Gil Hova
@gil.hova.net
He/him. JC/NYC.
Informal Ferret Games, robot fight facilitator at NHRL, weird/noisy music, ferret fan. Still not a negotiable Final Fantasy currency.
All my links: https://gil.hova.net
Informal Ferret Games, robot fight facilitator at NHRL, weird/noisy music, ferret fan. Still not a negotiable Final Fantasy currency.
All my links: https://gil.hova.net
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Gil Hova
@gil.hova.net
· Nov 17
BREAKING: I'm starting up a new line of games that I'll be putting out on @thegamecrafter.bsky.social. Some will be reprints of older Formal Ferret Games, some of these will be expansions to existing games, and some are going to be brand new.
Of course, I'm calling it Informal Ferret Games.
Of course, I'm calling it Informal Ferret Games.
It was a bit of a bumpy start, but after an intense couple of weeks, Mojo and Freddie seem to have become fast friends
December 27, 2025 at 4:55 PM
It was a bit of a bumpy start, but after an intense couple of weeks, Mojo and Freddie seem to have become fast friends
!!!
Top-tier escape room experience. Exciting!
Top-tier escape room experience. Exciting!
Doors of Divergence Set To Return
This is possibly the most anticipated comeback in American escape room history.
This is possibly the most anticipated comeback in American escape room history.
Doors of Divergence Set To Return
This is possibly the most anticipated comeback in American escape room history.
roomescapeartist.com
December 27, 2025 at 3:45 PM
!!!
Top-tier escape room experience. Exciting!
Top-tier escape room experience. Exciting!
I've kind of suspected this for a while. Still early yet, but this is a fascinating direction.
One of the lead authors of the subtypes study compared earlier autism research to assembling a jigsaw puzzle, only to find that the pieces didn’t quite fit— because “the box had always contained several puzzles, shuffled together.”
There isn’t just one autism, she said: “There are many autisms.”
There isn’t just one autism, she said: “There are many autisms.”
New science points to 4 distinct types of autism
When Marc and Cristina Easton’s son was diagnosed with autism at 20 months, the Baltimore couple left the doctor’s appointment in confusion.
www.inquirer.com
December 27, 2025 at 9:12 AM
I've kind of suspected this for a while. Still early yet, but this is a fascinating direction.
Reposted by Gil Hova
Donald Trump just bombed a hospital on Christmas. But a cashier at Target said "Happy Holidays" to me when I was doing a return this morning. I have never felt more politically homeless.
December 27, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Donald Trump just bombed a hospital on Christmas. But a cashier at Target said "Happy Holidays" to me when I was doing a return this morning. I have never felt more politically homeless.
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Bullshit Newborn Not Even Christ https://theonion.com/bullshit-newborn-not-even-christ/
December 25, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Bullshit Newborn Not Even Christ https://theonion.com/bullshit-newborn-not-even-christ/
Happy to have gotten one of my favorite board games, De Vulgari Eloquentia, to the table for game day last night.
December 25, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Happy to have gotten one of my favorite board games, De Vulgari Eloquentia, to the table for game day last night.
Rolled credits on Rise of the Golden Idol, the follow-up to the previous Curse game. Graphics were improved greatly. They're still a bit ugly, but now in a charming way; I think the intention of the art direction comes through a bit better.
Games played this weekend…
• The Roottrees are Dead: One of the best puzzle/detective games I've played. Great puzzles, great story, great hint system.
• The Roottrees are Dead: One of the best puzzle/detective games I've played. Great puzzles, great story, great hint system.
December 25, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Rolled credits on Rise of the Golden Idol, the follow-up to the previous Curse game. Graphics were improved greatly. They're still a bit ugly, but now in a charming way; I think the intention of the art direction comes through a bit better.
