Archive for August, 2005

Intelligent Falling

Friday, August 19th, 2005

I’m an off and on fan of The Onion, since some of their articles just strike me as stupid. But this one about the new “Theory of Intelligent Falling” just has me rolling in the aisles. I’m not sure if a highly religious individual would appreciate this particular allusion, but it’s still worth […]

Sequel Mania

Wednesday, August 10th, 2005

I’m sure you’ve noticed it. It’s kinda hard to miss, though sometimes they tend to slip by without even realizing what they are. Is it really that hard to come up with something original?
The sequel craze infects virtually every content industry I can think of: books, movies, video games, music. It’s gotten […]

DRM: Great for screwing your customers

Wednesday, August 10th, 2005

It’s not a big secret that I’m against DRM, or that I think that the actions of Big Content (RIAA, MPAA or any other AA) are just plan wrong-headed.
Every so often I stumble across an article like this, and I just have to laugh.
It is going to be virtually impossible for any content company to […]

Database Filesystem

Friday, August 5th, 2005

I’ve been madly preparing for a new role-playing campaign set in Eberron. It’ll be my first time behind the screen in almost two years, and I’ll admit that I’ve probably gone a little overboard in the preparation stages. Despite the fact that I’m using a commercial world, I’ve already written up thirty or […]