Adam of the Redwoods
@adamredwoods.bsky.social
Nerd, retro computers, retro gaming, BOARD GAMES. Single father. PNW. Drum n bass. Kindness over hate. he/him
We played Kutna Hora, which sounds cool, but the gameplay. was a bit convoluted. I think the population and mining decks are over-produced, I feel simple tracks would be better. I also think the mining mini-game was not integrated well enough. I'd have to play it again. #boardgames #bgg #brettpiele
December 4, 2025 at 10:11 PM
We played Kutna Hora, which sounds cool, but the gameplay. was a bit convoluted. I think the population and mining decks are over-produced, I feel simple tracks would be better. I also think the mining mini-game was not integrated well enough. I'd have to play it again. #boardgames #bgg #brettpiele
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From "Sea Doctor", a 14-min Chinese student short film by Jiang Wei (Tsinghua University).
He did almost everything himself (designs, 2D & 3D animation, backgrounds, compositing, etc).
Full film >> www.catsuka.com/news/2025-10...
He did almost everything himself (designs, 2D & 3D animation, backgrounds, compositing, etc).
Full film >> www.catsuka.com/news/2025-10...
October 17, 2025 at 12:00 PM
From "Sea Doctor", a 14-min Chinese student short film by Jiang Wei (Tsinghua University).
He did almost everything himself (designs, 2D & 3D animation, backgrounds, compositing, etc).
Full film >> www.catsuka.com/news/2025-10...
He did almost everything himself (designs, 2D & 3D animation, backgrounds, compositing, etc).
Full film >> www.catsuka.com/news/2025-10...
Played Amalfi, a trading in the Mediterranean game, but with a novel worker placement/worker as resource system. A nice game, a couple flaws IMO, but not bad. Worth a look. #bgg #boardgames #brettspiele
October 17, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Played Amalfi, a trading in the Mediterranean game, but with a novel worker placement/worker as resource system. A nice game, a couple flaws IMO, but not bad. Worth a look. #bgg #boardgames #brettspiele
Cargo Empire: gateway game, some fun mechanisms. I wish the board was a little tighter, maybe ports could be a tad more difficult. It's good, though. Check it out. #bgg #boardgames #brettspiele
September 30, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Cargo Empire: gateway game, some fun mechanisms. I wish the board was a little tighter, maybe ports could be a tad more difficult. It's good, though. Check it out. #bgg #boardgames #brettspiele
My experiences with CoPilot AI coding have been about the same, but maybe I'm not doing it right: geohot.github.io//blog/jekyll...
AI Coding
In my old age I’ve mostly given up trying to convince anyone of anything. Most people do not care to find the truth, they care about what pumps their bags. Some people go as far as to believe that per...
geohot.github.io
September 13, 2025 at 10:39 PM
My experiences with CoPilot AI coding have been about the same, but maybe I'm not doing it right: geohot.github.io//blog/jekyll...
We played Saltfjord. I was so exited! Sadly, it was divisive. I enjoyed it-- I like resource conversion, engine building-- but others in the group hated it. Random, boring, no interaction. Probably true. We'll play something else, then! #boardgames #bgg #brettspiel
September 2, 2025 at 12:01 AM
We played Saltfjord. I was so exited! Sadly, it was divisive. I enjoyed it-- I like resource conversion, engine building-- but others in the group hated it. Random, boring, no interaction. Probably true. We'll play something else, then! #boardgames #bgg #brettspiel
Played Power Grid: Outpost. Small variant of Power Grid, I liked the twist of managing the cards, and the worker market. It's fun, feels more flexible, but not very different from regular PG. Recommended! #bgg #boardgames #brettspiel
August 28, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Played Power Grid: Outpost. Small variant of Power Grid, I liked the twist of managing the cards, and the worker market. It's fun, feels more flexible, but not very different from regular PG. Recommended! #bgg #boardgames #brettspiel
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Previewer prototypes are here for these two and getting ready to ship off to their destinations. Excited how both of these turned out. KS coming up end of summer, link to follow for a launch notification:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/cha...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/cha...
July 18, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Previewer prototypes are here for these two and getting ready to ship off to their destinations. Excited how both of these turned out. KS coming up end of summer, link to follow for a launch notification:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/cha...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/cha...
