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October 22, 2014
Membership of Humanity is Not Restricted
Over the last few days, many of the blogs and persons I follow have made reference to this article which suggests “douchebag” as an appropriate pejorative label for white people. While I agree with much of it, there is one … Continue reading →
October 20, 2014
Removing the Scales from Your Mind
I re-watched Ruth Chang’s interesting talk about reframing difficult decisions yesterday morning. I agree with both her insight and suggested applications. However, it reminded me of another cause of difficult decisions: our assumption benefits are linear. The payout of many … Continue reading →
October 17, 2014
Bring It Omnibus Edition by Seeley James
Opening with a meeting between a protagonist and the US Government about accusations of terrorism and murder that is disrupted by organised crime, this book immediately places itself in the Hollywood-action-movie section of the thriller genre. Fortunately, Seeley does not … Continue reading →
October 15, 2014
Irony is Seldom Absent
Today has turned out to be quite unproductive. Not so much because my day was filled with Persons from Porlock, as because of their future echoes. Many experts have written on cutting out procrastination and avoiding meeting slippage, but for … Continue reading →
October 13, 2014
I’m Sparticus!
Due to our cats changing both the duration and location of their nightly bed sharing, my sleep has been more disturbed for the last few days. Apart from potentially a millisecond longer of wanting to stay in bed, I had … Continue reading →
October 10, 2014
Footprints by Crissy Moss
This short story transposes the classic Gothic story of a son closing up his dead parent’s country residence to the snowy woods of the United States. Balancing the modern world’s greater freedom to acknowledge grief with the loss of support … Continue reading →
October 8, 2014
Speaking in Hollow Voices
As my wife will testify, I love the shape and taste of words as well as the nuances of meaning. So I grok this excellent talk by Stephen Burt. Watching the talk this morning inspired me to make today’s post … Continue reading →
October 7, 2014
Last Day for Greenstar Season 1 Discount
From midnight BST tonight the release week discount on Greenstar Season 1 will end, and the price will return to the list price of 5.99 on all retailers. When exactly this will happen on any one distributor depends on how … Continue reading →
Greenstar Approaches the Edge of the System
Today is the last day of the Greenstar release celebration. Here’s a recap of the deals and content we saw as the Greenstar rose majestically yet ecologically into the skies. Greenstar Complete Season 1 Expanded Edition In addition to all … Continue reading →
October 6, 2014
Greenstar Diary Entry: Reyna Reaches for the Stars
Day six of Greenstar extra content week dawns with Reyna Gaspar’s escape from a farming planet to the excitement of space. Dear Diary, Well I’ve done it. I’ve got off Earth_69_AwesomeName. And not just an admin job at the repair … Continue reading →
