Belligerent Rejectamenta http://www.docezra.com Over it, and slightly bemused. Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:57:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 en hourly 1 Because I do not hope to turn again… http://www.docezra.com/2010/02/17/because-i-do-not-hope-to-turn-again/ http://www.docezra.com/2010/02/17/because-i-do-not-hope-to-turn-again/#comments Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:57:40 +0000 Doc http://www.docezra.com/?p=59 “If the lost word is lost, if the spent word is spent
If the unheard, unspoken
Word is unspoken, unheard;
Still is the unspoken word, the Word unheard,
The Word without a word, the Word within
The world and for the world;
And the light shone in darkness and
Against the Word the unstilled world still whirled
About the centre of the silent Word.

O my people, what have I done unto thee.”

]]> http://www.docezra.com/2010/02/17/because-i-do-not-hope-to-turn-again/feed/ 1 The Albino Brain Chigger Invasion of 2010 http://www.docezra.com/2010/01/08/the-albino-brain-chigger-invasion-of-2010/ http://www.docezra.com/2010/01/08/the-albino-brain-chigger-invasion-of-2010/#comments Fri, 08 Jan 2010 19:53:54 +0000 Doc http://www.docezra.com/2010/01/08/the-albino-brain-chigger-invasion-of-2010/ The insidious creatures began their assault yesterday and caused the typical panic. Relief may not come for several days. Local authorities encourage everyone to remain indoors for safety.

Good night and good luck, people of Earth.

]]> http://www.docezra.com/2010/01/08/the-albino-brain-chigger-invasion-of-2010/feed/ 0 Because I hate your sanity and want it gone… http://www.docezra.com/2009/11/19/because-i-hate-your-sanity-and-want-it-gone/ http://www.docezra.com/2009/11/19/because-i-hate-your-sanity-and-want-it-gone/#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:57:26 +0000 Doc http://www.docezra.com/2009/11/19/because-i-hate-your-sanity-and-want-it-gone/ …a gift.

]]> http://www.docezra.com/2009/11/19/because-i-hate-your-sanity-and-want-it-gone/feed/ 0 Two Things Never to Do Around Geeks http://www.docezra.com/2009/11/03/two-things-never-to-do-around-geeks/ http://www.docezra.com/2009/11/03/two-things-never-to-do-around-geeks/#comments Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:53:39 +0000 Doc http://www.docezra.com/2009/11/03/two-things-never-to-do-around-geeks/ 1) Suggest that any work of comic literature is not, in fact, the equal or superior to every other classic of world literature, up to and including Shakespeare. If you do, you’re being a tedious literature elitist, and missing the fact that Shakespeare is popular mainly for the fart jokes.

2) Suggest that anybody trying to keep certain not-really-for-kids comics out of the hands of 11-year-olds is anything but a censor-happy ogre out to destroy the intellectual culture of the nation.

]]> http://www.docezra.com/2009/11/03/two-things-never-to-do-around-geeks/feed/ 0 I keep this up, it could be habit-forming… http://www.docezra.com/2009/08/28/i-keep-this-up-it-could-be-habit-forming/ http://www.docezra.com/2009/08/28/i-keep-this-up-it-could-be-habit-forming/#comments Fri, 28 Aug 2009 19:04:44 +0000 Doc http://www.docezra.com/2009/08/28/i-keep-this-up-it-could-be-habit-forming/ As the game release calendar picks up steam for the mad rush to the holidays, I find myself with things to say. To that end, my review of the fantastic Batman: Arkham Asylum game is up at Needcoffee.

]]> http://www.docezra.com/2009/08/28/i-keep-this-up-it-could-be-habit-forming/feed/ 0 Exhibit A: Monkey. Making noise. http://www.docezra.com/2009/08/26/exhibit-a-monkey-making-noise/ http://www.docezra.com/2009/08/26/exhibit-a-monkey-making-noise/#comments Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:28:03 +0000 Doc http://www.docezra.com/?p=52 So I wrote a game review of Chair/Epic’s Shadow Complex for Needcoffee. Head on over and check it out, if that sort of thing is your bag, baby.

]]> http://www.docezra.com/2009/08/26/exhibit-a-monkey-making-noise/feed/ 0 XKCD takes a day to document my interior monologue http://www.docezra.com/2009/07/29/xkcd-takes-a-day-to-document-my-interior-monologue/ http://www.docezra.com/2009/07/29/xkcd-takes-a-day-to-document-my-interior-monologue/#comments Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:27:32 +0000 Doc http://www.docezra.com/2009/07/29/xkcd-takes-a-day-to-document-my-interior-monologue/ This is the inside of my head all the time.

This is the inside of my head all the time.

]]> http://www.docezra.com/2009/07/29/xkcd-takes-a-day-to-document-my-interior-monologue/feed/ 5 “From this day to the ending of the world…we in it shall be remembered” http://www.docezra.com/2009/07/21/from-this-day-to-the-ending-of-the-world-we-in-it-shall-be-remembered/ http://www.docezra.com/2009/07/21/from-this-day-to-the-ending-of-the-world-we-in-it-shall-be-remembered/#comments Tue, 21 Jul 2009 21:27:10 +0000 Doc http://www.docezra.com/?p=47 The BBC reports a new database containing details on a quarter of a million soldiers from the Hundred Years’ War has gone live. Impossibly cool stuff.

BBC NEWS | UK | Medieval battle records go online.

]]> http://www.docezra.com/2009/07/21/from-this-day-to-the-ending-of-the-world-we-in-it-shall-be-remembered/feed/ 0 “The Kings are gone, but we still have their kingdoms.” http://www.docezra.com/2009/04/09/the-kings-are-gone-but-we-still-have-their-kingdoms/ http://www.docezra.com/2009/04/09/the-kings-are-gone-but-we-still-have-their-kingdoms/#comments Thu, 09 Apr 2009 18:21:19 +0000 Doc http://www.docezra.com/2009/04/09/the-kings-are-gone-but-we-still-have-their-kingdoms/ Late Tuesday night, a man responsible for the joy of millions passed from the world. For the second time in just over a year, the gaming world lost a titan, an innovator, and a parent. Dave Arneson, co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons, died peacefully among his family and friends at the age of 61.

Along with Gygax, who preceded him both into the world and out of it, Arneson revolutionized games and gaming as a hobby. Most everyone I know has spent more hours chucking funny dice or playing computer games based on RPG concepts than they have engaged in any other leisure activity. I myself have played roleplaying games (tabletop and computer-driven) for more than 20 years, and hope to play for twice that yet. I’ve seen the hobby go from obscure niche geek endeavor to massive popularity (complete with cartoon!), back to social pariah status, and yet again into the mainstream, this time hopefully to stay for a while. I’m glad Dave got to see it too. I never had a chance to meet the man, as I did Gygax, but by all accounts he was unfailingly kind, friendly, and appreciative of the players that made gaming what it is today. I can’t speak for anybody but myself, but I owe Arneson and Gygax a greater debt than I can ever adequately express, much less repay. In a memorial thread on an RPG forum I frequent, I spotted the quote used for a title above, and can think of no better tribute to the legacy Arneson has left behind.

The kings are dead. Long live the kings.

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