I just got email from eGames, Inc. I have to fix one error in Tile Panic!, and it’s ready for publication in a collection. (The error, BTW, is that I need ta’ make the Internet based help file into local help files instead. BFD – a 5 minute job.) So, we’ll see how much longer …
I found another Sickmon. Well, actually, she found me. Shannon Sickmon emailed me today, introducing herself and sayin’ that we were probably family. Well, there’s a really high likely hood of that – she said there’s probably only 40 Sickmon left (make that 41 with Heather bein’ inducted into the family ;-), and we’re all …
Well, my webhost finally ticked me off one too many times. So I pulled up stakes, and moved my virtual tent somewhere else. I never realized how much stuff I’ve put on MidnightRyder.Com over the years until it was time to move it all. Wow. I started the process on an ISDN line, and finally …
Well, I finally finished the transcript from the IndieGamesCon speech. You can view it by clicking here. Took me a long time to get through the whole thing… sheesh. You can also see me in the geeky element I was in here. The last one also has an abridged version of the speech from someone …
Realizing what you are about to say is going to be transmitted to potentially millions of people definitely makes ya’ stop and think for a moment before speaking. While I was at IndieGamesCon, I did a TV interview with G4 Network, and with Tech TV (Tech TV has a worldwide viewship of 75 million they …
Hey now, your a rock star, get the show on… (Part II) Read More »
I forgot a little tidbit in my last post – Trajectory Zone got just a LITTLE press. No a big thing, but, I ended up as a part of an article on game music: Read it here rowan_mcgregger 2002-10-29 11:07 am UTC (from 68.103.122.192) (link) Select nice davis! (Reply to this) so proud here in …
Somebody once told meThe world is gonna’ roll me,I ain’t the sharpest tool in the shed.She was lookin’ kinda dumb with her finger and thumb in the shape of an ‘L’ on her forehead.…Hey now, your an all star, get your game on, go play Hey now, your a rock star, get the show on, …
Well, Heabo and I hosted another party, this one a little hedonistic (see her post for more info on it 😉 Lots of half-naked people running around. I did a little bar-tending on this one, splitting the duties with Heabo. She edumicated me before hand, so at least I now know what most of the …
Oh, yeah, that’s right – I have a live journal 😉 Ok, I’ve been busy as hell. I predicted this was going to end up being probably the busyest time in my life – I wasn’t wrong. It got even busier. So I’m doing more load reduction. I hired on Ryan Hagan, the ex-President of …
OK, haven’t updated my .plan file in a bit, so I thought it was time to set down and update it again. For those thinking of going to IndieGamesCon – well, I’m not sure if it’s a Good Thing (TM) or a Bad Thing, but, I’ll be there. I’m either going to be a speaker …
I wear a speedo now. Fear me. Fear the white pasty still a little out of shape 30 year old 😉 Actually, I don’t look too bad in it really… heck, Heabo asked me how I managed to look better in my speedo rather than my shorts. I kinda thought that was funny. A new …
Sheesh, I’ve been too damned busy lately. The problem is doing stuff like screening the back porch (I’ve got a screened in back porch again!) working on games, and in particular working on Black Nova traders. When I installed the game at MidnightRyder.Com, I wasn’t planning on doing TOO much to it. Now planets have …
Ok, did some very quick research this morning (while waiting for Brian to try and tell me the network was down again – which it isn’t, it’s operator error. *SIGH*) and discovered some cool toys that would allow me to kill two birds with one stone. Heabo likes games, which is cool – I like …
For those who love games, and remember the old BBS days, I just put up a new game at MidnightRyder.Com – BlackNova Traders. It’s like tradewars, but, Web based and lotsa new stuff. Really cool, check it out: BlackNova Traders at MidnightRyder.Com IF you’ve never played before, read the help files, and play for a …
It’s been a bit since I last updated my .plan – I’ve been just too danged busy to think about it too much. But I finally got a chance to start getting caught up on things again, and decided I’d set down and update this. We added anyother member to the Trajectory team – Raison …
