In light of how things are going it’s time to re-read @amendlocke ’s Fall Revolution sequence.


A post from Warren Ellis about the markdown-based newsletter system he’s migrated to Newsletter Development: Moving ORBITAL OPERATIONS To Buttondown.

Buttondown seems interesting. I like the direction Warren is going. Simpler is better.


We’re doing a learning game of the Great Campaigns of the American Civil War tonight over at the Cry Havoc Gaming Discord server. This is a private, invite-only server, so contact me if you’re interested. 8 PM Eastern.


I am slowly easing myself back into social media. I find that when I read stuff on Mastodon, I’m calm. When I read stuff on Twitter, despite judicious pruning and muting, I’m anxious in about 30 seconds.


I’ve been working on the game development tasks for Horse & Musket Volume V for the past couple of weeks. For those that have been waiting, this one covers the Napoleonic era. Coming soon!


The only person that has ever really benefitted from the internet is Rick Astley


I’m finding it very difficult to get out of “dark forest” mode. But this is an interesting post by Warren Ellis on some of what he’s doing with his blog: LTD Development.

Also, if you aren’t fluent in Markdown, you really ought to be. It makes so many things about writing online so much easier. Learn vi key strokes while you’re at it.


DROP’S NEW MECHANICAL KEYBOARD KEYCAPS ARE A DIFFERENT TAKE ON A FAMILIAR DESIGN - Interesting keycaps. Logging to remember later when I’m in the mood to build a new keyboard.


Musk And Twitter and the Fediverse

Right, so #musk buying #twitter is enough to get me to start looking seriously at the #fediverse and decentralized tools again. Like #mastofdon and here, at #microblog. I haven’t been posting to Twitter for a few years now in any case. I have used it to follow a few carefully curated lists, most recently on the Russo-Ukraine War. I will miss those - I may continue to use Twitter just for those lists and ignore the rest, though I’m leaning more toward RSS and a few other sites for news.

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Gmail to ProtonMail - a change I made last year and am glad I did.