I had a different post I wanted to write today but I am entirely not in the mood for it, so let’s talk about something different: self-definition. So obviously I have a name in meatspace. And there’s plenty of people who use that for me. But for years now, I’ve felt as if “Arrow” is […]
My thoughts on so-called “AI”
The current generation of AI is profoundly immoral, requiring huge amounts of power and doesn’t work, and is attempting to be memed into existence by techbros and venture capitalists who have violated the copyright of pretty much everyone who’s posted any creative work on the internet ever in the pursuit of the ultimate lock-in technology. […]
More Bird Rites
After the last post, my friend ircnetsplit (go check out his books!) mentioned a potential myth for Thordani feather imping. “I’m seeing a (possibly embelished, possibly not) story of a group that got mauled pretty badly by something (combat, accidents, etc) and they pool their feathers to one person who goes for help or to […]
Managing Productivity
I used to be horrible about achieving things. This may sound like a joke, but it’s true. Back around 2013, a few people got me into Habitica (then HabitRPG) and its use to tick off Daily tasks and To-Dos actually really helped me. The difference was so stark that I actually got questions from people […]
Characterization
I’m a tactical RPG fiend. I originally started playing Tactics Ogre: Knight of Lodis in 2002 based on articles in Nintendo Power. Later I got into Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, Fire Emblem: Sacred Stones, and a few years after that, XCOM: UFO Defense. A big part of my enjoyment of these games is the puzzle […]
Bird rites
One thing I like exploring in some of my art commissions and stories are how cultures might have different developments, based on various factors. With the Thordani, a race of eagle people, there’s been a bit of ink spilled over this. Particularly their religious stuff. They’re from a Greyhawk-inspired D&Dish world originally, and while I […]
Police gaslighting
Cops lie. This isn’t actually news to anyone who’s been paying attention, but enough people don’t understand what it means that it’s worth rehashing. Cops lie. They lie all the time, and its baked into the culture. I hear about “a few bad apples” all the time, and its become long apparent that its more […]
“Nobody wants to work anymore”
A common line from business people is that “nobody wants to work anymore”. This is particularly common with lower-end, so-called “unskilled” jobs. I don’t believe any job is unskilled, but honestly, I think the problem is more that businesses have a certain level of choosy beggar going on. When I graduated college, I had an […]
Money is time.
Time and money are a spectrum. We often hear a saying that “Time is money”. But there’s a lot more truth to this than I think people realize. Not to say that you can’t have both; once you get to a certain level of wealth, you can have lots of time, and lots of money. […]
Housekeeping note
I had aspirations when I started this to post regularly, but obviously that’s been a bit spotty so far. Part of it has been a few things ‘stacking up’ in my meatspace life all at the same time, and resulting burnout. I have vacation later this month at least. Another part is that some of […]