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Numlock Awards: The Oscar Bait era is over. The Oscar Chum era is here.

I rewatched How I Met Your Mother for the first time in probably 10 years. Seasons 1-5 are a fun, somewhat inventive sitcom. Seasons 6-8 have some nice moments but are a bit redundant. I actually enjoyed most of season 9. But, wow, the ending is still so bad. The entire last two minutes of the show seems to undercut everything that came before.

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Numlock News: March 25, 2025 • Dodecane, Radiosondes, Fuji

The idea: A literal job market. Instead of applying to a job, you buy it from the current holder.

This week, I wrote about the history of guilds, what it would mean to own your job, and the weird implications of work as property.

The big idea: A job you can buy and sell

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A strange piece of concept-fiction I wrote last night after stewing on it in my head for a few days. Likely the first of several chapters in this format, then some day maybe will be released as a (nearly) unplayable game.

The Least Playable Video Game
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