Archive: 2024

108 entries. 113,425 words.

January, 2024

• Microblogging Journal through 1/1/2024. 2024-01-01 4:00 AM.
  • Microblog
  
  Ten microblogging bits from ActivityPub. #development #gaming #baldursgate3 #blog 619 words.
• Baldur's Gate 3 Completed. 2024-01-06 10:30 AM.
  • Gaming
  
  I’ve become one of the roughly 17% of Baldur’s Gate 3 Steam players to complete the game. Now I can finally read what other people posted about it. 3,157 words.
• Microblogging Journal through 1/8/2024. 2024-01-08 4:00 AM.
  • Microblog
  
  Thirteen microblogging bits from ActivityPub. #roguetrader #baldursgate3 #warhammer #videos 779 words.
• Microblogging Journal through 1/15/2024. 2024-01-15 4:00 AM.
  • Microblog
  
  Four microblogging bits from ActivityPub. #warhammer #roguetrader #baldursgate3 336 words.
• Start of Year - January 2024 Part 1. 2024-01-15 10:00 AM.
  • Blog
  
  The 2024th one. Baldur’s Gate 3 finished. Warhammer Rogue Trader started. Juggling CRPG videos. Taskmaster, New Zealand, Australia, and Guy Montgomery. A new cataract enters the ring. 1,911 words.
• The Creator (2023, Gareth Edwards). 2024-01-20 3:00 PM.
  • Movies
  
  Well at least it wasn’t a superhero movie. 195 words.
• Microblogging Journal through 1/22/2024. 2024-01-22 4:00 AM.
  • Microblog
  
  Five microblogging bits from ActivityPub. #roguetrader #warhammer 295 words.
• Microblogging Journal through 1/29/2024. 2024-01-29 4:00 AM.
  • Microblog
  
  Six microblogging bits from ActivityPub. 461 words.
• Grumpasaurus Rex - January 2024 Part 2. 2024-01-31 11:45 AM.
  • Blog
  
  Searching for a game to enjoy. Lies of P, Alan Wake, Palworld, Enshrouded. Voicemeeter Banana. Fantasy High Junior Year. Røde PodMic USB. 3,456 words.

February, 2024

• Microblogging Journal through 2/5/2024. 2024-02-05 4:00 AM.
  • Microblog
  
  Thirteen microblogging bits from ActivityPub. 744 words.
• Microblogging Journal through 2/12/2024. 2024-02-12 4:00 AM.
  • Microblog
  
  Eighteen microblogging bits from ActivityPub. Mostly yelling at Lies of P and threatening to quit a lot. 1,667 words.
• Toxic Bosses - February 2024 Part 1. 2024-02-15 12:30 PM.
  • Blog
  
  Steam Next. Toxic bosses in Lies of P and Nioh. Hellpoint. Dimension 20. New computer glasses. 1,808 words.
• Microblogging Journal through 2/19/2024. 2024-02-19 4:00 AM.
  • Microblog
  
  Thirteen microblogging bits from ActivityPub. 1,255 words.
• Microblogging Journal through 2/26/2024. 2024-02-26 4:00 AM.
  • Microblog
  
  Twelve microblogging bits from ActivityPub. Lords of the Fallen, Nightingale, Nioh. 1,120 words.
• Leap Day - February 2024 Part 2. 2024-02-29 10:40 AM.
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  Last Epoch 1.0. Nightingale Early Access. Lies of P done. Lords of the Fallen in progress. Mitigating microphone noise with console tables. Making Let’s Play videos. Dimension 20. Java. 4,646 words.

March, 2024

• Microblogging Journal through 3/4/2024. 2024-03-04 4:00 AM.
  • Microblog
  
  Eleven microblogging bits from ActivityPub. 984 words.
• Microblogging Journal through 3/11/2024. 2024-03-11 4:00 AM.
  • Microblog
  
  Sixteen microblogging bits from ActivityPub. 1,491 words.
• Spring? - March 2024 Part 1. 2024-03-15 2:35 PM.
  • Blog
  
  Elden Ring DLC, Lords of the Fallen, Nioh, Sons of the Forest. YouTube wrecking my videos. Keeping up with the Actual Plays. 1,786 words.
• Microblogging Journal through 3/18/2024. 2024-03-18 4:00 AM.
  • Microblog
  
  Nine microblogging bits from ActivityPub. 804 words.
• Nobody To Play With: Badgerfriends, Pt 1 of Possibly Just The 1. 2024-03-21 10:45 AM.
  • Blog
  
  The first episode of a highly experimental solo D&D campaign. 1,417 words.
• Microblogging Journal through 3/25/2024. 2024-03-25 4:00 AM.
  • Microblog
  
  Twelve microblogging bits from ActivityPub. 902 words.
• Pause for Badgerfriends - March 2024 Part 2. 2024-03-31 9:00 AM.
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  A pause on video games because of a sudden side project. Editing D&D combat. A cool program called Sound Show. Mid-tier Actual Play Show Reviews. 3,134 words.

