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“Game X” Is Only as Fun as…

Keystone gameplay elements, called so because if they’re taken out the game isn’t that much fun anymore. I started thinking about this during a bitter game of Overwatch and I’ve applied it here to bunch of other games: Player Unknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) is only as fun as the loot you find in the first five […]

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All the Podcasts I Listen to

This is an update to a post from four years ago with the same title. Regular listens Back to Work Roderick on the Line This American Life Rocket Reconcilable Differences Do By Friday The Ezra Klein Show Recode Decode The Relentless Picnic Occasional listens: 99 Percent Invisible Invisibilia Accidental Tech Podcast Road Work It will […]

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Alto’s Odyssey Review

I place the first game, Alto’s Adventure, high in the echelons of great iOS games. Alto’s Odyssey builds on the simplicity of Adventure in just the right ways. While I still greatly recommend the first game, after playing all the way through Odyssey I’m starting to think you should skip it entirely. The core difference […]

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Google Glass Review

I was thrilled when I heard we were getting a pair of Google Glass at work. This was announced a few weeks after the “Explorer Program” went public. Now, for the extreme cost of $1500 US per pair, Google Glass can be yours too. The upfront cost might make you think that you’re getting an […]