Michael Burnam-FinkinMBF-data-sciencePillars of Tactical RPG DesignI love tactical RPGs, but many of them are clunky games that never play as well as they read. This mostly about D&D 4e and Lancer as games…Sep 22Sep 22
Michael Burnam-FinkinMBF-data-science2023 in BooksI only managed a meager 74 books in 2023. This was a year, as you can see by me writing this… 8 montAug 11Aug 11
Michael Burnam-FinkinMBF-data-science2022 in BooksThis past year I managed 101 books, which is my lowest total since I started tracking my books, but I’m just happy to hit 100 given…Jan 3, 2023Jan 3, 2023
Michael Burnam-FinkinMBF-data-scienceDigital Platform InsurgencyYears back, I had some ideas about failures of online moderation on massive platforms borrowing from counter-insurgency doctrine…Oct 28, 2022Oct 28, 2022
Michael Burnam-FinkinMBF-data-scienceBlood Neon: Tactical RPG Design that SLAYSI love tactical RPGs. D&D4e and Lancer are two of my very favorite games. I love crunch, and I live for that moment when a plan comes…Aug 1, 2022Aug 1, 2022
Michael Burnam-FinkinMBF-data-scienceA Nocturne: In Space No One Can Hear You SchemeGoodreads changed their user-added books policy, and indie RPGs are no longer valid books. Itch.io only shows reviews to the author and…Jul 27, 2022Jul 27, 2022
Michael Burnam-FinkinMBF-data-science2021 in BooksIn 2021 I managed 116 books, which is pretty good considering that I had a son this year, started going to the gym, and took up a second…Jan 4, 2022Jan 4, 2022
Michael Burnam-FinkinMBF-data-science2020 in BooksI had a kid January 1st, so putting together my annual best of list has been rather delayed. 2020 was a horrific year. The pandemic…Mar 25, 2021Mar 25, 2021
Michael Burnam-FinkinMBF-data-science2019 in BooksI read 127 books in 2019, down from last year and my all time high of 200 books in 2017, but still quite respectable considering it’s been…Jan 3, 2020Jan 3, 2020
Michael Burnam-FinkinMBF-data-scienceSnow in Antarctica, and other Science Fiction in Science AdvancesThere’s a recent paper in Science Advances that argues that the West Antarctic Ice Sheet is disintegrating, and researches a potential…Jul 18, 2019Jul 18, 2019