Come for the games, stay for the drama.
The Haven Girl brochure I did last week got printed up and we got them back yesterday (you can see the first page below). The printers finally used the Haven Girl logo font I specified instead of whichever one was their favorite that day. Came out pretty well. I tried to use more color. Have … Read more
I love free and open source software (FOSS) — I really do. Out of more than twenty years of programming, the only software of mine still out in the wild was some open source stuff I wrote back in the late 80s. All the stuff I wrote for pay was locked away by my employers, … Read more
This post repeats and expands upon my comments to Amber Night‘s article, Why Player Rep Will Fail; her response to the third-party player reputation site, Playerep.com. Rep based on who considers you a friend Rep systems based on friends lists seem relatively fair. You don’t get to mark anyone down, just up. The people you … Read more
Today, regular correspondent and composer Ludwig von Beethoven answers your questions about his famous Ninth Symphony. When and where did you premiere your ninth symphony? We held the first performance on the seventh of May, 1824, at the Kärntnertortheater in Vienna. I wasn’t sure it would be well received in Vienna – the whole city … Read more
Players Abel, Baker, Charlie and Dawn sit down for a friendly game of Monopoly. They each draw their starting money from the Bank. Baker gives a $20 bill to the banker and receives all the remaining $500 notes. Abel: Huh? What’s that all about? You can’t do that! Baker: Pfft. Sure, it’s technically against the … Read more