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by Jason Sacks Comic books have had a great 1971 from an creative standpoint. Some of the finest creators in the world are delivering amazing comics stories. But this greatness has a sad catch. Comic books are suddenly much more...
View from the Marienplatz, including the glockenspiel. Reading this week: The Shattering Peace by John Scalzi The title of my last post was “It ends in Regensburg,” which referred to the cruise but not this series of Eurotrip posts,...
As fans of gimmick bars, we gave the Frankenstein Bar and Bier Keller a shot during our recent trip to Edinburgh, arriving at around 9 pm on a Friday. The venue is located on George IV Bridge in a former Elim Pentecostal church, so there...
Does anyone remember God of Thunder? No, not the Marvel movie, or the KISS song, or even the Greek mythological God, but the DOS game about that Greek mythological God. This God of Thunder is a 1993 DOS top down puzzle adventure game,...
This is #56 in a series of month-end reflections on the state of the world, and other things that come to mind, as I walk and hike in my local community. Two teenagers, possibly a younger brother and older sister, are sitting opposite...
During the Men’s World Cup I managed to watch 50 matches whole or in part. I found it a fantastic tournament and changed my mind about the 48 team format after seeing how many of the smaller nations showed up with such tactical...
The old brewery in Leimen, from inside the courtyard. There's a restaurant there, were we celebrated my dad's birthday yesterday. (This one from two years ago was taken from across the street.)
recently i’ve been diving into the rather intimidating but endlessly fascinating world of hardware hacking, and after a few aliexpress orders and bad financial decisions, I now have some of the tools required to start to poke around...
A former student of Canadian history George Grant has written a very interesting review of a new book by Byron Williston called Ecological Nation: Toward Peace, Order and Good Government. The subtitle of that book echoes the...
UpdatesAnother week post layoff, and I think I have a handle on my daily routine now, I'm keeping busy and working on my next career plans. Meanwhile, I built and launched a new small project this week. oblique.cards is a site, inspired...
The Powers of Darkness from left: unidentified, Dave Moreno, Anthony Anchundo, Dave Perry and unidentified. Photo taken at Southland Mall in Hayward Eric Burdon of the Animals with Dave Moreno of Powers of Darkness The Powers of Darkness...
A batch of previously unseen videos from the Golden Age of coin-operated gaming for you this week. Lyle Raines was one of Atari Coin-Op’s most influential employees. He arrived at Atari with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical...
My roommate and I watched Converge’s What’s in my Bag, and both wanted to look up all their picks online. That reference doesn’t seem to exist, so I made one. To the highly specific demographic for which this is useful, you’re welcome. 🎵
Created by ChatGPT May 2026 In a prior post, I surveyed the rates at which consumers do not complete online age authentication processes, what I call the “balk” rate. There is no single canonical balk rate. It varies by destination...
I’m psyching myself up with writing by assuming everything should be polished. This is my personal, anonymous blog where I don’t want anything perfect. It’s almost like a diary. So no, I don’t need to be profound or have the best prose...