I decided to take a crack at developing a mod or two after spending so much time troubleshooting the 300+ mods I’ve downloaded for this game. …

I am often baffled by the level amoral ignorance and fatal dissonance perpetuated by those on the Right. The entire GOP seems to be made up of lunatics, fanatics, and firearm-brandishing psychopaths. Every time an expert says, “Hey, there’s no fraud here.” They say, “Look again”. When there’s still no…

We had a nice Christmas despite the shelter-in-place order for all of California. The mandate came on the 23rd with hospitals filling up and doctors rationing care. …

We received a package in the mail from Kristina’s dad the other day. When we opened the box, we were surprised to discover a Lego set inside. We’ve both done many puzzles in the past as well as having put together Legos in our younger days, but nothing recent. So…

There is a certain phase in the mid-game where you have a portion of the tech tree researched and have unlocked about 60–70% of the buildings you need to become self-sustaining. For me, this is the goal of any colony I create. I want the colony to be largely able…

Dungeons and Dragons with the Family Kristina and I got a chance to show off our mad gaming skills with a new generation of gamers this past week. …

After surviving a couple of small incursions and a double-mech drop from a robot colony, I finally got time to build some basic defenses. While the gate is pretty strong, the crenelated walls a little better than sandbags as enemies are only slowed by them, not stopped. …

Rimworld is a colonial construction, management, and survival sim that crosses Alien with Firefly and some Dwarf Fortress for good measure. On the surface, it’s a basic survival sim. You randomly generate your starting colonists (basic scenario is 3, but configurable to as many as you’d like) and then you…

Well, as of today, my Facebook will be no more. Over 13 years worth of content, numerous rants and raves, and an almost daily deluge of angsty-but-heartfelt posts. Today it comes to an end. One of the health issues I discovered a few years ago was anxiety attacks. Didn’t even…