Author Archives: kunzelman

SOPA and PIPA are bad

Posted on 01/18/2012 by kunzelman

SOPA and PIPA are still on the table. They are both acts that attempt to prevent piracy of digital property and attempt to maintain the ability for creators on the internet to assert their intellectual property rights. Those things are … Continue reading →

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Kids Like Angry Birds

Posted on 01/15/2012 by kunzelman

This might seem really obvious, and while I have some sad things to say at the bottom of the post, I want to try to be positive up here. This is an article written by a teacher in Canada. The … Continue reading →

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Pigs Playing Games

Posted on 01/12/2012 by kunzelman

There is a game that human beings can play with pigs.  (Thanks to Scu for sending me the link.) So let’s get a few basic things out of the way: 1. I think that humans and animals playing games together is amazing. 2. … Continue reading →

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Real Life Superheroes

Posted on 01/10/2012 by kunzelman

So you should read about Chris Kyle in this article. This is how superheroes are going to appear in the real world. It’s not going to be what Grant Morrison thinks that it will–Superman isn’t going to show up. The … Continue reading →

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On Suikoden

Posted on 07/29/2011 by kunzelman

I played Suikoden for a really simple reason: I bought an old Mac Mini that can barely do anything, but it can emulate games. When I realized this, I thought, “Hey, that’s cool, I’ll go back and play all the … Continue reading →

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On Kill Screen #4: The Public Play Issue

Posted on 07/28/2011 by kunzelman

As you should know, I love Kill Screen Magazine. I pay a fairly high subscription cost for thoughtful magazine about video games, and I am always happy when it comes in the mail. You can see my review of issue … Continue reading →

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Mieville on Lovecraft

Posted on 05/24/2011 by kunzelman

I think Lovecraft is an astonishing visionary writer, and the source of his vision, in many cases, is race hatred. Now what do you do with that? Do you say, “I’m not going to read any of his stuff”? Do … Continue reading →

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The Talking Heads and Kermit

Posted on 04/26/2011 by kunzelman

I am very busy right now with preparation for finals, so the work that I am putting into this blog will be going down for a little while. I have something for you, though. It is Kermit singing “Once in … Continue reading →

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Lovecraft and Wells

Posted on 04/19/2011 by kunzelman

So does this sound like Lovecraft to you? I heard cries of terror and their little feet running and stumbling this way and that. I do not remember all that I did as the moon crept up the sky. I … Continue reading →

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On The Time Machine

Posted on 04/10/2011 by kunzelman

This isn’t really a post where I tell you about The Time Machine. Instead, I am going to post my note sheets. The copy of the book that I am using is this one, according to the ISBN. So if … Continue reading →

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