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	<title>The Tar Pit</title>
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		<title>The Romanian Football Federation, aka FRF: a case study</title>
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		<comments>http://thetarpit.org/2026/the-romanian-football-federation-aka-frf-a-case-study#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 15:48:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NjkzNjE1MzI5OTZ8MTguOTcuMTQuODU=This article is the result of a relatively lengthy discussion with a friend, on, of all the things that one may talk about, football. Just to be clear, I do not watch football, despite growing up in a family where this activity was practiced quite often, and despite my grandfather's attempts to instill the love [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[NjkzNjE1MzI5OTZ8MTguOTcuMTQuODU=This article is the result of a relatively lengthy discussion with a friend, on, of all the things that one may talk about, football. Just to be clear, I do not watch football, despite growing up in a family where this activity was practiced quite often, and despite my grandfather's attempts to instill the love [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Romanian bear problem</title>
		<link>http://thetarpit.org/2026/the-romanian-bear-problem</link>
		<comments>http://thetarpit.org/2026/the-romanian-bear-problem#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 16:08:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NjkzNjE1MzI5OTZ8MTguOTcuMTQuODU=Romanians have a lot of problems, some of them much more pressing than the one I am going to discuss here, but this one has seen the headlines in the past few weeks, so what can I say, I'm gonna indulge this time around. As far as what the press covers, I honestly do not [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[NjkzNjE1MzI5OTZ8MTguOTcuMTQuODU=Romanians have a lot of problems, some of them much more pressing than the one I am going to discuss here, but this one has seen the headlines in the past few weeks, so what can I say, I'm gonna indulge this time around. As far as what the press covers, I honestly do not [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The next generation, its blessings and flaws</title>
		<link>http://thetarpit.org/2026/the-next-generation-its-blessings-and-flaws</link>
		<comments>http://thetarpit.org/2026/the-next-generation-its-blessings-and-flaws#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 16:54:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NjkzNjE1MzI5OTZ8MTguOTcuMTQuODU=In approaching the subject expressed in the title, and for whatever it's worth, this article is not devoid of any so-called bias, primarily due to my age; and at the same time, it's precisely my age which puts me in the detached position of an outsider in judging the so-called next generation. Just like the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[NjkzNjE1MzI5OTZ8MTguOTcuMTQuODU=In approaching the subject expressed in the title, and for whatever it's worth, this article is not devoid of any so-called bias, primarily due to my age; and at the same time, it's precisely my age which puts me in the detached position of an outsider in judging the so-called next generation. Just like the [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The spirit of the times, such as it is</title>
		<link>http://thetarpit.org/2026/the-spirit-of-the-times-such-as-it-is</link>
		<comments>http://thetarpit.org/2026/the-spirit-of-the-times-such-as-it-is#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 17:58:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[in the flesh]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[NjkzNjE1MzI5OTZ8MTguOTcuMTQuODU=This article was initially supposed to ambitiously piece together a picture of our times, and of things and matters surrounding and surrounded by them; but alas, I am a busy person, and besides, I've never been that much of a writer, so I suppose you, my dear reader, will have to be satisfied with this [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[NjkzNjE1MzI5OTZ8MTguOTcuMTQuODU=This article was initially supposed to ambitiously piece together a picture of our times, and of things and matters surrounding and surrounded by them; but alas, I am a busy person, and besides, I've never been that much of a writer, so I suppose you, my dear reader, will have to be satisfied with this [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Angine de Poitrine</title>
		<link>http://thetarpit.org/2026/angine-de-poitrine</link>
		<comments>http://thetarpit.org/2026/angine-de-poitrine#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 07:42:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>spyked</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[food for the soul]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[NjkzNjE1MzI5OTZ8MTguOTcuMTQuODU=I guess by now everyone and their dog have literally heard the phenomenon called Angine de Poitrine -- a previously-obscure band from the underbelly of Quebec state, Canada, whose KEXP gig stirred quite the reaction in the musical mainstream. I don't know if the reader realizes this, but at this point I should say that [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[NjkzNjE1MzI5OTZ8MTguOTcuMTQuODU=I guess by now everyone and their dog have literally heard the phenomenon called Angine de Poitrine -- a previously-obscure band from the underbelly of Quebec state, Canada, whose KEXP gig stirred quite the reaction in the musical mainstream. I don't know if the reader realizes this, but at this point I should say that [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Wag the Dog</title>
		<link>http://thetarpit.org/2026/wag-the-dog</link>
		<comments>http://thetarpit.org/2026/wag-the-dog#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 14:57:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[food for the soul]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[NjkzNjE1MzI5OTZ8MTguOTcuMTQuODU=Ante Scriptum: Post-WWII, America was quite possibly the coolest place on this ball called Earth, at least for a while. I am sure that historians will spend decades if not centuries debating how exactly it went from that point to being one of the shittiest places to live, under the doubtful assumption that the mere [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[NjkzNjE1MzI5OTZ8MTguOTcuMTQuODU=Ante Scriptum: Post-WWII, America was quite possibly the coolest place on this ball called Earth, at least for a while. I am sure that historians will spend decades if not centuries debating how exactly it went from that point to being one of the shittiest places to live, under the doubtful assumption that the mere [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>One year of gym training</title>
		<link>http://thetarpit.org/2026/one-year-of-gym-training</link>
		<comments>http://thetarpit.org/2026/one-year-of-gym-training#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 20:06:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>spyked</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NjkzNjE1MzI5OTZ8MTguOTcuMTQuODU=So the thirtheenth of March of the Lord's year twenty-twentyfive was, weirdly enough, my first time entering a fitness room in forever; and the same date -- other than dispelling every preconceived thought about "gym bros", "fitness culture" and so on and so forth -- also marked the beginning of my adventure in this world, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[NjkzNjE1MzI5OTZ8MTguOTcuMTQuODU=So the thirtheenth of March of the Lord's year twenty-twentyfive was, weirdly enough, my first time entering a fitness room in forever; and the same date -- other than dispelling every preconceived thought about "gym bros", "fitness culture" and so on and so forth -- also marked the beginning of my adventure in this world, [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>On perversion</title>
		<link>http://thetarpit.org/2026/on-perversion</link>
		<comments>http://thetarpit.org/2026/on-perversion#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 16:33:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>spyked</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[asphalt]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[NjkzNjE1MzI5OTZ8MTguOTcuMTQuODU=In this post I'll discuss how perversion, or the act thereof, is a fundamental property of life; or, at the very least, of animal life, not to mention its ubiquitousness within the human species.

