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  1. 17th April

    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...

  2. 31st March

    Reactionary Ragdoll

    I wish I had a form of dramatic or musical ability. It’s such a pity; although musicals are not my favourite form of “art”, there’s something about them–the more cheerful ones, that is–that appeals to me. Anyway, most of my friends are doing an enaction of Guys and Dolls (or have been roped into doing...

  3. 16th January

    You Will Be Happy. You Will Be Happy Or Else!

    I’m not going to say I’m a big man and can cope with whatever life can throw at me, because I’m not. This week has been busy and depressing. That said, things could—just possibly—be looking up for once. Then again, this is me. I’ve been thinking about words a lot. I happened across a book of...

  4. 4th January

    Favicons: You’re Doing Them Wrong

    Favicons have been with us from the start of the Internet as we know it, but the vast majority of web authors are still using them wrong. Why? Our little friend the MIME is here to help. Mime Types and the Internet Officially Internet media type nowadays, the Mime type originated as a way of signifying additional...

  5. 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...