Reposted by Gil Hova
If the Romans had simply deported woke baby Jesus to South Sudan, a lot of trouble could have been avoided
December 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
If the Romans had simply deported woke baby Jesus to South Sudan, a lot of trouble could have been avoided
This is a hashtag that *delivers*
This is the 15th year of #DuvetKnowItsChristmas, which is preposterous. Rules: if you find yourself dealing with unusual / claustrophobic / gaudy sleeping arrangements this Christmas Eve, share a picture with the world. Use the hashtag (with capitalisation) and cc me if you can be bothered.
December 24, 2025 at 8:15 PM
This is a hashtag that *delivers*
I don’t watch much TV (ironic given my ludography), but you don’t need to know Pluribus to catch Tiffany’s drift. She’s on point as always.
As has been discussed elsewhere, Pluribus is the best thing that artistically and metaphorically describes the AI discourse, without that being an impact font THUMBNAIL spoonfeeder.
It even unpacks this theme in ways that some people who don't understand nor like the show *complain* about it.
It even unpacks this theme in ways that some people who don't understand nor like the show *complain* about it.
December 24, 2025 at 4:50 PM
I don’t watch much TV (ironic given my ludography), but you don’t need to know Pluribus to catch Tiffany’s drift. She’s on point as always.
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“wet dream” implies the existence of—no. No. I’m not doing this hack shit. One thing existing does not mean it also has an extant opposite or inversion. No one thinks this and it’s usually just a way to write a dumb pun or intrusive phrasethought. I’m too good for this. Dry nightmare
March 6, 2025 at 3:08 AM
“wet dream” implies the existence of—no. No. I’m not doing this hack shit. One thing existing does not mean it also has an extant opposite or inversion. No one thinks this and it’s usually just a way to write a dumb pun or intrusive phrasethought. I’m too good for this. Dry nightmare
Is there a Bracket City clone out there? I would love to play it without benefiting the goons at The Atlantic.
December 24, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Is there a Bracket City clone out there? I would love to play it without benefiting the goons at The Atlantic.
Mojo figured out how to open one of our kitchen cabinets.
He is SO back.
He is SO back.
December 24, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Mojo figured out how to open one of our kitchen cabinets.
He is SO back.
He is SO back.
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A roleplaying game where you have to close every one of your 200 open browser tabs one by one, gradually giving up parts of yourself until you are reborn as an egg.
December 23, 2025 at 5:04 PM
A roleplaying game where you have to close every one of your 200 open browser tabs one by one, gradually giving up parts of yourself until you are reborn as an egg.
Reposted by Gil Hova
I'm convinced that the current obsession of the US government with annexing Greenland comes from people who have learned about global politics playing Risk (the board game). Just look at the map. (Image from Wikimedia commons) commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ri...
December 23, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I'm convinced that the current obsession of the US government with annexing Greenland comes from people who have learned about global politics playing Risk (the board game). Just look at the map. (Image from Wikimedia commons) commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ri...
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Now one year into NYC congestion pricing:
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
As we celebrate NYC congestion pricing never forget that Gov. Kathy Hochul indefinitely postponed it in June 2024 citing anti-congestion propaganda like "Broadway shows will suffer" (they haven't) & "pizza places will close en masse" (they didn't) & "New Jerseyians won't come to city diners" (lol)
Congestion pricing by the # ‘s 6 months in:
* 67k fewer drivers entering zone daily
* Delays in Holland Tunnel down 65%
* Traffic deaths down 32% so far in 2025
* $500m projected this year for MTA capital improvements
* B’way attendance +12%
* Subway ridership +7%
So yes this program is a SUCCESS.
* 67k fewer drivers entering zone daily
* Delays in Holland Tunnel down 65%
* Traffic deaths down 32% so far in 2025
* $500m projected this year for MTA capital improvements
* B’way attendance +12%
* Subway ridership +7%
So yes this program is a SUCCESS.
December 23, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Now one year into NYC congestion pricing:
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
If anything could use a Streisand effect, it's this
60 minutes CECOT segment. Recorded through my browser. HD quality. Not phone. Spread it around. If you're press, it's yours. Go nuts.
