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Matt Wilson

I am not a number, I am a free man! I like thinking about stuff and writing. I play games; I build games. I tell stories—usually about our human past or our present—often as a game.

Noted: Outdated Climate Change Debates

Noted: Outdated Climate Change Debates

Great stuff from Noah. It's long since time we stopped making a false dichotomy out of "the economy" and "decarbonization"—I started to observe the decoupling in 2007! Our climate change debates are out of dateSolar and batteries are going to win, and our thinking needs to adjust accordingly.NoahpinionNoah

Noted: ¡El Assico! Starpower

Noted: ¡El Assico! Starpower

Iowa-Iowa State always brings out the "best worst football" both teams will play against each other all year. This collection of yahoos attending feels about par for the course!

Plague of the Moon (1994)

Plague of the Moon (1994)

In which I play a 1994 adventure game that could very well be a Lamentations of the Flame Princess scenario... nunsploitation and all...

Risk: Crooked Values

Risk: Crooked Values

Another bevy of philosophically interesting risk management insight from Spitznagel’s book. Part 2.

Noted: WotR Counteroffensive Checkin

Noted: WotR Counteroffensive Checkin

Perseverance and Adaptation: Ukraine’s Counteroffensive at Three Months - War on the RocksOn June 4, Ukraine launched its long-awaited offensive. The operation has proven to be a test of Ukrainian determination and adaptation. Despite stiffWar on the RocksMichael Kofman Rob Lee and Michael Kofman are a couple of the

Noted: The Worst General You've Heard Of

Noted: The Worst General You've Heard Of

Captain Jack Geramasov

Old Gods of Appalachia (2023)

Old Gods of Appalachia (2023)

Being a review of Monte Cook Games’ adaptation of the Cypher System to backwoods, remote-country, lovecraftian-adjacent horror.