July 2010
22 posts
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TIC10 Finale / DRAW?!
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GARY: ericdlee’s turn (action phase)
EricDLee: !0
GARY: ericdlee played Proton Beam.
gor’s turn (reaction phase)
GoR: !1
GARY: gor played Electron Sponge.
gor dodges ericdlee’s Proton Beam.
gor’s Electron Sponge absorbs the Proton Beam and turns the energy into health!
gor’s turn (action phase)
GoR: !0
GARY: gor played Mirror...
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Google social gaming service reportedly in the... →
A-HA!
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Why does the media still think video games are bad... →
Nice. On CNN, too.
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Apple loses big in DRM ruling: jailbreaks are... →
Holy crap.
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Inception
… was pretty goshdarnedgud! I mean, I don’t think I would go see it four times in the theater… probably not even a second time. But it was a pretty good ride overall.
I’m not sure what’s with the people who call it confusing, because most of it seemed pretty straightforward to me, up until the very end which is (of course) deliberately ambiguous. And then, you have...
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The Facebook Game That Makes Fun of Facebook Games →
Ironically I saw a mention of this game first when I saw Quad post one of its things to his wall. Then I read this article and realized it was Ian Bogost’s game, which in retrospect makes everything make a whole lot more sense.
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Echochrome II →
Sooooooo cool!
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Second guessing
It sucks to get a letter that is essentially full of praise, and yet all you can do is double or triple check every line and wonder if you’ve broken some kind of rule.
Names
My name(s) is/are so inconvenient, at least as far as snagging URLs is concerned. I mean, I like my short name and all (first initial, last name) … it’s not too common. But when it’s four letters long, it often means it’s too short for websites to accept. (Facebook won’t, LinkedIn won’t… this other site I just found and was trying to register for...
“I’m not actually bad at math; math is just POORLY DESIGNED.”
– after reading a passage from The Design of Everyday Things
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Lloyd's retirement party
… Was really kind of insane, seeing all those people, whose lives Lloyd has so strongly affected. Kind of surreal.
I’m proud that I managed to avoid crying, though, even when forced to speak!
Funnily enough, I wasn’t really at a loss for words so much as I knew that whatever I had to say, Lloyd already knows of my everlasting gratitude… maybe even more than I do. I...
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Google Invests $100+ Million In FarmVille Company,... →
Hmm, what’s going on here…
Are Your Online Gaming Friends Really Your... →
Same old song and dance. I’m especially amused by the commenter who says virtual friends are not as good because your RL friends might actually save your life, whereas online friends can only pretend to. Derp.
I maintain my theory of the formula for “great” friendships: (1) shared experiences, (2) compatible personalities, and (3) common values. Online or offline is...
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TIC: The RPG →
I am so insanely proud of this. ::rofl::
And this isn’t half bad either.
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Thoughts on Airbending
Teacher told me to write a five paragraph response after finishing the series, so here I am. :O
Lessee. Hmm. I guess Dev actually made me watch the entire series… though we watched the first season quite a while ago and then finished second and third in the last month or so between prepping for courses.
Overall impression? Sure, it was pretty great. Dev kept saying that the first season...
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World Falling Apart
I wish I had the presence of mind to log these days, but it’s like there’s just too much to say, so I get tired just thinking about writing it, let alone actually doing. Lately it just seems like the world is pulling apart at the seams.
One thing that’s fanning the gaming flames is the Real IDs + forums stunt that Blizzard is pulling… which, as someone who has Studied...
“TEACHING + DRAMA = SUCK”
– me
(unless, i guess, you’re the drama teacher. then, uh, it’s great. >_>; )
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Dementia
Dream! Not sure what triggered this, but it must have something to do with having met Spark’s grandmother a couple weeks ago. >_>
I don’t remember much, but I know at least Kim and Manda were there, and there was at least one other but I’m not sure who… get the feeling it was another SC. And they were all sitting at a table in the room I was in and I was...
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Why Dev cannot be trusted
Dev went away: Beep if you need me.
taptapCRASH: /beep Dev
Dev: wat.
taptapCRASH: For references, do we need them in the actual content in MLA format?
taptapCRASH: or just on the reference page?
Janvi: rofl
Dev: Yes.
taptapCRASH: Which one. o.o
Dev: Both.
Janvi: MLA?!?!?!
Janvi: THEY HAVE TO DO MLA?
Janvi: crap, I don't think I even knew what MLA was in 7th grade.
Dev: Auto fail if they don't.
Janvi: sad day.
MyNamelsFrank: lol
Dev: =_=
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That lady I hate
BRANDON. YOU DIDN’T SHOW.
;x
So more badminton anecdotes for you, since I’m doing such a good job failing to write about anything these days. You know that lady I ranted about some time ago who plays badminton at the same place as us. Well I’m not totally over that dislike, but she was doing a pretty good job of not inspiring it since I got back… until today. When she...