Every year in August, I make a trek to Germany to attend a video game conference ironically called Gamescon. When I say I make a trek there, I mean I listen to the a recorded version of the livestream on YouTube while I'm working on boring spreadsheets. The purpose of the conference, and all video … Continue reading Bitter Feedback BFG’s
Month: August 2025
Microtransactions BFG’s
I grew up in a family of 7, five of which were kids, one of which was me. Since there were so many kids in my family, I had to fight and claw for attention, and resources. I remember the shame I felt in 7th grade, when I literally only had 5 shirts. I had … Continue reading Microtransactions BFG’s
Manifest Destiny BFG’s
I used to wonder why August, a month fully contained within the summer season, was a dead release time for movies. Then I looked at the calendar and saw that it was only the second full week of August and my son started school on Wednesday. I don't know who's cockamamie idea it was to … Continue reading Manifest Destiny BFG’s
Aura Farming BFG’s
Growing up in South Dakota was rough. Although I lived in the only big city for dozens of miles, the city was surrounded farmland, so any time I left the city, I felt like I could have been attacked by children of the corn. The state loves corn so much, that they literally built the … Continue reading Aura Farming BFG’s
Inspiration Lightning BFG’s
People are always asking me where I get so many great ideas for this blog. You'd think that after 12 years and 1,578 Bitter Blog posts (1579 once this is published), I would run out of good ideas. First, let's be clear that not all my posts are home runs, or even triples. Most of … Continue reading Inspiration Lightning BFG’s
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