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Last year Hasbro released Crystal Ball into the G.I. Joe: Classified Series and he ended up being my October 31st review for last year's 31 Days of Toy Terror. With his introduction, Hasbro introduced something of a new Cobra sub-team into G.I. Joe as an adversary for Night Force: Cobra troops augmented with D.I.R.E. tech, or Dread-Inducing Responsive Energy. The D.I.R.E. tech is a mystical energy that can be used to both induce fear in adversaries and to create tangible constructs and it's a…

Just slide smoothly into that second skin and get ready to rock the streets with your perfectly wrapped package. Yes, it’s time to shake that booty strong and get your moves on long because you look great, girlfriend. See, we all have that one perfect pair of pants that fits us best. And I think we all know how it feels to throw them on before heading out. AWESOME! Access my all-new awesome things when you sign-up for the daily awesome thing newsletter: Photo from: here The post #560 Putting on…

Here’s what’s happening in the thriving tech scene in Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for the week of Monday, November 2 through Sunday, November 8! This list includes both in-person and online events. Note that each item in the list includes: When the event will take place What the event is Where the event will take place Who is holding the event This week’s events Monday, November 2 Tuesday, November 3 Wednesday, November 4 Thursday, November 5 Friday, November 6 Saturday, November 7 Sunday,…

I recently started working on a prototype called Inheritance. What lead to this idea was a game Buddhima showed me. It was a game from Taiwan in which players had to close their eyes, and the sense of touch was used. I thought it would be interesting to try making a game that limited sight, and used touch. I had another prototype that did both, but it didn't seem interesting. It

No, npm, “estee” is not a typo of “testem”Oct. 30, 2026So, alright, look, here's the thing. Storyteller has a really long npm namespace because “storyteller” is a really common word, and so “@storyteller/” was already taken (by someone who doesn’t actually seem to use it, which, if you’re reading this, I’m still interested in your namespace!). So we’re stuck with “@storyteller-platform/”, and that means our command line tool for book forced alignment is named “@storyteller-platform/align”, and…

I wrote a great joke today and laughing at it sustained me through some pretty bad sciatica. "Laughter is the best medicine" is a corny thing to say, but sometimes it's kind of true. From concept to execution, by which I mean the right wording, the right balance, the right button, etc, the whole thing took about ten minutes. I loved every second of those ten minutes. It's kind of weird to be this deep a career as a writer (whatever that means anymore) and still have moments like that.…

On my way walking over, I ran into the young couple (Harmonious Voice + I haven't come up with a nickname for him yet) and said a basic hello. They were walking around because it was still early to go in, so I said that I just typically go and sit because I didn't know what else to do. They complimented me on how cozy I always look, which is kind of funny because they're the stylish ones and I've been told my only fashion sense is blue. They're right, though, in that I only ever want to wear…

Short, about 1.5 hours. Figured I didn't want to do anything too involved, so I just brought a pen and two highlighters and spent the entire time just copying some hand frames from anime for practice. I felt nervous about finding the right clip so I didn't do a more active fullbody one, but it's okay because I also need hand drawing practice. The boy who went to my high school (years after I had graduated as he's much younger than me) that I talked to at Bookstore Employee's birthday party…

Mt Hachimantai (八幡平, hachimantai) is the third of Iwate prefecture's Hundred Famous Mountains of Japan. I was a little dubious of the merits of Mt Hachimantai, as it's in the top five easiest of the hyakumeizans to hike. Its shortest hiking course is only an hour long, has little elevation gain, and is entirely on a paved path. Also you could argue that its best season is in early summer, when you get to see its famous snow-covered lake known as the Dragon Eye. As a result, for me Mt…

I bought some of these switches in hopes of getting some more over-center feel on my Hall effect boards. My conclusion. Don’t bother. The over-center feel is extremely muted, and they block the lighting from South-facing LEDs (and probably north-facing ones as well).The post Gateron Magnetic Jade Emerald HE switches first appeared on the last word.

This is the story of Edgar the Spider. A Halloween tale. Get under a blanket, turn the lights off and prepare to be afraid. It's a Halloween tradition around here. Sunday morning, Mabel Blackwood woke up and declared it pajama day. She did this out loud, to a pair of cats, while sitting cross-legged on...Read More

Link: Manifestos, Fear, and ‘Loser Thinking’: Inside Proton’s AI Reckoning, by Joseph Cox at 404 MediaProton is a service based in Switzerland that offers encrypted email, file storage, calendars, and more. It markets itself as a privacy-oriented alternative to Google Workspace, based in a neutral territory that is generally outside of the jurisdiction of the United States. I’ve generally been glad that it exists — but stories like this give me pause.404 Media reports:“Our reporting also paints…

Link: Manifestos, Fear, and ‘Loser Thinking’: Inside Proton’s AI Reckoning, by Joseph Cox at 404 MediaProton, based in Switzerland, offers encrypted email, file storage, calendars, and more. It markets itself as a privacy-oriented alternative to Google Workspace, based in a neutral territory that is generally outside of the jurisdiction of the United States. I’ve generally been glad that it exists — but stories like this give me pause.404 Media reports:“Our reporting also paints a picture of…

Mt Iwate (岩手山, iwate-san) is the tallest mountain in Iwate prefecture at 2038m. In many respects it feels like the Iwate version of Mt Fuji, and is sometimes called "Nanbu Fuji", named for the Nanbu clan that once ruled the area. It is still an active volcano, and only recently reopened its trail in July of 2026 after being closed for all of the 2025 hiking season. Mt Iwate is also one of the Hundred Famous Mountains of Japan and considering how remote some hyakumeizan can be, I was quite…

