Book Reviews
Rules of the Game
What are the rules to the game? What game are we even playing? A couple years ago, we caught the Super Bowl on TV, with the 49ers playing in the biggest sporting event of the year. As my son was…
The Changing Management Landscape
This blog's namesake drives my writing process. I first come across a noteworthy book or article, something that triggers a thought or reaction. Then I create a new doc, jot down a few thoughts, and let it sit…
A Wild Ghost Blog Appears
There would be 15 years' worth of posts to migrate. This was something that I had mulled over for the last few years. WordPress (WP), the blogging-cum-content platform that was initially released in 2003, has gotten too…
Cairn: Flow Within Constraint
Cairn is a game about climbing. It was released merely days after Skyscraper Live , a Netflix special also about climbing. I'm not a climber; the closest I've gotten was fumbling on gym walls back in high…
Eccentric Founders
Despite changing its corporate structure and name to Block, and even though it's been over a decade since I last worked there, I will always think of the company as Square. Those were formative years. For me, Square…
A Retreat from Game Subscriptions
Remember the persistent idea of an evergreen gaming service, a "Netflix for games," that gamers had been clamoring for since…well, since Netflix became a household name? We did enjoy a brief era of subscription gaming, but just…