As per tradition, let us try to get a definition from the dictionary:


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  1 : the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[NjkzNjE1MzI5OTZ8MTguOTcuMTQuODU=In this post I'll discuss how perversion, or the act thereof, is a fundamental property of life; or, at the very least, of animal life, not to mention its ubiquitousness within the human species.

As per tradition, let us try to get a definition from the dictionary:


  perversion (noun)
  
  1 : the [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Sanitarium</title>
		<link>http://thetarpit.org/2026/sanitarium</link>
		<comments>http://thetarpit.org/2026/sanitarium#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2026 20:19:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>spyked</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[gaming]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thetarpit.org/?p=581</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[NjkzNjE1MzI5OTZ8MTguOTcuMTQuODU=Holy smokes, I can't believe it's 2026 and I haven't reviewed this yet! Sanitarium is a superb point-and-click adventure developed by DreamForge Intertainment, a small company active through the 1990s, that made mostly DOS-based role-playing games besides this one, plus a turn-based Panzer General clone set in the Warhammer 40K universe, and another adventure game [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[NjkzNjE1MzI5OTZ8MTguOTcuMTQuODU=Holy smokes, I can't believe it's 2026 and I haven't reviewed this yet! Sanitarium is a superb point-and-click adventure developed by DreamForge Intertainment, a small company active through the 1990s, that made mostly DOS-based role-playing games besides this one, plus a turn-based Panzer General clone set in the Warhammer 40K universe, and another adventure game [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Winter in the postmodern Soviets</title>
		<link>http://thetarpit.org/2026/winter-in-the-postmodern-soviets</link>
		<comments>http://thetarpit.org/2026/winter-in-the-postmodern-soviets#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 20:22:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>spyked</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NjkzNjE1MzI5OTZ8MTguOTcuMTQuODU=This post is a complement to the summer edition. Don't mind the almost-five-year gap between the two, as some things really don't change as quickly as the "official narrative" would have you believe.

So... Bucharest, and by extension, Romania; and by extension, Europe, and so on up to most of, depending on where you look from, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[NjkzNjE1MzI5OTZ8MTguOTcuMTQuODU=This post is a complement to the summer edition. Don't mind the almost-five-year gap between the two, as some things really don't change as quickly as the "official narrative" would have you believe.

So... Bucharest, and by extension, Romania; and by extension, Europe, and so on up to most of, depending on where you look from, [...]]]></content:encoded>
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