Nominally, my seen/read list for 2021, but I missed a lot of short readings. I may try to write more about these things this year. http://a.9srv.net/media/2021
Peter Saint-Andre: 2021 Readings
As best I can reconstruct it, here are the books I read in 2021. Not included are scholarly papers, essays, and other short works. I’ve provided links to books that are available online at my monadnock.net website for works in the public domain…. ⌘ Read more
On the blog: Short Fiction — All Quiet on the Vernal Front https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2021/12/05/war.html #fiction #christmas #holiday
So the evolution of my nick is as follows. I had a bicycle that had the word Zephyr written on it. Which means a western wind. That is related to the Greek god Zephyrus.
I liked words where X make a Z sound. And also had a bit of dyslexia so my firs IRC nick was Xypher swapping the y and e.. I would also use the forms Xypherius or just Xypheri.
Because its close hemming to Cypher I found the nick would get used by others.. Though that is not my origin.
Later I would sign websites I created as The X-Urban Underground (where X was short for Xypher) and that evolved to xuu. Pronounced like zoo.
Secure deployments with OpenID Connect & GitHub Actions now generally available
GitHub Actions now supports OpenID Connect for secure deployment to different cloud providers via short-lived, auto-rotated tokens. ⌘ Read more
created a short introductory video to qiudanz mode 1 | gemini://compudanzas.net/qiudanz_mode_1.gmi
Painbow Award
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On the blog: Short Fiction — The Gevkahahal https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2021/10/31/gevkahahal.html #freeculture #creativecommons #fiction #horror
13 short and scary games plus source to play (or hack) this Halloween 🎃
It’s that time of year again where I like to share seasonally spooktacular games plus source code—a goldmine of material for (a) those looking for coffee-break entertainment, (b) those interested in learning more about game ⌘ Read more
@prologic@twtxt.net I knew you were short sided from day one I saw Yarn. On desktop everything is huge, and I assumed it was to cater short-sightedness. Also, you have enabled underlines on buttons on iOS, bold and bigger fonts, etc., so that was also a give away. Sorry if I digress, but, glasses wouldn’t help? I have to wear mine all the time, otherwise I am also near blind myself!
One day short of a full chain: Real world exploit chains explained ⌘ Read more…
don’t get me wrong, I love the power of emacs. but it’s a very complex piece of software, which is inherrently brittle. not a problem in the short term, but for some of my more long term tools it’s a consideration.
Short Notice: Appearing on Millenniyule TONIGHT at 7PM New York Time ⌘ Read more…
On the blog: Short Fiction — Instant Podcast https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2020/09/27/podcast.html #fiction #freeculture #humor
The new anime season is so weird. A bunch of harem shit (yay) but all of it is short episodes (wut)
Million Short - What haven’t you found? https://www.millionshort.com/
Emotional Mechanics | Emily Short’s Interactive Storytelling https://emshort.blog/2019/03/12/39385/
There’s a tendency, when we don’t have a rational understanding of something, to classify it as only capable of IRrational understanding – i.e. pattern matching. Occasionally, this is the only practical solution in the short term.
