bag solution. This'll be my everyday bag. It holds most everything I need, except for my work laptop. Which will absolutely not fit.

So, I'm keeping my big red LL Bean bag to move around my work laptop if and when. The new bag fits inside the Big Red Bag, even with the laptop.

Rob Donoghue may have Thoughts About Bags.
https://www.containerstore.com/s/travel/travel-comforts-essentials/walter-ray-tab-plus-messenger-bag-seatback-organizer/12d?productId=11005572

Prediction: Amazon/Whole Foods will crush Blue Apron and similar companies without really trying, possibly through a...

Prediction: Amazon/Whole Foods will crush Blue Apron and similar companies without really trying, possibly through a buyout or hiring all of the management.

Continuing a conversation, and seeking more perspectives ...

Continuing a conversation, and seeking more perspectives ...

Say we've got a whole caravan of small space ships, each with population of about a family. Each ship is free, sure, but also reliant upon each other ship for trade, specialized competencies, and friendship.

Or, as Matt Johnson put it: This game is about a proto-typical american western town in the 1800s. Only it's actually in space. And it's the 2800s. And the towns can move.

What game system do we use for this?