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A home for the smaller games write-ups that couldn't
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it's finished.
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<p>May 26 2021</p>
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Lessons From a Failed Stat
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A eulogy of my college hobby stat, with bonus
musings on NBA statistics at large and the "advanced
box score."
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The Algorithm Folk Heroes
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YouTube’s recommendation algorithm has given obscure
musicians of the past a new audience years after
they passed.
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A quick little design session about recreating the
logos from
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<p>Apr 12 2021</p>
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Scratching the Itch, Part 1
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A collection of smaller writings from a month spent
exclusively playing smaller, weirder, bolder games
on Itch.io.
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<p>Nov 30 2020</p>
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A Cosmic Power Fantasy
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<p>
<i>Katamari Damacy</i>
offers the player complete divine judgment of
hyper-consumerism under capitalist society.
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<p>Aug 23 2020</p>
<p>15min</p>
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Spec Ops: The Meat Grinder
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Yager's deconstruction of the modern military
shooter interrogates real-life American imperialism
and propaganda.
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<p>Jun 22 2020</p>
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RYM Archive, Vol. II
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<p>
A collection of smaller, brighter, more thoughtful
album reviews from my second RateYourMusic.com
profile.
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<p>2018-2020</p>
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Selected Ambient Words '20
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Other recent games write-ups that aren't deep enough
for their own space. Originally written for
Glitchwave.com.
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Selected Ambient Words '19
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<p>
Quantity-heavy write-ups from 2019, a year where I
wrote about everything. Originally written for
Glitchwave.com.
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<p>Various 2019</p>
<p>37min</p>
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Selected Ambient Words '18
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Somewhat rambly writing from my first year trying to
write about games, 2018. Originally written for
Glitchwave.com.
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<h3 id="music-preview-text">RYM Archive, Vol. I</h3>
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A collection of small album reviews from my first
RateYourMusic profile, my first foray into
recreational writing.
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<p>2015-2018</p>
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