[Grubb's] Random Thoughts of the Day

[Merk]

You ever notice that most people who play DDR are kind of psychopaths? You know, like there's something wrong with them?

[Riot]

http://kotaku.com/if-you-die-in-this-ga ... Socialflow

This seems like a pretty interesting game idea.

[Potter]

[Fluffyumpkins]

http://kotaku.com/if-you-die-in-this-ga ... Socialflow

This seems like a pretty interesting game idea.

Worth keeping an eye on...

[Merk]

So... Only 8 people can be playing this game at any given time?

[Fluffyumpkins]

So... Only 8 people can be playing this game at any given time?

[Riot]

I think it's an interesting concept that there is a metagame though, so while there may only be 8 "players," there are hundreds/thousands of players making the decisions about the game they're watching. The spectators are the ones adjusting experience and stuff, and with the popularity of Twitch I can see this being a new genre of game... like some kind of shared spectator hybrid.

[Fluffyumpkins]

Spectator games are a real thing for sure, but to date they've only influenced an AI instead of an actual player. I just don't know that I want to have my 3 minutes in the sun, then go back to the chat room forever more.

[Merk]

Man, what's going on everybody? How is everyone's life?

Brian, how is Canada?

[Ho]

We were in Canada for one very specific purpose, so we didn't do a lot of things. But I enjoyed the few things we did do. I hope to go back sometime and do more stuff.

Highlights:
- Good food (I gained 6 lbs.)
- Casino (I won around $80 CAD playing slots)
- Canada has awesome cash-The "paper" money is colorful, has a clear window strip in it with a hologram, and is actually made entirely of plastic so it doesn't tear. The coins include $1 and $2 coins. Pennies are dead.

[Riot]

Man I enjoyed the poutine when I went to Quebec last year.

[MonMotha]

- Canada has awesome cash-The "paper" money is colorful, has a clear window strip in it with a hologram, and is actually made entirely of plastic so it doesn't tear. The coins include $1 and $2 coins. Pennies are dead.

We need an equivalent of twonies here in the USA. I love dollar coins and use them frequently, at least partly because it's fun to see somebody figure out what to do with them.

I mean, hey, we've got two dollar bills, which I love to use for the same reason, so why not two dollar coins?

...and while we're at it, if Japan can have 500 yen coins, we can have $5 coins, too.

Then again, maybe this isn't such a good idea. I might actually start using cash, again.

[Merk]

Man, I love paying with credit and having a job to be able to pay off credit cards immediately. The idea of cash back isn't too bad either, it's like getting paid to be a capitalist pig-dog!

AMex Blue cash back preferred, represent...

[Fluffyumpkins]

I've always wondered how much wealth in the United States, specifically in the form of pennies, is sitting around in a jar instead of being invested or exchanged.

http://www.statisticbrain.com/u-s-household-statistics/

115,227,000 household in the United States. If each house had 10 cents in pennies, that's $11,522,700 in cash just sitting around doing nothing. I suspect my 10 cent estimate is low, making the number even more ridiculous.

[Merk]

Not to mention all the fountains that are filled with pennies!