Mac Tonnies: Blogger, Transhumanist and Paranormal Expert Dead
It is with a lot of sorrow that I pass along the word that Mac Tonnies, writer and blogger who ran the Posthuman Blues blog has passed away. Mac wrote about some very brilliant stuff and, the reason why he is mentioned here, is because he was the very first blogger to ever link to my blog. I hadn't spoken with him in a long while, and all of my communications with him had been virtual, but he is

Librarians Won't Give Child 'Porn' Book
I'm not one for censorship, and I am probably going to get some grief over this but I completely agree with these women and think that there's a great deal in the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen comics that are definitely not suitable for children and I don't think they should have access to them. If parents think that it is ok, and have the comics around the house that's an entirely different

The Mirage Group Sells Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles(TM) to Nickelodeon
As previously announced, The Mirage Group, owners of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles(TM) property, have sold the iconic brand to Nickelodeon - part of MTV Networks, a division of Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B). 4Kids Entertainment (NYSE: KDE) has received a payment of approximately $9.75 million at the Closing in consideration of its agreement to terminate its right to serve as the merchandise

RPG Reviews?
Whither are the RPG reviewers? We've had 30+ years of this hobby/industry and yet we can't seem to get reviews that are elevated past the fanboy stage. Yes, I am biased in what I expect from a reviewer because I did do the whole Opinion Editor thing while in college, and a big part of that was fostering people to write reviews that were more than "this is my opinion, suck it!" Opinions can be bad

Game Designer Blues
First off, I really need to have that breakthrough for the Deadworld game. I've been chasing my tail on explaining how I want conflict resolution to work for over a month now. It works in my head but I just can't seem to find the right way to explain/phrase it that looks right to me on paper. I keep having false starts that lead to nowhere. If only there was a way to transcribe what is on the