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I love my jailbroken iPhone, and I am always looking for a new "game of the week." I've been through several, at first, it was LightsOff, but that ends at 225 levels or so. Then it was Five Dice. Then 4 Balls, Domino, and finally PuzzleManiak. I was so happy recently when someone decided to port Dope Wars to the iPhone in the form of "iDope."
iDope currently has a lot of bugs. Mainly, your jacket storage is irrelevant, you can actually store unlimited items, you just can't buy unlimited items unless you hit "buy all." You can't store money in a bank. It never ends until you die. You are mugged or fight the cops maybe 80% of the time you travel. But most importantly, this:
Notice my dollars? That's right, I have $2,147,483,647. Two billion, one hundred forty seven million, four hundred eighty three thousand, six hundred forty seven dollars. Recognize that number? If you read my blog regularly, you might. After all, it's the upper limit of signed integers. The game is officially boring - no matter what I do, I'm always capped at that number, I can never get more money. I wonder if the iPhone can support BIGINT.
Anyway, I really hope to see iDope get some love and attention, because Dope Wars is a fabulous and addictive game, but as is, I eventually get to the upper limit and have to start over... and over... and over.
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How do you digg? Do you digg up articles that fascinate you? Articles that your friends recommend? Articles you want to check back on later? Do you use it as a social news system, as intended, or as a bookmarking system? The problem, as I see it, is that as cool as digg is, there's no real guide as to how to use the site. I think it can be fixed with a few minor changes. Read on for more.
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So, awhile back, someone came up with this idea - invite users to dream up an application, then hold a contest and actually develop the best ones. I mean - how cool is that, right? ANYTHING you can think of! What a great opportunity to see some incredible ideas come to life.
Let me cut to the chase: it appears the vote has been hacked. Clearly, something fishy is going on here!
The winners are - get this - a cookbook, a sync manager, and a thing that makes your desktop look like the weather. I cannot believe it. I'm stunned. THIS is what Mac users wanted? THIS is the best we could come up with?
One guy dreamt big: you hum into your computer and it pitch corrects and allows you to create a song. Whoa! Cool!
One girl had an interesting idea: you take pictures of your clothes and then can keep a "virtual closet" where you can look at your clothes together and design outfits." Holy crap - NOTHING I know of does this, even if I don't have much of a need for it.
But you see, these are REAL apps that are the first of their kind. Who needs a new sync manager? And who but chefs will really use Cookbook? And I couldn't care less about my desktop wallpaper matching the weather, being as though I can LOOK OUTSIDE if I want to know!
What a letdown.
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I have been busy lately. Things are definitely not like they used to be -
First off, I have spent an incredible amount of time with JP, who, at this point, I think, it's safe to say will probably one day be a permanent fixture. She practically lives with me, and I'm happy about that.
Then,as I rambled on about before, I rewrote OSNews some time ago. I added and tinkered and did more and more, and today I kinda decided that I think I'm done for a bit. The other editors are kinda getting territorial about features, so I figured "F it." OSNews is a hobby for me that I believe has a community dying to expand and pariticpate. If the other editors don't want to appease them, screw it. The site looks pretty damn good anyway.
I got threading running on it, which was a challenge but was really really cool to finally see in action. I was very pleased.
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With Summer tour only a few days away, what are the songs you're most interested in hearing? Are they new, Round Room-era songs, or are you jonesing for some oldies? I was just playing around and decided that, if I could have Phish play today, here's what I'd want to hear. Some of my picks are surprising, since I've already heard them many times. Here's what on my mind, in no particular order:
Buried Alive, Forbin's > Mockingbird, Piper, Glide, Peaches en Regalia, Ghost, Birds of a Feather, Dog Log, and maybe Trey's "Drifting."
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My impending move to Florida is hanging over my head with a crazy intensity. I can't wait. I've been through highs and lows - moments where I wondered if I am about to make the biggest mistake of my life and moments where I can't contain myself. Moments where I look at my paycheck and think, "What moron walks away from this?" And moments where I remember sitting on that beach in Clearwater and saying confidentyly "I am moving to Florida!"
So the day is now just under two weeks away, and here I am going through clothing to donate to the Salvation Army. It's weird, because many of the clothes that are worn out to the point of unwearability are clothes I really am attached to. Old Phish shirts, KA shirts, shirts I loved when I got that are too dirty to be rags, a series of yellow-arm-pitted unltra-shrunken tees worth of nose-blowing at best. And it rings of "moving on."
