Yearly Archives: 2016


Boxed Culture: Interpreting The Zero Sum

Interpreting The Zero Sum Lately, when I have been talking about games, I have run across a term. It is not Euro or Amerithrash. It is not Worker placement or Deck-builder. The term I am referring to is much more of a game theory term. The term is Zero Sum. Traditionally […]


Artificial Happiness: Dark Souls 1

Dark Souls 1 Welcome to our newest segment called Artificial Happiness. In this segment Aaron Sheppard and Kyle Hagan try to take our skill (or lack there of) at video games and pit them against some of the hardest and most complex games out there. Aaron is a mechanical engineer who dabbles […]


Graphic Reviews: Punisher, Welcome Home, Frank

Punisher, Welcome Home, Frank Since last week in Graphic Reviews I looked at one of the best Daredevil runs in preparation for the new season of the Netflix series, this week I’ll be handling the other side and talking about one of my favorite Punisher stories. Like many antiheroes, Punisher can […]


Ode to Metallica Chat Part II

Ode to Metallica Chat Part II Last week, I talked at length about my musical upbringing as well as the development of my musical tastes to the point where I am now.  This is part two, which will discuss five additional artists that I discovered while vegging out in the […]


Digital Beard Stroking: Alien Worlds 3 – Re-Epistemology, rewinding our own minds

Re-Epistemology, rewinding our own minds Alien Worlds – Alternate Dimensions: A series of brief what-ifs meant to hold up a mirror against our own experiences and expectations by exploring alternatives built on different assumptions and presuppositions. Epistemology, aside from my favorite word to bewilder coworkers, is the study of knowledge. […]


Graphic Reviews: Daredevil 1

Daredevil I have to admit to being one of those finicky people who must always read the book or series before I watch the television series or movie based on it. Sometimes that desire gets a little ridiculous but I can’t help it. It’s what drove me to finally read […]


A Bard’s Eye View: Ode to the Metallica Chat 1

Ode to the Metallica Chat 2002-2006 Part I   This is an article I’ve been considering for a while.  This is a story about how I came to develop the musical tastes that I have today.  This is the building block that shaped by the people that I interacted with […]


Graphic Reviews: Thor, Goddess of Thunder

Thor, Goddess of Thunder I may have mentioned a few times that other than antiheroes, many of my favorite characters are strong women. I find that as a woman reading comics, I actively look for female characters that are badass but not defined by their gender. This used to be […]


A Bard’s Eye View: 70,000 Tons of Recap – Day Four

70,000 Tons of Recap Day Four For normal folk, the new year begins on 1 January of every year but for me, it doesn’t start until after the 70,000 Tons of Metal cruise has completed its course.  I can officially say that we are now in the next season of […]