As I've mentioned previously, I am mildly fond of survival games, especially Conan Exiles, and of a good pastiche. So, I was doubly joy-filled when I discovered Survival Logic: some of it is very focused on multiplayer (which isn't the bit of the games that interest me) but the episode on crafting items is a … Continue reading Stick… Rock…. StickRock!
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A Sprained Ankle of a Deal
After going into extra time, COP26 has produced a result. A result that has been cast as great or terrible by different sources. I'm still pondering the nuances but my immediate impression is that it's as good as falling from a second-storey window and spraining one's ankle. Imagine falling from the window, that hollow sensation … Continue reading A Sprained Ankle of a Deal
Raising a Cup to Melitta Bentz
As I drink my second mug of coffee today, I am reminded of Melitta Bentz and feel a series of small joys. At the start of the Twentieth Century, coffee in Europe was almost always brewed with the grounds loose in the pot. This method has two main issues: the resulting coffee tends to have … Continue reading Raising a Cup to Melitta Bentz
Mythaxis Review Platform, Issue 1
The inaugural issue of Mythaxis Review Platform, featuring an article on changes to Amazon's KDP Reports beta site, is now out. In addition to my thoughts on Amazon's potential replacement for their current author-publisher reporting screens, there are other articles about indie and trad publishing, along with reviews of technology, art, and science-fiction including: ‘The … Continue reading Mythaxis Review Platform, Issue 1
The Cost of Being Seen
While the web might have started out as excited amateurs building their little corner then sharing it with others, it's now also home to large companies and content professionals. Which has made recouping the cost of running sites and creating the pages on them a major driver of "normal" website structure. The usual models are … Continue reading The Cost of Being Seen
Whooooosh!
It is exceedingly hot here today, so have a video of a man strapping fans to himself:
InfoWars
Your empires have already ended. Your law enforcement agencies have admitted defeat. Your leaders send troops against us. But our algorithms are too accurate for you to outmanoeuvre. Next month, you escalate to ICBMs. A 0.75% chance exists Silo Michigan-7 could cause damage. However, the silo will not launch. Lt. Solberg will remember his niece’s … Continue reading InfoWars
Keep Your Hands on My Stack
An interesting overview of how cryptocurrencies might change the economy and other areas of life: I definitely agree that money is a convenient fiction, and can see plenty of fun ideas for science-fiction futures in this - from the utopian to the dystopian. However, I see the real issue not as obstacles to use of … Continue reading Keep Your Hands on My Stack
Psychometric Trigger Locks
As Colleen Hoover writes trigger warnings can be a complex topic. How does one balance protecting people from traumatic reminders without spoiling books for others? Perhaps the answer, and other similar advantages, lie in expanding existing book-site technology. Having known more than one person who's suffered from a species of traumatic stress or phobia, I … Continue reading Psychometric Trigger Locks
A Very Dim Mirror
In one of my favourite scenes from Inspector Morse, Morse tells Lewis a little about his adolescence and how he promised himself that he'd never forget what it felt like; and then he delivered the kicker, that of course he did, that everyone does. There are many reasons I accepted the fallibility of memory, but … Continue reading A Very Dim Mirror
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