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A prediction
There is about to be an upturn in violence to small children. Many will be found with their feet amputated ( Read more... ) -
World Clock
This has some interesting statistics in it. Of course Mark Twain's warning about statistics should be kept in mind. -
Adventure turns 30
This year marks the 30th anniversary of Will Crowther sending the source of a caving simulation that he had turned into a game for his kids to Don Woods. The result was the classic version of the game "Adventure". Someone has done a ton of work tracing down the original source code and mapping the geography of the game to the real cave in ( Read more... ) -
Pizza Delivery
This is a great bit on the dangers of where we are heading.
I wonder if once this happens one will have to get a clearance to work at Domino's? -
Ice
Two friends of mine once decided to be roommates. One of the household issues they were constantly bickering over was the ice cube dispenser. They had one of those in the door dispensers that could be set to either crushed or cubed ice. One insisted that crushed ice didn't block the glass and cooled his drinks faster. The other complained that ( Read more... ) -
The Eagles Farewell Tour
It was 1980. The Eagles were appearing at the Tarrant County Convention Center. Joe Walsh was "running" for president. I honestly don't know what I would have told you if asked what I expected for this band 27 years later. I am certain however it would not have included visions of a 60 year old Joe Walsh jumping up and down in pants that looked ( Read more... ) -
Moody Gardens
I am still at my family reunion in Friendswood. For those not familiar with Texas geography that is just south of Houston. Which means it is hot. And humid. And hot. And did I mention humid?
Today we went to Moody Gardens. A collection of museums in Galveston. Since I was born in Galveston I felt a little like a salmon returning to its ( Read more... ) -
Friendswood
I am in Friendswood the next couple of days for a family reunion. Fortunately I had time to pick up my new MacBook Pro before we left. Getting my old setup transferred has been a bit of a challenge due to some disk space issues. But I now seem to have succeeded in working it out. -
NTN
I used to be a big fan of NTN. I discovered tonight they have changed their name to Buzztime. The new systems allows a place to run more than one game at a time. The graphics capabilities are also much improved. I played a couple of games of Showdown (which appears to be exactly like an older game called Countdown). I scored 7th and 8th in the ( Read more... ) -
Random Gaming Bits
Apparently Carcasonne joins Settlers on the Xbox. If this keeps up I may have to buy my first video game platform. Especially if these versions allow for remote opponents.
Apparently Gleemax has announced an online version of Roborally. Check out this demo.
Check out The Pillars of the Earth, a Eurogame with a wide variety of different ( Read more... )