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‘DIE: Metadungeon’ is the End-All, Be-All of Roleplaying Games

This TTRPG ABOUT TTRPGs might trigger apocalyptic discourse

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Captain America: 9/11 Edition

Comic Book Haiku — Captain America #1 (Volume 12!!!)

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The paradox of expecting trans perfection

It has long been known that a way to demonise any minority group is to find one or two members of that group who engage in criminal or…

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Peace Offering

Lexi’s father was a narcissist of magnanimous proportions. He had raised her and her sister, seemingly alone, though her “mother” was part…

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Why AI is the biggest power grab in tech history (2026)

AI is being sold as the most important technological revolution of our time. In reality, it is something far less novel — and far more…

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The 4 Things Marcus Aurelius Never Tried to Fix About Himself (And Why That Made Him Stronger)

I used to believe that improving yourself was the most honest thing a person could do.

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Let’s build a better internet, not a higher wall

I’m returning to the subject of banning minors from social media, and particularly, the problem with age verification systems, which are…

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Flash Fiction: The Way the Cookie Crumbles

A half-baked story?

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Haiku: Tree Stand

Wooden soldiers?

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I’m Not Angry At Divisive People

They care. It’s okay if their strategy is different. That’s not a moral failure.

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GCC 16 released: the GNU Compiler Collection takes a decisive step toward modern language

Few pieces of infrastructure have shaped modern software development as profoundly as the GNU Compiler Collection. Originating in the late…

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Amélie — romance and warmth abound in whimsical, modern-day fairy tale

At a tiny Parisian café, the adorable yet painfully shy Amélie accidentally discovers a gift for helping others.

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Page One: “Super Dark Times” (2017)

Written by Ben Collins & Luke Piotrowski

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Garden Vinegar: Sorrel — A Botanical History

Sorrel, also known as garden sorrel, sour dock, vinegar plant, and sour ducks. Officially known as Rumex acetosa, it was a staple…

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The Seeds We Plant, the Land We Till, the Fruits We Harvest

Look after the soil in your mind, and the soil will look after you

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The Punisher #1: Trauma as Texture

When a brain injury becomes a mood ring, Frank Castle stops being a tragic icon and starts being a tired act.

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I Keep Playing “Potato Quality” Games On My Nice PC

About seven months ago now, I bought a new gaming computer. It has one of AMD’s high-end X3D processors, 32 gigs of RAM (which has since…

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Why Do Republicons Hate America?

If they love the country, why do they hate what it stands for?

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Daidō Moriyama’s ‘Stray Dog’

Considering how this iconic photograph embodies the past, present and future of Japanese culture…

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17 Layers in Photoshop and a Book Later

How to create a book cover for a self-published book

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The Balrog in the Backend: Deep Mining, System Overloads, and the Fatal Cost of “Greed.exe”

From Khazad-dûm to Kubernetes: Why Overclocking Your Infrastructure Can Wake Up an Ancient Error

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The Lonely Mountain’s Loading Screen: Erebor’s Monumental Facade and the Audacity of Dwarven…

Or, how a bunch of bearded underground metalheads invented brutalist hierarchy 6,000 years before Le Corbusier, and why your apartment…

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The Ways We Experience Art in David Diop’s “Beyond the Door of No Return”

Last year, I picked up David Diop’s At Night All Blood is Black and devoured it in a single day. The novel details the experiences of Alfa…

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The 5 Questions Epictetus Asked Himself Before Responding to Anyone Who Disrespected Him (And Why…

I used to answer right away.

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Monterey Bay FC Parts Ways with Head Coach Jordan Stewart, Replacing Him with Alex Covelo from the…

After nearly two years at the helm, Stewart is being replaced with a new gaffer who has built a career on methodology and youth development

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“They’re Coming For Me” Is a Confession

Two grifters, one couch, and the same lie in two-part harmony. Dan Bongino’s pre-emptive martyr tour just told on itself.

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The Analog King

The Vignette Gazette Edition #148

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Your Brain Thinks You’re Still Being Chased — Here’s How to Tell It You’re Not

Margaret kept a rubber band on her wrist. Every time she felt her chest tighten before a work meeting, she’d snap it. It didn’t help much…

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Slaying the Mythical Boost

A quest and a journey into the unexpected

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Majorities Can Be Evil

Stop fighting for democracy and start fighting for humanity.

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Dog Grooming Tips Every Owner Should Know

Dog grooming isn’t just about keeping your pup looking adorable — it’s a crucial part of their overall health, comfort, and wellbeing. From…

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Four Ways to Turn Your Home Into a Book Sales Venue

Low-barrier events you can host from your own front yard, back yard, or living room

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When Business Slows, Smart Owners Don’t Panic

Small companies use quiet seasons to reset, refocus and recover

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[1988] Enter the PC Era: how IBM lost control of the computer standard that it created

The PC clone and compatibility wars of the late 1980s.

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This Is Why Your Medium Earnings Are Dropping

You Are Not Suddenly a Bad Writer — You Are Now Fighting Against a More Ruthless Algorithm

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Ordnance

The birds and bees settled in unseen craters.

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Ten Things That Worry Me About This Modern Life

Surviving the “metacrisis”

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To Nourish Our Souls, How Much Must We Starve Our Ego?

Should I abandon my ego entirely?

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Stuck With No Ideas? Read This Now

Reset the Mind With Reading…

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‘Frankenstein’ is Guillermo Del Toro’s Magnum Opus

No one understands Monsters like Del Toro

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The SaaSpocalypse Is Finally Upon Us. Here’s Who Survives

“FOBO The Clown” is coming for your job, according to the VCs

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The Language After Its Collapse

Sometimes Languages collapse from inability of the old ways to resist barbarism, what to do when the tools of Civilization are destroyed?

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The New Vision and The New Art School

Trust, Seeing, and Formation in the Age of Synthetic Images

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Why I Am Leaving Substack

From the departure lounge

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Roleplaying Games are a Fun Excuse to Have People Over

Daggerheart and Mazes and Hollows, oh my!

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What’s Implied by Nature Never Has to Be Overstated

He calls the world dangerous so you won’t notice the danger is sitting across from you at the dinner table. That’s not protection. That’s…

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Screenwriting 101: Simon Kinberg

“In my experience, audiences go to movies to feel. When the movie starts to break down and it becomes too mechanical or organized, instead…

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Page One: “Superbad” (2007)

Written by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg

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Writing Trains the Mind and Strengthens the Soul —

Train Your Mind With Writing

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Before the Crest- Sorting Through Pictures of Monterey Bay FC Players From Then and Now

We go back through the photo albums to check out current MBFC players from years gone by

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