May 2021

9 posts

You've Gotta Have a Prince

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Whereas he has ceaselessly displayed the virtues of camaraderie, wisdom, and piety befitting those of noble rank,

Whereas he and I agreed it was a good idea,

Whereas those parties assembled at HWC Americas made no objection,

By the powers invested in me according to the ancient and noble constitution of maxwelljoslyn.com,

I hereby crown

Gregor Morrill

Prince of this website,

at 12 PM, 49 minutes and 24 seconds past the hour, on May 28th, in the 31st year since the Web began.

The Drongo, Interview #10: Eyal Herling

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The Drongo: Today, our guest on The Drongo is Eyal Herling.

Before we begin in earnest, I must mention that Eyal is Israeli, and that we conducted this interview before the recent conflict triggered by the Sheikh Jarrah ruling. Readers, whatever your opinions on Israel-Palestine affairs, please make certain that your comments are respectful toward Eyal.

Take it away, Eyal.

Eyal Herling: First of all, let me start with a great thank you for having me here, and for conducting this interview. It is a unique experience for me.

The Drongo: You're welcome, and thanks for being here. Can you tell us a little bit about yourself?

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The Gamer's Prelude

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This is a loose parody of the Prelude to The Canterbury Tales, dedicated to, and inspired by, none other than my good friend Ryan Wright (read his interview with The Drongo, or play Ryan Quest.)

There came a schollar from Viking country,
Well verst in ludonarrativity.
When that Aprill with his shoures thick
Hied off, he watched ye childe play hoop and stick
To ponder changing stick for lethern balle,
And wryte upon the meninge of it alle.
Of anti-gamer scorn, no hede took he,
Aware that men live in society,
While those of lerninge to him wolde adjure
For hy discourse on English literature.
Full gladly teched he on such things culturall,
And left each lecture-hall with maydens plurall.
Exotic assets allways filled his pipe:
He was a verry parfit gaming type.

The Drongo, Interview #9: Alexi Caracotsios

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That's right, drongos: a new interview awaits your hungry eyes and brains.

The Drongo: Our guest today on The Drongo is Alexi Caracotsios, a man of countless talents. Readers, prepare yourselves: here he comes.

What are you all about, Alexi?

Alexi Caracotsios: I have spent the last eight years of my life trying to obtain the knowledge (un?)inherent to books, experience, and life.

I have delved deep into the linguistic treasure pool of foreign languages, achieving fluency in five, and being able to dabble around in another three or so. I always thought of myself as a rogue scholar on the quest for truth; now, I am in the depths of an existential crisis as to what the hell any of that could possibly mean.

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