Oct 31, 2021Member-onlyWhy Words Like Sir And Ma’am Aren’t Used In SwedenIn 1967 Bror Rexed, the newly-appointed head of the National Board of Health and Welfare, gave a speech to the staff that would permanently and irrevocably change social life in Sweden. …Social4 min readSocial4 min read
Oct 28, 2021Member-onlyWhy All Children Should Be Guaranteed Free HealthcareYesterday I had to take my daugher to the ER, because she’s had a fever for longer than is typical when children catch a cold. A week ago she took a covid-19 test which came back negative so we knew it was something else. She was admitted and given her…Healthcare3 min readHealthcare3 min read
Oct 25, 2021Member-onlyBlind Luck MUD Development Diary, Entry 8: Dynamic DescriptionsWelcome back to this ongoing series of articles where I publish my thoughts on the text-based fantasy online roleplaying game I’m developing. If you’re new here, you might want to start with the first entry. I like text. I find it fascinating how through a long sequence of words, a…Python5 min readPython5 min read
Published inA Parent Is Born·Oct 13, 2021Member-onlyWhy I Play Minecraft With My KidsAny parent will tell you that maintaining a positive relation with your children is not always an easy task. We don’t always have to be their friend, but we always have to be their parent. …Minecraft4 min readMinecraft4 min read
Sep 29, 2021Member-onlyRespect Is In Fact Given, Not EarnedHave you too heard the popular phrase “respect is earned, not given”? It is usally said by someone who is trying to sound “badass” to justify why they just disrespected someone. This line of thinking makes no sense, and I will explain why. I’ve heard police officers speaking that way…Makeitbetter213 min readMakeitbetter213 min read
Sep 28, 2021Member-onlyBlind Luck MUD Development Diary, Entry 7: Combat planningAll games have at least one core mechanic, around which the gameplay is built. The core mechanic of Super Mario Bros is jumping, and the core mechanic of Tetris is to fill rows with blocks without empty spaces so that they disappear. Blind Luck MUD is a role-playing game, and…Visually Impaired8 min readVisually Impaired8 min read
Sep 17, 2021Member-onlyBlind Luck MUD Development Diary, Entry 6: Blind ModeIf you want to start from the beginning, the first entry is here. This text-based online fantasy roleplaying game started with the idea of making a game that is as accessible for the visually impaired as it is for anyone else. In the previous entry in this Development Diary, I…Visually Impaired8 min readVisually Impaired8 min read
Sep 12, 2021Member-onlyBlind Luck MUD Development Diary, Entry 5: Gender in GamesIn virtually all games where players are allowed to create their own character, the game will ask them to specify their character’s gender. This is expected, and most of us don’t think twice about it. We just choose “male” or “female” and off to play we go. But what if…Python5 min readPython5 min read
Aug 31, 2021Member-onlyBlind Luck MUD Development Diary, Entry 4: RoomsEvery MUD needs a lot of locations — which in the case of MUDs are called “rooms” — and this MUD is no exception. In fact, any respectable MUD will have thousands of rooms. …Mud7 min readMud7 min read
Aug 23, 2021Member-onlyBlind Luck MUD Development Diary, Entry 3: Experience, Levels & StatsNote: If this is your first time reading this Development Diary, where I tell the story of how I’m building a text-based online fantasy multiplayer game, then I suggest you start with Entry 1 and go from there. …Programming5 min readProgramming5 min read
