If you listen first, and write later, then whatever you write will have had time to filter through your brain, and you’ll be in what you say. This is what makes you exist. If you are only a reflector of information, are you really there?

We live, in fact, in a world starved for solitude, silence, and private: and therefore starved for meditation and true friendship.

This is encouraging. Nice to see a nation make the right move in this regard.

If only the U.S. was as sensible on this issue.

• Scrolls & Ledgers: Planning the Game
  • D&D Insider
    • Character Builder
    • Adventure Tools
    • Compendium
  • Obsidian Portal
  • Google Apps
• Equippable Items: Playing the Game
  • Roll20
    • Map Creation
    • Game Management
  • Analog Support Device
• Closing Thoughts

I recently wrote about my return to Dungeons and Dragons, and promised another post where I would share what tools our group is using to facilitate our long-distance games. It’s really critical to make sure that game groups are well organized, or many campaigns will fizzle out due to the amount of work involved. Using the right tools can make this easier, but keep in mind that what works for my group may not work for yours. That being said, this process works very well for us, and should serve as a good starting point for anyone.

If you live in the U.K. and post photos online, you should really read this right now.

I’m just a layman, but if I interpret this correctly, failure to have clear authorship information in the photo itself (EXIF or watermark) means that it’s now legal for any company to treat your photo like an orphan work for purposes of use and resale. I’m sure we can expect litigation aplenty around this one.