Just did a quick back-of-the envelope install of pump.io. Unfortunately I bombed out half-way through because the node.js on 12.04 is ancient by all accounts. Worse: apparently one of the ways to install a newer node.js has my favorite pet-peeve of requiring you to run curl …

(This is in response to John Wick's "Chess is not an RPG" post. Read that first lest you succumb to my ramblings mid-stream).

Part of my game design learning has been working out mental models of how to translate certain Role Playing Game concepts into computer game concepts. I think …

Last night I working on the computer trying to get caught up with a few projects. Around 7pm the UPS started chirping, and then suddenly the power went out. This was a little annoying but I managed to turn off the computer and move on to other projects. I checked …

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Dear Publishers:

When it's easier for me to find a PDF version of your book than it is to find a storefront that sells your book electronically, you have failed to make a sale.

When it's easier for …

Finally closed my eBay account after all these years. Finding out about a breach via the media was bad enough, but realizing their password scheme was interpreting my password before saving it was the final straw.

Now to wait out the 180 day waiting period before the permanently delete my …