It's streaming on a Canadian website, but there is no telling for how long.
www.filemail.com/d/wkcdttnacp...
It's streaming on a Canadian website, but there is no telling for how long.
www.filemail.com/d/wkcdttnacp...
Banned 60 Minutes CECOT Segment - Filemail
Get it while it's hot.
www.filemail.com
December 22, 2025 at 11:40 PM
If anything could use a Streisand effect, it's this
There was a very funny BBC sci-if radio play a couple of decades ago called "Nebulous," by Mark Gattis. Leaned a bit hard on recurring episodic catchphrases at times, but was still genuinely enjoyable.
December 22, 2025 at 1:18 PM
There was a very funny BBC sci-if radio play a couple of decades ago called "Nebulous," by Mark Gattis. Leaned a bit hard on recurring episodic catchphrases at times, but was still genuinely enjoyable.
Games played this weekend…
• The Roottrees are Dead: One of the best puzzle/detective games I've played. Great puzzles, great story, great hint system.
• The Roottrees are Dead: One of the best puzzle/detective games I've played. Great puzzles, great story, great hint system.
December 22, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Games played this weekend…
• The Roottrees are Dead: One of the best puzzle/detective games I've played. Great puzzles, great story, great hint system.
• The Roottrees are Dead: One of the best puzzle/detective games I've played. Great puzzles, great story, great hint system.
Phew, Mojo is feeling better, so no vet visit required, hooray!
Now to get my arm to heal
Now to get my arm to heal
December 21, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Phew, Mojo is feeling better, so no vet visit required, hooray!
Now to get my arm to heal
Now to get my arm to heal
Update: no fracture, but I might need to see an orthopedist this week if the pain doesn’t go away.
Still to do: eat something, take Mojo to vet
Still to do: eat something, take Mojo to vet
So, I am spending the day in an ER waiting room instead of the vet's waiting room. Sigh. (Will probably go to vet tomorrow with my arm in a sling)
December 20, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Update: no fracture, but I might need to see an orthopedist this week if the pain doesn’t go away.
Still to do: eat something, take Mojo to vet
Still to do: eat something, take Mojo to vet
Today I needed to take Mojo to the vet, and he was hiding under our sofa. It's a heavy sofa, heavier than I should have realized. When I lifted its side, I felt two pops in my right arm, and then I wasn't holding it anymore. (Thankfully, no Mojos were hurt in this process.)
December 20, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Today I needed to take Mojo to the vet, and he was hiding under our sofa. It's a heavy sofa, heavier than I should have realized. When I lifted its side, I felt two pops in my right arm, and then I wasn't holding it anymore. (Thankfully, no Mojos were hurt in this process.)
Reposted by Gil Hova
This whole thread but this in particular
The most quietly savage put-down I’ve come across from Venezuelan Spanish is la inteligencia los persigue, ellos son más rápidoso. It means “intelligence is chasing them, but they are faster.”
December 19, 2025 at 4:23 PM
This whole thread but this in particular
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“And that makes it 4-3 USA. They’ll win the gold medal over the Soviet Union.” — 2025 Al Michaels calling the Miracle on Ice
December 19, 2025 at 4:45 AM
“And that makes it 4-3 USA. They’ll win the gold medal over the Soviet Union.” — 2025 Al Michaels calling the Miracle on Ice
Had a @hollandspiele.bsky.social game night yesterday. Striking Flint by @johndubois.bsky.social was really good, even though our strike got busted. Ten Dollar Words is going to become one of my favorite @amabel.bsky.social games, I can feel it.
December 19, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Had a @hollandspiele.bsky.social game night yesterday. Striking Flint by @johndubois.bsky.social was really good, even though our strike got busted. Ten Dollar Words is going to become one of my favorite @amabel.bsky.social games, I can feel it.