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Work Log - Deleting sound assets
Value rigidity - an inability to revalue what one sees because of commitment to previous values.
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Analysis vs Action
Excessive analysis can paralyze - all thought and no action means no work ever gets done. However, all action and no thought is equally damaging. It leads to mistakes when work is in progress, blocks understanding the problem fully before diving in, and prevents learning after the action is done ( Read more... ) -
Protip: why cats purr
Taken from Wikipedia ( Read more... ) -
Anti-social
I'd been feeling bad for a few weeks now. Turns out I have pneumonia. I probably will not be very social during my stay here in Austin ( Read more... ) -
OMG I'm finished
I've had this project looming over me since fall of last year. I agreed to help a friend write a book on game programming. I volunteered to write the chapter on making a level editor. Unfortunately, in a fit of misplaced bravado, I had also agreed to several other contracts at the same time, which resulted in me taking my laptop with me to New York ( Read more... ) -
The power of a strong organization
A lot has been made of the fact that Obama massively outspent both Hillary and McCain in order to win the presidency. However, looking at the amount of money that was spent is overlooking how that money was raised in the first place - by building and running a top-notch organization. Obama consistently had workers out in the field long before any ( Read more... ) -
The similar appeal behind sci-fi / fantasy literature and games
I've been fighting through a head cold through most of this weekend, which means reading time!
For this month's reading time, I'm going through a novel called Mistborn, a gift from rodant-kapoor. In Mistborn, the ruling class has been oppressing peasants for centuries, all under the despotic rule of the Lord Ruler. The peasants have few basic ( Read more... ) -
Foom
Bob, a level designer with a large studio, has a story about one of his worst jobs, and the last day he ever worked there ( Read more... ) -
Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right...
You are a
Social Moderate
(50% permissive)
and an...
Economic Moderate
(50% permissive)
You are best described as a:
Centrist
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Rock Band 2
The sequel to the greatest game ever made is now the new greatest game ever made.
The only way this game could get any better is if it gave BJs.