This isn't just changing jobs - this is changing lives. Freshly LASIK'ed, I am truly closing the book on a chapter of my life and starting a new one.
Now I have to go, because some numbnuts just hacked the firsttube.com admin page and granted archives access to about 50 people. Dammit.
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Another Super Bowl comes and goes and so passes another set of ultra-expensive advertisements. This year, there were a few spots worthy of mention.
The Studs
1. Clearly, the funniest ad to grace the game of games was the Fed Ex "Castaway" spot. In a classic exchange, a bearded, knotty haired Tom Hanks-ish castaway delivers a package that was his "purpose" for pulling through while marooned on the island. As he's about to leave, he asks the woman, "Hey, by the way, what's in the package?" She responds glibly, "Uh...not too much. A satellite phone, a GPS locator, a fishing rod, and some seeds." A good belly laugh.
2. Another great ad that showed its face was the zebra referee. While watching a reply over and over, a zebra, apparently referreeing a game between two teams of horses, is admired from the sideline. One man sneers "This referee is a jackass." The other says calmly, "Actually, he's a zebra." Good stuff.
3. The office defense - Reebok hires a defensive lineman to be a "motivator." We see him tackling people and ransacking the office. Sheer brilliance.
4. The Matrix and The Hulk spots. Not worthy of discussion, except to say they were awesome and they premiered.
The Duds
1. Willie Nelson, H & R Block was a good combo. While it did get a chuckle, the potential for a better gag was there.
2. The clown drinking through his butt: a man wearing a costume that looks like a clown standing on his hands drinks a beer through what appears to be the clown's butt. Not especially funny.
3. mLife - The Gilligan thing was nothing special.
Just my thoughts.
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I really want to play this game called "1,000 Blank White Cards". The the premise is basically you either get points, lose points, or invent points. It's neat.
Anyone want to play?
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>> Dope Wars for the iPhone 2008-04-30 10:40:15
I love my jailbroken iPhone, and I am always looking for a new "game of the week." I've been through several, at first, it was LightsOff, but that ends at 225 levels or so. Then it was Five Dice. Then 4 Balls, Domino, and finally PuzzleManiak. I was so happy recently when someone decided to port Dope Wars to the iPhone in the form of "iDope." iDope currently has a lot of bugs. Mainly, your jacket storage is irrelevant, you can actually store unlimited items, you just can't buy unlimited items unless you hit "buy all." You can't store money in a bank. It never ends until you die. You are mugged or fight the cops maybe 80% of the time you travel. But most importantly, this: Notice my dollars? That's right, I have $2,147,483,647. Two billion, one hundred forty seven million, four hundred eighty three thousand, six hundred forty seven dollars. Recognize that number? If you read my blog regularly, you might. After all, it's the upper limit of signed integers. The game is officially boring - no matter what I do, I'm always capped at that number, I can never get more money. I wonder if the iPhone can support BIGINT.
Anyway, I really hope to see iDope get some love and attention, because Dope Wars is a fabulous and addictive game, but as is, I eventually get to the upper limit and have to start over... and over... and over.
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>> Suggestions for Improving digg.com 2006-11-09 14:22:22
How do you digg? Do you digg up articles that fascinate you? Articles that your friends recommend? Articles you want to check back on later? Do you use it as a social news system, as intended, or as a bookmarking system? The problem, as I see it, is that as cool as digg is, there's no real guide as to how to use the site. I think it can be fixed with a few minor changes. Read on for more.
Complete Story (1178 words) |
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>> My Dream App More Like A Nightmare 2006-10-27 14:33:33
So, awhile back, someone came up with this idea - invite users to dream up an application, then hold a contest and actually develop the best ones. I mean - how cool is that, right? ANYTHING you can think of! What a great opportunity to see some incredible ideas come to life. Let me cut to the chase: it appears the vote has been hacked. Clearly, something fishy is going on here!
The winners are - get this - a cookbook, a sync manager, and a thing that makes your desktop look like the weather. I cannot believe it. I'm stunned. THIS is what Mac users wanted? THIS is the best we could come up with?
One guy dreamt big: you hum into your computer and it pitch corrects and allows you to create a song. Whoa! Cool!
One girl had an interesting idea: you take pictures of your clothes and then can keep a "virtual closet" where you can look at your clothes together and design outfits." Holy crap - NOTHING I know of does this, even if I don't have much of a need for it.
