Last weekend I attended the memorial service for my dear high school/college friend Erik Silva. Scott Silva gave a wonderful, emotional eulogy. Justin Cooper and Diane Prescott made what could have been a really depressing trip into a lot of fun. During the service the pastor performed a simple, beautiful arrangement of one of Erik's favorite songs ( Read more... )

Hi LJ!

Haven't posted for a while. Only seems appropriate that I finally figured out why I enjoyed playing 3/3.5 DnD better than 4th Ed. It's described pretty succinctly by comparing the two spell descriptions below.

Simply put, the first one feels like an "event."  It's interesting, chunky, complicated.  The second one feels like every. single. ( Read more... )

For some strange reason, I am TOTALLY OBSESSING over the fact that there is no new Elder Scrolls game coming out anytime soon. It *might* be announced in August, but might not ( Read more... )

http://shop.cafepress.com/miskatonic

The Internet in 2010 has really closed the idea -> t-shirt gap.

Brief summary of the changes ( Read more... )

Hmm. Just realized I need an icon for posting on baby-related topics.

:D

Howdy - I'm running a survey of software development transitions in 2010 - please blog, tweet, and otherwise post & distribute.

http://bit.ly/bxiPsf

Thanks!
-Will

Ya know, I saw a movie this summer about a bunch of pitiful renegades dealing with a vast technology that was overwhelming them. One of the key plot points was basically a security breach that allowed the renegades to listen in on the signal.

A lot of people mocked the plot point about the security, but now we find out that the Predator doesn't ( Read more... )

Reposted from a comment I made in another post. Feel free to repost - this is "eat your vegetables" advice for writers...I am constantly shocked - shocked I say! - at how many authors (and publishers, and editors) don't know how to use Word properly. For a tool that you live in, day in day, out, a professional really should know how to use Word ( Read more... )

http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/arxiv/23832/

I still have the suspicion that we are (at least for the Milky Way) effectively the First Ones.

Not sure if we're up for that kind of responsibility... ;)