Steve's Blog
Updates, thoughts and detailed breakdowns of my projects, experiments and the world of digital content and publishing.
TP-Link Possible Fire Risk: My HS100 Smart Plug Nearly Caught Fire
Recently, one of my TP-Link HS100 smart plugs failed in a way that could easily have led to a fire in my home. Here's the cause and how TP-Link handled the fault.
Legal.com and the Suspicious Website Acquisition Offer That Wasn't What It Seemed
Recently, I was approached by someone claiming to be a legal advisor representing a client interested in acquiring my website. At first, this seemed like a legitimate inquiry—after all, but as the conversation progressed, the entire thing started to unravel.
'Sandkings': My Experimental Alien Breeding Simulation Game
Based partly on George R. R. Martin's novelette, 'Sandkings', but more so an episode of 'The Outer Limits', this simulation game is all about breeding a colony of alien insects that hatch from eggs brought back by a Mars lander. The game uses a third-party AI to generated in-game journal entries.
Steve Higgins Launches New Paranormal Ghostwriting Service
Steve Higgins, the founder of Higgypop.com, a leading paranormal news website, is set to launch a new ghostwriting service under the banner of Project Weird.