For Whom the Blog Tolls
...it tolls for me. Good afternoon, friendly neighborhood blogsters. Tis been a quiet and agonizing week on the game design front; I am currently slogging through the mire of misinformation, conflicting data and ill documentation surrounding the Bosnian War in an effort to finish my contribution to Battlegrounds, the next book in the Spycraft line. What a mess this thing is. I can summarize in 1 sentence:
The Bosnian conflict was a guerilla war fueled by ethnic nationalism and outside agitators in an attempt to cause an apocalyptic struggle between three formerly friendly ethnic groups that would result in a sole victor which would then be absorbed by one of the outside agitators.
That's not even mentioning the abyssmal failure of the international community in mounting a response or protections for the 200,000 civilians who died in the conflict or preventing a displacement of over 60% of the population (approx 3 million people). This is a three way conflict marred by shotgun politics, savage warfare and crimes against humanity. It's not a fun time to write about, but boy are there a lot of story seeds in the conflict.
On a Lighter Note
Every evil genius needs an evil plan. But let's face it -- most of them are just not too bright. Thank goodness Darksites has made it easy for all levels of evil genius to generate their own maniacal plan...on the Internet!
Speaking of Poor Leadership...
The New York Times assembled a damning record of the 'faith-based' presidency, both religious and instictual, and what it could mean for the U.S. Long, but definately worth a look. As Jeff Tidball says, "If this doesn't convince you of the merit of voting for Kerry, nothing will."
...And On the Evil Genius Tip
See how close we got to being rid of the real power behind the throne - King of Spin, Karl Rove.
...it tolls for me. Good afternoon, friendly neighborhood blogsters. Tis been a quiet and agonizing week on the game design front; I am currently slogging through the mire of misinformation, conflicting data and ill documentation surrounding the Bosnian War in an effort to finish my contribution to Battlegrounds, the next book in the Spycraft line. What a mess this thing is. I can summarize in 1 sentence:
The Bosnian conflict was a guerilla war fueled by ethnic nationalism and outside agitators in an attempt to cause an apocalyptic struggle between three formerly friendly ethnic groups that would result in a sole victor which would then be absorbed by one of the outside agitators.
That's not even mentioning the abyssmal failure of the international community in mounting a response or protections for the 200,000 civilians who died in the conflict or preventing a displacement of over 60% of the population (approx 3 million people). This is a three way conflict marred by shotgun politics, savage warfare and crimes against humanity. It's not a fun time to write about, but boy are there a lot of story seeds in the conflict.
On a Lighter Note
Every evil genius needs an evil plan. But let's face it -- most of them are just not too bright. Thank goodness Darksites has made it easy for all levels of evil genius to generate their own maniacal plan...on the Internet!
Speaking of Poor Leadership...
The New York Times assembled a damning record of the 'faith-based' presidency, both religious and instictual, and what it could mean for the U.S. Long, but definately worth a look. As Jeff Tidball says, "If this doesn't convince you of the merit of voting for Kerry, nothing will."
...And On the Evil Genius Tip
See how close we got to being rid of the real power behind the throne - King of Spin, Karl Rove.
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