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it also came with Yet Another copy of Max Robertson’s “The Game of Mah Jong”
first published in 1938, up until the late 1990s this was the 4th best-selling book of all time in NZ – after Edmonds, Yates, and Whitcombe (I haven’t been able to source more recent statistics)
first published in 1938, up until the late 1990s this was the 4th best-selling book of all time in NZ – after Edmonds, Yates, and Whitcombe (I haven’t been able to source more recent statistics)
November 23, 2025 at 6:17 AM
it also came with Yet Another copy of Max Robertson’s “The Game of Mah Jong”
first published in 1938, up until the late 1990s this was the 4th best-selling book of all time in NZ – after Edmonds, Yates, and Whitcombe (I haven’t been able to source more recent statistics)
first published in 1938, up until the late 1990s this was the 4th best-selling book of all time in NZ – after Edmonds, Yates, and Whitcombe (I haven’t been able to source more recent statistics)
rolled the dice at the recycling centre on a set of mahjong tiles in a Glad ziplock for $5
very surprised that it turned out to be a full set with no missing tiles, and even includes “100-uses” jokers and two alternate types of white dragon
very surprised that it turned out to be a full set with no missing tiles, and even includes “100-uses” jokers and two alternate types of white dragon
November 23, 2025 at 5:06 AM
rolled the dice at the recycling centre on a set of mahjong tiles in a Glad ziplock for $5
very surprised that it turned out to be a full set with no missing tiles, and even includes “100-uses” jokers and two alternate types of white dragon
very surprised that it turned out to be a full set with no missing tiles, and even includes “100-uses” jokers and two alternate types of white dragon
the Dutch really did invent what is objectively the worst quotation style of all time
November 18, 2025 at 6:46 AM
the Dutch really did invent what is objectively the worst quotation style of all time
November 15, 2025 at 1:13 AM
modern building techniques were preëmpted by the Heart Sutra: form is no different from emptiness; and emptiness, form
October 29, 2025 at 9:33 PM
modern building techniques were preëmpted by the Heart Sutra: form is no different from emptiness; and emptiness, form
very weird seeing your house empty but staged. “hi yes, this is what our house would have looked like if we were better people who didn’t accumulate objects”
October 23, 2025 at 7:45 AM
very weird seeing your house empty but staged. “hi yes, this is what our house would have looked like if we were better people who didn’t accumulate objects”
yeah I know about linked lists
October 23, 2025 at 7:19 AM
yeah I know about linked lists
paper minis for the PCs too. they have “real” plastic minis which are mounted but I haven't bothered getting any dismounted ones yet. this is a lot easier and cheaper 😄
October 22, 2025 at 5:46 AM
paper minis for the PCs too. they have “real” plastic minis which are mounted but I haven't bothered getting any dismounted ones yet. this is a lot easier and cheaper 😄
made up some Picts for next Pendragon session, got overly excited at the results and ended up making enemies for all the battle encounters as well
October 22, 2025 at 2:00 AM
made up some Picts for next Pendragon session, got overly excited at the results and ended up making enemies for all the battle encounters as well
hell yeah, the Chaintech Desperado AGP with composite video out: all you need to experience trains, rockets, and jetskis
October 13, 2025 at 5:57 AM
hell yeah, the Chaintech Desperado AGP with composite video out: all you need to experience trains, rockets, and jetskis
October 3, 2025 at 3:26 PM
sometimes you have to admit the Catholics are right
September 24, 2025 at 9:48 PM
sometimes you have to admit the Catholics are right
as an aside I don’t know how you get to the ninth printing of the third edition and still end up with “Bilbao Baggins” on the third page of the first chapter
September 8, 2025 at 8:09 AM
as an aside I don’t know how you get to the ninth printing of the third edition and still end up with “Bilbao Baggins” on the third page of the first chapter
started reading the Hobbit with 5yo and just got up to where they’re discussing the map
“... and those are the directions? wait! if we know that M is North then it’s N, P is South so it’s S, cross is W for west and east... [E is for east] ... S is for E! so we can translate the runes!”
“... and those are the directions? wait! if we know that M is North then it’s N, P is South so it’s S, cross is W for west and east... [E is for east] ... S is for E! so we can translate the runes!”
September 8, 2025 at 7:46 AM
started reading the Hobbit with 5yo and just got up to where they’re discussing the map
“... and those are the directions? wait! if we know that M is North then it’s N, P is South so it’s S, cross is W for west and east... [E is for east] ... S is for E! so we can translate the runes!”
“... and those are the directions? wait! if we know that M is North then it’s N, P is South so it’s S, cross is W for west and east... [E is for east] ... S is for E! so we can translate the runes!”
visited Fo Guang Shan for lunch yesterday. reflecting later, 5yo’s favourite part of the meal was the (lone) gingko nut, which was apparently “rice flavoured”
September 8, 2025 at 7:41 AM
visited Fo Guang Shan for lunch yesterday. reflecting later, 5yo’s favourite part of the meal was the (lone) gingko nut, which was apparently “rice flavoured”
cannot believe that Airborne got rid of their wonderful bee just so they can fully embrace the generic Manuka scam æsthetic
September 7, 2025 at 7:54 PM
cannot believe that Airborne got rid of their wonderful bee just so they can fully embrace the generic Manuka scam æsthetic
the current game is a vet clinic where the animals’ problems are encoded in bananagram tiles which need to be rearranged to figure out what is wrong
September 5, 2025 at 6:42 AM
the current game is a vet clinic where the animals’ problems are encoded in bananagram tiles which need to be rearranged to figure out what is wrong
incidentally, I think that Wordsworth Classics using an AI-generated image for this cover is very much not following the Tao and very much lacking Te
August 28, 2025 at 9:18 AM
incidentally, I think that Wordsworth Classics using an AI-generated image for this cover is very much not following the Tao and very much lacking Te
why does the NYT hate blazonry?
and yet, BIRRIA is accepted
and yet, BIRRIA is accepted
August 24, 2025 at 11:35 PM
why does the NYT hate blazonry?
and yet, BIRRIA is accepted
and yet, BIRRIA is accepted
“Chuck another _____ on the _____ would ya?” shouted Lachy. He licked himself, ________, then tossed me another can of Carlton. “Australia is _____”, I reflected.
#IllegalSpellingBee
#IllegalSpellingBee
August 24, 2025 at 11:30 PM
“Chuck another _____ on the _____ would ya?” shouted Lachy. He licked himself, ________, then tossed me another can of Carlton. “Australia is _____”, I reflected.
#IllegalSpellingBee
#IllegalSpellingBee
the building stood there,
August 24, 2025 at 11:13 PM
the building stood there,