This is why you don't comply in advance.

Sometimes the most radical thing you can do is educate normal people on complex subjects in ways that are engaging and digestible.

"In 2007, it is estimated that 750,000 Americans traveled to other countries for health care. In 2017, more than 1.4 million Americans sought health care in a variety of countries around the world." www.amjmed.com/article/S000...

Fuck this framing. Progressives have been pushing for universal healthcare and childcare and paid maternity and paternity leave for DECADES. Ya'll should have listened in the 60s (or even earlier) and we wouldn't be here.

Fuck this framing. Progressives have been pushing for universal healthcare and childcare and paid maternity and paternity leave for DECADES. Ya'll should have listened in the 60s (or even earlier) and we wouldn't be here.

here's this vintage jeopardy clip with ken jennings

These DOS games turn 30 in 2026: Quake Duke Nukem 3D Red Alert Tomb Raider Chex Quest Broken Sword Daggerfall Death Rally HOMM 2 Phantasmagoria 2 Settlers 2 Harvester Leisure Suit Larry 7 Big Red Racing Lighthouse Normality Powerslave Strife Pandora Directive Time Commando Zork Nemesis Toonstruck Z

The whole point of the blog posts roundups, aside from hopefully getting people to follow other sites using rss feed readers, is that there's a lot of talk about the internet being 4-5 websites and smaller than it used to be and idk, there's a lot of great stuff out there if you are curious enough

In addition to being a complete game and affordable, it's also the only official English release of Sword World*, the Japanese TTRPG that has sold more copies than D&D. It's the closest you can get to experiencing that hugely popular work in English. *A modified version

Me flirting

Snoopy and the Great Mystery Club. It's an average game that's better when playing with someone younger, but what it's very good at what it does well. schledorn.bearblog.dev/snoopy-and-t...

The clown house for messed up kids.

The problem with education surveys of the public is that the overwhelming majority find that people like their kids' teachers and schools but not any of the others. Everyone else is always the problem.

It can be hard to purchase video games in an ethical way, but I think not supporting an arms dealer who makes consoles from murder drones is a pretty low bar. I'm glad to see the pushback to it.

It's the last workday of the year so post a video game banger. youtube.com/watch?v=uQXA...

"Hey guys, welcome in! Just put your shoes by the door and go ahead and give the coffee table a lick. I think you'll be surprised!"

LISTEN! The number of students of color I informally advise on publishing, fellowship applications, dissertations, job applications, fly outs, etc. could fill an auditorium. And the vast majority do not attend the institution that provides me with a W-2.

Check out the beginning of the excellently written but still hard to read When the Clock Broke by @lioneltrolling.bsky.social to learn how true this is.

Some games I played in 2025 that stuck with me. This certainly isn't all of them, but they're the games that keep popping into my mind throughout the year. schledorn.bearblog.dev/a-year-in-re...

Among the many things one could say about this: Journalists will not—and steadfastly refuse to—write similar stories about queer kids who were rejected by their families and forced into poverty and homelessness. The children who were harmed never get sympathy in these stories. It’s telling.

Quest Quest Ep. 59, wherein I join sandwich correspondent @grundislav.games in discussing the green room offerings at @adventurex.bsky.social before barrelling headlong into the minefield of a regional sandwich rivalry: youtu.be/KWy1WU0ZcD8?...

My dad was a computer programmer in the 1970s. His college major was English lit. I continue to think that's how we should be doing things now.

ok fine, 50+ indie games. All on Itch, which does not take a 30% cut and subject developers to the worst community imaginable 1. Landlord Quest Short adventure game where you can see a landlord eat shit. Buying on Itch gives you files to run in ScummVM on everything katbrush.itch.io/landlordquest

The people who wrote the official Player's Guide to Mario 64 were Lynch fans.

The Pip-Boy didn't exist at the time, but now when I see this original cover that's all I can think of. I'm still not exactly sure what they were trying to achieve with it, but it worked. (I also didn't see it originally because I played with borrowed floppies)

It's amazing that we have to have a discussion about accepting racists at the end of 2025. Sometimes it's fine to shrink the tent until people show they should be let in.

You guys you will get exposed to so many more games that will permanently alter your brain chemistry and inspire you if you look beyond "critic's choice" and blockbusters, and start digging into the "6/10s", the random itch.io game with no reviews, the thing with all the jank and wild ideas.

This isn't to protect people but rather to more easily allow complaints and challenges. This is more Republican nanny state BS. www.dailytarheel.com/article/935a...

Oh hey, it was the 30th anniversary of the release of Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness yesterday! It's an important milestone game, especially for the further popularisation of RTS games and for mid-90s PC multiplayer gaming. I have a lot of love for Warcraft II, mostly from the PS1 version.

Here are some of the books I read this year that stayed with me. schledorn.bearblog.dev/a-year-in-re...

If I ever want to pull off a grift I need to figure out a way to get on Fallon's show. That dude will swallow a line without any critical thought.

The Analogue 3D is a really good console that makes playing the N64 fun again. schledorn.bearblog.dev/analogue-3d/

Shin Godzilla is such an underrated movie. It skewers the way the Japanese government handled the events after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, and even jabs the US for not helping when it could have because of the language written in various treaties. And it's shot beautifully.

I agree. Why can you write 600 words a minute in an angry text? It's because you know what you want to say. Doing the pre-work is crucial for good writing. And that pre-work almost always requires more than just content knowledge.

Some rambling thoughts on Horses and the storefront GOG. There are no solutions found inside. schledorn.bearblog.dev/horses-and-g...

Here’s my Spotify Wrapped 🎵✨

I use the door handle example at my school. I don't need a handle. I'm perfectly capable of using a knob, for now. But every door has a handle for those who need it, and that accommodation doesn't negatively impact anyone. We can do that with most of our pedagogy. UDL is the term, and it's not new.

People now, who are full grown adults, should try to get an ADHD screening. Just go through the motions until you have a screening scheduled. See how awful and convoluted it is. How many doctors you need to call. The paperwork required. The overwhelming majority of people aren't faking this.

It's raining here in NC and the local radio station is playing songs about rain. I love local radio so much. www.wncw.org

This wrestling book is fantastic. I'm sure every other one is too!

The last of the original Garbage Pail Kids has died in custody

God bless the women.

Every time some new research around AI comes out my theory that people who didn't rely on it will be lightyears better off than people who did continues to hold up. Don't sabotage yourself, please.

Whenever people discuss if ChatGPT should be used in education, it should be noted that OpenAI's board includes a a professor who sought advice from a pedophile on how to manipulate one of his mentees into having sex with him, and in those conversations they substituted her name with a racial slur.

Recession indicator.

well my site never went down if you want to read about how to play the mmo Asheron's Call today or the latest indie games that you can't access on Itch.io right now since it's down virtualmoose.org

Don't sleep on this game. It's incredible. store.steampowered.com/app/1924780/...

I think this is the best take so far. It's ok to want to just be a writer, not a writer and front-end developer and marketer and...