Myopia
I think Star Citizen is too focused on combat in a game universe that's large enough to demand a much wider range of mission content than we're getting right now or might get in the future.
Gaming, Star Citizen, Editorial
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Hyperbole Aside, Adobe Can Suck It
A few more not-Adobe apps entered the limelight recently, this time aimed at taking on After Effects.
Editorial, Art &Amp; Design, Video &Amp; Vfx
Mining and Crafting and Decision-Making
The hits just keep on coming. This week's Star Citizen Live addressed many questions the community has about mining and crafting, but the answers seem to have created more concern than comfort.
Star Citizen, Editorial
Squadron 42 Buyback Drama
Is the issue removing a privilege, or in not telling the community the removal was going to happen?
Star Citizen, Editorial
Impressions - FIIO JM21 DAP
Out of the box, the JM21 is a great lower-cost digital audio player that I really should have bought instead of the Hiby R1.
Editorial, Hardware
Game Time for Q1 2026
I have data this time! And graphs!
Editorial, Statistics
It’s Hard For Me Not To Be A Jerk About This
Dune: Awakening is rolling back claims that PvP was the way the game had to be. Other MMOs seem content to disagree, possibly to their detriment.
Star Citizen, Editorial
Opinion: Three Things Star Citizen Needs for 1.0
While I'd love a feature-complete Star Citizen for 1.0, I think there are a few systems that are necessary for a minimally viable product.
Gaming, Star Citizen, Editorial
Tribal Instincts
Bored? Tired of societal infighting for inconsequential reasons? Like left-field amateur psychological hot-takes? Have I got the post for you!
Editorial
Upcoming Crafting Features in Star Citizen
Discussing some concerns and hopes regarding Star Citizen's crafting features, currently in testing.
Star Citizen, Editorial
The Discord Saga: A Modern Day Trash Fire
Enshittification continues. Concerned about Discord's age verification plans? What are our alternatives, and how viable are they?
Editorial, Software
Grab Bag for the Week Ending January 23rd, 2026
Relatively boring week, so you get a relatively boring post. I don't make the rules.
Star Citizen, Editorial, Tv &Amp; Movies
Star Citizen: Big Moves and Small Course Corrections
CIG _seems_ to be making real, solid progress with Star Citizen, but things have looked that way before.
Star Citizen, Editorial
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
The latest Nu-Trek series is here, much to the consternation of many. But I kind of like it...so far.
Editorial, Tv &Amp; Movies
Voting on Star Citizen Politics
Space flight and ground combat aren't the only options for simulations in Star Citizen. Maybe add some politics to the mix as well.
Star Citizen, Editorial
And Now for (Hopefully) Something Completely Different
My goals for 2026, chosen for what I believe will be possible.
Editorial
Reflections on a Steam Sale (Winter 2025)
Just a few items I picked up during this Winter Sale. Sadly, there's no real stand-outs, but as the games industry caters to a different demographic these days, what can I do?
Gaming, Editorial
2026 - A Prequel
I am actually making resolutions for 2026, which I'll get to talking about in 2026 proper. This post, however, explains The Why.
Editorial
Star Citizen: What the Hell is Going on With Engineering?
CIG is patching engineering on the PTU at a furious rate, but the sum total seems to neuter the entire system. What will engineering look like when it finally releases to the public servers?
Gaming, Star Citizen, Editorial
Whether to Stick It or Get Stuck To
It burned twice as bright for 1/4 as long and while it showed promise, it was just too expensive in too many ways compared to selling my soul to the Evil Empire.
Editorial, Software
Space is Too Damn Big
What's there to do in space when game universes are so large?
Gaming, Editorial
Storytelling and Immortality
Spoilers ahoy, but I had to talk about passing the torch from Strange New Worlds to The Original Series and how fans keep the spirit alive when we see a diminished Trek future.
Editorial
Music for The Elders
What role does music -- both old and especially new -- play in my life now that I'm 51?
Editorial
What Do YOU Pay For?
While I'm enjoying Dune: Awakening, there are parts of the game I will never play, but I'm OK with having bought the game despite that. What about you?
Editorial
Do NOT Listen to This Man
In which I say a lot of things opposite to other things I said, and own my hypocrisy.
