Archive: 2022

79 entries. 61,350 words.

January, 2022

• Observing The NFT Wars. 2022-01-05 1:11 PM.
  • Gaming
  
  The first post of the year is about … sigh … NFTs. 954 words.
• Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke (1953). 2022-01-06 7:48 PM.
  • Reviews
  
  Aliens arrive on Earth, and they seem friendly. 170 words.
• A New Reading Process. 2022-01-07 9:57 AM.
  • Writing
  
  Around the start of every new year, there’s a collective burst of enthusiasm around humanity for trying new things. I, for example, am trying to devise a new reading strategy. 1,133 words.
• Far From The Light Of Heaven (2021) by Tade Thompson. 2022-01-07 5:16 PM.
  • Reviews
  
  A murder mystery in space. 180 words.
• The Stars Are Legion (2017) by Katherine Hurley. 2022-01-08 9:19 AM.
  • Reviews
  
  Zan loses her memory. 611 words.
• Flipping The AWS Switch - Quest for the One Blog, Part 15. 2022-01-09 3:31 PM.
  • Development
  
  Tonight I’m going to start “flipping the switch” to host the blog entirely in AWS. 344 words.
• Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (2020). 2022-01-18 8:47 AM.
  • Reviews
  • Audiobooks
  
  Noemí isn’t in high society any more. 377 words.
• Books Yo. 2022-01-18 11:43 AM.
  • Development
  
  Of course I’m writing a web app to manage my list of books to read. Doesn’t everyone? 1,109 words.
• Microsoft and Activision/Blizzard. 2022-01-19 3:56 PM.
  • Gaming
  
  I have to write a post about this don’t I. It would be like not mentioning 9/11. 448 words.
• Elden Ring: Prepare Ye the Way. 2022-01-26 9:00 AM.
  • Gaming
  
  Some thoughts on Bloodborne, Dark Souls 3, and the upcoming Elden Ring. 755 words.
• On Defining Indie Games. 2022-01-28 10:13 AM.
  • Gaming
  
  Over on the Blaugust Discord, there’s been a flurry of discussion about a new #JustOnePercent challenge of playing indie games, and it occurred to me to wonder what exactly is an indie game? 1,072 words.
• Demon's Souls (PS5). 2022-01-31 8:03 PM.
  • Gaming
  
  I didn’t set out to get a Playstation 5 to play Demon’s Souls, it just kind of happened. 736 words.

February, 2022

• This Week In Indie, Feb 5 2022 #JustOnePercent. 2022-02-05 12:03 PM.
  • Gaming
  
  I played seven indie games this past week. “Played” might be a strong word. More like “tried.” 671 words.
• This Week In Indie, Feb 12, 2022 #JustOnePercent. 2022-02-12 5:33 PM.
  • Gaming
  
  Only two indie games played this week because one of them was so good I actually played it more than a half hour. 213 words.
• Demon's Souls (PS5) - Progress and Plan. 2022-02-16 8:48 AM.
  • Gaming
  
  With some 8 days remaining until Elden Ring launches, it seems unlikely that I’ll finish Demon’s Souls before then, which puts me in a bit of a sticky situation. 519 words.
• Demon's Souls (PS5) - Completed. 2022-02-22 11:23 AM.
  • Gaming
  
  I actually did finish Demon’s Souls before Elden Ring launched. 602 words.
• Elden Ring - Good Enough But That's All. 2022-02-28 5:45 PM.
  • Gaming
  
  Elden Ring is good enough, but we’re still waiting for a successor to Dark Souls 3. 1,418 words.

