Nuketown’s tweets for the week of February 6, 2022.
PODCAST | Lair of Secrets – S2E7 – Godsend Agenda
- David Moore and I talk with Jerry Grayson about his Kickstarter for the new edition of his Godsend Agenda RPG
- Once a Star Wars pitch, the project morphed into something else.
- From the article:“Rebel Moon” is described as a grand fantasy adventure. The script, which Snyder co-wrote with Shay Hatten and Kurt Johnstad, follows an enigmatic young woman who is given the responsibility by a peaceful colony on the outskirts of the galaxy to find warriors who can fend off an impending invasion by the despotic Regent Balisarius.
SPACE | CNN – Venus glows like ‘iron pulled from a forge’ in new image
- Imagery from the Parker Solar Probe mission reveals more about what Venus looks like below its dense cloud layer.
SCIFI | Reason – Dangerous Visions and New Worlds: An anthology looks back at science fiction’s New Wave
- Reason’s review of Dangerous Visions and New Worlds: Radical Science Fiction, 1950–1985.
PANDEMIC | Nature – What the Omicron wave is revealing about human immunity
- The rapid spread of Omicron provided opportunities to learn about the functioning of the human immune system.
STREAMING | Ars Technica – May the 25th be with you: Obi-Wan Kenobi poster, premiere date revealed
- The Kenobi streaming series arrives May 25, 2022 … and it looks great.
TECHNOLOGY | CNN – A giant donut-shaped machine just proved a near-limitless clean power source is possible
- An experimental fusion reactor hits an important milestone.
PRODUCTIVITY | Pocket – 5 Habits of People Who Are Especially Productive Working from Home
- Advice includes “Get rid of low-value activities”, “Keep email to intervals”, and “Create a clocking-out ritual”
GAMES | Barking Alien – The Games That Made Me
- Games discussed include:
- Basic Dungeons & Dragons, Holmes Version – TSR (1977)
- Villains & Vigilantes, 2nd Edition (1982)
- Star Trek, The Role Playing Game, 1st Edition – (1982)
- Paranoia, 1st Edition (1984)
- Toon, 1st Edition (1984)
- Star Wars, The Role Playing Game, 1st Edition (1987)
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Artwork from Godsend Agenda. Credit: Khepera Publishing