EDWARD D. HOCH “Day of the Wizard.” Simon Ark. First appeared in The Saint Mystery Magazine (UK), August 1963. Reprinted in Chase, September 1964; and Locked Room Puzzles, edited by Martin H. Greenberg & Bill Pronzini (Academy Chicago, 1986). Also included in the collections The Judges of Hades and Other Simon Ark Stories and Funeral in the Fog (2020). Simon Ark is the quirkiest of Ed Hoch’s many recurring series characters. A review of one of the aforementioned collections in another blog…

For the three last summers we have been growing our own vegetables. It has been both fun and fulfilling. The learning curve is steep when you don't have any previous experience, and there has been a lot of learning-by-doing. In general, it doesn't require too much work to grow a few things. The biggest hurdle is having enough space and soil, which we have plenty of. Finding time for weeding, though, is not always easy, and the crop quickly shows whether you have been diligent or not. We have in…

Using a little bit of trigonometry to block the sun while preserving the view. I get a lot of questions about our motorized window shades. They basically all boil down to: are they worth it? In short, yes. In this post, I’ll answer some common questions and help you decide if a similar system would be worth it for you. What shade system did you use? In our old home, had top-down/bottom-up (TDBU) shades throughout our house and really liked the combination of light and privacy. Since Hunter…

Authors Note: This piece was originally published on my Medium account @jdyerwrites. I have since grown tired of that platform and am moving my writing solely back to Bear. When I was a kid, I was an active Boy Scout (I often participated against my will, but when Grandma says participate, you participate). A significant part of scouting is community service. I didn’t see it at the time, but those youthful service activities were guiding me into how I would approach leadership in my career. My…

New drip, a dragon, and returning to Fort Joy. Tonight's first stop was the dungeon where the source vat is. Blessed the lever, went inside, got more source, opened up the over-elaborate magic chest, took the helm. So I've got the helm, hands, and feet of this set, I assume we're therefore looking for a chest piece as well, at minimum? I feel like I've been almost everywhere on the island so far, but there's still the area with the shriekers. Then I got more source and went to the chest with…

Loosely based on the true story of two young men, David Packouz and Efraim Diveroli, who won a three hundred million dollar contract from the Pentagon to arm America’s allies in Afghanistan. I learned about this movie after watching a short documentary by fern and it was an enjoyable watch. A good insight into American corruption and money spending that will once remind you that country doesn’t have universal healthcare. Four popcorns. To see all 18 photos, visit the article page. This article…

Leading Lines, St. Patrick’s – New York, New York We are back to St. Patrick’s Cathedral, directly across the street from the Atlas statue and Rockefeller Center. I think this is the more obvious photo compared to the St. Patrick’s I posted a few days ago. However, it’s potentially more powerful. I’m guessing that the architecture, honed and perfected over hundreds of years, is meant to impress. We have leading lines pointing to the heavens, and the slender towers at the top give the impression…

I can see everything is everything I wanted and more. Go see it in a packed theater if you can get a ticket.

The leaves are turning, and it finally feels like fall (except for the afternoons, which are still in summer mode). Happy Halloween week! 👻🎃🦇 📬 In this issue: Zines Media fare Links Zines I’m working on a short story for the next issue of Planetesimal. It’s going to be longer than issues 1 and 2 and be the finale, I think. Vlasinda Productions released Broken Galaxies Vol. 3 on October 18 at San Diego Zine Fest. The zines are now available to purchase online. I have flash fiction and a one-page…

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In our last thrilling episode we read a science fiction serial by Ray Cummings about travel through space and time whose first installment was printed in the April 1927 issue of Weird Tales. I wasn't cray about "Explorers into Infinity," but maybe this April issue has some stories that are more to my taste? Let's read three of them and see what happens. There's nothing stopping you from clicking this link and reading along with us."The Castle of Tamara" by Maria Moravsky (1927)Last year we read…

Yayoi Kusama, New Year’s Card, 1963, ink and photo collage on paper, 3 1/2 x 6 1/4 in., selling from the estate of Idelle Weber at Rago This is fascinating. Not Yayoi Kusama sending New Year’s Cards, which is an extremely Japanese thing to do. But Kusama making cards by collaging torn photos of her Infinity Net paintings. Yayoi Kusama, New Year’s Card for Georgia O’Keeffe, 1963, photo collage and ink on card, folded in half along the top, I think, in the O’Keeffe collection at Yale’s Beinecke…

Last weekend we went out with our friends to POMO. Lovely downtown Phoenix vibe, we sat outside with some red wine and fantastic pasta dishes. The main event of the evening though, a classical tribute to Metallica. Metallica by candlelight at the Phoenix Art Museum was such a fun experience. I had no idea what to expect. How well would Metallica songs translate to strings? What sort of audience would there be? Their versions of One, Sad But True, Master of Puppets were quite moving and worked…

I just signed up for this Last Person Standing event, and I’m looking to raise money to support Team Foster’s mission of raising funds to provide accredited, life-saving service dogs to injured and disabled Veterans. Donate here. “Last Person Standing is a backyard ultra where runners tackle a 4.1-mile loop every hour, on the hour. Finish the loop before the next hour begins and you’re back on the starting line for another. Miss the start of the next loop, even by one second, and you’re out.…

Today’s review came thru a blind buy. I was actually looking to try something else from the brand when I saw in the orange app that this product is ‘No. 1’ in Olive Young. Of course, I can’t help but be interested. I usually have a good experience with kbeauty products that have been featured, […]