OK, it’s been an interesting weekend. So far this weekend I’ve framed in the new downstairs communications closet, framed the entire new laundry room, and framed half of the downstairs bathroom, rerouted part of the cabling for the house, worked out Sat. and Sunday like I should, make it to gaming on Saturday, went to …
What the heck? Did someone speed up the rotation of the Earth or something? I seem to be experiencing time dilation effects here. Seriously. I’ve been head down in C++ code all day, and my internal clock didn’t bother to trigger the ‘lunch’ feeling. Fucked up. Then, I check the clock every once in a …
Ran some more testing last night after I wrote the second prototype of the compressor (still prototyped in VB, so it’s still slow 😉 This time it to make SURE it worked on really big files – and yep, it does. Took a compressed single-file game setup of 44MB, and reduced it to ~300k. Then …
Well, I did the impossible. I just make data compression for computers jump to the next level of efficency. To give you an idea, Here’s an example test file set: The original file set is 7889 KB (this set is Jumpman: 2049 – which means it has everything for a game in it.)Zipped, the file …
Ever have one of those days where you were currious if you managed to offend someone in thier sleep? I’ve got one o’ those today – my loving wife spent a good amount of time beating on me in her sleep last night. Needless to say, I’m not as well rested as I would like …
Ok everyone – cross your fingers, and all that good stuff. All the information for the loan has been sent in. So, in theory, we should be hearing back from them pretty shortly – a title search has to be done first, of course, so that’s going to take a day or two to complete. …
Since I’m starting to get self-concious about my remaining gut, I started my ab workout routine this morning. OW. I’ve recovered from it already, but, for 30 minutes I was pretty sore from it. It takes a very very short period of time to start feelin’ it in the abs – took some serious convincin’ …
Well, it looks like the potential for an end to Heabo and I’s financial burdens are moving much closer. After getting emailed some info from the gal I’ve been talking to about refinancing the house, I looked it over and things look good. Heabo and I had discused it at length already based on what …
Well, it figures. It’s very rare that I get self-concious about my body. I ain’t THAT bad looking, ‘specially compaired to a lot of the ugly mugs I see on the street. And a little Dunlaps disease is no big deal. (Dunlap’s is one of my favorite expressions, because it’s got muliple meanings – either …
Obviously things are going well with my workouts. Yesterday, my max on the ab machine was 90 for a set, and 100 for a almost set. Today, it was 120 for a set, and 130 for an almost set (only 6 reps – then my body said “Sorry, that’s it!” 😉 Not bad at all. …
Well, yet another fucked up day, thanks to virus authors (on in particular, who wrote the Klez series of viruses) Had some really really strange shit go on with to machines that had been previously infected, disinfected, AV software re-installed, etc. Won’t go into the full thing here, but, it’s definitely some fucked up shit …
It’s been a long road, Gettin’ from there to here.It’s been a long time, But my time is finally near.I can feel the change in the wind right now, Nothin’s in my way. They’re not going to hold me down no more, No they’re not gonna hold me down.Cause I got faith of the heart,I’m …
Well, it’s that time of the year again – I’m a year older today. 31. Not that it really matters much to me either way 🙂 I really don’t feel like I’ve aged that much, physically, since I was 26 or 27. I’ve got arthritis in my hands, but, I had that before, and it’s …
I’ve been back from Jonesboro, AR since Sunday, and haven’t updated my journal. Time ta do that, before something else here at the office breaks 😉 Well, the computer situation got resolved. Thanks to help from Darlene and Pop, spare parts that I had laying around, and parts off of the old machine, I once …
Hand me my computer. It’s the one that says BAD MOTHERFUCKER. Read More »
Well, I’m definitely not going to be updating my journal quite as faithfuly as normal. My computer is DEAD. Dead dead dead dead dead. The power header on the motherboard is burned up in four places – looks almost identical to the damage from the last dual PII/266 mobo that I had (that one WELDED …
