Published in AR/VR Journey: Augmented & Virtual Reality Magazine·Mar 21Postcards From the Virtual World, Vol. 3: Space ColoniesYour eyes do not deceive you. That is a 1 to 1 scale O’Neill Cylinder, in VRChat. So staggering is the scale that initially I assumed most of it was simply a skybox or something. …VR6 min read
Published in atheism101·Mar 18Covid Continues Causing Confident Christians to Kermit Sewer SlideIn the prior installment of this series we looked at products of the American educational system (although to be fair many were likely homeschooled) who believed that relying entirely on supernatural protection from a virus was more sensible than public health measures like masking and vaccination. Jesus is apparently not…Covid 196 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·Mar 15Mutational Load is as Dangerous a Long-Term Threat as Climate Change. Why Can’t We Discuss it?There is no “winning” internet arguments. The closest thing to a win condition I’ve ever seen is that the other guy simply has nothing to say, and disappears. …Biology11 min read
Published in The Shadow·Feb 18The Manifestation CabinetGhosts aren’t something you see or hear, but something you feel. It’s not what’s there. It’s what you expect to be there, that isn’t. I didn’t fully understand until my first pet died. My father brought home Lizzie when I was only just old enough to walk. I don’t remember…Horror27 min read
Published in atheism101·Feb 13Covid Causes Confident Christians to CroakYou may have noticed throughout this pandemic that there are certain recurring themes in anti-vaxx memes. If you frequent Sorry AntiVaxxer, the Herman Cain Award or Covid Ate My Face subreddits, probably you know what I’m referring to. There have been plentiful statistical studies on the demographics of vaccine refusal…Covid 198 min read
Jan 2Even to an Ex-Christian, Abortion Often Feels BarbaricI already hear the reliable answer that what I think about abortion doesn’t matter because I’m a man, so I “don’t get to have an opinion about it”. If it would ameliorate your grumpy dumpies I suppose I could make a tiresome farce of being genderfluid. …5 min read
Published in AR/VR Journey: Augmented & Virtual Reality Magazine·Dec 30, 2021Postcards From the Virtual World, Vol. 2: Olympia NightsWhew, where to start. The problem with writing my first VR travelogue was that most VRChat worlds are fairly small with not a lot to see or do. Consequently I had to feature all the worlds by a single author last time, simply to have enough content. This time, I…Travel9 min read
Dec 22, 2021How to Bring Down the American Far Right…Without Lifting a FingerI’ve been thinking about this for several months now, deliberating over whether or not to publish this information. After seeing how the opposition persists in self-destruction despite every effort to change their mind, I’ve realized they’re so stubbornly set in their course that knowing about this plan won’t change it. …4 min read
Published in AR/VR Journey: Augmented & Virtual Reality Magazine·Nov 22, 2021Postcards From the Virtual World, Vol. 1: YayoiTravel blogs are played out. Dime a dozen these days. But what about a travel blog by someone touring the virtual world? Taking photos along the way to share with you, showcasing the astounding vistas to be found only at the intersection of silicon and human imagination. …Travel11 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·Nov 7, 2021How Will America Recover From Qanon?If you haven’t lost a family member to Q, you probably know someone who has. For an obvious internet LARP, it’s been astonishingly divisive. /r/qanoncasualties is full of stories about families torn apart by the writings of Q, now believed to be Ron or Jim Watkins. …Politics10 min read