Cards Against Humanity
The Resistance
Pandemic
Skull
Zombie Dice
For adults now!
I am a fan of 'selectively curated' versions of Cards Against Humanity, aiming to keep the humour on the right side of potty. Cards Against Humanity (a nasty game for nasty people) is one of the most interesting and innovative games created in the last decade. It's origin, development, and continuing story is fascinating (see the Wikipedia article). It is a game for both large and small groups, and really cashes in on 'clever thinking' of players matching 'responses' to the 'prompt'. Very very rude and deeply offensive, however I have crafted a 'Irish Mammy's' version and a friend has also made a 'University not so PC' version.
Another game I like is Pandemic. A cooperative game, you play against the system and very difficult to win. It says 2-4 players but more can take part as players tend to discuss and strategise, and because you're all on one team really, fighting against viruses and plagues that relentlessly multiply and spread around the world. This game is a modern classic. It takes about 45' to play through, after which you want to play it again again as you delude yourself into thinking "next time I won't get my ass whipped".
The next are two of my favourite casual games that can be carried around in the bottom of a backpack and brought out in a lonely pub on the Western fringe of civilisation with an Atlantic gale proving that water falls upwards.
Skull -
Zombie Dice -
Both amenable to drinking punishments.
Oh, and The Resistance.
If you like Werewolf and hidden identity games then the Resistance is one of the best new reboots of the hidden identity mechanic. It also scales well to larger groups.
Monday, December 17, 2018
Friday, November 23, 2018
Zugspitze Trip
St.-Martin-Straße 40, 82467 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany (map-link)
1/2 day snowboarding lessons with Skischule Garmisch-Partenkirchen approx €54 (link)
Zugspitze News (link)
Summit cams on Zugspitz (link)
Check the weather conditions via livecams in Garmisch Partenkirchen (link)
Christmas markets (link)
Susanna Kelly (the wandering chocobo) wrote an informative post on travelling from Munich to Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Notes on German
I want to practice speaking German. Ok vielen Dank :-) Wir hoffen auch auf Schnee.
German at Work Post-Beginners 1: Deutsch am Arbeitsplatzhttps://www.futurelearn.com/courses/german-1/3/steps/422408
Topics:
- meeting people in a work context
- introducing yourself and others
- dealing with time and dates
- speaking on the telephone
- talking about professions and daily work routine
- travelling
- understanding and writing basic emails
- work and leisure.
Motivation:
What made you decide to join the course? I am travelling to Germany and wish to improve my basic German language skills.
Why do you want to learn work-related German? I also work with colleagues at a University in Germany so would like to follow work-related conversations rather than having to ask them or expect them to converse in English.
What do you want to be able to do with your knowledge of German? I would really like to navigate confidently through the Deutsche Bahn, to order food and shop.
Exercises:
Meine Muttersprache ist Englisch. Meine Arbeitsprache ist auch Englisch. Ich spreche ein bischen Japanisch. Ich lerne zurzeit Deutsch und Japanisch.
Wie heißen Sie? - What is your name?
Seit wann wohen Sie schon in Warschau? - (time) from when you are living in Warsaw?
Ich habe eine interessant Arbeit - I have an interesting job.
Ich bin Progammierer bei IBM - I am a programmer at IBM.
Habt ihr auch alle interessante Jobs? - Do you have any interesting jobs?
Mein Vater kommt aus der Ukraine, aber meine Mutter ist Chinesin. - My father (he) comes from the Ukraine but my mother comes from China.
Wirklich? Ihr seid eine sehr multikulturelle Familie! - Really, you are a very multicultural family.
Wie heißen Sie? - What is your name?
Seit wann wohen Sie schon in Warschau? - (time) from when you are living in Warsaw?
Ich habe eine interessant Arbeit - I have an interesting job.
Ich bin Progammierer bei IBM - I am a programmer at IBM.
Habt ihr auch alle interessante Jobs? - Do you have any interesting jobs?
Mein Vater kommt aus der Ukraine, aber meine Mutter ist Chinesin. - My father (he) comes from the Ukraine but my mother comes from China.
Wirklich? Ihr seid eine sehr multikulturelle Familie! - Really, you are a very multicultural family.
Darf ich vorstellen? Das ist... / Das sind... - May I introduce? This is...
Verben im Präsens - Regular verb kommen - come
ich komme | wir kommen
du kommst | ihr kommt
er/sie/es kommt | sie kommen / Sie kommen
ich - I
du - you (familiar)
er - he
sie - she
es - it
wir - we
ihr - you (familiar plural)
sie - they
Sie - you (formal singular+plural)
Verben im Präsens - Regular verb wohnen - live
ich wohne | wir wohnen
du wohnst | ihr wohnt
er/sie/es wohnt | sie wohnen / Sie wohnen
Verben im Präsens - Regular verb heißen - called
ich heiße | wir heißen
du heißt | ihr heißt
er/sie/es heißt | sie heißen / Sie heißen
Irregular Verbs:
Verben im Präsens - Regular verb sprechen - speak
ich spreche | wir sprechen
du sprichst | ihr sprecht
er/sie/es spricht | sie sprechen / Sie sprechen
Irregular Verbs:
Verben im Präsens - Irregular verb sein - be / to be
ich bin | wir sind
du bist | ihr seid
er/sie/es ist | sie sind / Sie Sind
Verben im Präsens - Irregular verb haben - have
ich habe | wir haben
du hast | ihr habt
er/sie/es hat | sie heißen / Sie haben
Ich heiße Allen.
Ich komme du Deutschland mit meine Sohn.
Wir wohnen in Dublin, Ireland.
