“We are Forerunners. Guardians of all that exists. The roots of the Galaxy have grown deep under our careful tending. Where there is life, the wisdom of our countless generations has saturated the soil. Our strength is a luminous sun, towards which all intelligence blossoms… And the impervious shelter, beneath which it has prospered.”

Friday T&A: Codecog Edition

Friday T&A: Codecog Edition

Yes, I know, it is not actually Friday. The past week was (of course) stupidly busy, and while I realise that is a rather worn excuse, the fact is, when you are up until past midnight trying to get an SQL script to run, because you have a severe and incurable case of...
Friday T&A: Los Santos Edition

Friday T&A: Los Santos Edition

Another week down, and what a busy one it was, eh? The assassination attempt on the Trumpasaur has been the dominant feature in all the headlines, and deservedly so. The more that we know about the shooting, the more that we realise it cannot possibly have been an...
Friday T&A: Strategery Edition

Friday T&A: Strategery Edition

Another week spent beavering away at work, with nary a chance to do anything other than eat, sleep, and go to the gym. Oh well. I thought it would be a relatively quiet summer – hooooo boy, was I ever wrong. It certainly has not been quiet on the political...
Friday T&A: Treason Day Edition

Friday T&A: Treason Day Edition

As you all know, this past week saw the 248th anniversary of the American Declaration of Independence – or, as Amerikhastan’s former colonial masters like to call it, “Treason Day”. I was rather too busy to do anything about it, so here we are,...
Friday T&A: Bolognese Edition

Friday T&A: Bolognese Edition

Things have been extremely busy this week, as I have pretended to be on vacation. I was also rather lazy yesterday, not to mention tired, after a couple of hours of hard skiing, so this one is again late. Nonetheless, I am slowly catching up on writing and poasting. I...
Friday T&A: Cabbage Patch Edition

Friday T&A: Cabbage Patch Edition

Yes, I know, this one is late again. It really could not be helped, due to significant exhaustion and a total lack of enthusiasm for writing on the part of Ye Graciouse Hoste. That tends to happen when you are working flat-out to finish up a project before you go on...
Friday T&A: Quiet Moments Edition

Friday T&A: Quiet Moments Edition

Seeing as how this week has been, yet again, rather busy, it is something of a miracle that any of us have been able to slow down and catch a breath. Things are moving far faster than any of us realise – I can scarcely believe we are nearly halfway done with...
Friday T&A: Flatland Edition

Friday T&A: Flatland Edition

For those who have never read Edwin Abbott’s mathematical fantasy, Flatland, it is well worth a look. You can read a lot of interesting and wacky ideas into it – one of the conventional takes on the book is that it is an oblique critique of Victorian...
Friday T&A: Confabulation Edition

Friday T&A: Confabulation Edition

Having already written roughly half a week’s worth of stuff in the space of a few hours, I will refrain from making this a big long diatribe. Suffice to say, we are living through an age of unreality, in which the Elites literally just MAKE SHIT UP and then...
Friday T&A: Starship Bloopers Edition

Friday T&A: Starship Bloopers Edition

I find myself watching Starship Troopers – the 1997 Paul Verhoeven film – once again, for reasons that rather escape me at the moment. The interesting thing about that movie is, provided you ignore the title, it is actually a pretty decent, stupid, cheesy,...