Racing the beam
It's amazing anything on the Atari 2600 worked. This video goes into why "racing the beam" was such a challenge.
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Pride
Some people seem to have themselves figured out pretty quick. For the rest of us, identity is like a Matryoshka doll. Pull one layer off, and you don't seem to change much, but the process of coming to terms with it teaches you to see the crack that
Battlestar Galactica: Season 1, episodes 1-3 watch notes
The first episode of the Battlestar Galactica reboot that followed the miniseries. In it, the Cylons find the fleet every 33 minutes, and no one knows how. It reminds me of the initial automated jump timer in Stargate Universe and I wonder if this episode was an inspiration for that.
Drop Pod: Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico
Some day, I want to travel the world with my camera. Until then, I curate the best of what other people shared from their travels in Drop Pod. I drop in on a spot in the world from Google Maps and explore the culture around it through blogs, photos, and
How I draft stories
I discovered that trying to write one big blob does not work for me. I can get as far as 2000 words before the volume overwhelms. As with many things in life, breaking it down into pieces helps a lot! This is where most outlining writers suggest a big bulleted