Mike Johanson
@mikebjohanson.bsky.social
Rogue game theorist and RL scientist in 🇨🇦. Formerly: co-founder Artificial.Agency, RS DeepMind, PhD UAlberta, Poker AI. Gaming 🎮🎲, curling 🥌, knitting 🧶, geocaching 🗺️. (he/him).
This pattern in particular, I think I've knit 5 with this over the years:
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
Irish Hiking Scarf pattern by Adrian Bizilia
This is a great beginner cabling pattern.
www.ravelry.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:53 AM
This pattern in particular, I think I've knit 5 with this over the years:
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
Nice!! When I was starting, I found cables to be a really nice sweet spot at the intersection of "looks cool", "is interesting to do" and "not nearly as hard as it looks".
November 23, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Nice!! When I was starting, I found cables to be a really nice sweet spot at the intersection of "looks cool", "is interesting to do" and "not nearly as hard as it looks".
And yet still big enough to store whole worlds:
August 3, 2025 at 4:07 AM
And yet still big enough to store whole worlds:
Took me a minute too.
rot13:
Znel'f pyhr gryyf hf gung Thf unf 5 vaabprag arvtuobef. Ubj znal bs gurz unir gb or va O? Pbzovar gung jvgu Qbaan'f pyhr, jr pna pbapyhqr fbzrguvat nobhg fbzrbar va O.
rot13:
Znel'f pyhr gryyf hf gung Thf unf 5 vaabprag arvtuobef. Ubj znal bs gurz unir gb or va O? Pbzovar gung jvgu Qbaan'f pyhr, jr pna pbapyhqr fbzrguvat nobhg fbzrbar va O.
August 1, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Took me a minute too.
rot13:
Znel'f pyhr gryyf hf gung Thf unf 5 vaabprag arvtuobef. Ubj znal bs gurz unir gb or va O? Pbzovar gung jvgu Qbaan'f pyhr, jr pna pbapyhqr fbzrguvat nobhg fbzrbar va O.
rot13:
Znel'f pyhr gryyf hf gung Thf unf 5 vaabprag arvtuobef. Ubj znal bs gurz unir gb or va O? Pbzovar gung jvgu Qbaan'f pyhr, jr pna pbapyhqr fbzrguvat nobhg fbzrbar va O.
Love it. It's such a great game.
March 29, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Love it. It's such a great game.
I played in one during the pandemic, as an ex-navy cutter in a gang of spies watching the docks. Playing in another group now, as a lurk in a cult where we're constructing a god.
What trouble is your group getting up to?
What trouble is your group getting up to?
March 29, 2025 at 1:20 AM
I played in one during the pandemic, as an ex-navy cutter in a gang of spies watching the docks. Playing in another group now, as a lurk in a cult where we're constructing a god.
What trouble is your group getting up to?
What trouble is your group getting up to?
Wooo! First time, or do you have a campaign going?
March 29, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Wooo! First time, or do you have a campaign going?
Agreed, yup. The regret update maybe looks familiar to an rl audience, but the strategy averaging isn't intuitive.
February 26, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Agreed, yup. The regret update maybe looks familiar to an rl audience, but the strategy averaging isn't intuitive.
Hah. I tried in my MSc thesis, but I'm sure it didn't age well.
February 26, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Hah. I tried in my MSc thesis, but I'm sure it didn't age well.
No problem! I really loved the Golden Idol games too.
January 21, 2025 at 9:47 PM
No problem! I really loved the Golden Idol games too.
In the mystery game genre, but more abstract and not in-the-moment like Obra Dinn and Golden Idol, I really enjoyed The Roottrees Are Dead: store.steampowered.com/app/2754380/...
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A genealogical mystery straight out of 1998. Scour the early Internet for clues, uncover hidden connections, and piece together the family tree behind the secretive Roottree Corporation.
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January 21, 2025 at 9:44 PM
In the mystery game genre, but more abstract and not in-the-moment like Obra Dinn and Golden Idol, I really enjoyed The Roottrees Are Dead: store.steampowered.com/app/2754380/...
Severance is fantastic, you'll like it!
December 31, 2024 at 3:51 AM
Severance is fantastic, you'll like it!
Oh wow, yes. I'd forgotten which book it was in, but the torture short story from this one stuck with me forever. Definitely was too young for that.
November 25, 2024 at 6:37 AM
Oh wow, yes. I'd forgotten which book it was in, but the torture short story from this one stuck with me forever. Definitely was too young for that.
Hey, I'd join! I'm still working in RL, just building on top of LLMs now.
November 5, 2024 at 7:27 PM
Hey, I'd join! I'm still working in RL, just building on top of LLMs now.