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Quitting LJ
Hey folks, I'm quitting LiveJournal.
The reason is simple: very few people update here anymore. Those who do: I love you but it doesn't outweigh the cost of having another profile/blog/etc to maintain. Sorry.
If you want to keep in touch with me, I do a lot of longform writing on my blog, Tiny Subversions. You can also subscribe to its LJ feed if you ( Read more... ) -
Quick Update
In the past month I've been working on a handful of games in my spare time. I released one about a week ago. It's called AF337, it's kind of a frantic version of Robotron meets something like Everday Shooter. Except not nearly as good as those games.
However -- I find it compulsively playable, which is a first for something I've made!
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Phone Update
I've had the Palm Pre for about 10 days now. I like it a lot! The slideout keyboard is nice, and while some people consider it to be a bulky phone, those people are crazy. It's certainly smaller than my Treo 600. The form factor isn't for everyone (as jessnut noted) but it works fine for me.
The App Store is kind of poor right now, but that's largely ( Read more... ) -
Article on The Escapist
I have an article up on The Escapist this week about hip hop and video games. Specifically, I'm examining why there hasn't been a hit karaoke-style game for hip hop and what that means. -
RIP Dave Arneson
Dave Arneson, sadly, DID pass away two days ago at the age of 61. I was not going to post this until I was triple-sure that the news was correct, since I mistakenly reported his death a few days early. Here's my original post:
I got word from some friends who knew him, via Twitter, that Dave Arneson died. For those of you who don't know, although I ( Read more... ) -
The Brits Do Love Their Bizkits.
Oh, CNN.com. I love how your "Live Developing Story" about the British PM has a picture of Bizkit the Sleepwalking Dog.
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The Media Show - How Not to Defend Your Fanfic
My friend Gus has been doing these amazing videos called "The Media Show" -- it's basically puppets educating people about teh interwubz. This week's episode is about the use of passive-aggressive smilies when defending your fanfic on LJ. EDIT: Please subscribe on YouTube if you like them!
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Jumpgate
Hey, this is a trailer for a game I am working on!
The core game loop (space laser arcade-style dogfighting) is really fun.
Click to view