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Have a couple posts mulling in my head that are not yet ready to be put down, nor to have a chunk broken off to post (usually later figuring out that’s all I need to be said). One topic is from several recent articles of SJW’s in tech and a couple of [http://esr.ibiblio.org/?p=6907] old postings [http://esr.ibiblio.org/?p=2122] over at Eric Raymond’s Blog. The second link is an article on Kafkatraps [http://esr.ibiblio.org/?p=2122] well worth reading on its own… and if you search for the…
Return of Kings has an interesting article on what they call the “hedonic treadmill.” titled “Are You On A Treadmill Of Materialism That Goes Nowhere [http://www.returnofkings.com/120079/are-you-on-a-treadmill-of-materialism-that-goes-nowhere] ?” > Prepare yourself because it is only going to get worse. The giant marketing machine that is the modern media will become even more pervasive and insidious as technology continues to evolve. There will be nowhere to go and nowhere to hide. If you live…
Well -tried the game out finally. I’m not a huge fan of deck-builders generally – the kind where you build your deck in-game – but have been reasonably successful playing my friends in the DC comic themed games, and seriously considering buying Core Worlds. Overall, I liked it, despite the usual huge frustration at watching opponents grab up the cards I want and then trying to figure out how they’re chaining together 30-40 points of damage when I can’t stop my 1-point scouts from popping up. F…
I stumbled across this a while back, and haven’t known how to present it. All I can tell you is that it has given me a lot to think about, a lot to reflect on, and little that I feel I can add. Go look up the blog “templeofiron.org” – originally “searching for dragons” – and especially this post on why it was called searching for dragons [https://templeofiron.org/2017/04/15/searching-for-dragons-explained/]. An excerpt: > Jordan continues ONE OF THE OLDEST DRAMATIC REPRESENTATIONS WE KNOW OF,…