Mark S.

I make things. I love helping people. I like making things with people.

[Mark S. @marksim]

Look. Ask yourself this question about whatever you're doing: What about what I am doing will matter in 5 years? In 10 years? In 50 years? In 100 years? Manage stress levels and energy accordingly.

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Man it seems like even though this is "a tossup" -- the inevitable likelihood is a Trump victory just due to momentum and the insane teflon shield he's able to make for himself and his cronies with gaslighting. Trying to visualize it and become okay with the idea :(

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I don't love the phrase "I feel like" -- we're taught that feelings are always valid, but usually the words that follow "I feel like" are an opinion or a thought. Those opinions are GREAT, but conflating them with feelings can be a problem. #nvc

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My take on AI images/art -- I think, long term, it will make human-made art more valued, not less. The art you'll be able to create readily on your computer will start to look trite. Some applications of it will be great, but the best work will have human-made art as a feature.

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The biggest reason that billionaires are supporting Trump is because Harris is going to try to tax unrealized gains on the ultrawealthy. Don't fall for the notion that Trump is for the little guy.

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@BurnoutBuddy the app says “unlock Pro for $4.99” but when I click it, I see $9.99 getting charged. And can you enable $4.99 so it matches?

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@ShelfSideYT When's the Arcs review coming? I wanna see your comparison to TI4 ;)

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@Blurryguy @BGStatsApp I saw that option, but one thing I *love* about having them is the more I play, the more I end up playing against some of the same people. I'm actually seeing my record against some players improve and it's cool.

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@BGStatsApp - I have been importing from BGA—LOVE the feature and I love being able to see how I have done against certain people over time through random matchups, but I would love if there were a way to easily filter out all BGA-only users. Maybe an exclude for a tag filter?

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@derekwebb Listened to the first half this morning @ 4am when I woke and just couldn't sleep any more.... My wife always said Rich was a prophet that people didn't understand and that you were the next in that line. This album definitely keeps up that evaluation.

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@derekwebb Lyrics available anywhere? Some of us have poor-ish hearing and struggle to understand all the words on first listen. To be fair, the ones I do understand are gd amazing.

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@BGStatsApp I do like this, however there is a distinction for me with the friends I know that I happen to play a game with on BGA and the random folks I get matched with.

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I know there are a lot of different types of users of the app so I appreciate all you do for the board gaming community.

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Or something that automatically tags all users from where they originated (real life, BGA, etc) so it is easy to tell? Maybe some users that get merged/matched get both tags?

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@BGStatsApp Actually, I found out that setting a "20x20" where the start date is January 1, 2000 and the end date is... whatever my goal date is, lets me do the same thing. It's functionally an H-index challenge with an end and allows me to bump it beyond the next h-index.

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@BGStatsApp What is the logic behind not letting me set a goal for an H-index (I believe the app used to do this)? Now, when I hit an H-index goal, I don't get to see it completed (at least more than once), I just get shuffled on to the next goal and don't get the satisfaction.

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@BGStatsApp I am 90% sure this is not possible—but I wonder if BGStats could partner with BGG.CON to allow scanning the QR codes on Con badges to auto add a player… would be amazing but probably not really possible.

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Do you remember when you joined Twitter? I do! #MyTwitterAnniversary

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@BGStatsApp A thought -- $3 for an Apple Watch App that lets you start a game (maybe it gives you the 10 most recently played games?) and it begins a timer. Quicker and less obtrusive? Lots of times when we're starting a game there's a bit where folks are "logging their game."

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Do not be loyal to companies you work for, be loyal to people you work with.

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@lawless999 @101x @TheCJMorgan I eagerly await it.