Author Archives: Ian

Sleeping is Hard

Posted on June 12, 2018 by Ian

I’m pretty sure I’ve already posted about this, but sleeping is hard.

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Holding Out for Inbox Zero

Posted on June 11, 2018 by Ian

I’m not at inbox zero, but I’ve been trying to cut down on the absurd number of unimportant e-mails I get per day. Especially now that I’m trying to buy less, a lot of these e-mails are downright useless. Or … Continue reading →

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What I Want To Be When I Grow Up

Posted on June 6, 2018 by Ian

A semi-serious list. Because it’s never too late to change careers, right? And I’ll be able to do 30 or whatever at once? In no particular order, we have: Full-time science fiction and fantasy writer Tabletop RPG writer Tabletop RPG … Continue reading →

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Help Me Find an Android Game!

Posted on June 5, 2018 by Ian

I’ve ended up with a weird struggle on my hands. I’ve gotten to the point where I keep having small amounts of time I want to fill with a game. The trick is that I’m not at my computer (my … Continue reading →

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Gameboy Camera Zooming and Peripheral Bit Rot

Posted on June 4, 2018 by Ian

In very cool, very retro news, a photographer named Bastiaan Ekeler made a zoom lens for his Gameboy Camera. It’s a very impressive modification, letting him take full-frame shots of objects as far away as the Moon. There’s something incredibly … Continue reading →

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The Possibilities of Low-Tech Internet

Posted on June 3, 2018 by Ian

I’ve been thinking about this article on building a low-tech internet a lot lately. It outlines the possibilities of using cheaper technologies, including basic Wi-Fi, to share network connections over long distances. My primary interest in this is providing alternatives … Continue reading →

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Home Improvement

Posted on May 30, 2018 by Ian

I have built a swing for my enormous plush dinosaur, and this pleases me immensely. (It also gives me somewhere to put him that is out of the way but still very accessible/cute.)

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GDPR Compliance?

Posted on May 25, 2018 by Ian

Hi all! So, I don’t think I had anything running that wouldn’t comply with GDPR. Still, Matthew Lovelace’s GDPR post made me go “oh, I should actually check that!”

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Neat Gaming News!

Posted on May 21, 2018 by Ian

A round-up of some of the gaming news I’ve seen recently that is very, very cool. To me, the coolest kid. >_>;; Xbox Adaptive Controller from Microsoft A controller that’s made from the ground-up to be customized by people with … Continue reading →

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Week Wrap-up 14 May 2018 – 20 May 2018

Posted on May 20, 2018 by Ian

Hoooof. Most of this week was taken up by me still recovering from that cold I mentioned last week. Thank you, lingering cough! If this cough could fuck off right now I’d be really grateful. But besides that… I misremembered … Continue reading →

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