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(note: this post uses <details> and <summary> tags. If you're viewing in a reader that doesn't support this, click here to open in a browser.) A riddle is like a puzzle, except it's purely for the benefit of the person telling the...
Your Hexcrawl is Too RealisticAn average adult can see 3 miles away on an unobstructed horizon. That same adult takes about 1 hour to walk that same 3 mile distance. I learned these facts because they’re frequently invoked to justify the...
Happy birthday, America! 🇺🇸 When I see someone waving a flag today, I regret that my first wary instinct is to suspect they may actually hate our country. They might claim to appreciate specific parts, so long as those parts precisely...
Robert is a brilliant organiser of the blogging community. I love him for that. A month ago, he suggested I join the Junited campaign and spend the whole of June recommending other authors’ posts. The campaign was brilliant and I’m glad...
Read the full post at - James Baldwin on America I love America more than any other country in this world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually. James Baldwin
I know the popular thing (if you watch the news and look at much social media) is to hate on America. We are pretty polarized as a nation. I get that. But, I've seen enough of the world to know that this is still the best place to live...
The domed round shield from my Patreon! I will have updates on this and my other shields soon. I now own an Indian copy of a Greek kopis “cleaver” (pl. kopides, from the verb koptein “to split, hew”), a type of forward-curved sword or...
Cool people and nice views, lots of things to like in Bergamo. Photos taken on Saturday, 04 Jul 2026
Went to Legoland! It was hot! I took my sweet little Olympus Pen FV there with a roll of Lucky C200, the Chinese made colour film. I know it’s yet again more half-frame stuff but I just wanted something I could take lots of shots with...
I can’t believe it’s been a few years since I built the French Republican Calendar web application and explained how it works in a blog post, which is really part of the series on the art of time-keeping. However, I was not exactly...
In 1914 the Department of the Interior, through the Bureau of Reclamation, investigated the possibilities of developing the Columbia River. Thousands of arid but potentially fertile acres needed only water to become the Imperial Valley...
For this post, I became a paid supporter of Cam Marshall’s comic work via their Patreon. I love Matchmaker and Flying Saucer Video, and I feel like their stories occupy a similar space (with more humour and manic goblin energy). So after...
I really appreciate the great response and kind comments I've received for my review of Count Ironmoon from Fresh Monkey Fiction and Big Bad Workshop's The Order of the Crimson Moon toyline so today I'm excited to check out Major Noir,...
Retractable Cable USB-C Chargers (65W PD) Like all my other modern electronics, my Framework Laptop1) charges via USB-C. When I got it, I bought a Ugreen Nexode charger, an Anker Powerline Flow III cable and 3D printed an oganizer for...