April, 2024

• Microblogging Journal through 4/1/2024. 2024-04-01 4:00 AM.
  • Microblog
  
  Eleven microblogging bits from ActivityPub. 696 words.
• Microblogging Journal through 4/8/2024. 2024-04-08 4:00 AM.
  • Microblog
  
  Eleven microblogging bits from ActivityPub. 845 words.
• Microblogging Journal through 4/15/2024. 2024-04-15 4:00 AM.
  • Microblog
  
  Four microblogging bits from ActivityPub. 290 words.
• The One With The Eclipse - April 2024 Part 1. 2024-04-16 9:30 AM.
  • Blog
  
  Dragon’s Dogma 2, videos, Fallout, an eclipse, and some other stuff. 1,525 words.
• Microblogging Journal through 4/22/2024. 2024-04-22 4:00 AM.
  • Microblog
  
  Four microblogging bits from ActivityPub. 206 words.
• Microblogging Journal through 4/29/2024. 2024-04-29 4:00 AM.
  • Microblog
  
  Ten microblogging bits from ActivityPub. 1,027 words.
• Pathfinder? - April 2024 Part 2. 2024-04-30 8:00 PM.
  • Blog
  
  A hastily-written scrawl with some vague remarks about games, Pathfinder, and the Glass Cannon Network. 1,693 words.

May, 2024

• Microblogging Journal through 5/6/2024. 2024-05-06 4:00 AM.
  • Microblog
  
  Six microblogging bits from ActivityPub. 488 words.
• Microblogging Journal through 5/13/2024. 2024-05-13 4:00 AM.
  • Microblog
  
  Five microblogging bits from ActivityPub. 406 words.
• May - May 2024 Part 1. 2024-05-15 11:00 AM.
  • Blog
  
  Social media retreat, replacing coffee with tea, a little gaming, actual play shows, and that’s about it, really. At least I refrained from talking about TTRPGs this time. 1,711 words.
• Microblogging Journal through 5/20/2024. 2024-05-20 4:00 AM.
  • Microblog
  
  Five microblogging bits from ActivityPub. 290 words.
• Microblogging Journal through 5/28/2024. 2024-05-28 4:00 AM.
  • Microblog
  
  Twenty microblogging bits from ActivityPub. 1,485 words.

June, 2024

• Broken Slack - May 2024 Part 2. 2024-06-01 7:15 PM.
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  Busy hands games. More about Glass Cannon shows than you probably care about. Dune and Planet of the Apes. Broken Slack. 2,188 words.
• Microblogging Journal through 6/10/2024. 2024-06-10 4:00 AM.
  • Microblog
  
  Seventeen microblogging bits from ActivityPub. 1,360 words.
• Summer Is Here - June 2023 Part 1. 2024-06-15 8:45 PM.
  • Blog
  
  The heat is on. It’s on the streets. And in my house. More about lexical selection errors and Hitler documentaries than you probably want. 1,593 words.
• Microblogging Journal through 6/17/2024. 2024-06-17 4:00 AM.
  • Microblog
  
  Twelve microblogging bits from ActivityPub. 682 words.
• A Review of an Audible Review. 2024-06-20 10:25 PM.
  • Blog
  
  Or: What Must It Be Like To Be That Person 1,936 words.
• Microblogging Journal through 6/24/2024. 2024-06-24 4:00 AM.
  • Microblog
  
  Fifteen microblogging bits from ActivityPub. 1,079 words.
• Eliminate human tyranny! - June 2024 Part 2. 2024-06-30 8:00 PM.
  • Blog
  
  The end of a hot June. A summer of MMO stuff apparently. Subtitling. A lot about The Three Body Problem. A couple of movies. 2,623 words.

