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- October 13, 2014
2014 Resolutions Review 08: Shifting Goals
October 13, 2014Read moreI just got back from a 10-day business trip to California, and so I’m posting my Groundhog Day Resolutions Review a few days late. One of the highlights was going to a fancy steak restaurant to try “A Tasting of New York Sirloin”, featuring USDA Prime Dry Aged steak, American Wagyu, and Japanese Wagyu in small portions side-by-side. It was the most money I ever spent on a dinner, but when I reframe it as a “workshop in fine steak”, the price seemed much more reasonable. It helped that I was eating with two other fiendishly picky eaters, and we talked food all night about the difference between each cut of meat at great length. Ahhh!
But I digress! Today I am wondering how much closer I am to my 2014 goals of…well, one reason I do these monthly reviews is to reorient myself. (more…)
- October 3, 2014
1401.001 Video Game Progress Report: Stubs!
October 3, 2014Read moreIt’s been two weeks since I declared six new project goals that I’ve been stuck on for years, even decades! The trigger was my 10 year blogging anniversary, in which I noted the desire to change the energy of this blog toward project work. I talked about this for the last half of the last podcast I did with my friend Sid at length.
Time for a progress report! (more…)
- September 24, 2014
Game Project 1401: Kickoff
September 24, 2014Read moreOne of the six goals I established in my next ten years is making my own game. I’ve made games before as part of a team, but never one “just for me”. This is the first in a series of detailed articles detailing the development of Project 1401. It’s a fairly technical overview, but I welcome questions from anyone who might have a question about what I’m doing and why; one of my subgoal is to make the approach to this project accessible to anyone who is interested in writing a web app or architecting a simple video game. (more…)
- September 21, 2014
Nanowrimo 2014 Word Counting Calendar Available!
September 21, 2014Read more
National Novel Writing Month is still over a month away, but several people have asked me whether I’m updating it for this year. OF COURSE I AM! IT IS AN AWESOME CALENDAR!!! :-)
Go grab it from the new Nanowrimo Word Calendar page. I’m not participating this year, so have a good time!
- September 16, 2014
