It seems like everyone is fleeing FB and putting up update posts, so I'll jump in ( Read more... )

It turns out that Windows 10 doesn't come with the ability to play DVDs, which, as a person with a spotty internet connection, isn't really that helpful. I asked around and was recommended the VLC media player, which I have found to be quite excellent, apart from a rather utilitarian user interface. However, even as a replacement for the player ( Read more... )

Haven't you always wanted to be a mad scientist? Haven't you always wanted to build the perfect beast and show them that they shouldn't HAVE TREATED YOU LIKE THAT?

Well, now you can. Kaiju-A-Gogo Be the mad scientist they said you couldn't be.

Being both a gamer and involved in mental health, I found this thing, which is amazing: Depression Quest.

If anyone is interested, Steven Brust - fantasy and, occasionally science fiction author - will be at Borderlands Books in San Francisco on Saturday at 3pm to support his new book (and, probably, new series). I'm planning on going and anyone else who is interested is welcome to join in.

Embedding might spoil it, so just check it out

I haven't got the feeling that most of the rest of y'all are as excited about this as I am, but I'm not about to let that keep me from posing this:

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It drops on the twenty-fifth.

This, if it works (and that's a big "if" I know) would be the best thing evar. I loved Loom precisely because of its music gameplay and an MMO built along similar lines would scratch just about every entertainment itch I have. Unfortunately, at this point, the Kickstart looks doomed to failure, with not even a tenth of the goal met halfway through ( Read more... )

There is this Kickstarter project that looks kind of interesting, especially for my readers that like the kind of branching plots BioWare promises and, sometimes, actually delivers. Give it a look and see what you think.

There would be some people who would like to take the internet under their control. As you might expect, these are the kind of people who want to control everything and find other people criticizing their approach on an open internet inconvenient. I encourage you to do something about it.