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Commentary and processes of J C Lawrence:
systems architect,
contrarian,
theorist,
sailor,
hacker,
virtual world designer,
linux-user,
aquarist,
disquisitor,
cat breeder,
raconteur,
game designer,
ludophile,
bibliophile,
numismatist,
speculator and
theologiser
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And upon the far horizon in the east
Kanga.nu and its services have been moved to a new host. This marks the final decommissioning of the box I built from parts while working at VA Research. It has been a long time..and it is somewhat sad to see her fade into scrap.
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Twitter Week: 2010-04-17
- RT @alleyinsider:Steve Jobs responds to Adobe furor, tells you to go read John Gruber's post http://bit.ly/9B53Es [Doh!] #
- @rholzgrafe: I dropped #Facebook. instead as I can find no use for #fb, but find Twitter extremely useful. Far more signal on #twitter. in reply to rholzgrafe #
- @rholzgrafe: I don't use #FB or #Twitter (much) for friends. I do use Twitter for news, tech info, and professional interests. in reply to rholzgrafe #
- @andsoerinsaid: I'm a less impressed with Samarkand. Stephen's Rocket is one of Knizia's two best games in my mind. Quite wonderful. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
- @rholzgrafe: Oh, and you said to give you a shout when I'm dumping games toward the Endgame auction… Consider yourself yelled out. in reply to rholzgrafe #
- @rholzgrafe Grab me on #bgdf_chat & I'll try & remember what I'm selling. in reply to rholzgrafe #
- @BrenoKummel Historicity is clearly important to some. I don't know how dominant the trait is. I like it, but not critical to me. #18xx in reply to BrenoKummel #
Twitter Week: 2010-04-10
- @scottsturn I'll take that as a solid reccomendation. Thanks. in reply to scottsturn #
- @scottredracecar: Even more so because the iPad users are affluent early adopters, and that's a key market for much of the 'net. in reply to scottredracecar #
- @jdludlow: There's no good way to support Flash on a (multii-)touch device. Interaction model too different w/o a multi-typed fine pointer. in reply to jdludlow #
- @jdludlow: All the larger porn houses are converting all their content to work with the iPad. Most already have. They see the money. in reply to jdludlow #
- @jdludlow Flash (games) reads the keyboard & mouse. It is inherent to the Flash UI model even with video. in reply to jdludlow #
- @andsoerinsaid Yep, 1848 is a facinating game of capital control — & we're playing #18xx with Lonny Orgler here ATM! in reply to andsoerinsaid #
- End of a 3P game of 18 FR-RCE with Lonny Orgler of Double-O games: http://twitpic.com/1dw2dt #
- Lonny Orgler at the start of a 3P game of 18GL: #18xx http://twitpic.com/1dw35d #
- Heading strong into the middle of 18GL: #18xx http://twitpic.com/1dw3o4 #
- End-game track for 18GL: #18xx http://twitpic.com/1dw3wu #
- @andsoerinsaid 1848 is a local & often played favourite. Lonny is visiting for three days, so we're playing #18xx every night with him. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
- Lonny goes on his way & I am eviscerated in 1824 (DFL by 30%): #18xx http://twitpic.com/1e0wbr #
Twitter Week: 2010-04-03
- RT @timoreilly: Racism at the heart of Tea Party rage? http://nyti.ms/br9RMC (via @Michael_Finberg) There's good evidence, says Frank Rich. #
- @andsoerinsaid Woot! in reply to andsoerinsaid #
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