Tipa

Metagaming

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I’ve always thuoght that metagaming was the real challenge in an MMORPG. The game itself is what it is; do quests, kill stuff, conquer the world, etc. What distinguishes any game is the metagame – a game about the game – that grows around it. You can call it community, call it offtopic, call it … Read more

Net PBM

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Waaay back in prehistory, while working on developing graphical video and printer drivers for DRI’s Flex/OS, I chanced upon a really cool UNIX package that would transfer almost any kind of graphic file to any other kind. These packages really helped get test images ready to view in my sample CGA and EGA drivers. I … Read more

WHAT HAVE YOU GOT TO LOSE???

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At times, we at Surya email our customers to alert them to upcoming warehouse sales. People ask to be added to the list at warehouse sales, so it isn’t spam. I guess a customer decided to repay us the favor, and passed along this chain letter. It must be true, because George W. Bush, the … Read more

Just Testing

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Checking out my new Kanda avatar. Level 28 now. I don’t dare use it on CE web page; I’m still keeping more or less quiet about playing WoW. One of Tipa, my haffer monk on EQ2.