December 19, 2005
So I've been reading the forums instead of working on my own time, and I've started to see a lot of stuff cropping up that has to deal with abstraction and programming languages. I have a feeling that this is really not much different than usual, but now that I'm thinking about it, I'm seeing a lot…
December 14, 2005
It is time yet again to dribble out a bunch of half-finished thoughts about things I don't really properly understand. For this episode, my topic of choice is code integrity.
First of all, let me buy myself some time by defining the phrase "code integrity" as I intend to use it. It might be worth no…
First of all, let me buy myself some time by defining the phrase "code integrity" as I intend to use it. It might be worth no…
December 10, 2005
Well, the submissions are pouring in... here's a quick look at my submission, CartRunner, and what went into making it. Source is included, but be warned, it isn't pretty!
Enjoy.
Enjoy.
December 07, 2005
1. Obtain a large bottle of A1 Tabasco steak sauce.
2. Obtain a bottle of Tabasco Habanero sauce.
3. Obtain a bottle of Jameson's Irish whisky.
4. Combine. (I'd list proportions, but it was done quite blindly, so who knows. Mix to taste I guess.)
5. Consume. Several slices of fried Spam makes a good ba…
2. Obtain a bottle of Tabasco Habanero sauce.
3. Obtain a bottle of Jameson's Irish whisky.
4. Combine. (I'd list proportions, but it was done quite blindly, so who knows. Mix to taste I guess.)
5. Consume. Several slices of fried Spam makes a good ba…
December 05, 2005
I'm a sucker for advice. Which isn't to say that I'm particularly keen on receiving it, even on the rare occasions when I have the sense to solicit it. I'm much more keen on giving it, and usually on occasions when it isn't solicited. I'm sure this says something highly unflattering about my charac…
November 28, 2005
Phase 2: Engine Framework
After the prototyping done in Phase 1, it's time to take the rough, dirty, and basically entirely stolen code and turn it into a framework that can be used for the future. This means it needs to be extensible, flexible, cleanly designed, and capable of handling all of the c…
After the prototyping done in Phase 1, it's time to take the rough, dirty, and basically entirely stolen code and turn it into a framework that can be used for the future. This means it needs to be extensible, flexible, cleanly designed, and capable of handling all of the c…
November 28, 2005
Introduction
This is the story of a hobby game, built by an industry programmer (that'd be me) and co-designed by an avid gamer (that'd be my flatmate). This project is primarily for our own entertainment, although we hope to produce some tools and resources (and maybe even a finished game) that oth…
This is the story of a hobby game, built by an industry programmer (that'd be me) and co-designed by an avid gamer (that'd be my flatmate). This project is primarily for our own entertainment, although we hope to produce some tools and resources (and maybe even a finished game) that oth…
November 23, 2005
Warning: whining and ranting ahead.
I'm going to have to register my complete and utter hatred of the new look. There seems to be a lot of "you're just not used to it yet" going around, which frankly (as far as I'm concerned) is crap. I'm a virtually certified change addict, and I hate this change. …
I'm going to have to register my complete and utter hatred of the new look. There seems to be a lot of "you're just not used to it yet" going around, which frankly (as far as I'm concerned) is crap. I'm a virtually certified change addict, and I hate this change. …
November 22, 2005
As promised, I've updated the shrine with the X3 US pics. Behold all of the awesome.
And then of course there's the gaming peripherals:
From left to right, we have:
- My old knock-off, off brand PC Propad. I never actually got to play any games with this, because it only has two trigger buttons, and …
And then of course there's the gaming peripherals:
From left to right, we have:
- My old knock-off, off brand PC Propad. I never actually got to play any games with this, because it only has two trigger buttons, and …
November 21, 2005
January cannot come soon enough.
I've been spending a lot of time this week sleeping and just generally goofing around with my flatmate. Our current project is to play through Final Fantasy III (which I've done, but he hasn't) and then FFVII (which he's done, but I haven't). Beer, Pizza, and old sch…
I've been spending a lot of time this week sleeping and just generally goofing around with my flatmate. Our current project is to play through Final Fantasy III (which I've done, but he hasn't) and then FFVII (which he's done, but I haven't). Beer, Pizza, and old sch…
November 14, 2005
I'm sorry to disappoint all of you morbid freaks who I know were just itching to hear about me getting brutally dismembered, but I'm back. The trip was long, boring, and essentially uneventful.
The only real highlight worth mentioning was that we held the 8 Bit Theater "Welcome to Corneria" / "I lik…
The only real highlight worth mentioning was that we held the 8 Bit Theater "Welcome to Corneria" / "I lik…
November 11, 2005
Well, the Spectral Samurai's car has finally and utterly died. Being naturally tired of it dying repeatedly over the past two years, he's getting rid of the car entirely. This leaves us with only one car, which is a slightly problematic situation for people who are supposed to be sharing a flat.
