Via Angry Staffer:

I was thinking that none of those numbers made sense, but holy fuck this is insane

#TrumpTax #tariffs

Incredible statement from the American Meteorological Organization. It takes a lot for a scientific organization to issue a statement like this:

"U.S. leadership in scientific innovation is at risk due to the recent and ongoing reductions in U.S. federal science capabilities. The consequences to the American people will be large and wide-ranging, including increased vulnerability to hazardous weather...Recent terminations within the government workforce for science are likely to cause irreparable harm and have far-reaching consequences for public safety, economic well-being, and the United States’ global leadership."

Full statement here: https://www.ametsoc.org/ams/about-ams/ams-statements/statements-of-the-ams-in-force/the-u-s-weather-enterprise-a-national-treasure-at-risk/?_zs=m2nfc1&_zl=iOL6A

To celebrate the anniversary of Traveller's first publication, one of the few deckplans I've ever done. Pioneer Valley was once a tanker hauling oil to industrial worlds that don't have local sources of feedstock for plastic.

It's "once" because it's been hijacked by rebels and its huge cylindrical tanks converted to living space by adding horizontal decks.The Corporation owns all the artificial habitable environments on their planet and they need a base away from prying eyes.

#Traveller #rpg

This cartoon from the Fall 1988 issue of the Traveller fanzine "Third Imperium" is a surprisingly good thumbnail intro to Traveller for new players.

#ttrpg #Traveller

How fast should your hexcrawling or other adventure-travel be? Turns out hikers have had a rule for this since 1892 - described here in "Dent's Modern Tribes".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naismith%27s_rule

#dnd #osr #TTRPG #hexcrawl #hiking