Hey friends, so when I was 16 years old I got my first guitar. I hunkered down in my basement, learning chords, practicing how to transition from one chord to the next, writing lyrics, and slowly figuring out how to put an original song together. Well, those early songs were terrible, but the point is this: nearly 30 years later, I've finally worked up the courage to start taking my music seriously. Earlier this year, I partnered up with my friend Jerry Morrison to form the band "More Sun." We r...

Today is bittersweet. I've been at the sea here in Premantura, Croatia for nearly 5 weeks. Intoxicated by the lushness of Istria. Amazed at the visibility of the night sky. Calmed by the absence of sound like the constant buzzing of city traffic. Inspired and energized by the stunning coastline.  I'm leaving today, and sure, I'm yearning for the comforts of home (my amazing wife, food delivery, the office and speedy internet bandwidth!), but driving away from this place back to the big city is ...

Everything has a different kind of shine early in the morning. A layer of serenity, a rare stillness. Premantura, Croatia is a little pocket of heaven on earth that takes no exception to that. This village on the Istrian coast is normally overflowing with tourists in late August, but wake yourself up early enough and you'll find most of the shores devoid of humans, leaving you alone with your thoughts, the rhythmic lapping of the gentle waves, and the sharp crunch of rocks under your feet. Yeste...

A few months ago I teamed up with Liam from GamingOnLinux to produce this video about Mindustry:  In response, a viewer went above and beyond, and posted this lengthy list of open source games, and I felt it deserved wider visibility than being buried in a comment section. He even includes a short note about each title and where you should be able to obtain it.  Public note to self: Jason, check these out sometime! Here's the unedited (for now) list, verbatim, as the author posted it. If yo...

I've long desired to have a central place -- let's call it an idea repository -- where I can share random mental doodles, document things, brainstorm, post lyrics or short stories... Somewhere I can easily write and publish whatever crosses my mind. Whatever I feel is worth being out there in the world. I finally realized I don't want to worry about managing the backend of a site like that. I don't want to stress over the theming, the polish, the navigation menu, making it look just perfect. A...