July, 2024

• Microblogging Journal through 7/1/2024. 2024-07-01 4:00 AM.
  • Microblog
  
  Six microblogging bits from ActivityPub. 275 words.
• Microblogging Journal through 7/8/2024. 2024-07-08 4:00 AM.
  • Microblog
  
  Twenty-two microblogging bits from ActivityPub. The one where I talk too much on my day off. 2,032 words.
• Microblogging Journal through 7/15/2024. 2024-07-15 4:00 AM.
  • Microblog
  
  Nine microblogging bits from ActivityPub. 824 words.
• Elden Ring DLC - July 2024 Part 1. 2024-07-15 9:00 AM.
  • Blog
  
  Finding a groove in the Elden Ring DLC. Fool Us, July 4 movies, Stainless Steel Rat audiobooks. 1,642 words.
• Microblogging Journal through 7/22/2024. 2024-07-22 4:00 AM.
  • Microblog
  
  Ten microblogging bits from ActivityPub. 837 words.
• Reading Old Writing S0 E1 - The first technical experiment [+audio]. 2024-07-22 10:32 PM.
  Hello, this is a technical experiment to see if there is any chance of this working. I’m adding a new experimental section to the blog for Blaugust 2024. 28 words.
• Reading Old Writing S0 E2 - Margway [+audio]. 2024-07-25 8:00 PM.
  A reading from a short story I wrote in 2012 called Margway. 324 words.
• Microblogging Journal through 7/29/2024. 2024-07-29 4:00 AM.
  • Microblog
  
  Twelve microblogging bits from ActivityPub. 721 words.
• July 2024 Part 2. 2024-07-31 4:30 PM.
  • Blog
  
  Blaugust, Elden Ring DLC, REAPER templates, television, movies, and audiobooks, the value of code coverage, and poison ivy. 2,276 words.

August, 2024

• Introducing Me to Blaugust 2024. 2024-08-01 10:00 AM.
  • Blog
  
  A somewhat disturbing AI-altered photo from 2022 to introduce myself. 465 words.
• Reading Old Writing S1 E1 - 2029 AG 7 (1) [+audio]. 2024-08-01 6:30 PM.
  • Writing
  
  A reading from a 2009 NaNoWriMo near-future science fiction draft. 154 words.
• Trying New (To Me) Comment Systems. 2024-08-02 3:34 PM.
  • Development
  
  Expanding the third-party comment systems to CommentBox, Emote, and GraphComment. 263 words.
• Reading Old Writing S1 E2 - 2029 AG 7 Pt 2 [+audio]. 2024-08-02 6:49 PM.
  • Writing
  
  Another reading from a 2009 NaNoWriMo near-future science fiction draft. 235 words.
• Saturday Musing About Blaugust Systems. 2024-08-03 10:03 AM.
  • Blog
  
  A return to the good old days of just typing whatever I’m thinking on a Saturday morning. Were they really good days? Read on to find out! What a cliffhanger! 1,119 words.
• Reading Old Writing S1 E3 - Neofuel (2010) [+audio]. 2024-08-04 3:23 PM.
  • Writing
  
  A reading from my NaNoWriMo 2010 draft called Neofuel. 114 words.
• Microblogging Journal through 8/5/2024. 2024-08-05 4:00 AM.
  • Microblog
  
  Nineteen microblogging bits from ActivityPub. #Blaugust2024 1,141 words.
• A 2024 Static Site Status Report. 2024-08-05 10:00 AM.
  • Development
  
  A summary of the state of the blog and the lost Next.js blog I never finished. 1,535 words.
• AI-ing Yourself. 2024-08-06 10:00 AM.
  • Blog
  
  Bloggers turn to AI to find themselves. 1,961 words.
• Recent Blog Updates. 2024-08-07 11:54 AM.
  • Blog
  
  An impending tropical storm, now uploading Elden Ring DLC videos, some small updates to the blog, time blindness, and Blaugust controversy?!? 974 words.
• Reading Old Writing S1 E4 - Kubak Outpost (2011) [+audio]. 2024-08-08 6:22 PM.
  • Writing
  
  A reading from my NaNoWriMo 2011 draft, entitled Kubak Outpost. 188 words.
• Does AI Steal?. 2024-08-09 12:12 PM.
  • Blog
  
  A discussion of whether or not AI steals from artists. 1,061 words.
• Reading Old Writing S1 E5 - Airworld (2012) [+audio]. 2024-08-10 3:38 PM.
  • Writing
  
