#Critical

Today I feel like looking at probability distributions for ttRPGs. Going to thread some plots and observations. Of course the most popular is D&D in all its iterations. The basic
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What did we learn today? @WHO @DrTedros were right.[THREAD]1) Evidence travel bans could not stop transmission to US (which mostly via Europe, in Feb, before cases there reached crisis). By
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In 10 or 20 years people will look back and wonder why INTERSTELLAR got a mixed response. A flawed, but grand, messy masterpiece. Intriguingly, INTERSTELLAR has one of the biggest
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This seems like it's coming out of nowhere, but it's based in a conversation I had with someone earlier explaining an important aspect of Woke culture that many of us
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Today, @GovLarryHogan discussed initial considerations related to the economic impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on MD state budget. Fortunately, the General Assembly's enacted budget allocates record funding for the State's
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1/3 We highly encourage @NiagaraRegion Council to extend the mask by-law. The wearing of masks is critical to keep the transmission of COVID-19 down in the community, which will help
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1/ My virtual husband @AskRamiRustom brought to this attention. [Screenshot is from Elliot Temple's website, http://curi.us ]Elliot Temple has a habit of demonizing people. He makes the most damning judgements he
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As much as I love archaeology and Egyptology, we have to acknowledge-esp now- their deeply racist, colonialist, and nationalist roots- and ongoing practices. It is a field that has caused
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Tomorrow, we will address the “Stay At Home” Missouri Order after a number of conversations with local elected officials and other governors.We will also begin looking at a plan to
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“post-industrial society” is not real. it’s just what happens when an empire outsources it’s critical systems. our jobs didn’t magically sublimate into Knowledge Work—they just left. our institutions didn’t progress
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The NCAA and member schools have spent decades and countless hours solidifying their claims that their athletes are students first. Not employees of the school. Now, the NCAA and many
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One of the useful things about growing up in a country with a quasi-defined constitution (the UK, as opposed to the US) is the observation that constitutions are always, ultimately,
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#highered: I saw too many schools make fall announcements/have critical deadlines on July 2 (the day before a 3-day weekend). I saw some even on July 3 (!!!). Why are
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Finishing up page proofs for The Whiteness of Wealth that shows how tax policies designed with white Americans in mind disadvantage black Americans at every turn AND HOW WE CAN
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In remembrance of Late Arvind Ghosh ; he was an expat NRI , owned Sword of Truth website ; died 1999 ; Also wrote 'Koran and the Kafir' book banned
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PM @narendramodi chaired a joint meeting of the Empowered Groups constituted for planning and ensuring implementation of COVID-19 response activities in the country. PM @narendramodi reviewed countrywide preparedness regarding availability
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