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Confluence Highlights, Part 1: Mikey Mason and the Best Game Ever
Dang, a lot has gone on over the last week. I have two highlights from Confluence that I've been meaning to post since I went there this weekend. Here's the first one: Mikey Mason, a nerd comic musician. He put on a damn good show, with a bunch of great songs, and I highly recommend seeing him play if you ever get the chance. He's got one song in ( Read more... ) -
Podcast rec: Foxes in the Henhouse
Hey folks! Some people what I know (and who you may know too) are doing a nerd culture podcast called Foxes in the Hen House. It's quite good, and you should listen/like/subscribe and all that ( Read more... ) -
Quality futon seeks good home in the Camberville area
M and I are getting a new couch, which means that my long-serving futon is seeking a new home. It would break my heart a little to see it go to waste, so I'm willing to give it away for free or some help with the cost of the truck we'll be renting to pick up its replacement, which could be used to bring it to you if you're in the Camberville area. ( Read more... ) -
Game Commentary rec: Noah Gervais
You wanna know how good a video game critic Noah Gervais is? He made me want to play a Call of Duty game. After listening to him talk for 2 hours about Call of Duty games. For real ( Read more... ) -
Stranger Ways + Escape to Danger! Porchfest 2015 this Saturday!!
Hey Bostonish people! Because I don't know what's good for me, I'm going to be playing with two bands back to back (to back to back, in four 30ish minute sets) at this year's Somerville porchfest ( Read more... ) -
Richard Ayoade is quickly becoming one of my favorite British people
To be honest, I've never been a big fan of The IT Crowd, where I think most people know Richard Ayoade as the guy who plays Moss. My first exposure to him was Garth Merenghi's Darkplace, a fake 1980s horror TV show that was in no way inspired by anything Stephen King ever did, provides a perfect example of how you have to be really good at ( Read more... ) -
About that "Cheryl's Birthday" problem that's been floating around...
I'm curious how many people got it, and how easily. Not to sound cocky but the answer was pretty obvious to me, and I'm wondering if it's the kind of thing that benefits from "thinking like a programmer" (and no, I can't quite articulate what I mean by that in this context), or if it's something more general. Leave a comment 1"Then I did something beautiful!"
You go, kid. Let the animals stand up and be happy. :) *sniff*
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQIMJ648qggVideo Game Post-Mortems (Portal 2)
Fun fact for today: if you search YouTube for " post-mortem" you have a good chance of finding in-depth talks by the developers about what went on behind the scenes. There's a good one for Maniac Mansion, and here's Portal 2, which has some really fascinating stuff:https://www.