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Cheaters, the lot of you!
I normally disagree with him pretty strongly, but I've found these two posts by Raph Koster rattling around in my head quite a bit this morning. I agree with the cheating thing more than the static info thing, but it does work as a theoretical design problem - create a quest system which does not rely on any static hidden information. As far as I ( Read more... ) -
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Holy crap, the last day of 2007. That completely snuck up on me. Happy New Year to you, wherever you are if it isn't Chicago. All local best wishes will be delivered in person tonight. -
Financial Voodoo PSA
Every time I see a really, really good and accessible summary of the mortgage crisis/debacle, I feel compelled to make a note of it and pass it along. In this case, Brad DeLong linked to a Steven Pearlstein article this morning which nails it. I haven't found anything yet for the bailout plan, although Brad again provides this blog post which is ( Read more... ) -
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Did some order winter? Anyone? Someone needs to sign for this.
Ah well. Just gonna leave it here on the porch. Enjoy! -
The Wheel turns...
RIP Robert Jordan.
The fact that he did not live to see his magnum opus complete saddens me. Someone else will finish the final volume, but it won't be the same.
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The book club
Just finished Spook Country, for which I have a few initial thoughts:
First, not his best work, and inferior to Pattern Recognition. This isn't to say it was bad, because it wasn't at all. It was largely just too similar to Pattern Recognition in format and structure, right down to the vaguely-out-of-her-depth protagonist. That said, I think ( Read more... ) -
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Hard though it is to believe, today very much feels like the last day of summer. September 22nd, I know, but today seems more like a corner is being turned than any other time, equinox be damned. It's still quite warm out, but I'm starting to entertain the notion of thinking about where my coat is. Labor Day serves as a complimentary bookend to ( Read more... ) -
"I've never been on fire, not that I know of..."
Here's some disappointing news, GTA IV delayed into April of next year. I have fond memories of appaling acts of violence with a few folks on my Friends list, so sadly we won't be able to gather 'round the [insert-next-gen-console-of-choice-that-isn't-Wii] this Christmas and renew our committment to random vehicle related mayhem.
It had better be a ( Read more... )