Originally published June 23, 2021 — imported from danslang.com I’ve been contemplating updating my PC after getting entirely sucked into Death Stranding (only 1.5 years late, peops!) and realizing that my computer can handle (barely) running that… and pretty much nothing else. …

A Personal Account of the Times We Live In — I have something I need to share, so I’m writing this from my phone with a dying battery, in the hopes of clarifying my own place in this mess we’re calling the present. If you haven’t heard (and apparently a decent chunk of the nation/world hasn’t), Iowa and surrounding states…

We were standing on the deck, and I shared the news that Mollie Tibbets’ body had been found in a cornfield in Iowa. We discussed the details: her body had been left there by an illegal immigrant after he’d murdered her. Yes, I’ll call it murder. Yes, I’ll call him…

“Like Fermot’s theorem, it’s a puzzle we may never solve.” — Jean Luc Picard, Star Trek: The Next Generation, “The Royale”

When I heard that Apple was coming out with a new, more affordable iPad, my first thought was that they were trying to tap back into the education market for student devices, and with the release and promotion of their new(ish) Apple Classroom app, I have no doubt. Years ago…

I haven’t ever really experienced much of what I’d call “the gay community.” The community that exists where I live takes place largely online: years ago it was Gay.com, then Manhunt, and now Grindr, with a few other less popular sites and apps sprinkled in there somewhere. The issue with…

A while back, I downloaded Moment, an app self described as “… an iOS app that automatically tracks how much you use your iPhone and iPad each day. If you’re using your phone too much, you can set daily limits on yourself and be notified when you go over. …