Monthly Archives: March 2007
links for 2007-03-31
Requirements // Mint
server side web stats – will this work with a wordpress system site?
(tags: webdev mint web stats)
How not to spend $179 on a 120GB hard drive
(tags: xbox)
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maker’s and soda
I’m here, in the Fairbanks airport, waiting for my drink. It’s been a long drive. My flight from here to Anchorage was scheduled for a little before 8 pm, scheduled to get in around 9 or so.
As I drove into Fairbanks, an hour or so early for my 3:30 meeting, I got two messages [...]
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death pod for cutie
So, this morning, i check my iPod. I have a 4 hour drive ahead of me today, so I kind of need some entertainment.
it’s gone. all my data — music, podcasts, photos — everything: gone. Now, all this stuff is safe on my computer at home. I’m not worried about the eventual loss of [...]
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Rethinking the MMO
Fascinating, thought provoking stuff on the nature of the MMO phenomena:
Gamasutra.com Features – Rethinking the MMO
What is it, then, that convinces a subscriber to pay triple digits every year for a single game? What facet of the game would cause the whole tower to crumble if removed? The answer is persistent character progression. Imagine that [...]
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bo what? kids’ learning programming from video games
Alice always has the tastiest bits:
Boku
Boku is Microsoft’s new tool designed to help kids learn to program computers. Tool? It looks like a game. It uses a game controller as an interface – no typing, no text – and XNA.
Boku’s programming model is extremely simple as it does
not use a textual language or wiring diagrams. [...]
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links for 2007-03-29
Musings from Mars ยป Apple Mail Slowing Down? VacuumMail Can Probably Help
mail slammed open a lot faster after I ran this command
(tags: mac mail term)
The IRIS Network :: Index
fascinating BBS on gender and gaming
(tags: gaming gender videogames)
Quicksilver Screencast: Image Manipulation
wow. this is a must watch thing.
(tags: quicksilver howto macintosh)
Wireless Video Streaming with the Mvix MX-760HD [...]
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the glory of the night
My night, here in beautiful downtown Tok:
2 am, a car horn sound right outside my door. I’m thinking, oh, shit, my horn is going off, waking everyone up. I grab the keys, hit the lock, the unlock button. No luck. Horn stays on. I put on clothes, go out to my rental SUV, and open [...]
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chatty. chatty in my HEAD
There’s something about sitting in a motel room for an entire day. It makes me chatty. Chatty in my head.
Yesterday, I found out the student I’m here to see was not here today. So, I checked into the motel. The motel is laid out in rows, about four of them, of 3 or 4 [...]
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moo cards