The Essays

What follows is a complete list of essays on the site, in reverse chronological order:

• 2024:
  • The Head of Vecna
  • Deadpool, Wolverine and Canon
  • General AI: Part Three
  • General AI: Part Two
  • General AI: Part One
  • Aeon Trinity: Who is it for?
  • Help! (A discussion of help for software)
  • Boomers as the TV generation
  • Physical Media is Still King (with Caveats)
• 2023:
  • Intentional Technology Use vs. Future Chic
  • Why "if you don't like it, change it" is destructive to the RPG community.
  • Revisiting the idea of "Canon"
  • Some Memories of Demos
  • The Folk Monopoly Mindset
  • Some Reflections on Project A-Ko's impact on 90's anime culture
  • Finishing our examination of 2nd Edition's sins
  • The Continuing Sins of 2nd Edition D&D
  • The Sins of 2nd Edition D&D
  • What you didn't know you didn't know about Armello on GOG
  • The Forgotten Utility Programs
  • The Tyranny of "Just Having Fun"
  • Pros and Amateurs
  • Why is modern RPG discussion so focused on combat? What went wrong?
  • Why can't boomers take criticism?
• 2022:
  • A "few words" on the Legacy of Kain franchise.
  • Why would you use Windows 3.1 in the first place? (Even I'm surprised by how long I talked about this!)
  • Physical Media is King
  • Our Future Tyranny Under Dumb AI
  • The Bifurcation of the Web Updated on 10/23/22 to confirm that searches are still dumb.
  • Yes, you can play Dungeons and Dragons Wrong
  • What Does Canon Even Mean, Anyway?
  • An ode to the mall.
  • Old man rants about obsolete internet advice.
  • Secrets in the Dark Forces Demo (Probably the least useful essay so far)
  • Setting up Windows 3.1 (Probably the only useful essay so far)
  • Lifegain and Shadowverse
  • What David Lynch Critics Miss
  • The Requisite "Why I Use Neocities" Essay
  • Why 4K Never Caught On

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