So …
So …
November 09, 2005
I'm going to have to do three things here which I was not expecting to do. First, I'm going to post two entries within a few hours of each other, which for some reason makes me feel dirty. Second, I'm going to post a short journal entry. This definitely makes me feel dirty. Finally, I'm going to ac…
November 09, 2005
Observation One: NDAs make for boring journals
I originally planned to start this journal to record, y'know, game development and such. So last night I was thinking about why I have yet to actually post much about, y'know, me developing games. Today it finally dawned on me: I never post anything her…
I originally planned to start this journal to record, y'know, game development and such. So last night I was thinking about why I have yet to actually post much about, y'know, me developing games. Today it finally dawned on me: I never post anything her…
November 03, 2005
Smokey Bones has awesome chocolate peanut butter pie.
I'd talk more about how awesome it is, but at the moment I'm feeling the distinct need to crawl into a dark corner and sleep it off for about a week.
[update] I have developed a theory. I believe that pie is a form of antimatter for code - an anti…
I'd talk more about how awesome it is, but at the moment I'm feeling the distinct need to crawl into a dark corner and sleep it off for about a week.
[update] I have developed a theory. I believe that pie is a form of antimatter for code - an anti…
October 31, 2005
I've made a terrible mistake. I read the Newspaper Comics thread in the Lounge. Specifically, I got thinking about Calvin and Hobbes. Now it is worth noting that I recognized the fake end-of-series strip immediately as a hoax, not because I've seen it before but because I basically grew up glued to…
October 28, 2005
Just got back in a while ago from seeing Wallace and Grommit in the Curse of the Wererabbit. That movie is without doubt the most absolutely hilarious thing I've seen in a very, very long time.
Anyone with a decent (read: British) sense of humor owes it to themselves to see this movie at least once.…
Anyone with a decent (read: British) sense of humor owes it to themselves to see this movie at least once.…
October 26, 2005
So, it's 3 AM. Usually, I'd be going to sleep right now. Today, I just (more or less) got up.
I decided that I'm tired of working on a 6 hour phase shift from my employer in Germany, so I went to bed around 8 last night to compensate. So far so good, although I still have a long day ahead of me to s…
I decided that I'm tired of working on a 6 hour phase shift from my employer in Germany, so I went to bed around 8 last night to compensate. So far so good, although I still have a long day ahead of me to s…
October 21, 2005
Well, I found out today that the cleaning company has refused to cough up a reimbursement for the video card. Apparently, they are taking the maid's word for it that the card was, and I quote, "in the trash." That's a filthy lie and everyone involved knows it, but they're stubbornly sticking to the…
October 21, 2005
Well, I think this week is looking to set a record for suckiness. First there was the video card thing (we're still trying to shake down the cleaning service for a reimbursement) and then there was tonight.
I went to start working tonight and the source control server was dead. Apparently, everyone …
I went to start working tonight and the source control server was dead. Apparently, everyone …
October 18, 2005
Well, my nice, shiny, brand-new, $150 ATi TVWonder Elite came yesterday. I gleefully opened it up and paraded it around the office in all its glory, gloating in a thoroughly geeky manner. That was all good.
Last night, I left the office in a hurry, and forgot the box in my cubicle. Crazy, I know, bu…
Last night, I left the office in a hurry, and forgot the box in my cubicle. Crazy, I know, bu…
October 17, 2005
First, the most important and awesome news: X3: Reunion has officially gone gold. It is a good day indeed.
Now on to more mundane things.
Apparently, I'm not the only lunatic who's done this. The project describes how to use a PIC microcontroller to generate a PAL-compliant composite video signal. Sh…
Now on to more mundane things.
Apparently, I'm not the only lunatic who's done this. The project describes how to use a PIC microcontroller to generate a PAL-compliant composite video signal. Sh…
October 15, 2005
Thanks to the comprehensive specs I got from the guy at Sharp, I managed to dig through Molex's web site and find the original part drawings for the signal input connector on the LCD panel. From there I found a cable that matched the connector specs, and then found an actual distributor of OEM Mole…
October 13, 2005
Today I found a bunch of old pictures from when I built Celes. I had sort of intended to do this a long time ago, but for a lot of reasons (none of them particularly good) I didn't. Now I have.
So, with no further delays, I present to you: the Taming of Celes. Behold, more low-quality images from a …
So, with no further delays, I present to you: the Taming of Celes. Behold, more low-quality images from a …
October 13, 2005
You may remember (ok, you probably don't) my post a while ago about an OEM LCD that I got ahold of. I got bored last night and sent another email to Sharp's Help Desk to see if I could get some real specs on the part and maybe a supplier for a controller for the unit. Amazingly enough, I got a repl…
October 11, 2005
I want to build my own PVR (Tivo clone).
I want to do it inside of this:
I need good recommendations for video capture hardware (see here).
I want to do it inside of this:
I need good recommendations for video capture hardware (see here).
October 10, 2005
When I was a kid, I used to have this special idea of "late at night." There was of course the insanely late hour of 10 PM, which I got to see occasionally. That was "late," to be sure, but not all that big of a deal. The mysterious, magical "late" was, like, midnight or something. I remember havin…
October 08, 2005
I've been sort of meaning to explore this feature a bit for quite a while now, but due to being ridiculously busy and generally complacent about just about everything, I haven't.
However, I think now is a good time to start, seeing as I actually have some content to post here and all.
So, without fur…
However, I think now is a good time to start, seeing as I actually have some content to post here and all.
So, without fur…
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