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Ray O'Neill

The stupidest “explicit content” moderation I’ve ever seen personally
While I was writing about an old sci-fi book that probably wasn’t deliberately removed from Google’s search results, the theory […]

Load time, server hiccup, or conspiracy?
So I had a stray thought about a story – yes, I still occasionally at least think about writing fiction […]

Texture
So one day I got bored with cloud textures and decided to immortalize a patch of mulch instead, resulting in […]
Goodbye, Twitter
I had only intermittently been skimming my Twitter feed recently anyway, because I’m far enough behind on RSS, my main […]

Nice try, Other Gary
Last week, I got this text message: Your Other Personal Banking appointment is confirmed for Dec. 9, 11:00AM. Confirmation Number: […]

Moonlight 2
Another attempt at nighttime moodiness. I think it came out a bit better than the last one, grainy low-light cloud […]
On curator bias
Once in a while it’s healthy to remind ourselves that the “curators” of our media are people, so that we’re […]
22. Escalation
A recent Customer of the Day contender: “I’d like a (special).” “We only have (a similar special), I’m afraid.” “Whaaa?” […]

Moonlight
I can’t decide whether this one is moody and evocative or just boring, and I suspect I could make it […]