David Given Schwarm

Married, Father, United

Author: David Schwarm

  • Sun & Fu

  • April 21

    This is the choice before us: either try to revolutionize the world and break under it or revolutionize ourselves and remake the world.

  • Laxatives in the Spa

    Keys From The Golden Vault live from Alakazam Comics in Irvine, CA continues this week with the Stygian Gambit–a casino heist. This week our second level heroes – Swallow in the River (Cleric), Top Hat (Rogue), Snow in the Mountain (Fighter), and Julie Newmar (Ranger)–mostly wander around a casino create chaos. Very few rolls and even fewer attacks for those of you who love role play sessions!

    Top Card (rogue played by Glenn) is Cat Women without the slapstick may be addicted to Chez-Its.
    Julie Newmar (ranger played by Lance) is Ra’s al Ghul dated Anais while in boarding school
    Snow on the Mountain (fighter played by Lewis) is mentored by Two-Face and an export in the Life or Death dice game.
    Swallow on the River (cleric played by Brain) is Killer Croc. It may have been renamed Swallow on the River raised a viper.

    My DM notebook was mostly around the characters again.

    I had the characters draw the trophy at the Afterlife Casino Three-card ante tournament

    Here is the results.

    Brian won and has his piece displayed in the shop!

    Also, I moved my dice from the D&D branded dice bag to the Blackwing Pencil Limited Edition 20 Gaming Pencil box

    The lid can be used as a cup to hold the commonly rolled dice pools.

    Which is rad.

  • Missing Article

  • Quantum Computing: The transformative technology of the Qubit Revolution by Brian Clegg

    Quantum Computing: The transformative technology of the Qubit RevolutionQuantum Computing: The transformative technology of the Qubit Revolution by Brian Clegg
    My rating: 4 of 5 stars

    Recommended to me by a work friend. A lot of generic quantum review–some solid “corrections” to Ada and Feynman myths, which were appreciated. Very good overview of the current state and projected timelines (thanks CALTECH), but overall I found this book to short and also too superficial at some level–code samples, more details, maybe more biography discussion of the resources quoted (particularly some of the more modern researchers). Glad I read it, but not for everyone.

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  • April 20

    The greatest inhumanity that can be ascribed to men is having an opportunity for doing good to others and doing nothing. The serious sin is not always one of commission, but omission.

  • Power Todoist

  • Power surge

  • Power BI

  • April 19

    As the desire for the world and things increases in us, God makes less and less appeal. We hold back, our fists closed about our few pennies, and thus lose the fortune He holds out to us. That is why the initial step of coming to God is so hard. We cling to the nursery toys and lose the pearl of great price.