  A reading from my NaNoWriMo 2012 draft, creatively entitled Airworld. 248 words.
• Tales of Fablecraft?. 2024-08-11 11:00 AM.
  • Gaming
  
  I wonder if this Tales of Fablecraft is a paradigm shift in the distribution model of tabletop RPGs. 461 words.
• Microblogging Journal through 8/12/2024. 2024-08-12 4:00 AM.
  • Microblog
  
  Twenty-eight microblogging bits from ActivityPub. 890 words.
• Reading Old Writing S1 E6 - Tel (2012) [+audio]. 2024-08-13 9:00 PM.
  • Writing
  
  A reading from my 2012 draft, entitled The Sovereign of Tel. 182 words.
• On Writing Challenges. 2024-08-14 3:58 PM.
  • Writing
  
  Blaugustians are writing about writing challenges. 769 words.
• August 2024 Part 1. 2024-08-15 12:15 PM.
  • Blog
  
  Elden Ring DLC completed, a burst of Disney+ activity, Song of Ice and Fire audiobooks, changes at work. 2,299 words.
• Parasocial Media. 2024-08-16 9:40 PM.
  • Blog
  
  On content addiction and the parasocial nature of social media. 526 words.
• Elden Ring Astrologer. 2024-08-17 5:51 PM.
  • Gaming
  
  I started working on an Astrologer in Elden Ring. 401 words.
• Youtubers I Watch. 2024-08-18 4:52 PM.
  • Blog
  
  A simple post for a humid day with no air conditioning. 630 words.
• Microblogging Journal through 8/19/2024. 2024-08-19 4:00 AM.
  • Microblog
  
  Six microblogging bits from ActivityPub. 235 words.
• How I Hung A Computer Monitor Over My Bed. 2024-08-21 10:41 AM.
  • Blog
  
  While I rest my back in bed, I explain a little bit about how I hung a computer monitor over my bed. 648 words.
• Reading Old Writing S1 E7 - Moving Day (2014) [+audio]. 2024-08-22 7:05 PM.
  • Writing
  
  A reading from my 2014 short story draft, titled Moving Day. 175 words.
• I Don't Like String Constants. 2024-08-23 6:00 PM.
  • Development
  
  I find string constants mildly irritating, except in very specific circumstances. 425 words.
• Microblogging Journal through 8/26/2024. 2024-08-26 4:00 AM.
  • Microblog
  
  Fifteen microblogging bits from ActivityPub. 1,165 words.
• Webrings? Really?. 2024-08-26 4:12 PM.
  • Development
  
  After seeing a third serious post about webrings in recent days, I thought I’d say a few words about it. 416 words.
• The Recluse Report - August 2024 Part 2 [+audio]. 2024-08-31 9:00 AM.
  • Blog
  
  A long one. Wrapping up Blaugust, RSS summaries, Elden Ring DLC done, Dragon’s Dogma 2, a busted PodMic, Reafir, Saturn’s Children, the dentist and insurance. 2,818 words.
• A New Comment System?. 2024-08-31 9:29 AM.
  • Development
  
  Some thoughts on starting to write a new comment system. 398 words.

September, 2024

• Microblogging Journal through 9/2/2024. 2024-09-02 4:00 AM.
  • Microblog
  
  Eight microblogging bits from ActivityPub. 490 words.
• DIY Comments - Step 1. 2024-09-07 10:48 AM.
  • Development
  
  I finally started writing a comment system for my static blog. 1,150 words.
• Microblogging Journal through 9/10/2024. 2024-09-10 4:00 AM.
  • Microblog
  
  Ten microblogging bits from ActivityPub. 510 words.
• DIY Comments - Step 2. 2024-09-11 11:28 AM.
  • Development
  
  Continuing with a comment system for my static blog… handling spam, saving and loading comments from a Dynamo table. 1,225 words.
• DIY Comments - Step 3. 2024-09-14 11:42 AM.
  • Development
  
  Continuing with a comment system for my static blog. The client side experience, with and without Javascript. 1,468 words.
• The Recluse Report - September 2024 Part 1. 2024-09-15 2:08 PM.
  • Blog
  
  A brief foray into Dragon’s Dogma 2, video editing for video games, Antipodean game shows, writing a comment system, and casseroles. 1,150 words.
• Microblogging Journal through 9/16/2024. 2024-09-16 4:00 AM.
  • Microblog
  
