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Vornheim Communication Networks
[Note: This is an entry in the Vornheim: Hack This Book contest, run by Zak Smith. Vornheim is a fantastic RPG setting/supplement, and it seems unlikely I can improve upon it. All the same, it is fun to try and … Continue reading
Sexism and MMA
I’m OK with friends and family thinking that my new-found fandom of mixed martial arts (mostly embodied in the UFC “league”) is odd due to the violence. I’m less eager to associate myself with a group that tolerates aggressively demeaning … Continue reading
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Random RPG table: Stereotypes
[The following is my entry in a random tables contest for the old-school D&D fanzine, Fight On! -Steve] In real life, stereotyping groups of people is reductive by definition and usually harmful by default. In genre settings, however, stereotypes are … Continue reading
Getting creativity done
I want to be creative. And I often am. But I often feel like I’m running up against something, something that fetters my ability to be truly creative. I feel like I’m often too left-brained, too rational. I can come … Continue reading
Madame Bovary c’est moi
Note: This seems kind of silly to say, but lots of Madame Bovary spoilers follow. -SL Louise posted a thread on FriendFeed about “comfort books” or books that one reads over and over again for a sense of well-being (or … Continue reading
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World of Goo design tour
Design Tour – World of Goo from David Rosen on Vimeo. Interesting and perceptive analysis of the design of my current favorite game, World of Goo. This video actually gives away a lot of level designs and gameplay–in some ways … Continue reading
Why are you in my bathroom?
You know you have been working at a place for a while when you start to think of one of the public restrooms as your private bathroom, and when you open the door and see someone is already there washing … Continue reading
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The US will be the Eastern Europe of the 21st century
I was traveling last week, looking around the gateway at the airport at all the empty desks where there was no one to help me, not finding any ticket wallets at any of the desks, talking to employees who were … Continue reading
You know how you have your internet where the people you know or know of or know about get together…
You know how you have your internet where the people you know or know of or know about get together in cyberspace to do their beautiful cranky sad funny inspiring internet thing? And then one of them will post a … Continue reading
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