Hi! I’m an old reclusive Gen-X software developer who writes twice a month about games or projects I’m working on or what’s happening in the world. Not AI-generated since 2012, despite what ZeroGPT says. Except the images. All the images are AI-generated now because it’s way too much of a hassle to find images for blog posts.

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The Importance of the Backup Mic - Game Videos

23 March, 2025. 1,242 words.

A backup microphone track can save you from the headache and wasted time of a ruined game video recording. (1242 words.)

The Recluse Report - March 2025 Part 1

15 March, 2025. 1,436 words.

Monster Hunter Wilds, Kingdom Come Deliverance II, a new mattress, and a dead car battery. (1436 words.)

Monster Hunter Wilds

9 March, 2025. 1,662 words.

It’s getting better, but it’s still not quite a “main game” for me. (1662 words.)

Microblogging Journal through 3/3/2025

3 March, 2025. 992 words.

Twenty-two microblogging bits from ActivityPub. (992 words.)

The Recluse Report - February 2025 Part 2

28 February, 2025. 2,029 words.

Dragon’s Dogma 2 finished, Avowed started, some media production changes, television and movies, video script updates, a minor rant on the day job, soups, and an update from the inmate-led asylum. (2029 words.)

VFR and CFR - Game Video Production

22 February, 2025. 2,405 words.

The exciting world of variable and constant frame rates in video files. (2405 words.)

The Recluse Report - February 2025 Part 1

15 February, 2025. 1,590 words.

Not much gaming, but a lot of television. (1590 words.)

But Why? - Game Video Production - Part 1 of ?

13 February, 2025. 1,390 words.

Some reflections on why I started recording game videos and what I get out of it. (1390 words.)

The Recluse Report - January 2024 Part 2

31 January, 2025. 1,785 words.

Three games I’m looking forward to, watching anime movies and westerns, the Washington hype train crashes, and a hurricane of news that’s impossible to track. (1785 words.)