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Southlake, TX
Imparting game development wisdom of dubious quality a ridiculously long time.
December 28, 2005
Grand holiday greetings and such to all. Our big holiday acquisition this year was a new puppy to fill the void left by losing Max a couple of months ago. We decided to rescue a dog from a shelter this year for two reasons. One because it's a good thing, and two because purebred dogs are getting t…
December 21, 2005
Well we go from people having dead things on their heads to people having dead things in their heads. . .
friggin' idiot
Well, I guess that gives some closure to that drama.
On a similar note, how can people actually watch that guy? I mean he's wearing makeup thicker than Tammy Faye Bakker and he emot…
friggin' idiot
Well, I guess that gives some closure to that drama.
On a similar note, how can people actually watch that guy? I mean he's wearing makeup thicker than Tammy Faye Bakker and he emot…
December 21, 2005
Screw an XBox. All I want for Christmas is a dead dog to wear on my head. Thankfully we've got a Cabela's store just a few miles away, so I can try it out before Shelly buys it for me.
I already got my Christmas gift from Shelly. I'm now a member of ASP. Looks like it'll be worth the price of admis…
I already got my Christmas gift from Shelly. I'm now a member of ASP. Looks like it'll be worth the price of admis…
December 19, 2005
Fox News hasn't reported it yet, but expect to hear about it in the next few hours.
The War On Christmas is officially over, and the secularists won. Their tireless efforts to destroy Christmas were successful, and Christmas is officially cancelled.
There's still a little cleaning up to do, like leve…
The War On Christmas is officially over, and the secularists won. Their tireless efforts to destroy Christmas were successful, and Christmas is officially cancelled.
There's still a little cleaning up to do, like leve…
December 17, 2005
Why is it that the big free-software-GPL-open-standard-Microsoft-is-an-evil-empire people I know embrace Java? Check me if I'm wrong, but Java is the only programming language of any size that's 102% proprietary and closed. In fact, the only revenue stream that the owners of Java seem to have left …
December 16, 2005
First off, I am proud to announce that my daughter Bruce has just been inducted into the philosophy department at the University of Walamaloo.
On another note, I just finished my minor Best Buy Fueled updates to the computer. Ask yourself if it was worth it.
updates from previous setup:
Memory upgrad…
On another note, I just finished my minor Best Buy Fueled updates to the computer. Ask yourself if it was worth it.
updates from previous setup:
Memory upgrad…
December 14, 2005
Not only is the story a year old, but it is completely made up.
Not that it matters. Never let the facts get in the way of a good story.
And yes, I do intend to draft a letter to Plano ISD tomorrow explaining that I'll be happy to sign an affidavit to the effect that Fox News personally presented me …
Not that it matters. Never let the facts get in the way of a good story.
And yes, I do intend to draft a letter to Plano ISD tomorrow explaining that I'll be happy to sign an affidavit to the effect that Fox News personally presented me …
December 14, 2005
Well I checked my schedule, and it appears that I haven't started a new major religion in over ten years, so I'm due.
Much like a buncha Dianetics knockoffs sprung from Hubbard's lamebrained idea about engrams and reactive minds and such (mainly because he wasn't smart enough to start the thing out …
Much like a buncha Dianetics knockoffs sprung from Hubbard's lamebrained idea about engrams and reactive minds and such (mainly because he wasn't smart enough to start the thing out …
December 12, 2005
Everytime I have something to say, something else trumps it.
