Readers of mine might have gotten the idea that I incline to dystopian thinking or outright cynicism over utopian optimism. […]
Dungeon Siege – can I come along?
As I was retreating out of a spider-infested room under an old ruin, I found myself feeling impatient for Gyorn […]
The Saint and the disgusting copyright
Recently I was reminded of one of Leslie Charteris’ Saint novellas, collected in The Ace of Knaves (occasionally AKA The […]
Streak of magenta
Dear WordPress, your “recommended tags” are garbage
I went a while without posting, so I don’t remember when WordPress.com added this alleged feature, but now when I […]
“Voter fraud” scumbaggery in Pennsylvania
Jarrett Coleman used to be a commercial pilot. I could call into question how he went through three employers between […]
Oh, hi there, winter: the unpleasantness of Daylight Saving Time
So I woke up this morning feeling better rested than I expected, started on my morning routine, and eventually noticed […]
Keeping an eye on the WordPress situation
I still scan the socials occasionally, both Mastodon and what’s left of Twitter (it’s been nearly two years since I […]
Drill Core (demo) – they mostly come out at night
I wrote the first draft of this one before Drill Core’s early-access version came out, a few weeks ago. The […]
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 […]
Ray of Infamy 