Archive for the 'Gaming' Category

More… um… Nightmares?

Friday, August 8th, 2008

I realize I must be at a happy place in my life. Lately, I’ve been having nightmares, if you can call them that, that aren’t particularly frightening, but clearly identifiable as nightmares. Earlier this summer, for example, I had this dream: I realize with some dismay that my coffee is starting to get lukewarm, so […]

Montage: Diablo 2, Broadcom Linux Wireless, Stupid Car Computers

Friday, August 1st, 2008

Vacation is over, and I’m headed back. Diablo 2 expansion pack has helped me stay sane. My god (is there a patron god of lonely programmers?) how many hours have I logged in this game over the last 8 years? Must be hundreds. And I’ve never played a druid before. Man, rabies rules. (How often […]

Character Portraits As The Gods Intended

Sunday, July 20th, 2008

I was grabbing some quick snapshots of my peeps in Tabula Rasa, and realized that I’ve been doing this character portrait thing all wrong. You know, you find a nice location, turn off the GUI, find a dramatic angle, and capture Well that’s the old thing. The new thing is to show the character avatar […]