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He considered himself part scientist. After all, he had designed many of the modifications on his own machine. But, first and foremost, he was a dreamer--the King of the Dreamies, bar none--and his mind grabbed gladly for the impossible like some kid grabbing for the brass ring on some long-ago carousel.To create! To birth matter from thought!His head swelled to godlike proportions. The wife and I recently took a road …

On first look it could be any of the 80’s Rochas round bottled editions : Madame Rochas; Byzance; Lumiere – all of which are gorgeous perfumes. In fact, it turned out to be a particularly pristine edition of Mystere (less strange – you might even say sinister) than the dark soiled silvery murk that was housed in the asymmetrical original 70’s bottles I own; a smoother, more wearably smooth ambered …

In nearly twenty years of blogging, I’ve unfortunately felt more and more isolated and embattled. It now feels like anything I post earns severe blowback, from ridicule on Twitter, to pseudonymous comment trolls, to scary and aggressive email bullying campaigns. Reflecting on this, though, I came to see that such strong reactions are an understandable response to my extremist stances. When your beliefs smash the Overton Window into tiny shards …

Some more pictures from Dorking today. We’ll start with are Wimbledon club’s lovely N gauge French layout. Next a rather interesting end loop. It’s in 00, but gives me ideas for N club? Penmawr models a typical GWR engine shed. Trains in the countryside with Ashborough Junction. Finally a few shots from other layouts.

(Continued from my last post.) The essential vibe that Uncle Harry’s Will had that felt “original” wasn’t necessarily the car aspect as much as deciphering a riddle while applying it to a large landscape. Many adventures have had cryptic instructions as part of their gameplay, but they usually don’t involve what might happen in a realistic “puzzle hunt” where there’s an enormous amount of extra space, and you have to …

If people can't think clearly about anything that has become part of their identity, then all other things being equal, the best plan is to let as few things into your identity as possible. (More) A person, family, firm, or nation sees some of the things in its sphere of control as its precious non-negotiable self, while other things are merely things it controls, things it is willing to change …

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Well I’m not sure what the “Moe” means but “Waifu” is what you hook your internet up to, right? Nah, I’m just joking. I know it means like a pretend girlfriend or something. Anyway, in this game you can unlock pictures of fantasy anime ladies in different outfits by playing a memory game. They’ll play […]

On a short vacation. Typing on my phone. Back home Tuesday. No new posts until then!

(Continued from my last post.) The essential vibe that Uncle Harry’s Will had that felt “original” wasn’t necessarily the car aspect as much as deciphering a riddle while applying it to a large landscape. Many adventures have had cryptic instructions as part of their gameplay, but they usually don’t involve what might happen in a realistic “puzzle hunt” where there’s an enormous amount of extra space, and you have to …

I came across (by accident) the link to all of the BEATCS complexity columns from 1987 to the 2016. See HERE. (If you know a link to a more recent webpage then email me or make a comment. There is a link to all of the issues of BEATCS here; however, I want a page with just the complexity theory columns.)This gave me a trip down memory lane and a …

I do love me some video-games. But one genre I have loved since almost the beginning of my hobbyist career has been racing games. And any keen reader here will note that I almost always have a racing title in my most played of a month (or week, when I did that to myself).I also have a beefy PC that I a built at the tail-end of Covid. In part …

Find all previous and future episodes listed here or in your podcast app under “Barbican Station”. Donate to #TeamEvie and the Literally Healing program at the Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles. Go to TinyURL.com/TeamE24, pick a book and make sure to pick Team Evie as the shipping location. I’ll have more ways to donate soon, so watch the feed. We are back with a supersized episode to talk all the …

The website that hosted this review is no longer online so I would like to keep it here. The below review was written when I was sighted. I am fully blind now. Side note, nearly 15 years later, this game seems like some serious fun now! I’d gladly go back and time and tell my younger year old self, hey, trust me, when AAA games get flooded with AI junk …

I’ve been in Essex all week, briefly visiting the hospital every day. I don’t know what else to say about that. § One benefit of being here is that there’s a nice swimming pool 20-25 minutes walk away, so I usually go there every other morning or so. Back home the nearest pool is 25 minutes’ drive away, which feels like a much bigger hassle to get to than the …