Author Archives: J. D. Bartlett

The Railroad Deity

Posted on Monday 18 March 2013 by J. D. Bartlett

I was smiling to myself as I strode out of the train station towards work. But I slowed to a stop as a stocky young man who’d been ambling towards me hailed me. ‘Excuse me,’ he said. ‘Could you help … Continue reading →

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Issue Tracker Gamification

Posted on Monday 11 February 2013 by J. D. Bartlett

I’ve been playing with habitrpg, which gamifies habit-setting. You have a little character with experience points, hit points and gold pieces. You earn experience and gold for achieving your habit goals. You lose hit points for failing to achieve goals. … Continue reading →

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Blogs and Social Media

Posted on Monday 4 February 2013 by J. D. Bartlett

As a citizen of the Internet, I produce and consume information. What I consume comes largely from blogs and YouTube channels. I consume almost nothing via Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus and the like. Below are my musings on why this … Continue reading →

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“Reading” List

Posted on Monday 28 January 2013 by J. D. Bartlett

From time to time I like to hear what my friends are consuming on the Internet—sometimes I find a valuable site I’ve never known of before. Today I give you a list of blogs and video channels which I regularly … Continue reading →

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Arimaa

Posted on Monday 21 January 2013 by J. D. Bartlett

Today I thought I’d share a game I recently discovered called Arimaa. The game can be played with a standard chess set, but is intriguingly complex. That is to say, the rules are simpler than those of chess, but playing … Continue reading →

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