Luna is a great game, classic. Very clever action mechanism that forces thinking ahead; what you want to do takes several steps. #boardgames #brettspiel #bgg
July 2, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Luna is a great game, classic. Very clever action mechanism that forces thinking ahead; what you want to do takes several steps. #boardgames #brettspiel #bgg
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Wow! It's been a month since #RareDiseaseDay when our Research Officer, Maria Richardson, shared her PSC experience at an event at Ipsen’s offices, highlighting the urgent need for research. The event had excellent engagement levels, clips have been circulated widely and may even go global! 🌍 #PSC
March 28, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Wow! It's been a month since #RareDiseaseDay when our Research Officer, Maria Richardson, shared her PSC experience at an event at Ipsen’s offices, highlighting the urgent need for research. The event had excellent engagement levels, clips have been circulated widely and may even go global! 🌍 #PSC
Nerding out! I even got the power supply that stabilizes the input amps. #retrocomputing #vic20 #commodore #c64
July 1, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Nerding out! I even got the power supply that stabilizes the input amps. #retrocomputing #vic20 #commodore #c64
June 8, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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A fantastic write-up on board games + tariffs from the good Game Crafter, who is a US manufacturer. "No tarrifation without rationalization", I daresay! #boardgames #gamecrafter #tariffs
news.thegamecrafter.com/post/7802767...
news.thegamecrafter.com/post/7802767...
Tariffs and The Game Crafter
TLDR;
Tariffs are bad for everyone, even US manufacturers. Contact your representatives in congress and tell them to act.
What Are Tariffs
Tariffs are taxes on goods imported into a country by an...
news.thegamecrafter.com
April 9, 2025 at 4:47 AM
A fantastic write-up on board games + tariffs from the good Game Crafter, who is a US manufacturer. "No tarrifation without rationalization", I daresay! #boardgames #gamecrafter #tariffs
news.thegamecrafter.com/post/7802767...
news.thegamecrafter.com/post/7802767...
Played Aeolos. Almost likeable. It's an "OG" style game with simple rules, and some mild interaction. I found the vanilla rule set too light for me, but there is an added expansion that I think is needed for hard-core gamers like myself. #boardgames #bgg #brettspiel
April 8, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Played Aeolos. Almost likeable. It's an "OG" style game with simple rules, and some mild interaction. I found the vanilla rule set too light for me, but there is an added expansion that I think is needed for hard-core gamers like myself. #boardgames #bgg #brettspiel
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April Fool's Day is upon us, and we've decided to leave the joking aside this year. General Manager Mark Beare elaborates on this decision and shares some advice on how to protect yourself from scams.
Why we’re no longer doing April Fools’ Day
The internet is so filled with falsehoods that April Fools hits different these days. That's why, as a cybersecurity company, we're out.
mwb.link
March 31, 2025 at 9:09 AM
April Fool's Day is upon us, and we've decided to leave the joking aside this year. General Manager Mark Beare elaborates on this decision and shares some advice on how to protect yourself from scams.
My teen son and I enjoyed Cukoo. Good, not great. More thriller than horror, but a weird, complex premise. #Cukoo #horror #movies www.imdb.com/title/tt1234...
Cuckoo (2024) ⭐ 5.7 | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
1h 42m | R
www.imdb.com
March 31, 2025 at 3:39 PM
My teen son and I enjoyed Cukoo. Good, not great. More thriller than horror, but a weird, complex premise. #Cukoo #horror #movies www.imdb.com/title/tt1234...
This series is starting to grow on me. The initial premise was great, then it started to get weird, then it got even weirder and that's the point. #FiredOnMars
March 18, 2025 at 3:31 AM
This series is starting to grow on me. The initial premise was great, then it started to get weird, then it got even weirder and that's the point. #FiredOnMars
Yspahan. Great, old classic. (Do play with the one-card per caravan building variant.) I like this blend of dice, board, cubes. Euro-delicious! #bgg #boardgames #brettspiel
March 15, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Yspahan. Great, old classic. (Do play with the one-card per caravan building variant.) I like this blend of dice, board, cubes. Euro-delicious! #bgg #boardgames #brettspiel