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MQ Update 2009.03.23
Hi, all. I was going to use this space to write an open letter to President Obama (Dear Mr. President: YOU FAIL), whom even I had been hopeful about. ^.^; It occurred to me that that wouldn't be right since I haven't said anything else in so long, though. And I don't know who's still reading this, but I ought to mention some things I've been up to ( Read more... ) -
Infectuous Viral Meme 1.0
Copied from CK's LiveJournal!
Rules:
A) People must write their answers on their blog and replace any question that they dislike with a new, original question.
B) Don't tag any people. Refuse to do that. Seriously, it's annoying for those who can't be bothered, and who cares who does or does not fill out an online questionnaire anyway?
1. Make a ( Read more... ) -
On animal products
There are some vegetarians who are nauseated by the thought of eating meat. I am not one of them. I find the sight of raw meat disgusting, and I'm not sure I could eat a rare steak, but every now and then I find myself wishing that I could haz cheezburgr. Which is why a box of vegan patties that were on sale helped me go over my budget on my last ( Read more... ) -
The FFXI Soundtracks
With as much as I play FFXI (actually ... not so much these days), you'd think I'd get tired of its music. But I don't. ^.^; I own every soundtrack album they've made so far, including the Premium Box and Piano Collections II. And I was just thinking about how each expansion's music reflects the expansion perfectly. To wit:
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Changing the world through applied web design!
Those of you who read my last post will not be surprised that the website I've been working on is not up yet. This is because as I set out to actually do this thing, I started questioning my assumptions ( Read more... ) -
Designing a website
... is a lot harder than it sounds!
I've been reading up on good web design in articles like this one, trying to figure out what works best and what sort of things I should do. Armed with that knowledge, I've been going over all sorts of options, then prototyping them and seeing if I think they work ( Read more... ) -
Article roundup and MQ Update 2009.01.28
Ten more articles published, and more on the way. Here they are:
Games
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A new FFXI song
Here's something I wrote on the spur of the moment about five minutes ago. Because the song for the old Goldfish cracker jingles comes to mind every time somebody mentions goldfish in-game. Here's our, jingle for goldfish ( Read more... ) -
The problem with all MMORPGs
The biggest thing that sets MMORPGs apart from other games is not the fact that they have online play. Everything has that nowadays. No, the thing that sets them apart is that they're persistent. The world, and the people in it, go on living after you logout. And unlike with online shooters or strategy games, where the only thing that improves is ( Read more... )