April 2010
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“Flash was designed for PCs using mice, not for touch screens using fingers. For...”
– Steve Jobs’ Thoughts on Flash, April 2010
Apr 30th
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Apr 29th
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Look Ahead of the Yogurt →
Usually I just share one line from an unintentionally thought-provoking Nekoyanagi.net Google translation, but this one has several and it’s all about yogurt…
Apr 28th
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Wonderful "Sleep is Death" Tutorial →
It’s the subtle, extra touches that make the difference.
Apr 28th
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Free Soundtrack to Game Arts' Magic Obelisk
One of my favorite online pastimes is hunting for free soundtracks to video games.  The variety of styles of video game music is wonderful, diverse and the quality always surprises me.  I’ve noted several worthwhile soundtracks on this blog before and recently made another discovery which just adds to my amazement that collections like this one are free. Game Arts has made available the...
Apr 23rd
CSS Border Radius →
Everybody please update your browsers.
Apr 22nd
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Cats & Red Laser Toys
(xkcd) I think red laser toys are for cats as Christmas and Santa Claus are for children. They are bright red, shiny, exciting but when the cat realizes who is responsible for the fun everything changes. Sure its still fun, but the magic is gone. I busted out the laser toy for Lord Byron last night, but instead of madly chasing it around the room, he simply sauntered past the bright spot,...
Apr 22nd
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Excellent "Sleep Is Death" Storybook →
Another amazing example of what you can do with the collaborative storytelling game Sleep is Death, created by Maxis veteran (I loved Maxis games) Shannon Galvin (he’s currently working as lead 3D artist on Jonathan Blow’s upcoming game The Witness.)
Apr 21st
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An Old Cartoon, Newly Inked
It’s been a while since I created an original single panel cartoon. I drew this several years ago, but since my inking is still pretty rough, I dug the sketch out and inked it for practice.  It turned out okay. Obviously, I have a lot of work ahead of me. I used to draw a lot more.
Apr 21st
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Sleep is Death
Sleep is Death is a remarkable “game”.  Sure, its not graphically sophisticated (or is it?) but what it provides in terms of collaborative storytelling is unlike anything you have ever tried. The creator, Jason Rohrer, explains Sleep is Death using the tool itself, but to understand it better you might want to check out the articles at Boing Boing, Kotaku or Joystiq.  In looking for...
Apr 20th
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Apr 20th
“Our eyes are bright sunshine.”
–  猫柳
Apr 16th
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Of Noisy Cats and Crows and Owls
My cat, the big guy, Lord Byron is sitting in our kitchen window hollering at a murder of crows.  They are clustered in a pine tree nearby pestering our resident nesting owl’s mate. The male owl hangs out on the house side of our yard to keep the crows focused on him while the female owl is busy with the hatchlings in the nest on the far side of the yard. One of the crows dropped down low...
Apr 16th
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WatchWatch
Is this for real?
Apr 15th
WatchWatch
I’m going to go play “Pirates” now…
Apr 15th
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“I’m still crispy from the flowers.”
–  猫柳
Apr 7th