If you remember a few days ago, I got called by Fox News in a rather pathetic attempt to trump up their "war on Christmas" shtick. Basically they wanted me to come on-screen to defend something that happened a year ago and pretend that it …
If you remember a few days ago, I got called by Fox News in a rather pathetic attempt to trump up their "war on Christmas" shtick. Basically they wanted me to come on-screen to defend something that happened a year ago and pretend that it …
December 12, 2005
I noticed their press-release regarding their product acquisitions. Not surprisingly, Freehand (Illustrator competition) and Contribute (second-tier web editor) are going to be placed into their "Print and Classic Publishing Solutions Business Unit", which is the same place where PageMaker and Fram…
December 09, 2005
Yeah I'm double-posting today. I did want to say that I'm still making progress on the whole commerce solution for the games. The whole "click the game you want and enter your coupon code then click the 'buy' button then click the 'paypal me all your money' option and then get sent an email telling…
December 09, 2005
I've been restraining myself from spamming you with my ebay sales, but this one's actually gamedev related.
Bid early and bid often!
Given my previous lists of free stuff I use, I will now present my list of non-free stuff that I use even though there are free alternatives available. . .
Microsoft Of…
Bid early and bid often!
Given my previous lists of free stuff I use, I will now present my list of non-free stuff that I use even though there are free alternatives available. . .
Microsoft Of…
December 08, 2005
Two more freebies I missed, as they were in my quick-launch bar and not my start-menu. . .
XCalc. Excellent RPN replacement form the Windows calculator. Shelly couldn't function without this.
Notepad++. I'd been using an old version of UltraEdit for quite a while, but this seems smaller and better. T…
XCalc. Excellent RPN replacement form the Windows calculator. Shelly couldn't function without this.
Notepad++. I'd been using an old version of UltraEdit for quite a while, but this seems smaller and better. T…
December 07, 2005
The gamedev brass has been talking about putting together some kind of registry of essential tools, mostly involving free ones. I haven't yet wrapped my mind around what they want, but they wanted me involved, what with me being the freebie-meister around here.
That being said, I looked through my s…
That being said, I looked through my s…
December 03, 2005
Okay, I'll tell you about my latest invite to be on Fox News. Mainly because it's funny in a really desperate sort of way.
If you follow Fox News at all, you find that they're really terrific on beating meaningless news stories to death rather than dealing with actual news stories. Early this year i…
If you follow Fox News at all, you find that they're really terrific on beating meaningless news stories to death rather than dealing with actual news stories. Early this year i…
December 02, 2005
Bask in the glory that is Shelly's first major crocheting project.
http://www.lionbrand.com/cgi-bin/lionbrand/displayCustomerProjects.fcgi?projectKey=9019
She can make that, but she can't make a freakin' set of Yoda ears?
Pfft.
http://www.lionbrand.com/cgi-bin/lionbrand/displayCustomerProjects.fcgi?projectKey=9019
She can make that, but she can't make a freakin' set of Yoda ears?
Pfft.
November 30, 2005
If, in 1999, I wrote up my predictions for the coming millennium, the following would not be on my list:
I will be invited to appear on Fox News twice, once in November 2004 and again in November 2005. I will also be invited to be on a "swap your family" reality television show. I will turn down all…
November 28, 2005
It's a long read, but if you get a chance, check out this insider's look at the monumental 15-year disaster that is Hollywood's attempt to bring Superman back to the big screen.
part 1
part 2
part 3
part 4
It's absolutely amazing the monumental egos and the amount of dollars that have been poured into t…
part 1
part 2
part 3
part 4
It's absolutely amazing the monumental egos and the amount of dollars that have been poured into t…
November 24, 2005
Having a leisurely thanksgiving. We were gonna have it with pals Rick & Terri, but they got called outta town at the last minute for a funeral (sorry guys). So it's just us today. Shelly and Maggie are having big fun cooking things together. I've been sent to the store twice so far.
We got an ea…
We got an ea…
November 21, 2005
My critique of the Top 20 Geek Novels. Ignore this list at will. It's just my blowhard pontificating.
