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By Arman BohnDistropilis GoodsOSELevels 1-3 A town, overrun with rabbits and on the brink of starvation, offers its only clue to the source of its suffering: a book known as the Tome of Tog. Locals claim the titular mage has been a...
Why does Monday come so quickly?? 😭
A reader pointed out that in my second assignment, I sort of waved off the question of “What does validation look like?” My protagonist was, to be fair, quite snarky in telling the professor what validation would look like. Thus, I am...
Also Available on PatreonThe RCA Studio 2 was a system I knew mostly because it would turn up in discussions of failed video game consoles. It came from RCA in 1977, played games in black and white, and used a pair of number pads built...
A leisurely autumn afternoon in the Hudson Valley turned into a medical panic for local tourist Orin Chard, who became convinced he had accidentally ingested a produce sticker after eating an apple directly off a tree.Chard was enjoying...
Most teenagers are excited to get their driver’s license. I wasn’t. As far as I could tell, a license was simply the first step in an elaborate trap. A license meant driving, driving meant gas and insurance, and gas and insurance meant...
This is pretty far afield for me, but it concerns the built environment, so close enough. Another old photo, from a snowy, icy day in 2019: That’s the side of the front facade of Albany City Hall (the front facade is on the left), with a...
The history of science — and of progress — is a series of benefits that are direct results of new tools. A large part of our current longevity is due to the invention of the microscope. This new way of seeing opened up the microscopic...
It doesn't look like much, but that's actually an extremely rare station sign. The Milan Metro has two types of entrance; in the main, they're voids in the street, stairs and escalators and lifts disappearing beneath the pavement. In...
During the month of August I will be participating in Blaugust, a month long blogging challenge. Today’s TDC asks us Our Daily Creator Kevin aka @dogtrax has been an award worthy participant and contributor (hundreds of ’em) to the Daily...
cultivating these three distinct aspects of life can bring you happiness hedonism — enjoy life without guilt. allow pleasure and satisfaction self-realization — develop talents and abilities. focus on what you can service — contribute to...
Have you ever looked at someone and thought, “They figured it out”? Maybe they have a good career, a nice house, a happy family, or a large group of friends. They always seem to be traveling, eating at nice restaurants, and doing...
For whatever reason, I’ve been in a hard bop mood lately. Last week, while driving, I very much enjoyed Johnny Coles’s trumpet. This week, I’ve been enjoying some Tina Brooks, a relatively obscure and tragic sax player. In general,...
mortise layoutGoing with 5 vertical slats, one inch wide by 1/2 inch thick. The slats need to be installed before I can glue up the sides.big brain fartI thought I was done with the dowel jig but I wasn't. I had broke it down and stowed...