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Putting aside faction

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Once again, John C. Wright finds the perfect blend of religion, philosophy, history, and politics:

The Founding Fathers hated faction and the spirit of faction, and this republic cannot stand if we cannot pack away the language and passions of faction, once the election is over, in the same way we pack [...]

On November 7th, 2008, this was the truth. | (Tags: election, faction, founding fathers, John C. Wright, philosophy, religion, spirit) | Comments Off

What was missing from today’s election?

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There were a few things I noticed lacking in my polling place experience this morning:

men with guns threats to withhold food from my family if I didn’t vote, or voted for the “incorrect” candidate. jackboots Republican goons Democrat thugs Green hooligans electioneering, or for that matter, electioneering

What was present at my polling place:

civic spirit (including laughter and energetic enthusiasm from the election volunteers) a toddler [...]

On November 4th, 2008, this was the truth. | (Tags: breaches, democrat, department of homeland security, DHS, election, electioneering, energetic enthusiasm, family food, free coffee, goons, hooliganism, hooligans, jackboots, laughter, men with guns, parking lot, polling place, security, Starbucks, voting, wikipedia) | Comments Off

Tightening the belt

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So, in other news, I’ve heard that some people are rather upset about the economy. There’s really nothing new about this, of course, but I understand how folks can get a little panicky when a bunch of their money goes up in smoke.

On October 31st, 2008, this was the truth. | (Tags: bargain stores, boatload, clearance racks, coming storm, economic meltdown, economy, emergency fund, finance, finance index, financial storm, fire sale prices, foundational principles, gloom and doom, Google, interest student, lean operation, lowloans, money, new sun, personal finance, retirement plans, startup advice, time opportunity) | Comments Off

Free Sky: Structure and Story

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The goal of Free Sky is to provide the player with the experience of a structured, dynamic, episodic narrative about the player character, his allies and his enemies, in the context of a gritty science fiction interplanetary trade simulation.

By a structured narrative, I mean a coherent plot with a central conflict and several secondary conflicts, producing the familiar pattern of [...]

On October 28th, 2008, this was the truth. | (Tags: allies, arcs, bathing in space, central conflict, characters, climax, coherent plot, conflict, conflict and resolution, conflicts, enemies, free sky, interaction, interplanetary trade, metal, narrative, npcs, people, player character, plot, science fiction, serial adventures, space ships, story, story arc, structure, trade simulation, wits) | Comments Off

Free Sky: People

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The most important design principle that Free Sky must fulfill comes from the inestimable Chris Crawford:

People, not things.

On October 26th, 2008, this was the truth. | (Tags: characters, Chris Crawford, conflict, explosions, free sky, game, Keanu Reeves, people, plot, possibilities, story, storytelling, things) | Comments Off

Free Sky: Series Intro

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As I ponder the Free Sky project–what went wrong and how I might turn things around–I’d like to follow Chris Crawford’s advice and write out my ideas in long form, puzzling through the design problems one by one. The goal is to clarify my thinking before I invest more time chasing down rabbit trails and writing even more useless [...]

On October 24th, 2008, this was the truth. | (Tags: Chris Crawford, design documents, free sky) | Comments Off

The future is something else entirely.

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Back in 2003, I gave an update on my plans for the future. Five years later, I believe it’s time to revisit these. I’ve thrown out a bunch, updated the pertinent ones, and added some new blood.

Walk across the country. I’ve gotten a lot of walking done, at least. Write the Great American sf Novel. I’ve got a few chapters. Push-ups. [...]

On October 19th, 2008, this was the truth. | (Tags: future, Illinois, Susan) | Comments Off

It lives!

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After a 2+ year hiatus (getting married had something to do with it, I’m sure), I have resurrected the site. Expect more here, and more on eykd.net in general.

On October 9th, 2008, this was the truth. | Comments Off

Oh, by the way…

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I’m getting married in less than a week. This might come as a bit of a surprise to some people, but I hope it suffices to explain my long silence. If you want to know more about it, just ask. For the record, she’s smart, she’s beautiful, she’s nice, she’s a good [...]

On June 18th, 2006, this was the truth. | Comments (2)

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Putting aside faction

What was missing from today’s election?

Tightening the belt

Free Sky: Structure and Story

Free Sky: People

Free Sky: Series Intro

The future is something else entirely.

It lives!

Oh, by the way…

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