But you see, these are REAL apps that are the first of their kind. Who needs a new sync manager? And who but chefs will really use Cookbook? And I couldn't care less about my desktop wallpaper matching the weather, being as though I can LOOK OUTSIDE if I want to know!
What a letdown.
Read More | Digg Story
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>> Random Topic, Because the Pic is Cool 2005-08-27 08:11:24
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I have been busy lately. Things are definitely not like they used to be - First off, I have spent an incredible amount of time with JP, who, at this point, I think, it's safe to say will probably one day be a permanent fixture. She practically lives with me, and I'm happy about that.
Then,as I rambled on about before, I rewrote OSNews some time ago. I added and tinkered and did more and more, and today I kinda decided that I think I'm done for a bit. The other editors are kinda getting territorial about features, so I figured "F it." OSNews is a hobby for me that I believe has a community dying to expand and pariticpate. If the other editors don't want to appease them, screw it. The site looks pretty damn good anyway.
I got threading running on it, which was a challenge but was really really cool to finally see in action. I was very pleased.
Comments (0) |
1314 view(s)
>> Summer Tour 2003-07-05 18:13:29
With Summer tour only a few days away, what are the songs you're most interested in hearing? Are they new, Round Room-era songs, or are you jonesing for some oldies? I was just playing around and decided that, if I could have Phish play today, here's what I'd want to hear. Some of my picks are surprising, since I've already heard them many times. Here's what on my mind, in no particular order: Buried Alive, Forbin's > Mockingbird, Piper, Glide, Peaches en Regalia, Ghost, Birds of a Feather, Dog Log, and maybe Trey's "Drifting."
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>> Doting...Ever So 2003-03-09 15:17:00
My impending move to Florida is hanging over my head with a crazy intensity. I can't wait. I've been through highs and lows - moments where I wondered if I am about to make the biggest mistake of my life and moments where I can't contain myself. Moments where I look at my paycheck and think, "What moron walks away from this?" And moments where I remember sitting on that beach in Clearwater and saying confidentyly "I am moving to Florida!"So the day is now just under two weeks away, and here I am going through clothing to donate to the Salvation Army. It's weird, because many of the clothes that are worn out to the point of unwearability are clothes I really am attached to. Old Phish shirts, KA shirts, shirts I loved when I got that are too dirty to be rags, a series of yellow-arm-pitted unltra-shrunken tees worth of nose-blowing at best. And it rings of "moving on."
This isn't just changing jobs - this is changing lives. Freshly LASIK'ed, I am truly closing the book on a chapter of my life and starting a new one.
Now I have to go, because some numbnuts just hacked the firsttube.com admin page and granted archives access to about 50 people. Dammit.
Comments (0) |
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>> Superbowl XXXVIII Ad Review 2003-01-27 15:37:00
Another Super Bowl comes and goes and so passes another set of ultra-expensive advertisements. This year, there were a few spots worthy of mention. The Studs
1. Clearly, the funniest ad to grace the game of games was the Fed Ex "Castaway" spot. In a classic exchange, a bearded, knotty haired Tom Hanks-ish castaway delivers a package that was his "purpose" for pulling through while marooned on the island. As he's about to leave, he asks the woman, "Hey, by the way, what's in the package?" She responds glibly, "Uh...not too much. A satellite phone, a GPS locator, a fishing rod, and some seeds." A good belly laugh.
2. Another great ad that showed its face was the zebra referee. While watching a reply over and over, a zebra, apparently referreeing a game between two teams of horses, is admired from the sideline. One man sneers "This referee is a jackass." The other says calmly, "Actually, he's a zebra." Good stuff.
3. The office defense - Reebok hires a defensive lineman to be a "motivator." We see him tackling people and ransacking the office. Sheer brilliance.
4. The Matrix and The Hulk spots. Not worthy of discussion, except to say they were awesome and they premiered.
The Duds
1. Willie Nelson, H & R Block was a good combo. While it did get a chuckle, the potential for a better gag was there.
2. The clown drinking through his butt: a man wearing a costume that looks like a clown standing on his hands drinks a beer through what appears to be the clown's butt. Not especially funny.
3. mLife - The Gilligan thing was nothing special.
Just my thoughts.
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>> 1,000 Blank White Cards! 2002-09-13 17:17:00
I really want to play this game called "1,000 Blank White Cards". The the premise is basically you either get points, lose points, or invent points. It's neat. Anyone want to play?
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