Author: Jaybird
Saturday Morning Gaming: Nobody Saves The World
If you’ve been wanting a fun Metroidvania ARPG with cute graphics, interesting puzzles, and fun combat, this is one of those games
Weekend Plans Post: Molasses Baked Beans and Laparoscopy
A baked beans recipe and back to the hospital. As such, this weekend will be spent eating beans and recovering.
From NBC News: Virginia bans public universities from considering legacy in admissions
The bill, signed by Gov. Glenn Youngkin, takes away an edge previously enjoyed by applicants with family ties to the University of Virginia and William & Mary.
From Matt Bruenig: The ACLU Is Trying to Destroy the Biden NLRB
“Digging into the case reveals something even more surprising than run-of-the-mill hypocrisy from a progressive employer.”
Saturday Morning Gaming: More Helldiving (now with Mechs!)
Helldivers 2 has added mechs. Repeat: Helldivers 2 has added mechs.
From The Council on Criminal Justice: Did Violent Crime Go Up or Down Last Year? Yes, It Did.
The divergence between the nation’s two crime measures makes it uncertain whether violent crime actually went up or down in 2022.
From Brandon Sanderson: Regarding Audible
Brandon Sanderson has come to terms with Audible.com for a new royalty structure for independent writers and smaller publishers.
A Serious Discussion about Comedy
From The Comedy Cellar’s podcast “Live from the Table”, a discussion about booking offensive comedians in neighborhoods that don’t want to be offended.
Saturday Morning Gaming: Helldivers 2
If you’re looking for a silly and goofy game where you run around and kill bugs and yell stuff about democracy, you need to get Helldivers 2.
Weekend Plans Post: One of Two Things You Can Be Sure Of
There’s a game night on Saturday and that will be nice. But mostly, it’ll be nice to not have that Sword of Damocles hanging over our heads.
Saturday Morning Gaming: Marvel’s Midnight Suns
They said Marvel’s Midnight Suns was like XCom mixed with Slay the Spire. They also said it was $100.
Weekend Plans Post: The Week From Heck (and Rhubarb Sauce)
Good on ice cream, good in a bowl of plain yogurt in the morning, good in a bowl of otherwise plain oatmeal…an excellent dessert sauce.
Saturday Morning Gaming: Returning to New Vegas
After watching a zoomer play Fallout New Vegas, I went back to it. It’s still awesome.