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Germanic Invasion :

Having lived some time in Germany, and not yet seen a German Scrabble board yet, I was wondering this… When Germans play Scrabble, do they need a bigger game board? Or when they run out of room, do they just go to other nearby countries, e.g. Poland, and take their boards by force?

: Game Programming and Game Development :

Teachable moments :

I don’t have an ex-girlfriend. I have a perfectly good example of what I should never do, ever again.

If mental illness was treated like physical illness :

“Have you tried just not having the flu?” “Well laying in bed hooked up a respirator obviously isn’t helping you. Maybe you should try something else instead.” “I realise you just crushed both legs under that truck but perhaps you should just cheer up and go for a walk.” Do you realise just how stupid… Thirsting to read the rest of “If mental illness was treated like physical illness?” Click on this link!

Being Awesome :

If you were arrested… What would be the first thing that people would think it was for?

Investment advice :

I am the last person you should take investment advice from, but if you are going to invest, low cost index funds with a diversified coverage are the way to go every time if you want to get wealthy and don’t want to actively invest. This is investing on auto-pilot and it is so stupid… Craving to read the remainder of “Investment advice?” Click this link!

My life just flashed me :

When my life flashes before my eyes, I want to make sure it is worth watching.

Not ready to adult :

Holy fucking shit balls!! I’ll be 20 tomorrow. Do I start having to be a responsible adult tomorrow? I don’t think I am ready of capable to adult.

Optimized Sleeves :

The reason that engineers figured out that rolling up their sleeves is more useful than just pushing up their sleeves? Pushing your sleeves up is inefficient. Engineers don’t like having to do the same thing twice. Wearing a t-shirt is an optimization step. 🙂

Double the work load, half the fun :

I’m sorry my recent absence from the office caused you to have to do your own work.

It’s very clean :

When I have to open the door of a public restroom, or I am riding in an aeroplane, or I have been shaking hands with people at a networking meeting, before I pee, I wash my hands thoroughly because I respect my penis more than any of the people I’ve interacted with and I don’t… Continue reading the remainder of “It’s very clean.”