Author: Jaybird
An Interesting Development in the San Francisco School Board
A backlash against a San Francisco school board that was more interested in performative displays than actually doing the job a school board is elected to do.
There is an AFL-NFC Championship Game today. This is its open thread.
Are you ready for some football?
Saturday Morning Gaming: The Sexy Brutale
In The Sexy Brutale, you’re in a weird Groundhog’s Day situation where you’re stuck in the same 12 Hour Period where various masqued murderers are trying to kill various masqued Mr. Boddies
Saturday Morning Gaming: Herding Cats (Or Sorting Them, Anyway)
Cats Organized Neatly is a lovely little trifle of a puzzle game.
Weekend Plans Post: The 20 Year Roof
19 years ago, we bought a house with a “20 year roof”. I didn’t give it much thought, at the time.
From The Independent: White House urges Spotify to take further action on Joe Rogan: ‘More can be done’
Psaki says Spotify disclaimer is welcome, but platform could actually fight misinformation
Breaking News: Washington Football Team rebrands to Washington Commanders
The Washington Commanders exist now.
Saturday Morning Gaming: Unfathomable
Unfathomable is a game where someone at the table is a traitor. But you don’t know who. Well, unless they tell you. Loudly. And laugh while they’re telling you. Before wrecking something.
Weekend Plans Post: Let’s Get Ready To Rumble
The Royal Rumble is this weekend. On Saturday. That’s pretty much the big thing this weekend.
Saturday Morning Gaming: Baldur’s Gate vs. Icewind Dale
Since the beginning of time, man has yearned to play D&D on the computer…until Baldur’s Gate and Planescape Torment came out.
Weekend Plans Post: No Longer Batching It Rock And Roll Weekend
This weekend will be spent doing laundry, coming down from the insanity of work this week, and, yes, listening to some rock and or roll
Jason Schreier reports that the WSJ reports that Microsoft is buying Activision/Blizzard
Microsoft appears to be buying Activision/Blizzard
Saturday Morning Gaming: God of War Available on Steam
God of War has a strong story, graphic violence, and they’ve given it enough of a moral center to make it so that you won’t feel like you’re going to have to apologize for recommending it.
Weekend Plans Post: The Holiday Hangover
The weekends will be spent recuperating from being on the team from heck, working on the system from heck, and getting back and seeing that all of my old stuff has fallen into heck.
Saturday Morning Gaming: Unravelling A Mystery On The Obra Dinn
The Return of the Obra Dinn: If you’ve been waiting for a game where you can *FINALLY* play an insurance investigator, your wait is over.
Weekend Plans Post: The Garden Gnomes That Weren’t There
Let me restate: We never purchased nor even ever expressed a desire for garden gnomes. We just sort of started getting them.
I Didn’t Read Wheel of Time, But I Did Stay In A Holiday Inn Express Last Night
Thoughts on the Wheel of Time (the series) from someone who didn’t read the books. I’m probably going to wander into some spoilers territory. Be warned.
Saturday Morning Gaming: The Year to Come In Video Games
You’d think that Cyberpunk 2077 would have taught me to not look forward to video games. But here goes…