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Welcome to the domain of hatred and evilness happiness and lollipops belonging to me, Cyan, cynic, main propagator for the death of Jeremy Wilken and general evil person who’s very much in love with a neologist. It’s awesome, really.

I write about two main subjects: what's going on in my life (duh, it’s a blog) and web design. I’m regularly chucking out useful stuff, so it is actually worth your time. Promise.

There’s generally a relaxed attitude around here. Stick around, have a cocktail...just don’t touch the candy.

No, really. Don't.

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1. 17th April

   Rise of the Venetian Empire II: Confessions of an Indiaman

   The Maratha Confederacy grew out of a rebel movement in southern India against the ruling Mughal Empire. By 1707, the Mughals—an incredibly rich Islamic empire presumably having moved down from the neighbouring countries like Persia—had lost an invasive war against the Marathas. At the historical peak of the Maratha Confederacy, it had the majority of...

2. The Rise of the Venetian Empire I: Counterfactual Advances

   Venezia. The beautiful city of water. Capital of the autonomous region of Veneto in north-east Italy. Founded by refugees escaping the increase of Germanic raids on Roman cities, the incola lacunae—Latin for lagoon dwellers—grew in strength as the Byzantine campaigns in the country continued. Eventually, Venice became independent. It became one of the Repubbliche Marinare, the Maritime...

3. 4th January

   Review: Grand Theft Auto IV: Bring Hammer

   The GTA series has always had one major appeal: the ability to run around with various types of weaponry wrecking havoc in my wake. That’s always been the golden heart of the franchise, and I can’t help but think that in this iteration Rockstar did not only murder the cop-killing fest but did it by...