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  • Explaining USB Host Controller issues (to troubleshoot El Gato Cam Links)

    Explaining USB Host Controller issues (to troubleshoot El Gato Cam Links)

    Using funnel metaphors for fun and efficiency. How do you explain USB bandwidth (for El Gato Cam Links) to tech-disinclined people?

    June 10, 2022
  • Building an entertaining Twitch stream: Iateyourpie’s IronMon ruleset

    Building an entertaining Twitch stream: Iateyourpie’s IronMon ruleset

    As Twitch and livestreaming become more saturated, can you both synthesize an entertaining stream while remaining authentic?

    May 3, 2022
  • The Quest, the Quest Log, and Elden Ring

    The Quest, the Quest Log, and Elden Ring

    Quest logs are poison to some games, like Elden Ring, and necessary in others. What makes the difference?

    April 6, 2022
  • Five years later

    Five years later

    Five years ago I wrote something pretty personal about mentalhealth and depression, and who I was at the time. Six years later, let’s talk to that guy.

    January 25, 2022
  • 2021: The Reflection Post

    2021: The Reflection Post

    Hey there. I hope you’re having a good last day of 2021. This year felt a lot like the last, where the isolation, loneliness and general confusion of the pandemic got to me. I don’t think I went nuts or anything, but it was easy to feel like something was just off, and I don’t […]

    December 31, 2021
  • Pondering the Strand genre with MGSV and Death Stranding

    Pondering the Strand genre with MGSV and Death Stranding

    Last week, I uninstalled MGSV. This week, I wanted to look back at what a “Strand game” might actually mean.

    October 25, 2021
  • Me at 32

    Me at 32

    Today’s my birthday, and I decided to write something for it. I’ve been purposefully avoiding writing for the last six months, mostly because I wanted to take that expectation of production off my plate. That nagging spirit of “I haven’t written anything for a while” is silly, and something I’ve been looking to exorcise for […]

    July 1, 2021
  • 2020: The Reflection Post

    2020: The Reflection Post

    Reflections on this terrible year, and the small amounts of (personal) hope that follows.

    December 31, 2020
  • Golden Kamuy, culture, and authenticity

    Golden Kamuy, culture, and authenticity

    Satoru Noda’s Golden Kamuy continues my enthusiasm and interest in Japanese culture. How does it do it so well?

    December 30, 2020
  • Letters from Night City: Cyberpunk 2077

    Letters from Night City: Cyberpunk 2077

    Matt returns from his trip to Cyberpunk 2077’s Night City with some questions, thoughts, and bruises.

    December 24, 2020
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