by Didact | May 28, 2013 | Uncategorized
Among the many books that I find myself reading at the moment, Peter Schwyzer’s book Reagan’s War is definitely the standout. If you thought you knew who Ronald Reagan was based on his public appearances or his speeches, think again, because the...
by Didact | May 27, 2013 | Uncategorized
There’s no question that I’m glad it’s a public holiday; Lord only knows, I need the rest. But unlike most other public holidays in this country, which celebrate something or other, this day is about remembering those who paid the ultimate price in...
by Didact | May 27, 2013 | Uncategorized
After tearing through Marko Kloos’s Terms of Enlistment at what probably amounted to record speed a few weeks back, I was definitely hungry for more good, high-quality hard military sci-fi. And it took me a little while to find it, because that sort of book...
by Didact | May 26, 2013 | Uncategorized
Due to the sheer number of bloody spambots that keep bombarding the comments on various posts, I’ve changed the comments policy back to permitting only those with OpenID and Blogger usernames from posting comments. If you have something to say regarding a post...
by Didact | May 26, 2013 | Uncategorized
Lots of great writing floating about this week to occupy your reading time: Vox Day takes note of a very scary development that basically eliminates the Society of Cincinnatus Golden oldie from Vox- the sin of Jeroboam Vox Day over at Alpha Game draws a distinction...
by Didact | May 20, 2013 | Uncategorized
Depending on your background, mention of the word “juicing” and its results might well bring to mind images of gargantuan, bloated, hideously misshapen experiments in muscle-building gone horribly wrong. Like, say, this: Sorry. Couldn’t resist....
by Didact | May 18, 2013 | Uncategorized
Though my posts might be few and far between, I do in fact read the comments that people (and I mean people, not spambots) post. It just takes me a while to respond to them, for which I can only apologise. Nonetheless, a recent comment from pumpsix was, I...
by Didact | May 18, 2013 | Uncategorized
Halfbreed is a game blogger whose writing first hit my radar when I read this article over at Return of Kings a few months ago. I’ve been reading a fair amount of his writing for the past several months and I’ve always found his perspective on things to be...
by Didact | May 18, 2013 | Uncategorized
Vox Day on the overwrought celebrations surrounding famous gays who come out Vox Day over at Alpha Game Plan elaborates on the concept of the American sheng nu (must read) Tips from the master about how to warm up before approaching tempesttcup has a great post...
by Didact | May 16, 2013 | Uncategorized
If you grew up with the Apple IIe (like I did), then this will bring back some truly fantastic childhood memories of a great game. I’ve not played the 2012 version and, to be honest, I don’t intend to anytime soon- but that trailer alone has got to be...
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