Sometimes yes, sometimes no. There isn’t really any way to know. More importantly: who cares?
Fiction - Humor - Short Story
The Copycat (part 1 of 2)
It was Friday evening and their weekend should have already begun, but instead the team at Praxis Adaptive were rapt around a single conference phone. Praxis, as it was often […]
Personal
2024 Systems in Review: Streaks
Two years ago, a casual remark by a boss directed me to investigate apps based on gamification and behavior modification. Per his suggestion, I downloaded Streaks, which has been one […]
Culture - From LinkedIn - Humor
The Best Holiday
I’ve given it a lot of thought, and Thanksgiving is the best holiday: – Like most big holidays, it’s an excuse to travel and get the family together when they […]
Comics - From Quora - TV
Dumb Questions: Is the new Watchmen TV show political like the movie?
Watchmen is probably one of the most political comics of all time, I’m not sure how this could be avoided, or why one would want to. You’d be left with […]
From Quora
My 5 Writing Tips
I could make dozens of these, perhaps when I publish a book I will come back to it. But my first is, ‘be brief,’ so this is all for now. […]
Video Games
Watch Dogs: Legion – Review
I recently completed this game on PC, having played the previous two on console. An edited-down version of this was cross-posted to Steam. I’m a huge fan of this franchise. The […]
Commentary - Personal
The Hell Just Happened
Invocation There will be events in your life that are so monumental they become impossible to write about. It becomes part of the cultural background,the lighting. “What’s water,” said the […]
Travelogue
Why I like New Jersey.
Once I met an English woman in Istanbul. I asked her, “How do you like Turkey?” “It has its daily frustrations,” she replied.
Culture - From Quora
Should a white person write about fictional black characters?
Mexican women should write male robots, Anglo men should write characters that are Caribbean women, Asian transsexuals should attempt the process of writing about the life of Kenyan children; an untouchable from India can write about the life experience of a Maori cable installation technician.
Commentary - Culture
Farewell, Aunt Jemima
ZEITGEIST UPDATE: I published this on the 3rd. On the 9th, this happened. Time to buy lotto tickets. As a matter of general principle I try to avoid opening anything […]