1. I somehow escaped reading To Kill a Mockingbird during my school career. But since the 'sequel' (which, as I understand it, is actually a rough draft that Harper Lee's estate found in her papers and published with minimal involvement from her, but that's another story) is on my reading list this year, so I … Continue reading Saturday Sundry: Kill a Mockingbird and Stop Killing Games
Ross's Game Dungeon
How to Identify Bad Faith Arguments
What are some signs that the person you are dealing with is arguing in bad faith? That is, he is not interested in the truth of the matter, only trying to assert his own position for other reasons. For background: for the past year or two, YouTuber Ross Scott has been spearheading a campaign called … Continue reading How to Identify Bad Faith Arguments
At the Everyman: The Battle to Stop Killing Games
My first piece in a while is up at The Everyman, giving a rundown of Ross Scott's efforts to end the practice of killing games: In summary, video game companies are destroying the products that they have previously sold to their customers without providing any compensation. One does not have to be a gamer to … Continue reading At the Everyman: The Battle to Stop Killing Games
Passing on an Appeal: Help Stop Game Destruction and Preserve Ownership
I almost never do things like this, but I think this is an exception. No, not the most important issue in the world (by a long shot), but it's one that actually has some meat. I'm not much of a gamer myself (just don't have the time right now), though I respect video games as … Continue reading Passing on an Appeal: Help Stop Game Destruction and Preserve Ownership
‘Rama’ Soundtrack
Gather 'round children, and I will tell you a tale. In 1973, author Arthur C. Clark came out with Rendezvous with Rama, about an encounter with an enormous alien ship. It was followed in 1989 with a sequel Rama II, about the second encounter with the ship. In 1997, the two books were adapted into … Continue reading ‘Rama’ Soundtrack
Ross Scott on the GUI
As mentioned before, Ross Scott of Accursed Farms is one of my favorite YouTubers, not because I always agree with his takes (e.g. he buys into the whole climate change thing completely, etc.), but because he comes across as completely sincere and genuine, and because he's extremely entertaining, at least for someone with my sense … Continue reading Ross Scott on the GUI
Ross’s Game Dungeon Does America
For this week's Saturday entertainment, I offer the 2018 4th of July (sort of) episode of Ross's Game Dungeon, where he reviews The Crew and takes a cross-country tour of the United States. I haven't kept up on the game itself in the intervening years, nor its sequel, so I don't know what the state … Continue reading Ross’s Game Dungeon Does America
Serpent's Den 