Monthly Archives: October 2007

Now we’ll see…

For a long time, there’s been speculation about why video phones haven’t really "caught on." Maybe it’s because we like to answer the phone without brushing our hair. Maybe it’s because there are not enough other people that have it. … Continue reading

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My Team Your Team goes pro!

I am fantastically and wonderfully glad (and proud) to announce that the game my son and I made up one night at Bob Evans on the back of a paper menu has a site devoted to its play. Check out: … Continue reading

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10 Best Web Comics [nsfww]

[nsfww = not safe for wussie work. There's no porn here, but I will be using words like "shit," "crap" and "piss." You, your boss, the camera above your desk and the NSA have been warned]  I have lots of … Continue reading

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Non-Apple stuff on my blog

  Ye faithful readers of this blog (yes, that’s you, Jen) will notice an advertising rectangle to the right, featuring links to MP3s that you can buy from Amazon.com. I have great expectations that the revenue from this feature will … Continue reading

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The 500

So, for reasons related to astrology, humidity, international politics or global warming, all my blogs (I host some for some friends) have been going down for the last few days, sometimes for as much as 18 hours at a time. … Continue reading

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To play’s the thing

This is one of those rambling, "I’m figuring things out while I’m typing" posts. No guarantee of clarity. But there are good links, so there’s that. If you play games, and haven’t heard-of or read anything by Richard Bartle, you … Continue reading

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Social features, functions, relays and exclusivity

The Long Tail blog has a post up about social features. Chris Anderson mirrors my thoughts from last December about the differences between social features and social functions, the main point of his being that more sites across the board … Continue reading

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Why…

Is the article count for Vicipedia, the Latin translation of Wikipedia, in Arabic numerals and not Roman? As far as I can tell, the count should read:     Nunc sunt XVCVXCII  paginae Except the first X and both V’s should … Continue reading

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New short story: Move Your Pawn

As seen here.

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