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Cubby, which makes software for self-storage operators, raised a $63M Series A led by Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives (Allie Garfinkle/Fortune)

Allie Garfinkle / Fortune:
Cubby, which makes software for self-storage operators, raised a $63M Series A led by Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives  —  Senior Finance Reporter And Author Of Term Sheet  —  Wild things happen in the self-storage business.  —  In 2023, Matt Engfer was at back-to-back lien auctions in Texas.

D&D’s Rime of the Frostmaiden is a masterclass in sandbox adventure design

Chris Perkins reflects on the design of Rime of the Frostmaiden and how the Icewind Dale adventure became one of D&D 5e’s most influential campaigns.

Why this winter storm will likely be a wild one

Most of the US is bracing for a prolonged stretch of frigid weather and a massive winter storm that could wreak havoc on roads and power grids over the next several days. At least 170 million Americans are under winter weather alerts. "Bitterly cold temperatures and dangerously cold wind chills" will linger even after the […]

Dragon Ball Genkidamatsuri: How to watch the 40th anniversary Dragon Ball event

Dragon Ball's big 40th anniversary event streams live this weekend. An English-language stream will have all the anime, manga, and gaming news.

Playing the Percentages

Dr. Drang:

For weeks — maybe months, time has been hard to judge this past year — Trump has been telling us that he’s worked out deals with pharmaceutical companies to lower their prices by several hundred percent. Commentators and comedians have pointed out that you can’t reduce prices more than 100% and pretty much left it at that, suggesting that Trump’s impossible numbers are due to ignorance.

Don’t get me wrong. Trump’s ignorance is nearly limitless — but only nearly. I’ve always thought that he knew the right way to calculate a price drop; he did it the wrong way so he could quote a bigger number. And that came out in yesterday’s speech.

Trump sophistry + math pedantry = Daring Fireball catnip.