Monthly Archive: January 2021
Game of Thrones: Murder Your Darlings
George RR Martin kills off his characters right. Those deaths mattered. The TV version of Game of Thrones? Not so much…
Amazon Turns Out the Lights, The Parler’s Over
First Apple kicked the app off the iOS app store, and now Amazon is ending their web services agreement citing breech of terms of service.
Video: The Annotated Shooting of Ashli Babbitt
The Washington Post has an annotated video of the shooting death of Ashli Babbitt during the assault on the capitol on Wednesday, January 6th:
Saturday Morning Gaming: Crying Suns
“Free” is a tough thing to argue against so I picked Crying Suns up as part of the Epic Store’s Free Giveaway Thingy that they do every week.
The Diamond of Milan
Original Fiction: “Ah, so this particular treasure-this one is different,” the intruder guessed. “This one actually means something to you, doesn’t it?”
From Twitter Safety: Donald Trump’s Twitter Account has been Permanently Suspended
From Twitter Safety: After close review of recent Tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account and the context around them we have permanently suspended the account due to the risk of further incitement of violence.https://t.co/CBpE1I6j8Y —...
A Reverie On Failure Part 1: Walking Into a Warm Meadow with a Leather-bound Journal
Here is my journal which I kept from October 5 to December 21, edited for readability, followed by periodic commentary.
Weekend Plans Post: First Weekend after the First Real Week of 2021
In lockdown, recuperation looks very similar to working.
Trump Concedes, Kind of
President Trump has released another video message, and this one is probably as close to a concession speech as we are going to get.
A follow-up on the Botham Jean/Amber Guyger story that flew under the radar
From DFW’s CBS: DALLAS, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Chief Judge Barbara Lynn of the Northern District of Texas has reversed a previous ruling of the Court that had dismissed all claims against the City of Dallas in...
City Captain Confronted by Constituents at Chophouse
Ted Wheeler was confronted at a restaurant Wednesday night.
An Open Letter To My Congressman Jody Hice
Congressman Hice, it is hard for me to find the words to express how profoundly disappointed I am in your actions yesterday
The Destructive High Water Mark of MAGA
It was all under control, you see, so carefully planned. The Show of Shows on this Day of Days for the Make America Great Again faithful.
Thursday Throughput: Dark Matter Edition
Dark energy, which comprises a whopping 70% of the universe, is something we are only beginning to formulate questions about, let alone understand.
Joint Session of Congress, Finally, Confirms Biden Victory
3:30 in the morning but it is finally done, and the Joint Session of Congress led by VP Pence declares Joe Biden the winner of 2020 election
We Don’t Need No Civil War
What happened today could be a one-off that we will forget about months from now or it could also be a harbinger of something far dangerous down the road.