Wir sind urlauben in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
Hast du hat besucht in Garmisch-Partenkirchen?
Ich heiße Allen.
Ich komme du Deutschland mit meine Sohn.
Wir wohnen in Dublin, Ireland.
Wir sind urlauben in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
Hast du hat besucht in Garmisch-Partenkirchen?
Tools:
Google Translate (link)
SpeakPipe audio recording service (link)
VoiceSpice online voice recorder (link)
SoundCloud online audio recording and archive (link)
Typing special characters in German: e.g. Ä =Ae, ä=ae, Ö=Oe, ö=oe, Ü =Ue, ü=ue, ß=ss
Vocab:
Wort - word
Muttersprache - mother tongue
Schreiben Sie in die Lücken - write in the boxes
Zweit - second
Arbeits - work
sind - areIch lerne zurzeit - I am currently learning
zurzeit - currently/ now time
Meine - my
Grüß Gott - (formal) good day
Hallo - (informal) hello
Grüß dich - (informal) hello there
Guten Morgen - (formal) good morning
Guten Tag - (formal) good day
Grüß euch / Grüßt euch - (informal) good day
Wir können uns gerne duzen - (informal) we are happy to be with you/communicate
Servis - (informal) hi/goodbye
Tschüss - (informal) goodbye
aber - but
Wohnung - flat/apartment
wohnen - live/stay
jetzt - now
geboren - born
andere - other
ursprünglich - originally
Verben - verbs
Präsens - present tense
schreiben - write
Sätze - sentences
urlauben - holidaying, vacationing
Wählen Sie aus - you should choose from
ursprünglich - originally
zusammen - together
Sich vorstellen - introduce yourself
Ich bin verheiratet - I am married
Ich bin ledig - I am single
Ich habe einen Freundin - I have a girlfriend
Ich habe ein Freund - I have a boyfriend
der Sohn – die Söhne - son / sons
die Tochter – die Töchter - daughter / daughters
das Kind – die Kinder - child / children
Ich habe mich verlaufen. Können Sie mir helfen? - I've gotten lost. Can you help me?
richtig - true
falsch - false
Sich vorstellen - introduce yourself
Ich bin verheiratet - I am married
Ich bin ledig - I am single
Ich habe einen Freundin - I have a girlfriend
Ich habe ein Freund - I have a boyfriend
der Sohn – die Söhne - son / sons
die Tochter – die Töchter - daughter / daughters
das Kind – die Kinder - child / children
Ich habe mich verlaufen. Können Sie mir helfen? - I've gotten lost. Can you help me?
richtig - true
falsch - false
Monday, October 8, 2018
Over the weir... Sat Oct 6th 2018
Rowing, VIII, masters rowing, River Liffey, Islandbridge
Monday, October 1, 2018
Sunrise on the Liffey, Islandbridge. Dublin
Sunrise on the Liffey, Islandbridge. Sat 29 Sep 2018. Shot from UCD Boathouse.
IMG_4772 from Allen Higgins on Vimeo.
IMG_4772 from Allen Higgins on Vimeo.
Wednesday, April 4, 2018
Friday, January 12, 2018
Me...
From the perspective of my younger self...
At 5 years old I genuinely believed that I would be an Olympic swimmer (freestyle medalist) because because my swimming coach said so and because I could hold my breath and swim a lap of the (small) pool underwater.
6 year old me was going to be an astronaut of course! I remember sitting cross-legged on the floor with a hundred other primary kids in the main hall at school. Our school had one black-and-white television tilt-propped on top of a 6' tall metal stand with black legs on wheels. We watched and listened in silent awe to the crackly sound and the smudgy image as Neil Armstrong jumped off the lander's steps. The idea of low gravity was so cool.
8 year old me was known as the 'mad scientist' because of explosive chemistry experiments I conducted in the morning before my paper-run, breakfast and school (I still carry the scars).
10 year old me was focusing on the application of his sketchy chemistry knowledge by expanding into rocketry, launching ambitious (mostly failures) multi-stage rockets into the (very low) atmosphere (more scars).
12 year old me had added entomology as one of his hobbies, with a specific interest in lepidoptery (until he started having nightmares where butterflies and moths hunted him!).
The 13 year old me...
And a much older version of me now doing crazy stuff like rowing in the snow...
At 5 years old I genuinely believed that I would be an Olympic swimmer (freestyle medalist) because because my swimming coach said so and because I could hold my breath and swim a lap of the (small) pool underwater.
6 year old me was going to be an astronaut of course! I remember sitting cross-legged on the floor with a hundred other primary kids in the main hall at school. Our school had one black-and-white television tilt-propped on top of a 6' tall metal stand with black legs on wheels. We watched and listened in silent awe to the crackly sound and the smudgy image as Neil Armstrong jumped off the lander's steps. The idea of low gravity was so cool.
8 year old me was known as the 'mad scientist' because of explosive chemistry experiments I conducted in the morning before my paper-run, breakfast and school (I still carry the scars).
10 year old me was focusing on the application of his sketchy chemistry knowledge by expanding into rocketry, launching ambitious (mostly failures) multi-stage rockets into the (very low) atmosphere (more scars).
12 year old me had added entomology as one of his hobbies, with a specific interest in lepidoptery (until he started having nightmares where butterflies and moths hunted him!).
The 13 year old me...
And a much older version of me now doing crazy stuff like rowing in the snow...
Wednesday, December 13, 2017
Learn HCD Toolkit
Learn HCD Toolkit was designed and developed by the nonprofit side of IDEO; IDEO.org.
The cards are described and used in conjunction with the Field Guide to Human-Centered Design, Creative Confidence and Design Research Ethics.
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