The following article presents a 10 step guide for a man who wants to tackle the tricky subject of his favorite hobby and why there are so few girls playing: richardcobbett.co.uk | Richard’s Online Journal | Writing “Girls In Games” Article At some point in your writing career, it’s almost guaranteed that you’ll think it’s… Continue reading How to write about games and girls
Month: May 2006
WoW and gold farmers
As it happens we were discussing gold farming on the guild forum after one member posted a link to an article on gold farming. Some people were quite surprised that gold farming (the wikipedia article cites most of the same sources I do actually *g*) was so common and such a big issue in our… Continue reading WoW and gold farmers
More projects, apply more projects!
I found the following beautiful list today – and read the whole thing. It’s quite funny as long as you don’t start to seriously think about it and maybe some may even learn a few bits from that list =) Random Thoughts from a CTO: 50 Beliefs about Projects Even if you don’t agree with… Continue reading More projects, apply more projects!
Cool Tool: X-treme Tape
I think some of you might like X-treme Tape This stuff is sort of magical. You stretch it on and it self-fuses tight under tension. It works in cold and wet, and won’t melt on hot surfaces, so you can use it on engines. It is easy to apply even when it is below freezing.… Continue reading Cool Tool: X-treme Tape
Which X are you?
You scored as Jean Grey. Jean Grey is likely the most powerful X-Man. She loves Cyclops very much but she has a soft spot for Wolverine. She’s psychic so she can sense how others are feeling and tries to help them. She also has to control her amazing powers or the malevolent Phoenix entity could… Continue reading Which X are you?
Do you know who you face?
www.FacesOfWoW.com That is one big gallery of people pictures … sorted by server …. via Metroblogging Azeroth
Für einen ist es allein
Wie jeden Donnerstag haben wir auch heute bzw. gestern DSA gespielt. Wie fast jeden Donnerstag haben wir haufenweise zum futtern gehabt. Manchmal fragt man sich doch obs ums essen oder ums zocken geht. Besonders pikant dieses mal die Melone (mitten im Bild). Dazu auch das nächste Bild …. Zu später Stunde dann gelang unserem Geweihten… Continue reading Für einen ist es allein
rp quiz
Via the inofficial newgods blog comes the “What kind of roleplayer are you?” quiz. My not-so-surprising results: You scored as Method Actor. You think that gaming is a form of creative expression. You may view rules as, at best, a necessary evil, preferring sessions where the dice never come out of the bag. You enjoy… Continue reading rp quiz
Total Annihilation
Total Annihilation I installed a few more games on the new computer tonight and I thought I’d check out how fast loading times were with TA and played a pretty short game. I attacked with an army of 10 units and then there was the enemy commander and a voice from the off said “you’re… Continue reading Total Annihilation
Bad code?
There’s an article up on the Bile Blog with some interesting points about tomcat … well about one class in tomcat. It would be quite a hilarious read if we weren’t using tomcat everywhere: The BileBlog This code is so abysmally bad in fact that I know of at least one person (this is NOT… Continue reading Bad code?