I recently heard an episode of Radiolab where one of their producers interviewed their top reporter on how he finds some of the more ‘out there’ stories they broadcast, and, of course, (everything seems to…) got me thinking about board game themes and mechanics. Take a second and listen to…
Category: inspiration
Hack Retreat
I imagine most people are familiar with the concept of a ‘hackathon’ at this point: a semi-cloistered block of time dedicated to writing as much caffeine-soaked code as physically possible, by one or a few people, also usually in the context of other groups hacking on their own things. I’d like to…
Valour’s “Divine Mandate”
Last night, I headed to Denver to see one of my favorite bands live — Eluveitie. Their “Folk Metal” brings elements from Celtic tradition into the metal genre; for real: There’s a woman in the band who can simultaneously play the hurdy-gurdy and headbang. No joke. One of their most popular albums, Helvetios, was my soundtrack when training…
Rise and Shine
Recently my friend Nick sent me this video, during a discussion about staying motivated through the hard parts of building our dream projects. I’d forgotten how much I loved it when it first came out ahead of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Such an amazing motivational piece. I’ve bookmarked it; it…