Systemic Responsibility
Wednesday, August 8th, 2007This is a response to a post on Only a Game which address the concept of personal responsibility in general and a comment of mine in particular (link). I have had trouble condensing this into a focused post as it touches on so many elements of my personal beliefs that my natural tendency to wander [...]
Neglectfully Yours
Tuesday, August 7th, 2007My frantic pace recently has kept me from commenting on several key issues, including the hate-inspired DOS attacks on GayGamer (link) and the accusations of racism aimed at Resident Evil 5 (link).
Suffice to say that I’m pleased GayGamer is back up and running (
The Day the Music Died…
Tuesday, June 26th, 2007They came for the independent music broadcasters, and I did not speak out.
I was not an independent music broadcaster.
Then they came for the independent podcasters, and still I did not speak out.
I was not an independent podcaster.
Then they came for the independent video sites, and still I did not speak out.
I was not an independent [...]
Microsoft Cares… Really
Tuesday, June 12th, 2007Forgive me if I don’t pepper this post with the appropriate links. I’m in a bit of a rush.
Microsoft has announced a contest focused on creating games about global warming. You, of course, have to use XNA studio to participate, which brings to mind a particular tale about a tricksy rabbit (or a tricksy spider [...]
Nothing to Add
Monday, May 7th, 2007While I read an interview with Aaron Swartz (link), I started mentally composing a post about this remarkable young man and his work. Then I read the following and realized I had nothing to add.
If you talk to any woman in the tech community, it won’t be long before they start telling you stories about [...]
Free Speech
Tuesday, April 10th, 2007Earlier, I had a bit of a reaction to some fallout from the Kathy Sierra incident. I’ll summarize the affair for those who aren’t up on the tale…
Some terrible and violent things were said anonymously on the web about Kathy Sierra, blogger and co-creator of the Head First titles from O’Reilly. Images were posted. The [...]
Promiscuous Materials Project
Wednesday, March 14th, 2007Jonathan Lethem remains a favorite author and is one of the few I buy in hardcover without question. Only Haruki Murakami and Margaret Atwood so consistently impress.
Not only is Lethem’s prose witty, his characters well rendered, and his themes at times challenging, but the man himself has a lot to say on the topic of [...]
Real Genius
Monday, January 29th, 2007While I steal moments of time to muse about MMO Ends Games between bouts of finding the weak spots in our order fulfillment process, you ought to click your way over to David Shenk’s new blog, The Genius in All of Us (link).
Mr. Shenk, frequent contributor to NPR, Wired, and Slate, as well as author [...]
Mc-Cart-Before-The-Horsey-ism
Tuesday, May 23rd, 2006I have, time and time again, bashed advergames and ads-in-games in my Marketing witchhunt. Please take a moment to note that I chose to capitalize the word ‘Marketing’ in the previous sentence.
Chris, of Only a Game (link), has, time and time again, told me that I’m being a bit harsh. He has pointed out the [...]