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I’m (still) disappointed by the Halo show

I’m fashionably late to the party, but I can’t not talk about the Halo show. While I was writing this, it was tentatively titled I don’t...

2024-04-07 by XCVG Commentary Long Form

CommonCore R6 Released

CommonCore R6, formerly known as CommonCore Firene, is now released! This release marks a change in nomenclature and a change in how it will be released...

2024-04-05 by XCVG Game Dev

The Eaget Box: A Thrift Store Curiosity

I found this weird thing at the thrift store. A box in the electronics section, with some USB ports, AV jacks, an a hard drive bay....

2024-03-17 by XCVG Long Form Tech

Happy St Patrick’s Day!

2024-03-17 by XCVG Art

The Thunderbolt Compatibility Conundrum

This looks like it should work, but it doesn’t. It’s not because I’ve used an outright wrong adapter, say a USB-C to mDP adapter in the...

2024-02-25 by XCVG Long Form Tech

Happy Lunar New Year!

2024-02-10 by XCVG Art

Style, Setting, and Sequels: Musings On John Wick

This is (obviously) not the long-promised “shrinking as a creator” post. I will get to that one, but to open 2024, I wanted to do something...

2024-01-08 by XCVG Commentary Long Form

It’s not quite 2024 for me, but it is for some folks. Happy New Years, everyone! (4/4 of the Holiday 2023 art series)

2023-12-31 by XCVG Art

It’s almost the end of 2023, which means it’s time for the yearly status update! https://www.xcvgsystems.com/2023/12/end-of-year-2023-status-update/

2023-12-28 by XCVG Site News

3/4 of the Holiday 2023 art series

2023-12-24 by XCVG Art