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Matt Wilson

I am not a number, I am a free man! I like thinking about stuff and writing. I play games; I build games. I tell stories—usually about our human past or our present—often as a game.

Noted: Willingham puts Fables into Public Domain

Noted: Willingham puts Fables into Public Domain

Willingham Sends Fables Into the Public DomainHere, below, is the press release I sent out today to explain what I did and why.These Foolish GamesBill Willingham 🔥🔥🔥 (Excellent commentary on his reasons and on DC Comics leadership.)

Noted: Pedestrian Fatalities

Noted: Pedestrian Fatalities

Lots of knee-jerk reactionary "it's smartphones" but... that dog don't hunt. I suspect this is distracted / inattentive / undertrained drivers coupled with the average vehicle now being more or less completely unsafe for those outside it.

Noted: Building More Housing Lowers Housing Prices

Noted: Building More Housing Lowers Housing Prices

Berkeley Rents Fall Amid Construction BoomThe city’s government rental registry reveals that rent controlled apartments are declining in price as Berkeley undergoes a housing boom.The Discourse LoungeDarrell Owens Hey, look, the system works.

Mentioning the War: Mid-September Checkin

Mentioning the War: Mid-September Checkin

Ukraine's back to the grind, but with some new and exciting long-range strike capabilities, and a comment on training and logistics.

Noted: Yussef Dayes' "Black Classical Music"

Some really tremendous jazz here. Can't recommend this enough.

Noted: Wallada bint al-Mustakfi

Noted: Wallada bint al-Mustakfi

Wallada bint al-Mustakfi - WikipediaWikimedia Foundation, Inc.Contributors to Wikimedia projects I detect a good story here. HT: Bruce Sterling on bluesky (bruces.bsky.social)

Noted: Outdated Climate Change Debates

Noted: Outdated Climate Change Debates

Great stuff from Noah. It's long since time we stopped making a false dichotomy out of "the economy" and "decarbonization"—I started to observe the decoupling in 2007! Our climate change debates are out of dateSolar and batteries are going to win, and our