Got My Raptor
From the sale of mageweave bags, a blue necklace I got from a Syndicate spy, and 20 gold borrowed from Kayllistul, I got my mount this morning!
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Text Adventures
I saw this Wall Street Journal on Modern-day Text Adventures on Slashdot. That brings me back – way back – to 1979 and the computer clusters at the University of New Hampshire. Someone had installed ADVENT on the DEC-10s – that’s what we called Crowthers’ “Collosal Cave” adventure. To say that changed my life would … Read more
Electric Ink
Next big thing? I’m betting it’s electronic paper. The time to start thinking about how this can be used innovatively is now – and no better time, since E Ink is offering a developer’s kit fo $3000. They give you all you need to integrate their display into your own device, or explore options with … Read more
New CE Sig
Using the new Japanese models from EQ2. I really intended to move whole-heartedly into Everquest 2. I love that game; it has a depth and a sense of location missing in WoW. I would be happy if that were my only game; this time last year, it WAS my only game. All that I missed … Read more
Shadow Priest
After a bout of instances and questing over the weekend, Kanda hit level 40 and gained Shadowform, the end of the Shadow spec tree and the mark of a Shadow priest. When you’re in Shadowform, you can’t heal, but your damage and ability to take damage improves. This makes shadow priests somewhat less desired for … Read more