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andrewducker + magic   50

A thread of different magical systems.
magic 
october 2018 by andrewducker
The State of the Bestiary is Stable: 25 years of Magic the Gathering. (Fascinating, mathematical, personal, and analytical)
games  magic  history 
august 2018 by andrewducker
Penn Jillette, In Conversation - Talking magic, truth, and Trump’s alleged Apprentice Tapes
Long and honest interview that's well worth a read.
magic  politics  interesting 
august 2018 by andrewducker
Capitalism and Magic The Gathering
Capitalism  games  magic 
may 2018 by andrewducker
Frodo Laid a Geas (I really ought to re-read LOTR)
lotr  magic 
april 2018 by andrewducker
Things that are not Islands (a collection of incorrect Magic cards)
language  wrong  magic  games  art 
january 2018 by andrewducker
The Clarke Gap (A useful metric for technology)
magic  Technology  ux  ArthurCClarke 
january 2018 by andrewducker
In 2017, over 80% of UK water companies still rely on “magic”
water  uk  wtf  magic 
november 2017 by andrewducker
"Gef! The Strange Tale of an Extra Special Talking Mongoose"
I can only conclude that many people are _so_ desperate to believe things that they will do so no matter what.

This is not, of course, a new observation.
magic  belief  history  weird 
july 2017 by andrewducker
Teller Reveals His Secrets
magic  psychology 
april 2017 by andrewducker
Alan Moore and Grant Morrison's 25-year war
magic  comics  alanmoore  GrantMorrison 
february 2017 by andrewducker
Alan Moore answers questions on GoodReads
alanmoore  writing  magic  comics 
november 2015 by andrewducker
Magic and language in fantasy fiction
magic  language  fiction  fantasy  harrypotter 
august 2015 by andrewducker
Generating Magic cards using deep, recurrent neural networks
ai  magic  games 
june 2015 by andrewducker
How dogs react to magic
dogs  magic  video 
june 2015 by andrewducker
Inside the World's Biggest 'Magic: The Gathering' Tournament
games  competition  magic 
june 2015 by andrewducker
Eldritch T-Swift is my new favourite Twitter
Twitter  funny  magic 
may 2015 by andrewducker
This involves a lot of camera trickery. And fun. Oodles of fun.
video  impressive  magic 
march 2015 by andrewducker
Days since a DUP MP has done something staggeringly stupid: 0
politics  magic  OhForFucksSake  northernireland 
march 2015 by andrewducker
Psychologists use magic to study the illusory feeling of free choice
choice  FreeWill  illusion  magic 
march 2015 by andrewducker
Diversity in Magic: the Gathering
magic  games  race  gender  LGBT  disabilities 
march 2015 by andrewducker
How Magic: The Gathering Escaped The Curse Of The Black Lotus
business  cards  magic  games 
march 2015 by andrewducker
When in doubt, leave the switch set to "More Magic"
magic  technology  computers 
february 2015 by andrewducker
Magic: The Gathering Smiles at Trans Representation with Alesha, Who Smiles at Death
LGBT  magic 
february 2015 by andrewducker
"Yer a Developer, Harry" – Programming Is Magic
programming  magic 
december 2014 by andrewducker
Huzzah for the homeopaths, who are working very hard to heal the oceans!
ocean  magic  homeopathy  OhForFucksSake 
november 2014 by andrewducker
The Amazing Randi: Sceptic Hero
scepticism  rationality  fraud  magic 
november 2014 by andrewducker
Harry Eng - Master Bottle Filler (I'd love to know how these are done)
puzzles  magic 
june 2014 by andrewducker
The impossible nail-through-wood trick.
video  magic 
june 2014 by andrewducker
Stealing magic has become a commonplace crime. Teller, a man of infinite delicacy and deceit, decided to do something about it.
magic  copyright 
september 2013 by andrewducker
This is the _right_ way for cats to be involved in demonic rituals.
cats  magic  funny 
august 2013 by andrewducker
Soldiers! On! Broomsticks!
viaFyrie  magic  funny  military 
june 2013 by andrewducker
So, who compiled those ancient books of spells anyway?
viaFyrie  magic  comic  funny 
february 2013 by andrewducker
The Spectacular Thefts of Apollo Robbins, Pickpocket (the bits on the psychology of attention are great)
attention  psychology  magic  crime 
january 2013 by andrewducker
Magic: the Gathering is Turing Complete
games  magic  computing 
september 2012 by andrewducker
Playing "Find the Lady" with transparent cups. Damned impressive sleight of hand.
viaFanf  video  illusion  magic 
september 2012 by andrewducker
eBay Bans Sales of Spells, Curses, Advice and Other 'Intangibles'
magic  ebay 
august 2012 by andrewducker
Thanks to a modern version of a 19th-century magician's illusion dead rappers can go on tour.
technology  illusion  magic  music 
april 2012 by andrewducker
Teller Reveals His Secrets - I love knowing how magic is done, and Teller writes extremely well.
magic  psychology 
february 2012 by andrewducker
Teller's inspiring letter to an up and coming magician. Some great advice in there for anyone.
magic  advice  life  art 
february 2012 by andrewducker
How the internet is killing magic
internet  magic 
february 2012 by andrewducker
Magic Cards with Googly Eyes
magic  funny 
january 2012 by andrewducker
The best description ever of how Magic: The Gathering is played (halfway down the page)
magic  game 
march 2011 by andrewducker
The Millionaire's Magician
entertainment  magic  2010  marketing 
april 2010 by andrewducker
Deep Arcana: The Tenets Of Real-Life Magick
I may have laughed quite a lot.
magic  funny  reality 
may 2009 by andrewducker
Why Gandalf Never Married
A rather nice speech on sexism in fantasy. By Terry Pratchett. Written in 1985.
fiction  gender  fantasy  magic  pratchett 
march 2009 by andrewducker
Magic trick costs teacher job
Sacked for "Wizadry". You gotta love the USA.
2008  education  funny  magic  news  teachers  school  wizardry 
may 2008 by andrewducker
Magical Thinking
Even hard-core skeptics can't help but find sympathy in the fabric of the universe—and occasionally try to pull its strings.
culture  magic  psychology  religion  skepticism  superstition 
april 2008 by andrewducker
John Coulthart's modern, simplified Major Arcana
tarot  design  art  illustration  cards  magic  religion 
september 2006 by andrewducker
Quick Change Artists
How. I mean what. I mean, damn!
movie  entertainment  magic  video 
july 2006 by andrewducker

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