Get These (Authorial) Voices Out Of My Head

A little seven minute aperitif on the voices at an author’s disposal when writing. Also, satire.

(BoI) Repentance+ Made the Apollyons Interesting

Brief, three-minute comments on the buffs Repentance+ gave to the Apollyons. An apology is long overdue.

A seven-minute post on:

Some brief 6-minute thoughts on Tarnished ???, the latest character added to the Binding of Isaac’s Epiphany mod, and his unlocks.

CONTENT WARNING: The usual bloody, gutsy, gory themes that come with the Isaac territory. Also, implied vomiting.

A short ten-minute read on a collection of David Graeber’s essays:

Against Economics: The science that is not, in fact, a science;
There Never Was a West: Democracy emerged from the spaces in-between;
Are You An Anarchist?: A series of questions showing how anarchist principles emerge in daily life (#3 will SHOCK YOU… I think.)
TTLY…: Old posts.

An eight-minute spiel of blue-sky thinking:

Do I join BlueSky (the real McCoy – no bridges)?
Network effects: They explain how people move, but as to why, we need to dig a little deeper;
Why not both?: If you’re already on BlueSky, join Mastodon – it’s not perfect, but you’ll find a place for you.

An 18-minute Zen on:

Eye Dialect Reprise: Pratchett’s iconic character voices were made so through eye dialect;
But.: And this is a big but;
The Turtle Grows: “Cancelled” is just a euphemism for “I refuse accountability.”