The Raymond Chandler Tier List
I recently "batted the cycle", re-listening to all of the Philip Marlowe stories—so what better time to but them in a tier list?
Matt Wilson
Noted: Inspirational Lego Dioramas
This is going to come as a shock, I know, but the dioramas Lego puts on display at the Lego house in Billund are incredible.
Diablo IV and RPG Design Theory
In which I suggest some lessons from "Modern RPG Theory"™ as answers to some of Diablo IV's failings.
Noted: Memetic Warfare
Ukraine's official channels have proven very adept at crafting the narrative and occasionally indulging in more than a little bit of trolling:
Things are only going to get worse for the occupiers. pic.twitter.com/yDIwtfZdqV
— Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) September 24, 2023
The Last Express (1997)
In which we revisit Jordan Mechner's 1997 masterpiece, a deeply immersive, real-time mystery that unfolds aboard the Orient Express on the eve of european catastrophe...
Noted: Ukraine Over The Surovkin Line
Confirmation from Russian video sources that there is a mechanized breach. We'd seen infantry action over the main belt, but not vehicles.
Based on a recently uploaded video by russians, it's evident that Ukrainian forces successfully penetrated the Surovikin Line and disembarked infantry beyond it. Satellite imagery substantiates these developments,
Noted: A Historic First Tweet from the UAW President
I laughed, I did. Excellent work 😂
I just wanted to give a quick bargaining update pic.twitter.com/2uAj461Y6s
— Shawn Fain (@ShawnFainUAW) September 19, 2023