Author: mgmb
08
Oct
Article Series: Climate Change
by mgmb
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Perhaps you have already seen this article on the latest IPCC report, or another like it. If not, take the time to read that one, or...
27
Sep
Why You, an Artist, Might Care About Games in NL
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The short answer to the title question is that there’s money in it for you. Eventually. I spend a non-trivial part of my time working...
20
Aug
Flash Fiction: A Penny for My Thoughts
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At the corner of my bed I keep a photograph. It is labelled MY SON. I don’t remember the boy. I remember cooking. Tomatoes stewing...
16
Aug
Why I Stopped Playing: Badminton League
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Time Played: 4+ hours Play Store: Badminton League Dev: Red Fish Game Studio Pub: Dev-published, I think Graphics: Well-made “pseudo-pixelart” vector graphics. Animation is smooth, though...
03
Aug
Adventures in Financial Management: The Slow Burn and the No Burn
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I’ve had RSPs in various forms since my mid-20s. I looted my first employer-matched RRSP for my ill-fated Bachelor of Fine Arts. I emptied the...
12
Mar
Cabot Strait Tunnel
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One of my personal pet notions, this one, so I like to take the chance to do the math when I can. This article mentions a...
24
Oct
Adventures in Investing: Brand Noob
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Did you know Dollarama had a big share sale last year? I didn’t. I didn’t even know they had an IPO in the first place....
27
Aug
On running an organization
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There’s some news in the NL geek community this weekend. I’m not going to comment on it here, I’m just saying that’s the jumping-off point...
29
Jul
WIP (Poem) – Counting down
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Two thousand one thousand five hundred none Some shake their sad heads while others make fun All watching and waiting til everyone’s gone Two thousand...
25
Jul
Tweaking the Montezuma Theme
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The website for Gamedev NL uses a free theme, Montezuma, which is one of those old-style power user themes that lets you rewrite a lot...