March, 2022

• Elden Ring - The Journey, Part 1. 2022-03-02 10:14 AM.
  • Gaming
  
  A small window into what it feels like to enjoy playing Elden Ring as it was intended the way I like playing it. [ED: I shouldn’t assume.] 1,698 words.
• Elden Ring - The Journey, Part 2. 2022-03-04 8:01 AM.
  • Gaming
  
  The Tree Sentinel and Gatefront Ruins. 1,728 words.
• Elden Ring - The Journey, Part 3. 2022-03-06 8:44 PM.
  • Gaming
  
  Stormgate and beyond. 2,248 words.
• Elden Ring - The Journey, Part 4. 2022-03-08 9:10 AM.
  • Gaming
  
  Stormroot Catacombs, a new Prisoner character, and Fringefolk Hero’s Grave. 2,143 words.
• Elden Ring - The Journey, Part 5. 2022-03-10 7:54 AM.
  • Gaming
  
  Groveside Cave and our first look at that boss. 2,432 words.
• Elden Ring - The Journey, Part 6. 2022-03-12 9:48 AM.
  • Gaming
  
  An invitation to Roundtable Hold. 2,195 words.
• Elden Ring - The Journey, Part 7. 2022-03-14 7:34 PM.
  • Gaming
  
  Settling into a routine. 3,393 words.
• Bellies. 2022-03-20 12:39 PM.
  • Blog
  
  I don’t want to write this, because it will make it real. 238 words.
• Elden Ring - The Journey, Part 8 (Finale). 2022-03-20 3:17 PM.
  • Gaming
  
  Stormveil Castle and Goderick the Grafted. 2,188 words.

June, 2022

• Elden Ring Followup. 2022-06-05 9:56 AM.
  • Gaming
  
  I think it’s about time to write that followup post to my first impressions about Elden Ring. Somewhat of a correction, because my first impression didn’t give the right impression. 2,928 words.
• The Witcher 3 Replay - What Makes A Great RPG?. 2022-06-14 9:05 AM.
  • Gaming
  
  Musing about the essential ingredients that go into a hall-of-fame RPG as I finally begin to replay The Witcher 3. 1,285 words.
• My First Roll20 Game Wasn't Terrible. 2022-06-26 10:45 AM.
  • Blog
  
  Talk about getting outside your comfort zone. This is so far outside my comfort zone that it’s on a completely different planet, with a poisonous atmosphere, crushing gee forces, with a comet heading directly for it. 2,949 words.

July, 2022

• This Week In Indie, Jul 5, 2022 #JustOnePercent. 2022-07-05 5:58 PM.
  • Gaming
  
  Catching up on Indie games I’ve played this year. 738 words.
• Blaugust 2022. 2022-07-18 6:20 PM.
  • Blog
  • Writing
  
  Blaugust is back for another year. I don’t really need to explain it, just go do the thing. 276 words.
• Blaugust Plan 2022. 2022-07-31 9:58 AM.
  • Writing
  
  My Blaugust is going to be an experiment. 623 words.

August, 2022

• Forgiveness - Blaugust Deep Dream Journal Day 1. 2022-08-01 6:00 PM.
  • Writing
  
  “168. Why is it hard for you to forgive yourself?” 267 words.
• Wild Animals - Blaugust Deep Dream Journal Day 2. 2022-08-02 6:00 PM.
  • Writing
  
  “241. What do you think about keeping ‘wild’ animals as pets? If so, when?” 251 words.
• Dogs and Cats - Blaugust Deep Dream Journal Day 3. 2022-08-03 6:30 PM.
  • Writing
  
  256. Do cats or dogs make better pets? Why? 258 words.
• Comment Administration. 2022-08-04 10:55 AM.
  • Blog
  • Administration
  
  This brief post serves two purposes. 278 words.
• Creative Love - Blaugust Deep Dream Journal Day 4. 2022-08-04 7:00 PM.
  • Writing
  
  In the dream I saw a woman floating in the sea. I asked her, “What would love look like if it had a creative dimension?” 239 words.
• Art - Blaugust Deep Dream Journal Day 5. 2022-08-05 6:45 PM.
  • Writing
  
  In the dream, I encountered a fellow standing by the road with a tadpole for a head. I asked him, “How do we know what is art and what isn’t?” 307 words.
• Netflix - Blaugust Deep Dream Journal Day 6. 2022-08-06 7:00 PM.
  • Writing
  
  In the dream I wandered into a vaccination facility. I stopped the first person I saw and whispered, “When is okay to give up on a bit?” 352 words.
• Recent Blog Changes On AWS. 2022-08-07 4:23 PM.
  • Development
  
