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Day 225: Thinking about game design and frustration vs. fun

September 4, 2017 phillgames

There’s a chapter in my book about the WoW raid group I followed learning a new encounter. I wrote about one specific instance, but I watched this happen about 70 times while I was researching, always[…]

Day 219: But of course…

August 30, 2017 phillrantymcrantface

Recently, the CCCC Executive committee released this statement about the upcoming conference in Kansas City. I want to be fair and generous– it’s not an awful statement. I’m glad they’re being transparent, though it did[…]

Day 211: Discipline and Punish

August 22, 2017 phillrantymcrantface

The title of this post is borrowed from a Foucault book, so you know it’s dope. The book in question is where the idea of the panopticon is discussed most frequently, at least in the[…]

Day 210: The Mr. Destiny thing

August 21, 2017 phillbizarre motivational Phill

This is sort of a story, sort of a memory, and sort of whatever lies between. If you’ve seen the not-all-that-good movie Mr. Destiny, starring James “I’m Not my Brother” Belushi, you will surely remember[…]

Day 197: The boys in blue

August 7, 2017 phillrantymcrantface

This happened in Richmond over the weekend. Full disclosure: my father was a cop. My uncle was a security officer for a private firm. Both were military police. My best friend in high school became[…]

Day 195: All I'm trying to say is they don't really care about us

August 6, 2017 phillbizarre motivational Phill

the NCTE, the organization that stages most events in English and Composition studies, posted this in regards to this year’s Convention on College Composition and Communication that is scheduled to happen in Kansas City. I[…]

Day 194: "But, then, who will you give your house to?"

August 5, 2017 phillrantymcrantface

Full disclosure: me and my wife have a fair amount of debt. Like “first generation that will do worse than its parents did” debt. You can read all about why in various places. Down economy.[…]

Day 193: Entitlement and Ignorance II: Save Some for the Sequel

August 4, 2017 phillmemoir

This is a quick story about my day. I live in Richmond, IN. If you’ve ever spent any time here, you know that from July-September is “OMG Road Work” time, and right now a number[…]

Day 185: the Attitude Era

July 27, 2017 phillrantymcrantface

No, I’m not talking about wrestling– at least not specifically– today, though that is their moniker. I’ve been dipping more and more into Reddit this summer. My old philosophy was to avoid Reddit, as back[…]

Day 184: The Middle

July 25, 2017 phillbizarre motivational Phill

This marks the post over the middle point. I made it half a year. Crazy, right? And to mark this auspicious occasion, I’m going to write about something I’ve been batting around in the back[…]