I am in a bit of a mood today, so here’s my version of a “hot take”… I think we are existing in a state of anomie. Particularly with the way we…
Musings & Introspection
What is Authenticity?
What is authenticity? It seems like a simple question. Authenticity is embracing who one really is. But, who is that? I’ve come to the conclusion that I am a hundred different people….
Pondering Generative AI
Rather than bantering on about the typical narratives that inundate topical discourse regarding debates about generative AI and LLMs, I’m going to just forego those arguments to make a post focused on…
Final Fantasy: My Most Impactful Song
A trend recently passed through a circle of friends asking, “What song had the greatest impact on your life?” The answers were intriguing and varied, yet I only saw a handful of…
Your First Programming Language
The Question: What was the first programming language you learned? The Asnwer: The very first? BASIC/QBASIC, when I was eleven in 1991, on an old Compaq Deskpro 286 with an amber CRT…
A Discussion About Politics
I don’t make public statements about politics often. However, while terrible things happen to those with little or no control over the policies leading to that treatment, and while the public discourse…
The Dissolution of Japan’s Otaku Coin
It feels a bit like the end of an era. This evening I received an email from the Tokyo-based Otaku Coin Association (OCA) notifying me that the association, having fulfilled its purpose,…
12 Years a Game Designer: An Introspective
This post is just an introspective. After a bit of a break, I’m back. Needed to step outside myself for awhile to reassess life, creative ventures, and plans for the future. I…
Technoarcheology?
Assuming that data survives somehow beyond decades into centuries, I’m curious how social media may be used by future digital archeologist. There are already archives of websites that date back 25 years…
Seeking my Old BBS Door Games
Almost all of the BBS software and door games I programmed when I was a kid have been lost to time. It was just one of those things when I was growing…