April 2011
FedCon day two →
The slightly involuntary guest-poster at... →
The bloggess is on a book deadline, so she’s posting text messages from her friend that are frakking hilarious. A sample:
Impulse items at the checkout line… so close to my escape from Wal-mart, I am forced to contemplate my need for a 6 foot roll of bubble tape.
They should really put the milk right there. This is always about the time I realize I forgot it.
I do not like swimwear with...
40 Pictures Of Arcades In The '80s →
I played these games. I wore these clothes. This is my gift, this is my curse.
In which Wil goes to Germany (updated) →
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-4-24) →
Telekinesis (55)
Camera Obscura (48)
Talk Talk (36)
Smith Westerns (35)
Charles Trenet (27)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
I really, really, REALLY hate DRM. Especially when... →
“Nobody tells this to people who are beginners, I wish someone told me. All of us...”
– Ira Glass
Help me get Safecast Kickstarted
This morning, my friend Sean Bonner e-mailed me this:
As you may or may not know I’ve spent the vast majority of the last month either in Tokyo or working with people in Japan on project I helped start called Safecast. Actually we just changed the name to Safecast, until last week it was called RDTN. We realized that the only information on radiation levels was coming from groups we...
LCARS-style lock screens for iPhone. →
Created by redditor Doombuggyman.
Wil buys a new game. It's super effective! →
Obama on Manning: “He Broke the Law.” So Much for... →
President Barack Obama made stunning accusations about accused Wikileaks whistleblower PFC Bradley Manning, directly asserting that Manning “broke the law.” Apparently the President of the United States of America and a self-described Constitutional scholar does not care that Manning has yet to be tried or convicted for any crime.
in which a good choice is made →
“As the war in Libya escalates on a seemingly weekly basis, I think it’s...”
– Glenn Greenwald
Videogame retailers finish first in FTC's... →
Dear douchebag moarlizing politicians:
The Federal Trade Commission has deemed videogame retailers to the most adept at keeping mature rated content out of the hands of minors.
So the next time you fucktards start thinking that you need to pass a bunch of bullshit laws that affect gamers, keep this in mind.
Big sloppy kiss,
Wil
Obama Sends Armed Drones to Help NATO in Libya War →
President Obama has authorized the use of armed Predator drones to attack Libya government forces fighting the rebellion against Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi as NATO struggles to regain momentum since taking command of the operation from the United States.
Can we call it a war now?
I’m so fucking happy that we’re pouring even more fucking money into this fucking pit of a civil war on...
three incredible indie bands you should listen to →
3 Major Issues with the Latest iPhone Tracking... →
Today, two researchers for O’Reilly media published an article claiming discovery of a hidden tracking system on the iOS 4 operating system. Using simple techniques, Alasdair Allan and Pete Warden extracted data off of an iOS version 4 device and wrote an open source software utility to effectively graph this data onto a map. As a fellow researcher, I champion their creativity and their...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-4-17) →
Hall & Oates (32)
Joe Jackson (28)
John Oates (18)
Van Halen (11)
Depeche Mode (10)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Chaosium preps Call of Cthulhu 30th Anniversary... →
Oh shit.
Today I came across an interesting story at DQ.... →
There are a lot of great things about working in the games industry.
You know what the best thing is?
I work in the games industry.
Every day I get to play, talk, and write about games. I get to talk to people who make games. I get to share my opinions with other people who play games and they get to tell me how brilliant or how stupid I am when it comes to games. When people in the sleepy...
drag your blanket blindly and fill your heart with... →
each sensation makes a note in my symphony →
