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DrRyder

  1. Using maths to approximate probabilities for dice roll mechanics in tabletop role-playing games #woofridaynight
  2. @thesiswhisperer Feel well soon Inger!
  3. @sophieryder Erm, no.
  4. (I say "new podcast" like I'm an old hand at this sort of thing and know what I'm doing; I'm learning as I go)
  5. I just made a piece of intro music for my new podcast... ETA for site, first episode etc is Friday June 1st!
  6. Smiling at the power of the internet, access to tech and free software, the ease and wonder of really having no limits... So what to do? :)
  7. @psuedonym I'm sure you will have fun :)
  8. @DavidTWeaver A lesson quickly learned?
  9. Anyone out there got Carcassonne or Settlers of Catan on Android? Any good? Is the AI alright? (more importantly, is it worth a few quid?)
  10. Up with the dawn chorus again tomorrow, but thankfully not for another workshop in another city! #toomuchtravel
  11. Almost home. Went out about 15 hours ago.
  12. Idea-lets are singing to me because I've been spending both legs of train journeying re-reading Accelerando by @cstross