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“One of the things I didn't figure out for playful was how to talk properly about collecting in play. Which I think is at least as important as pretending and equally neglected. I still haven't figured it out, really, but there's one phenomenon I want to note: Junior Taxonomy. Arthur got massive satisfaction from sorting and resorting his Pokemon cards in new ways, new arrangements, new structures. Sometimes based on an overt taxonomy baked in by the card designers, sometimes in a scheme of his own devising. He's now doing the same with Match Attax. I remember doing this too. I think it's a basic impulse; we're practising ordering the world.” - × × ×

“When companies are going bust, unemployment growing, and everyone's scouring their budgets for costs to cut, it can be hard to see opportunities. However, when Tim pointed to Stephen O'Grady's fine set of 2010 predictions I found myself popping with "oh, so naturally this will happen next ..." thoughts. Think of this as a glimpse of the blue sky after the economic funnelspout that's demolished our economy.” - × × ×