Gaming, Editorial
Grab Bag for the Week Ending May 16, 2025
3D printing, code refactoring (!), Andor wraps up again, and Star Citizen's 4.1.1 patch in the wild.
Gaming, Editorial, Art &Amp; Design
Appreciation Post for the Weird and Unsettling
Some words on the horrifyingly unusual.
Editorial, Ttrpg, Delta Green
The Space Race
I've reached my limit with Star Citizen and turn to Elite Dangerous instead.
Gaming, Star Citizen, Editorial, Elite Dangerous
The Project
A short (mental) film about what happens when I lose sight of my original intent.
Development, Editorial, Ttrpg
Random Stuff for February 11, 2025
3D modeling, development slump, reading time, and why aren't I gaming, dammit?!
Gaming, Editorial, 3D Modeling
Phase Two - Aggregators of Social Media
I've been trying a few social media aggregation apps, and they all fall short by offering a view-only window of our own accounts. Is this valuable to anyone?
Editorial, Software
Credit Where Credit Might Be Due
CIG's decision to cancel the upcoming free-fly event is wise. VERY wise. But why cancel this time, and what does it and other moves by the company say about the potential future of Star Citizen?
Gaming, Star Citizen, Editorial
Where's the Joy?
Where's the Joy?
Editorial
Fed Up Already?
"Do what you love and you'll never work a day in your life...because you'll end up hating it and will never want to do it again, ever."
Development, Editorial
Nodes
Nodes
Editorial, 3D Modeling, Video &Amp; Vfx
Staring into the Void of 2025
No promises, but a promise to try.
Editorial
CitizenCon 2954 - Crafting Loops
Part 1 of x focusing on the new crafting system ! In this post, I review the stated plans for general item crafting.
Uncategorized, Star Citizen, Editorial
CitizenCon 2954 - Beyond Pyro
After the release of 4.0, CIG is aiming to add two more systems: Nyx and Castra, as well as the game's first instanced content zones.
Star Citizen, Editorial
CitizenCon 2954 - Dressed to Kill
This panel was about clothing and armor...and animals. It was basically a catch-all for two subjects which didn't have enough to say for their own extended presentation, but they meshed together nicely in the end.
Star Citizen, Editorial
CitizenCon 2954 - A Social Universe
Star Citizen's social tools...suck. Here's CIG's presentation on how they're making them suck less.
Star Citizen, Editorial
CitizenCon 2954
Welcome to CitizenCon 2954: The Written Recap Series.
Star Citizen, Editorial
CitizenCon 2954 - Brave New Worlds
CitizenCon opens with a frank and intimate look at the birds and the bees...almost literally.
Star Citizen, Editorial
Nashville 2024 - The Big Five-Oh
If anyone is interested, here's a monster post on my recent trip to Nashville, hot off the brain while it's still fresh.
General, Editorial
I'm Getting Too Old For This...
It's getting harder for me to concentrate on learning, or to even want to sit down and absorb information and that's really interfering with my ability to start and abandon projects.
Editorial
Too Much, Too Soon, Too Late?
"You only get one shot to make a first impression". When dealing with early access games, how tightly do YOU hold to this axiom?
Editorial
Mobil Gaming We Can All Enjoy
We experienced true mobile gaming yesterday.
Gaming, Editorial
Grab Bag for August 21, 2024
I am apparently not a happy person these days. Here's a bunch of complaints about random stuff. I'd say "enjoy", but what's the point?
Editorial
From Node to Deno
I'm porting my Node application to Deno and while I'm finding it pretty easy going and occasionally beneficial, I'm still not 100% sold on some of their design decisions.
Development, Editorial, Software
Tides Come In, Tides Go Out; Teaching Versus Learning
My development project is on hold (surprise!) so I'm considering 3D modeling again (more surprise!) but I still have a lot to learn...but nowhere to learn it from (saddest surprise).
Development, Editorial, 3D Modeling
When The Planets Align -- An AI Experiment
Following Wilhelm Arcturus and Belghast, I ask AI the tough questions: Who is Scopique?
Editorial
Web Rings Revisited
Thinking about web rings, and what we'd need to do in order to bring back a smaller, more intimate World Wide Web.
Development, Editorial, Software
Always On - Live Service Games
I don't have a beef with live service games where being always on makes sense. I do have a beef with claims that games live or die based on whether they include live service or not.
Gaming, Editorial