1. The HitchHiker's Guide to the Galaxy -- Douglas Adams 85% (102)
Read it. Enjoyed it. Quality of series dropped steeply after the second book, so don't feel bad if you find yourself let down by the…
1. The HitchHiker's Guide to the Galaxy -- Douglas Adams 85% (102)
Read it. Enjoyed it. Quality of series dropped steeply after the second book, so don't feel bad if you find yourself let down by the…
November 17, 2005
The new Xbox 360 could have full Media Center PC capabilities, but it doesn't. Instead, it can talk to my Media Center PC and can reflect all of its functionality through the Media Center PC, so I can play videos stored on the Media Center PC or control the MCPC's TIVO-ish functionality through the…
November 15, 2005
Got my woefully canned reply from Best Buy regarding my allegation that they're selling unnecessary spyware and virus-cleaning services (see several entries down).
Ironically, now that Sony automatically patches your kernel when you insert one of their discs, BB can now make money removing the malwa…
Ironically, now that Sony automatically patches your kernel when you insert one of their discs, BB can now make money removing the malwa…
November 11, 2005
According to an earlier entry in this anonymous blog (link removed by request of owner), I (or a person similar to me, I don't know because the blog is anonymous) wanted a pair of crocheted Yoda ears, similar to the pair worn by this small person.
Well, the ears were a no-go, but my pal Rick made me…
Well, the ears were a no-go, but my pal Rick made me…
November 10, 2005
I finished my piece of judging the 4e4 contest. On the first pass, we narrowed the list down to about 12 really good entries (basically by throwing out all of the mediocre ones). The judges then took a close look and scored each entry in the short-list. These scores will be tallied by our contest-m…
November 09, 2005
For the first time ever, we bought an ad. Actually, it's more of a charity thing. Maggie's school is renting out a chunk of the local horse-racing track, and we're signed on as an -level sponsor. One of the perks is that we get a half-page color ad in the racing form that day. So I cobbled together…
November 07, 2005
We headed up to Toledo, Ohio this weekend for a family wedding. We got up at 5 am, and Maggie started complaining that her stomach hurt. This didn't faze us much because "my stomach hurts" has lately become Maggie-speak for "I want to sleep more".
We got an early start, so we had time to grab some b…
We got an early start, so we had time to grab some b…
November 02, 2005
To whom it may concern,
Recently I had the bad fortune to have a serious hardware problem with one of our Dell office computers. Since I was unhappy with the computer repair shop I'd been using for quite a few years, I decided to give your "Geek Squad" repair center (Grapevine, Texas) a try. While I…
Recently I had the bad fortune to have a serious hardware problem with one of our Dell office computers. Since I was unhappy with the computer repair shop I'd been using for quite a few years, I decided to give your "Geek Squad" repair center (Grapevine, Texas) a try. While I…
November 01, 2005
I'm an official judge for the 4E4 contest. And, to quote The Bible, a gift given in secret soothes anger, and a bribe concealed in the cloak pacifies great wrath.
And who are you to go against the Bible, you buncha goldurned heathen troublemakers?
I've got a selection of games that are assigned to me…
And who are you to go against the Bible, you buncha goldurned heathen troublemakers?
I've got a selection of games that are assigned to me…
October 29, 2005
I've got about everything in, so this should be my last. . .
MBCG3AM update:
Envelopes
Envelopes out: 991
Envelopes in: 958
Debit
Cash out: $775 (envelopes and stamps)
Credit
Current BB credit: $276
Cash in: $165 (+$30 mail in rebates)
Merchandise in: Wifi Media Player gizmo ($200), 802.11g wifi range extend…
MBCG3AM update:
Envelopes
Envelopes out: 991
Envelopes in: 958
Debit
Cash out: $775 (envelopes and stamps)
Credit
Current BB credit: $276
Cash in: $165 (+$30 mail in rebates)
Merchandise in: Wifi Media Player gizmo ($200), 802.11g wifi range extend…
October 28, 2005
Posting from sunny Austin Texas this morning. I'm at the Austin Game Developer Conference. Dave, Melissa, and Kevin are here too. All in all, it's a nice affair, and bigger than last year. I should have two articles come out of this. One based on the "Maximizing Your Download Sales" seminar put on …
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