Author Archives: Jason Robinson

Sharon Begley at The Daily Beast posted an interesting piece entitled “One Word Can Save Your Life: No!” about the relative ineffectiveness (and expense) of many frequent medical tests and procedures. I think the issues described in the article get … Continue reading →

This article by Joe Nocera at the New York Times gives some interesting background information about the bank bailouts. The article is about Sheila Bair, the director of the FDIC at the time. Excerpt: As she thinks back on it, … Continue reading →

This article at the Washington Monthly makes a compelling argument for ending various forms of spending in the tax code (a.k.a. “tax breaks”). This form of indirect spending tends to favor the wealthy and dwarfs direct programs that benefit the … Continue reading →

In my opinion, many people have very distorted and inaccurate views about how taxes are spent. These distorted views adversely affect political decisions to the extent that those decisions are based on misconceptions rather than reality. In order to combat these … Continue reading →

The game Neverwinter Nights (for which I created the add-on module “The Vethboro Dragon“) is now available at GOG.com for a mere $10. If you’re unfamiliar with GOG (which stands for “good old games”), they sell digital editions of older … Continue reading →

I’ve made a subdomain to host my computer conversion of the Star Trek: Starship Tactical Combat Simulator board game. You can find it here: ststcs.slightlysilly.com The Star Trek: Starship Tactical Combat Simulator Computer Conversion is a 2D turn-based strategy game for the … Continue reading →

So… Some time ago my previous website at slightlysilly.net was waylaid by pirates. The weather has finally gotten dreary enough that I took the time to bring this site up. Welcome to slightlysilly.com.