Monthly Archives: February 2015

Something About the Age

Posted on February 28, 2015 by midiguru

The modern world is not a nice place to get old in. At least not in the U.S. Rather than being venerated for our wisdom, we geezers seem to be on our way to the trash heap. What I’ve been … Continue reading →

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Extensions & Contractions

Posted on February 20, 2015 by midiguru

This week I’ve been working on updating my Inform 7 Handbook. It’s rather discouraging process. Central to my discouragement is the chaotic state of the Inform extensions arsenal. In chapter 3 of my Handbook (which is a full-length book that … Continue reading →

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Scatter

Posted on February 13, 2015 by midiguru

Having cut my teeth on Adventure back in the early days of desktop computing, I’m comfortable with and partial to parser-based interactive fiction. Apparently the new version of Twine has some very nice point-and-click hypertext features, but that whole way … Continue reading →

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Government Isn’t Cheap

Posted on February 11, 2015 by midiguru

In the course of a discussion on Facebook — the topic was marriage licenses — I agreed with one of the participants that perhaps the government shouldn’t issue marriage licenses at all. But I pointed out that this would result … Continue reading →

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A Small Distinction

Posted on February 5, 2015 by midiguru

A friend of mine, in taking me to task for my outspoken contempt for religion, has voiced the odd idea that the good parts of religion are real religion, while the bad parts are a “misuse” of religion. It’s perfectly … Continue reading →

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Your Move

Posted on February 3, 2015 by midiguru

Being in a sort of grumpy, withdrawn mood, I’d like to play a game of chess right now. But not ordinary chess — some sort of chess variant. Maybe even try playing Arimaa, a good game that’s not chess but … Continue reading →

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