Courtesy of Alex:
(Cue undignified braying laughter.)
Skylines of the Future

Cities: Skylines is bound to have a sequel sooner or later. Where can this series go next, and what changes would I like to see?
The Strange Evolution of OpenGL

Sometimes software is engineered. Sometimes it grows organically. And sometimes it's thrown together seemingly at random over two decades.
Bad and Wrong Music Lessons

A music lesson for people who know nothing about music, from someone who barely knows anything about music.
Mass Effect Retrospective

A novel-sized analysis of the Mass Effect series that explains where it all went wrong. Spoiler: It was long before the ending.
The Best of 2011

My picks for what was important, awesome, or worth talking about in 2011.
I still have no idea why I wrote that article. That’s not exactly true: I was avoiding work.
Absolutely hilarious!
(After I read the article for context, that is…)