This year I attended a talk by Jesse Schell where he talked about a great many things, but one idea that stuck with me was that the act of predicting is a skill that can be improved with practice. This thought has inspired me to make my own set of predictions. So here are my predictions for each of the next 5 years, and then one more for 10 years ( Read more... )

My dad, a.k.a. "ConstantNormal", fairly regular sends out mass emails with his thoughts on economics, the government, Apple products, as well as a variety of other topics, and often I feel his emails would make better posts on a blog than mass emails. However, the thought of posting such things in public does not appeal to him. For this email ( Read more... )

I AM BUILDING A CARDBOARD ROBOT ARMY AND...


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Recently, I've seen a number of different reactions to Roger Ebert's latest claim that video games can never be art, and a variety of postings supporting his claim as well as disputing it.


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It seems today is a very good day for internet. Sure there's an iPad front moving in from the west, and there are still a few ripples to ride out from April Fools shenanigans, but there are some new gems out there that are not to be missed.


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Do you have an i-device with a touch screen? I've recently been introduced to the Words with Friends app and I'm hooked. If any of my iFriends already have this app installed, feel free to send a challenge to "Karma Adjuster" and we can duke it out in a duel of words.


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So I think I may have been tricked tonight. I was expecting to go out clubbing but ended up with a slightly different evening. Below is the conversation that lead up to the night’s adventure. You can decide for yourself if I was cleverly mislead, or I’m just gullible.


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In less than 48 hours, with only four others I managed to do what Slipgate was unable to do in over 4 years. Publish a game! There's something to be said for accepting one's limitations and working within them.


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In the end, all you have are your stories. Every year that you don't have at least one story, be it good or bad, is a waste of a year. The following are my own abbreviated adventures that I experienced from 2000 to 2009. For each and every adventure, there's a story to go with it. May you enjoy my journey down memory lane just as much as I did.


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