My latest gameboy color game is out now, it’s a loving homage to Metroid II, and is available on cartridge and digital download . I’m immensely proud of it, and I hope you’ll give it a look.

Long before Astroboy, animation in Japan was already thriving. A lot of early anime is lost today, but we have some examples dating as far back as 1917, and we can see the roots of what would become “modern” anime swirling around the Paper Theater stage and the early Manga/Comiku industry.

I’ve been thinking (and that’s not good for anyone, and everyone should be holding their breath) about technology again. I can’t help myself; every time I think I’m out, they pull me back in. Mostly, I’m thinking about technology right now because I’m contemplating the ways that the US is a failed state, and thinking about the kinds of technology that we’re going to need to get through to whatever comes next. This is mostly a post about technology, but the next header is a justification of my claim that the US is a failed state. If that might be too much for you to read right now, skip it.

Joelanta is an annual toyshow with a long history where folks who like vintage action figures and especially, but not only GI Joe, get together and celebrate or toys. The 2025 show just ended, and I wanted to take a few minutes to talk about the good, the bad, and the ugly from this Joelanta, reminisce about previous Joelantas, and consider the future of the show. It’s a little bit Inside Baseball, and a little bit me trying to organize my own thoughts about the show and it’s future.

This is a post about running your own streaming media server, and why you might want to do that. I will discuss some surface-level strategies for how you might go about it, and how you might source media to fill it with, but this is not a step-by-step guide. It’s a “why to”, rather than a “how to” So hop in, and let’s talk about streaming media in 2025, and what you can do to take back control.