Author: mgmb
02
Jan
You Don’t “Win” a Civil War
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So I saw this on Facebook, and it reignited my old worry about a global civil war. On its face, there’s a lovely story here...
02
Nov
Proportionality is the Point: What Democracy is Good For
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Democracy is not the best system to get everyone pulling in the same direction. Indeed, in our present political era we have seen it perverted...
22
Oct
Proportional Representation 2019: A Variety of Scenarios
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I wondered, given the well-covered distance between the proportion of votes and proportion of seats last night, whether there was anyone doing a breakdown of...
26
Sep
This one’s for the WoW Classicists (Poem)
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Tall are the tales that the Alliance tell, when PvP is done, Of toons they've ganked, chains they've yanked, and crazy zergs they've run.
15
May
Milestone: Putting My Darling in the Fire
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Tomorrow will mark an odd milestone for me: It’s the last day I will own strangeorder.com. The domain name is an abbreviated version of a...
13
Mar
Story: The Beast that Rises Between Years
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Do you know the story of the Beast that rises between years?
22
Jan
Lies, Damn Lies, and Renovations: A Comedy of Bad Decisions
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Act 1: Buying a House While Stupid I got myself into a bit of trouble a few years back. I bought a house. I thought...
06
Jan
Climate Change: What Should I Change Today?
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This is the second article in a series. I committed to writing about climate change, and I’ve been lax about that, so there’s one thing....
18
Dec
Why I Stopped Playing – Pixel Starships: Hyperspace
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I can’t follow the usual WISP format for this game. It broke my heart a bit to play it. Pixel Starships: Hyperspace is very nearly...
10
Oct
Biomedical Engineering: Sensory Substitution
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I’m working on a new life project based in biomedical engineering these days, so you’ll probably see me nerd out about stuff in that area...