  Six microblogging bits from ActivityPub. 405 words.
• Microblogging Journal through 9/23/2024. 2024-09-23 4:00 AM.
  • Microblog
  
  Six microblogging bits from ActivityPub. 261 words.
• The Notebook LM Podcast on Endgame Viable on Elden Ring [+audio]. 2024-09-27 1:45 PM.
  • Blog
  
  Or why nobody need bother starting a new podcast using humans from now on. 220 words.
• Microblogging Journal through 9/30/2024. 2024-09-30 4:00 AM.
  • Microblog
  
  Three microblogging bits from ActivityPub. Pretty quiet week. 112 words.
• The Recluse Report - September 2024 Part 2. 2024-09-30 7:30 PM.
  • Blog
  
  A stuporous malaise, Wings of Pegasus, rebuilding my old music files, isolating vocals with AI. 1,689 words.

October, 2024

• Microblogging Journal through 10/7/2024. 2024-10-07 4:00 AM.
  • Microblog
  
  Five microblogging bits from ActivityPub. 279 words.
• Microblogging Journal through 10/14/2024. 2024-10-14 4:00 AM.
  • Microblog
  
  Sixteen microblogging bits from ActivityPub. 1,289 words.
• The Recluse Report - October 2024 Part 1. 2024-10-16 10:30 AM.
  • Blog
  
  Silent Hill 2, transferring 4-track and 8-track tapes, and other random tidbits of little consequence. 1,580 words.
• Microblogging Journal through 10/21/2024. 2024-10-21 4:00 AM.
  • Microblog
  
  Seven microblogging bits from ActivityPub. 431 words.
• Silent Hill 2 Unanswered Questions. 2024-10-22 7:19 PM.
  • Gaming
  
  I have questions about Silent Hill 2. Spoilers ahead probably. 565 words.
• Microblogging Journal through 10/28/2024. 2024-10-28 4:00 AM.
  • Microblog
  
  Five microblogging bits from ActivityPub. 252 words.
• The Recluse Report - October 2024 Part 2. 2024-10-31 7:00 PM.
  • Blog
  
  Halloween, Diwali, Silent Hill 2, mower troubles. 1,325 words.

November, 2024

• Microblogging Journal through 11/4/2024. 2024-11-04 4:00 AM.
  • Microblog
  
  Eleven microblogging bits from ActivityPub. 428 words.
• Election Day Diary 2024. 2024-11-05 6:42 PM.
  • Blog
  
  Random notes from an exciting/terrifying election day in America, which somehow doesn’t talk about politics. 2,664 words.
• Post Election Remarks 2024. 2024-11-10 9:18 PM.
  • Blog
  
  The much-edited post-election missive and the biggest test of my spam filter yet. This one gets more political, but there won’t be any angry outbursts. 1,995 words.
• The Recluse Report - November 2024 Part 1. 2024-11-16 10:30 AM.
  • Blog
  
  All is bleakness and despair, Supermassive games, leaves, Bluesky, election distraction, eh, that’s pretty much it. 1,290 words.
• Microblogging Journal through 11/25/2024. 2024-11-25 4:00 AM.
  • Microblog
  
  Ten microblogging bits from ActivityPub. 475 words.
• The Recluse Report - November 2024 Part 2. 2024-11-30 2:54 PM.
  • Blog
  
  Dark Pictures Anthology games, an assortment of random media consumption, a filling at the dentist. 1,360 words.

December, 2024

• Microblogging Journal through 12/2/2024. 2024-12-02 4:00 AM.
  • Microblog
  
  Five microblogging bits from ActivityPub. 310 words.
• Microblogging Journal through 12/9/2024. 2024-12-09 4:00 AM.
  • Microblog
  
  Eleven microblogging bits from ActivityPub. 718 words.
• The Recluse Report - December 2024 Part 1. 2024-12-15 10:30 AM.
  • Blog
  
  Game announcements, the dream of AI-generated video descriptions realized, a week of watching movies, Fall of Casseroles wrapup, a shocking real estate development, and a lot of crazy news this month so far. 3,086 words.
• Microblogging Journal through 12/16/2024. 2024-12-16 4:00 AM.
  • Microblog
  
  Seven microblogging bits from ActivityPub. 270 words.
• Microblogging Journal through 12/23/2024. 2024-12-23 4:00 AM.
  • Microblog
  
  Nine microblogging bits from ActivityPub. 483 words.