Censored articles from around the world find refuge in this massive Minecraft map — Reporters Without Borders is an international non-profit and non-governmental organization with the stated aim of safeguarding the right to freedom of information. In order to expand upon this goal, the organization has turned to an unlikely source: the video game Minecraft, and a 12.5 …

On the nature of self-limitations. — The most important information community in my life thus-far has been a subset of the literary community, colloquially referred to as “genre writers.” Genre is a complex term, but at its most functional level it can be considered a byproduct of market publication and bookstores, which attempt to categorize different…

15 underrated action movies every fan of the 90’s vibe need to see. — The 1990s was a fascinating decade for film. For one thing, computer technology evolved dramatically during the decade, from relatively hokey or highly stylized “cyber” special effects that held sway in the 1980s, to some crazy CGI heading into the 2000s. A lot of what we now take for granted…

Emotionalism is leading our societies down a dark road. — Conventional thought tells us that people who commit crimes need to be harshly punished and that the fear of being punished is enough to deter crime. But is that true? What if the data showed that the emotional response to crime — the desire to hurt those who commit a…

Contrasts are a powerful method of constructing new ideas and new trains of thought. — Writers of all experience levels and ages encounter the dreaded bane of writer’s block, but seasoned wordsmiths know the tricks that change the pattern and get the pen flowing once again. The kenning is an ancient Norse poetic convention that contrasts images to create poetic meaning. It’s a form of…

Skiff Notes is a great, secure Google replacement, but can it compare with Notion? — It’s common to see “privacy-focused” apps that look like they were designed by someone who’s never used an interface other than command line. It’s one of the defects of the field: engineers don’t tend to make good graphical user interfaces, nor do they make good choices about general presentation. Skiff…

Thirteen board games that reached the silver screen! — Board games have been a staple of human civilization for at least the last 7,000 years, with dice discovered in burial grounds in what is modern-day Turkey. The ancient Egyptian royalty, too, loved board games, with the Egyptian game Senet being the oldest known complete board game (though its rules…

The one-command solution you’ve been looking for. — I’m starting my Master’s in Library and Information Science degree this month, and among the career pathways available to me is that of database administrator! I’m great at picking up skills in the tech field, so it’s time to get deep and dirty with Docker… only there’s a problem. After…

The Kobra printers have a great auto-leveling feature, can you use it? — One of the biggest draws for the Kobra line of 3D printers from Anycubic is the automatic leveling feature included in the software. …