Productivity took a hit today, but I did get a lot of laundry done, and that is a kind of personal victory for me.

I blame the intense distraction of tomorrow for all this, I think.

=)

Anyone have any suggestions for a good entry-level Python tutorial, besides the one featured on the Python homepage?

Today seems like a really good day to resume posting. I am exhausted, but I have a feeling I'm going to remember this day for the rest of my life.

To a certain slumbering sunflower...I love you.

Chibi vampire bat flyin' at ya!

I...have to share these.

GDC was awesome. Some details to follow.

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More details when I'm not dead from, well, everything, but...GDC, after about 7 years of pedestal-worshipping anticipation, was everything I'd hoped for and more.

Also...Hideo Kojima? Pretty funny guy, especially with a powerpoint presentation to back him up.

Retro look at the stimulus package pricetag.

Poor Muncher.

Will anyone else be attending the Game Developer's Conference in San Francisco this year?

It has been a... hectic few months. It will continue to be hectic for at least another month, but for now, the relevant summary is that I am moving from New York to Alpharetta, Georgia, at the end of January to take a new game designer position at Xaviant.

Sort of. The short version is, "stuff happened, updates pending". I'll make up for the quiz I missed this week when I get the chance.

In the meantime, enjoy two of my friend's excellent Evil League of Evil applications: Dug and Mirandom.

I am in zhai's debt for sharing this with me:

Best campaign log excerpt ever.

Here. Have some week-old answers!

By special request, there is a theme overlaying the usual categories this week. I'll leave it to you all to figure it out!

Same rules as always: NO Internet, post your submission, and highlight for the answers after I post them later.

1. To cure Desert Fever, one must acquire a Sand Ruby. Where can one be found?
2. What causes Teal'c to dream that he is a human firefighter, and has agreed to donate a kidney to Master Bra'tac (also apparently human now)?
3. Fill in the blank: "This isn't part of my program! I'm a doctor, not a ________." - Emergency Medical Hologram
4. What is the name of the chemical used by members of The Cadre that slows the perceptual passage of time, giving them superhuman reaction time? What is the primary drawback of its use?
5. Approximately how much blood does the average adult human body contain?

( Vampiric text cannot be read in a mirror! Mu-ha-ha! )

Good luck!

Uve Boll blames Tara Reid for Alone in the Dark.

Courtesy of The Escapist:


He even acknowledges that he should have "had a better script and better characters." Must...bite...tongue...

I love flow charts.

In-game advertising meets the presidential election.

As long as it's no more intrusive than existing in-game ads, I'm okay with this, I think. Certainly impressed that someone thought of it.

I am utterly speechless. The link shows footage of player-created content in the new LittleBigPlanet for the PS3. Someone MADE that thing, and it WORKS.

Give that guy a prize. And a less cumbersome calculator.

Last week's answers. Enjoy!

Same rules as always: NO Internet, post your submission, and highlight for the answers after I post them later.

1. How does Princess Alena win the final round of the tournament at the castle of Endor?
2. What does an injection of promicin do?
3. James Spader:Michael Shanks::Kurt Russell:_______________.
4. In the Land of Waldos, what sets THE Waldo that the reader searches for apart from his identical brethren?
5. In Thai cuisine, what is the base ingredient for red or green curry dishes?

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Good luck!

Every fiber of my being wants this piece of technology to be everything I have always dreamed of it being, and those same fibers are quite convinced it will fall flat on its face when put into practical (gaming) application.

This has to be the coolect actual bank robbery to happen in a long time.