I wrote the first draft of this one before Drill Core’s early-access version came out, a few weeks ago. The […]
Archive for ‘Pieces’
Alice in Terrorland (2023) review
The movie opens with a teenage1 girl, Alice, sitting by the side of the road in modern-day Britain. (Maybe in […]
And goodbye to Reddit, too, I guess
So I was browsing Reddit one day, minding my own business, when I saw a post on (I think) r/Deusex […]
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 […]
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: […]
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 […]
…and Backstitch Reader is probably spyware
So I had installed an insipid chatroom app on my phone, because it was the only reliable way to get […]
Scorn Race 2000
It happened again. It was a pleasant morning, sunny, only slightly chilly with a light breeze. I was walking, because […]
Ray of Infamy 