Seamus Bellamy

Alberta

Senior Editor, Electronics for @Reviewed. Full-time Hobo. Peer Support Volunteer for @BadgeLifeCanada. Eventual novelist. There’s more to us than this.

Articles

Good deal on hit RPG Baldur's Gate 3

4 days ago | boingboing.net | Seamus Bellamy

If you haven't played Baldur's Gate 3 yet, chances are you've had to listen to a friend blather on about why it's so great. Larian Studios' BG3 is a frigging masterpiece, with hundreds of hours of gameplay (it's wicked replayable), outstanding voice acting and compelling writing that keeps players coming back for more. It's so popular there's been no reason to discount it. Folks keep forking over cash for this outstanding CRPG, no matter the price.
ICE enlists Palantir to track down people it wants gone

6 days ago | boingboing.net | Seamus Bellamy

According to a leaker in contact with 404 Media, Peter Thiel's spooky private intelligence company, Palantir Technologies, has taken on a significant role in assisting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) with locating individuals destined for deportation. Given recent whimsical comments by President Trump, such deportation targets could include American citizens—'accidental' or otherwise.
Date announced for Peacemaker season two

6 days ago | boingboing.net | Seamus Bellamy

James Gunn is describing the second season of Peacemaker as 'one of his favourite things ever.' As Peacemaker season one was one of my favourite things ever, this statement excites me. According to GamesRadar, there's finally a date to focus that excitement on: August 25th. Now that he's done apologizing for recognizing Taiwan as a nation, John Cena will be back along with the rest of his merry band of rejects, as they awkwardly try to save the world.
America's rich die sooner than Europe's poor

1 week ago | boingboing.net | Seamus Bellamy

The rich won't be happy until they've taken ever damn thing that was once ours. Our jobs, the dignity of being able to pay for housing, living under the freedom that a democracy can afford and, of late, mortality rates. If you hold a grudge about this sort of thing, good news: According to a study in the New England Journal of Medicine, being a rich bastard in the United States no longer equips you with everything you need to live out we, the little people.
Today's new horror: necrotizing fasciitis of the vulva

1 week ago | boingboing.net | Seamus Bellamy

Doctors in the U.K. report a rise in the number of cases of necrotizing fasciitis of the vulva. Doctors at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust detailed three such cases in a paper published this month in BMJ Case Reports. All three women were hospitalized, and one died as a result. These cases are part of a growing trend in the UK, the doctors say, and infections that can cause necrotizing fasciitis are increasing in the U.S. as well.
Here's hoping The Life of Chuck doesn't suck

1 week ago | boingboing.net | Seamus Bellamy

You never know which version of Stephen King you're gonna get when his name is associated with a movie. Will it be a creepy good time like Doctor Sleep? A waste of his vision with a flick like The Dark Tower (I'm still feeling salty about that one) or, a sack full of sad whimsy like The Green Mile? Where The Life of Chuck is concerned, I'm hoping for the latter. I've been freebasing horror and crime content lately–with everything going on in the world right now, it's been a great distraction.
How to turn off Apple Passwords on your Mac

1 week ago | boingboing.net | Seamus Bellamy

I've been using 1Password for at least a decade. I do not want to use Apple Passwords. I do not like Apple Passwords. Killing this unrequested service on my iPad and iPhone was easy: just delete the app. Doing it on a Mac? The process isn't as straightforward. Unlike apps like Pages or Keynote, Apple won't let you delete Passwords from your computer. Only Apple knows why. While it's installed, Passwords will get in the way of filling out every field on every website you visit.
Mr. Inbetween is my new binge-watch obsession

1 week ago | boingboing.net | Seamus Bellamy

Mr. Inbetween initially aired in Australia back in 2018. Even then, it had some dust on it: the series, which ended up spanning three seasons, was based on a 2005 flick called The Magician, which I am now tracking down to buy. The series focuses on the life of Ray Shoesmith a criminal-for-hire that'll do damn near anything for money, murder included.
Cholera-infested holy water expels more than demons

1 week ago | boingboing.net | Seamus Bellamy

If your faith enriches your life and hurts no one, I'm glad you have it as a source of comfort (God knows we need it right now.) But maybe, if you're on a pilgrimage to a holy site in an area that's full of cholera, leave the holy water alone. According to infectious disease watchdog Eurosurveillance, seven European tourists who visited a well named for St. George of Cappadocia were dinged with a serious bout of cholera.
Flight attendants snitch on ICE flights

2 weeks ago | boingboing.net | Seamus Bellamy

Hey, you know those sketchy, largely illegal, life-shattering flights that are being used to disappear American citizens, legal asylum seekers and individuals who screwed up by entering the United States of America illegally? You will be shocked, shocked, I say to discover that bad shit has been happening onboard them while they're in the air, before take-off and most certainly after landing. ProPublica recently ran a fascinating/horrifying story on what goes on during said flights.