In case you haven’t seen it: My first thought was “well, that certainly looks like a texture pack, and not […]
Archive for ‘Pieces’
A long-overdue Windows mini-rant
This evening, I not only broke my Windows 11 machine’s Bluetooth drivers thoroughly enough to require a restart, but I […]
Disqus sign-up sucks
I read a mildly funny anecdote on a group blog the other day, and I wanted to leave a comment. […]
I enjoyed what there was of The Horror at Highrook
My conclusion after playing the early-access demo for the cosmic-horror card-crafting game The Horror at Highrook was “I want to […]
Keeping a wary eye on some potential phone-locking fuckery from Verizon
I got the following text message yesterday: Hi, it’s Verizon Prepaid. We’re updating our Unlocking Policy effective 07/07/2025. 60 days […]
Today in “autocorrect sucks” news: Apple & Ampersands
Here’s a fun bug that I hadn’t heard of before, maybe because I’ve never owned an iGadget: if you send […]
Penny wise and pound foolish
The reported annual savings for taxpayers from the government’s stopping production of the penny: $56 million. The annual cost to […]
An update on the Bangor City Hall renovation boondoggle
In the local paper: Extensive renovations to the interior and exterior of Bangor City Hall, which aim to make the […]
Yes, Trump should have run for pope, but I have an even funnier idea
I don’t know much about the Catholic Church’s internal politics and policymaking, which means I don’t know much about their […]
Dystopia watch: get thee back to the sweatshops, America
Thus spoke Howard Lutnick: “This is the new model where you work in these kinds of plants for the rest […]
Ray of Infamy 