

Monopoly is the absolute worst. Almost everyone I know grew up with a copy of it in their house, and almost every family made changes to the rules because it’s such a terrible game. Yet somehow it’s a “classic.”


Monopoly is the absolute worst. Almost everyone I know grew up with a copy of it in their house, and almost every family made changes to the rules because it’s such a terrible game. Yet somehow it’s a “classic.”


As someone who emigrated from the US to a more reasonable country, I really hate having to remember the time of year to calculate the time difference when I need to contact people in the US.
Even though permanent DST makes more sense, I’d take either.


Already, very few middle schoolers have the tech savvy to self-host anything. If it’s not a tablet, they have trouble using it.
Add to that the possibility that the data center run on memory and processors could mean that local computing power will disappear, to be replaced with devices like Chromebooks that use corporate cloud services for everything.


I feel like the bar is extremely low for TED talks these days. But maybe it has just changed to a financial one instead of an intellectual one.


Any time he says “People are saying,” … it’s him. He thinks he’s people.
Seriously, every accusation is a confession with these people. He’s hoping they give him some gold to take home as a souvenir.
Yes, I’m aware of the original point behind the game. It’s still a bad game.
It’s also a bad educational game, because almost nobody learns the lesson it intends to teach.