Scratch from MIT...
MIT made a “development environment” for kids called Scratch. I finally got around to installing it this afternoon, and collaborated with Lenny on a couple projects:
They export as Java applets; just press Space to activate them once the page loads.
Read more...I keep sneaking into podcasts...
Heh… My old Rage Games site just got (properly?) credited on Rocketboom’s August 15th episode as the original poster of an “All Your Base” animated GIF. I have no idea if the Something Awful people (who eventually popularized the meme) got it from me, from Zany Video Game Quotes, or just on their own, but it’s always nice to just be sitting there flipping through Tivo programs and hear your work mentioned.
Read more...Braid
Those who want to see something new in gaming owe it to themselves to check out Braid on X-Box Live Arcade. It introduces entirely new concepts, requires thinking in an entirely different way. The ability to reverse time is exploited in just a huge variety of new and unique ways, and you will repeatedly say to yourself “Wow, that’s clever” or “I’ve never seen that before”.
Read more...Finally, finally in communication with the vendor’s web service in production. What an amazingly painful process. I freaking hate SSL in Java.
Read more...Can’t stream last.fm at work due to tight bandwidth. Doesn’t help me in the car, either. So their introduction of personalized podcasts looks pretty damn cool.
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