This really is a fantastic example of how indie games should market themselves.  I maintain that people who make games are modern day magician rock star celebrities of awesomeness, especially to those of us who grew up during the phase where there were like four game companies in the entire world.

http://guerrillagardening.wordpress.com/

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I’ve been loosely following the whole Leno/Conan epic, so this made me lol. (Click to enlarge)



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[Also just found this in my drafts... not sure why this didn't get posted... it's over a month old I think...]

YouTube - Introduction.

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Very , very cool stuff.  Simple, but effective.  My friend Del said that this spawned on the SA forums, it’s a series of videos.  The first one explains the situation, and they are putting up more what looks to be ( Read more... )

[Note: I just found this in my Drafts section of my Wordpress... not sure why I didn't finish it and post it..]

I favorited a video the other day, and it told me CLICK HERE TO TRY OUT THIS COOL NEW FEATURE WHERE YOU CAN HAVE US AUTO TWEET STUFF OR W/E  (in fewer words).  I did it and it worked and it’s rad.  I set it up so that whenever I favorite ( Read more... )

I have a theory why Dollhouse was cancelled, as well as why Fox cancels ‘good shows,’ possibly just Joss Wheadon shows.

The way TV works is actually very ugly but simple. The people who actually determine the fate of a show even getting made, as well as existing, are usually the advertisers that sponsor the shows. During pilot season, the ( Read more... )

Aardvark [9:54 PM]:
You there? I have a question about **Internet** that I think you might be able to answer.

(Type ’sure’, ‘pass’, or ‘busy’.)
Aardvark [9:55 PM]:
Sorry I missed you.
Type ’sure’ to see if you can answer the question, or ask something yourself!
Thomas Mannino [10:00 PM]: sure
Aardvark [10:00 PM]: (From Ashley P./20/F/Enfield,CT - ( Read more... )

I’d known of this chick and of the countless people who love her, but never had a reason to until now.  This hits home in a lot of ways.  I consider myself an artist, even as a person who programs on computernets or makes games or both.  This all rings true to indy game developers,  as well.. in fact I don’t see any disparity.

listen.

artists need ( Read more... )

Random stream of consciousness:

So we are done.  We’re certified as PADI Open Water Divers.  I’m too exhausted to look at the moment but yay.

The boat we were on was the biggest non-cruise boat I’ve ever been on:

• Two bathrooms w/ showers w/ fresh hot water.
• Probably a dozen small but very sleep-able bunks to sleep in at the front and the back of the ( Read more... )

• We saw whales! 2-3 big-ass blue whales, a hundred or so feet from the boat.
• We went down for two dives, two tanks of air.  Did a fraction of the exercises we did in the pool, I was mistaken and thought we were going to do a lot more.  We swam around for half of each tank, and just kinda looked around and were 20ish feet under the water.
• Two dives ( Read more... )

• You have to be able to tread water for 10 minutes straight with no breaks or hanging on to anything.  They say it’s the hardest thing to do out of the whole certification and they are right, at least for me, being that I am the least physically fit person in the world.  Took me 3 tries.  We did the tread test first, and I could’nt finish so I had ( Read more... )