  I’m already sick of my Blaugust project, so I’m writing something else. This is about Amazon Web Services and Nginx config files, mainstream topics everyone can enjoy. 823 words.
• Fate - Blaugust Deep Dream Journal Part 7. 2022-08-08 6:30 PM.
  • Writing
  
  In the dream I saw a cicada scuttling across the parking lot. It looked wise, so I asked it, “Is there such a thing as fate?” 233 words.
• Code Vein. 2022-08-09 9:04 PM.
  • Gaming
  
  A stylish but ultimately very frustrating experience. 396 words.
• FFXV - Story Summary. 2022-08-10 8:37 PM.
  • Gaming
  
  Herein I will attempt to summarize the main story of Final Fantasy XV, so that I remember how insane it was, years from now. 1,039 words.
• Unexpected Coyotes. 2022-08-11 6:05 PM.
  • Blog
  
  Here’s something I didn’t expect to be writing about today. 309 words.
• Dwarf Fortress Again. 2022-08-12 6:34 PM.
  • Gaming
  
  Okay, yes, fine, I downloaded Dwarf Fortress again. 639 words.
• Common Tasks in Movie Studio Platinum and DaVinci Resolve. 2022-08-13 8:00 PM.
  • Blog
  
  A reference for myself of common tasks I do in video editors. 822 words.
• Sustaining Creativity Day After Day. 2022-08-14 4:28 PM.
  • Writing
  
  When I started Blaugust with a creative writing idea, I failed to account for how draining spontaneous creativity is day in and day out. 275 words.
• Those New MMOs. 2022-08-15 7:07 PM.
  • Gaming
  • MMORPG
  
  I heard talk about a couple of new MMOs, Tower of Fantasy, and one other one which disappeared so fast I can’t even remember the name of it. 255 words.
• More Real - Blaugust Deep Dream Journal Part 8. 2022-08-16 9:30 PM.
  • Writing
  
  In the dream I saw a vengeful angel looking down upon me. I asked her, “What is more real, mind or matter?” 198 words.
• Dwarf Fortress - Limulitred. 2022-08-17 8:02 PM.
  • Gaming
  
  A brief recounting of the dwarf fortress of Limulitred, “Goldbuff,” in the world of The Eternal Everseeing Dimensions. Updated with illustrations by DALL-E. 453 words.
• Kruggsmash Dwarf Fortress Videos. 2022-08-18 6:22 PM.
  • Gaming
  
  It’s creator appreciation week here in Blaugust, and by coincidence, I just happen to have one to mention. 291 words.
• Shingles Vaccine Completed. 2022-08-19 8:17 PM.
  • Blog
  
  It’s 8 PM and I’m exhausted, so it’s far too late for me to write a post tonight, except this one. 233 words.
• Gaming Pet Peeves. 2022-08-20 10:53 PM.
  • Gaming
  
  Just some random gaming pet peeves I wrote down once. 310 words.
• Intentions - Blaugust Deep Dream Journal Part 9. 2022-08-21 8:00 PM.
  • Writing
  
  In the dream, I came upon a statue of a one-armed woman holding a child. I asked her, “How come we judge ourselves by the actions we take but not by our intentions?” 356 words.
• Who's At Fault For Unfinished Games?. 2022-08-22 7:08 PM.
  • Gaming
  
  I happened to see a few lines in a recent post from Naithin that inspired this soapbox sermon. 380 words.
• Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead. 2022-08-23 7:07 PM.
  • Gaming
  
  I mentioned Kruggsmash a while back. In one of his videos, he plays a game called Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead. 372 words.
• Attractiveness - Blaugust Deep Dream Journal Part 10. 2022-08-24 7:00 PM.
  • Writing
  
  In the dream I saw a black cat glaring at me from a distance. I cautiously asked it, “When it comes to people, what is it that makes them attractive to you?” 311 words.
• Sick Beats and Computer Glasses. 2022-08-25 6:30 PM.
  • Blog
  
  Yuck. It’s one of those posts where I just write down stuff that happened today. 584 words.
• Blog Changes This Month. 2022-08-26 6:00 PM.
  • Development
  
