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Social Media and Reclaim Arcade

Similar to the recent tech stack of Reclaim Arcade I wrote about I thought it might not be a bad idea to take stock of where the arcade exists online right now and how it interacts with its audience in those spaces. This started as a rant on Mastodon, a

Wool

With a goal of reading more books in 2025, I solicited ideas from folks on Mastodon and mentioned I was enjoying shows like the sci-fi series Silo on Apple TV. Brian Bennett recommended the book it is based on, Wool by Hugh Howey, which happens to be a 3 part

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It's been almost 9 years since I wrote this post praising Disqus and here I am to kick it to the curb. And yet even in that original post, I knew nothing would last forever. Honestly, I don't hate Disqus as a commenting platform as much

The Arcade Tech Stack

I was reminded of a great series Maren Deepwell is doing on her blog about the tech stack she uses while I was reading this epic Call to Arms by Jim to Always Be Commenting and pointing out how hot the blogosphere is right now. It gave me the idea

Zepbound and Down

I haven't talked much about my recent weight loss journey, online or off, until now. When I began last year I stayed silent out of a mixture of fear of failure and judgment. Failure because much of my adult life has been spent trying and failing to lose

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