Some Pseudoscientific Sleep Solutions

These are some of the weapons that are working for me in my on-going battle against insomnia.

Insomnia has been a struggle for me all of my life; ever since I was young, I've struggled with shifting sleep schedules and white nights. I'm far from alone. Studies show that as many as eighty percent of blind people struggle with chronic insomnia and conditions like Non-24 hour sleep disorder. Far too often, the problem is "treated" by Zolpidem or other powerful prescription sleeping pills. Unfortunately, these pills can be addictive, require ever increasing dosages, and have side effects. After years of trying countless solutions, I've finally got a collection of strategies that keep me sleeping on schedule about three quarters of the time without prescriptions.

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Moved The Blog to Static

My adventures in continuing to fiddle with my blog.

Yes, that's right! I've become one of those tiresome middle-aged men who is constantly fiddling with their blog, and insists on telling you about it. I'm sorry.

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Call of Fate: A Tour De Force in culturally accepted tropes

Call of Fate is a Chinese audiogame released on Android and IOS by Prudence Interactive, intended to be accessible to both blind and sighted players. These are my thoughts after playing for several days.

Call of Fate is Prudence's second audio game released on Android and IOS widely available to the western English speaking market; the first was Ranger Legend. Unfortunately, I found Ranger Legend to be confusing, difficult, and slightly buggy. I'm pleased to say that despite some flaws, Call Of Fate is a much better outing!

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