  Blaugust inspired me to make some much-needed technical changes to the blog this month, which I will now try to recall for posterity. 417 words.
• Dwarf Fortress - Otinsthinthäd. 2022-08-27 6:33 PM.
  • Gaming
  
  The tale of Otinstinthäd. 770 words.
• Fair - Blaugust Deep Dream Journal Part 11. 2022-08-28 8:20 PM.
  • Writing
  
  In the dream, I asked the woman, “Would there be some way we can make sure people are compensated fairly?” 197 words.
• Blaugust Lessons Learned 2022. 2022-08-29 7:46 PM.
  • Writing
  
  It seems a bit early to write a lessons-learned post before Blaugust is even finished. 482 words.
• Lost Ark and Chimeraland. 2022-08-30 8:01 PM.
  • Gaming
  
  Brief comments on a couple of MMOs I played for a little while. 398 words.
• Blaugust Tallies. 2022-08-31 5:52 PM.
  • Blog
  
  It’s the last day of Blaugust, so I’ll now present my summary findings to the jury. 343 words.

September, 2022

• What's Top of Mind. 2022-09-17 9:15 AM.
  • Blog
  
  A new blog post series idea. 426 words.
• Reading Fail 2022 - Top of Mind. 2022-09-20 6:06 PM.
  • Blog
  
  I recently hinted that I was starting a new, innovative series of blog posts about nothing. I immediately abandoned that plan and decided to work on videos instead. 322 words.
• Cataclysm DDA Video Production. 2022-09-26 8:25 AM.
  • Gaming
  
  Not playing many games because I’m too busy making game videos. 614 words.
• Wrath Classic Launch. 2022-09-27 8:41 AM.
  • Gaming
  • MMORPG
  
  There’s a bit (ha!) of buzz going around about World of Warcraft’s Wrath of the Lich King Classic launch today. 352 words.

October, 2022

• PC Gaming Wasteland. 2022-10-16 10:11 AM.
  • Gaming
  
  Browsing my Steam library yet again this morning looking for something–anything–that might be fun to play on this Sunday where I have a lot of free time. 309 words.
• That Was October 2021. 2022-10-31 6:49 PM.
  • Blog
  
  October of 2021 in tweets. 1,036 words.

November, 2022

• Twitter Firestorm - Top of Mind. 2022-11-05 8:32 AM.
  • Blog
  
  I suppose the social pressure is mounting to the point where I have to say something about Twitter. 733 words.
• Mid-November Bullets - Top of Mind. 2022-11-14 10:18 AM.
  • Blog
  
  I’m all about throwing old traditions out the window because they don’t make sense anymore, so I present: The Mid-Month Update. 329 words.
• ActivityPub And Me, Part 1 of ?. 2022-11-18 1:25 PM.
  • Development
  
  I’ve been on a learning rampage on the topic of the fediverse lately, and there’s plenty of material for writing blog posts. 1,352 words.
• Twitter Firestorm, Part 2. 2022-11-20 4:43 PM.
  • Blog
  
  So Twitter turned into a ghost town overnight, which was somewhat inevitable I suppose. 1,362 words.
• Ghastly. 2022-11-25 8:46 AM.
  • Blog
  
  I found out that my nephew died unexpectedly a few days ago. 116 words.
• ActivityPub And Me, Part 2. 2022-11-28 8:07 AM.
  • Development
  
  There’s a land rush of ActivityPub implementations going on right now, and I’m in it. 983 words.

December, 2022

• Almost Two Years of Static Blogging. 2022-12-01 12:25 PM.
  • Development
  
  I thought I should evaluate how static blogging has been going after almost two years. 1,102 words.
• December 2022 Bullets - Top of Mind. 2022-12-04 9:37 AM.
  • Blog
  
  Status report for the beginning of December. 565 words.
• Mid-December 2022 Bullets - Top of Mind. 2022-12-15 8:36 AM.
  • Blog
  
  It’s the exciting summary of my currently non-gaming life through the midpoint of December. 537 words.