A short history of 20th century African-American horror literature | jessnevins.com http://jessnevins.com/blog/?p=842
A Short History of Italian Horror - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJCo35gX7j0
The Avengers - Short Skirt, Long Jacket [Emma Peel] - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idtYckLIZnI
I Wrote 100 Terrible Stories That I’m Glad You’ll Never Read https://io9.gizmodo.com/5870146/i-wrote-100-terrible-short-stories-that-im-glad-youll-never-read
Not All Choice Interfaces Are Alike | Emily Short’s Interactive Storytelling https://emshort.blog/2016/05/25/not-all-choice-interfaces-are-alike/
Not Exactly Mailbag: Worldbuilding from a Mechanic | Emily Short’s Interactive Storytelling https://emshort.blog/2018/03/13/not-exactly-mailbag-worldbuilding-from-a-mechanic/
An Alternative Taxonomy for Interactive Stories | Emily Short’s Interactive Storytelling https://emshort.blog/2011/05/03/an-alternative-taxonomy-for-interactive-stories/
Plot-shaped Level Design | Emily Short’s Interactive Storytelling https://emshort.blog/2016/05/18/plot-shaped-level-design/
Beyond Branching: Quality-Based, Salience-Based, and Waypoint Narrative Structures | Emily Short’s Interactive Storytelling https://emshort.blog/2016/04/12/beyond-branching-quality-based-and-salience-based-narrative-structures/
Card-Deck Narratives | Emily Short’s Interactive Storytelling https://emshort.blog/2016/05/03/card-deck-narratives/
An Incomplete List of Things I’d Need to Know In Order Not to Be A Total Impostor | Emily Short’s Interactive Storytelling https://emshort.blog/2018/09/02/an-incomplete-list-of-things-id-need-to-know-in-order-not-to-be-a-complete-impostor/
Mailbag: Self-Training in Narrative Design | Emily Short’s Interactive Storytelling https://emshort.blog/2019/01/08/mailbag-self-training-in-narrative-design/
Save the Cat (Blake Snyder) | Emily Short’s Interactive Storytelling https://emshort.blog/2018/12/04/save-the-cat-blake-snyder/
Fairly reliable indicator of a bad/naive post or project: the title or short description contains the name of the implementation language, but that language is conventional, commonly-used, or ‘general-purpose’.
Short work week and about half the office is out.
‘Free your mind and your ass will follow’ is absurdly optimistic. Freedom of mind is necessary but not sufficient for freedom of ass. In the short term, wokeness makes your life harder because you become aware of how bad things are.
Box Office Bomb: The Short Life of Popcorn Prediction Markets - The Ringer https://www.theringer.com/movies/2018/11/15/18091620/box-office-futures-dodd-frank-mpaa-recession
The role of history in a society afflicted by short-termism | Aeon Essays https://aeon.co/essays/the-role-of-history-in-a-society-afflicted-by-short-termism
A Short History of Chaosnet https://twobithistory.org/2018/09/30/chaosnet.html
Hot take: any command that a user might want to use regularly should be short, memorable, and built-in; any command that a user might really NEED to use should be documented & included in the examples in built-in documentation.
Some snark: https://medium.com/@/a-short-glossary-of-tech-industry-terms-4b5f9fef8db3?source=friends_link&sk=f5251057ed9dd53ec78960456e0ef08f
Mailbag: AI Research on Dialogue and Story Generation | Emily Short’s Interactive Storytelling https://emshort.blog/2018/10/16/mailbag-ai-research-on-dialogue-and-story-generation/
A Short History of Chaosnet https://twobithistory.org/2018/09/30/chaosnet.html
TextWorld (Inform 7 & machine learning) | Emily Short’s Interactive Storytelling https://emshort.blog/2018/09/25/textworld-inform-7-machine-learning/
While it’s been a short week here, I’m ready for the weekend already.
Bursting stovepipes creates an intellectual explosion, but it’s short-lived. You don’t get scenius without tribes, but you also don’t get it without potlatches. The periodic nature of the potlatch is necessary, & so is the discarding of material work.
Mailbag: Applying Filters to Character Dialogue | Emily Short’s Interactive Storytelling https://emshort.blog/2018/05/08/mailbag-applying-filters-to-character-dialogue/
Lonely Men Club (Mike Kleine) | Emily Short’s Interactive Storytelling https://emshort.blog/2018/06/28/lonely-men-club-mike-kleine/
Thread by @Foone: “You want to know something about how bullshit insane our brains are? OK, so there’s a physical problem with our eyes: We move them in short […]” https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1014267515696922624.html
Parrigues Tarot (draft) | Emily Short’s Interactive Storytelling https://emshort.blog/2018/06/26/parrigues-tarot-draft/
Writing in Collaboration with the System | Emily Short’s Interactive Storytelling https://emshort.blog/2014/10/29/writing-in-collaboration-with-the-system/
World Models Rendered in Text | Emily Short’s Interactive Storytelling https://emshort.blog/2018/06/19/world-models-rendered-in-text/