Going on the Account: How Ye Approach Yer Yarn

Believe it or not, the NEW YORK TIMES has a regular video game reviewer.  Yes, games have become a respectable media in and of itself now; whether that thrills or scares you, I leave the choice to you…
 
Anyways, the review of MARVEL: ULTIMATE ALLIANCE 2 in the TIMES was an interesting read today.  It was not so [...]

Going on the Account: Part the One Hundred Seventy Fifth

Part the One Hundred Seventy Fifth is now up, and may be read here.

Going on the Account: Always Have a Watch on Station…

Just heard about a Somali effort to take a ship outside Mogdishu harbor
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Of particular interest is the action described, taking ships at the harbor mouth, which according to the article necessitates an escourt by the police.  What’s striking about this is how close in the action is now to shore; after efforts to strike as far [...]

Going on the Account: Part the One Hundred Seventy Fourth

Part the One Hundred Seventy Fourth is now up, and may be read here.

Going on the Account: Part the One Hundred Seventy Third

Part the One Hundred Seventy Third is now up, and may be read here.

Going on the Account: A Rutter for Guiding Yer Log to Port

My thanks to Greg Epstein via Facebook for recommending Daniel Menaker’s assessment of publishing over at barnesandnoblereview.com. 
 
What particularly strikes me about Menaker’s assessment is his willingness to acknowledge that the business model is dysfunctional.  Hell, years before computers graduated from room-sized government projects to desk-stealing boxes for rich individual to have as a status [...]

Going on the Account: Part the One Hundred Seventy Second

Part the One Hundred Seventy Second is now up, and may be read here.

Going on the Account: Part the One Hundred Seventy First

Part the One Hundred Seventy First is now up, and may be read here.

Going on the Account: Up in Arms on Land and Sea

For those trying to keep score at home, the US has signed the New York Declaration (yeah home reference…) that among other things commits us to encouraging best management practices in keeping ships in the area from being easy targets, and to coordinating resources with the other signators to working on a solution to the [...]

Going on the Account: Part the One Hundred Seventieth

Part the One Hundred Seventieth is now up, and may be read here.

Going on the Account: Part the One Hundred Sixty Ninth

Part the One Hundred Sixty Ninth in now up, and may be read here.

Going on the Account: Part the One Hundred Sixty Eighth

Part the One Hundred Sixty Eighth is now up, and may be read here.