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Curtis Frye

@curtisfrye.com

Online course developer, writer and speaker. My company, Technology and Society, sponsors Atletico London FC (Tier 5, Eastern Region Women's Football League). techsoc.com.

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Curtis Frye@curtisfrye.com · yesterday

Combined with discussions of TTRPGs in general and homebrew traditions from Pathfinder and other frameworks, Their System, Our Game offers a powerful description and critique of roleplaying through the lens of independent play. #booksky @uofmpress.bsky.social

Review of Their System, Our Game - Technology and Society, Incorporated

Landing page for Technology and Society, Incorporated. Owner Curtis Frye is an online trainer and conference keynote speaker.

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Curtis Frye@curtisfrye.com · yesterday

For the morning UK and Europe crew: Analyzing and presenting data are two different tasks. In this week's Techsoc movie, I show you how to display and manage numbers so they always have the same number of digits.

Display and format numbers as a fixed length value

Inconsistent data formatting makes analysis difficult. In this movie, I’ll show you how to display and store numbers so they have a fixed length. Storing a number as a fixed-length value requires you…

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Ryan T. Pozzi@ryantpozzi.bsky.social · 4d ago

Articles or blog posts you can probably look forward to me writing in the future: -The Ratio of Success to Increased Troll Activity in Publishing -How My Book Tour Grew Out of Control and Wrecked Me -How My Wife Felt About Driving Me All Over the Midwest -Why Writing the Book Was the Easy Part

Curtis Frye@curtisfrye.com · last wk.

The Irrational Game is an excellent book. Even if you’re familiar with the popular literature on decision making you’ll likely find new information and fresh perspectives. Highly recommended. #booksky @beenwrekt.bsky.social @princetonupress.bsky.social

Review of The Irrational Decision by Benjamin Recht - Technology and Society, Incorporated

Landing page for Technology and Society, Incorporated. Owner Curtis Frye is an online trainer and conference keynote speaker.

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Alison Fisk@alisonfisk.bsky.social · last wk.

Whimsical painted scenes from a 3,200 year-old ancient Egyptian illustrated papyrus in which animals take on human roles. A lion and gazelle play a board game (probably senet), a hippo and a canine brew beer, and a cat waits on a mouse! 📷 British Museum #Archaeology

These three whimsical painted scenes from an ancient Egyptian illustrated papyrus from Deir el-Medina, now in the collections at the British Museum, depict animals taking on human roles, some with an amusing inversion of their normal predator-prey relationship which was a common theme in ancient Egyptian satirical art. The top image shows a lion and gazelle playing a board game, probably senet. They sit on low stools, facing each other across a low table on which a board game with black playing pieces is laid out. Probably the popular ancient Egyptian board game senet. The gazelle sits on the left facing the lion. The animals sit upright, legs hanging down from the chair seat, forelegs raised, being used as arms. Each holds a game piece with their hoof and paw. The gazelle is brown with a black outline. It has black hooves, two long, black, s-shaped horns, and a black dot for its eye. It has long pointed ears at the back of its head. The lion is painted a sandy brown within a black outline. It has a dark brown shaggy mane, a black nose and eye. It’s mouth is ajar as if speaking. Lower left: A brown hippo and a black canine (likely a jackal or dog) appear to be brewing beer, working together over two large ceramic brewing jars. The hippo stands on its hind legs to the left of the brewing jar, using its front legs as arms which are plunged into the top of the pot. The canine stands on its hindlegs to the right of the pot, holding a bowl in its front paw. Lower right: A grey mouse sits on a black chair on left of the scene facing a grey tabby cat which appears to be its servant.
Micro SF/F by O. Westin@microsff.com · 2w ago

"Excuse me," the man at the bar said, "but I couldn't help overhearing. Are you really saying you refuse to pick one?" "I don't see why I should have to." "It's a core part of one's identity!" "My gender and sexuality-" "Oh!" He looked relieved. "I thought you were talking about football teams."

Curtis Frye@curtisfrye.com · 2w ago

For the morning UK and Europe crew: In this week's Techsoc movie, I ask if it's possible to make money on overall sales by offering a desirable product at less than our cost. We hope this offer, called a loss leader, will bring enough customers into our store to make a net profit.

Drive demand by offering a loss leader

In this movie, we will ask what we have to do to make a profit by offering a desirable product at less than our cost. We hope this offer, called a loss leader, will bring enough customers into our…

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Micro SF/F by O. Westin@microsff.com · 3w ago

"What is your favourite part of your job?" the reporter asked. "That's a tough one," said the book. "For me, I would say being re-read." "Because it shows you were loved?" "No, you can feel that at a first read. It's that I can show more than the first time round." "It's more intimate?" "Yes."

Clayton@explorersdesign.bsky.social · 3w ago

Public Domain Art is the lifeblood of small tabletop rpgs, but it can be a nightmare trying to find the right art and license. This week, I’ve re-uploaded my old list from 2020 (with updates) of public domain websites. That's 500,000+ public domain paintings, photos, maps, and film. Link below 🔗👇