January 2012
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December 2011
2 posts
November 2011
12 posts
The Cabin is a room. “The front of the small cabin is entirely occupied...
– An example of Inform7 code—using a natural language programming syntax that makes this sound like bizarre poetry.
“Hello World” by “I.F. Author”
The world is a room.
...
– Programming in Inform7
Inform 7 →
Revisiting this. Game ideas: Airport Terminal? Reorganizing Fridge?
McNally Jackson Bookmongers: The DFW-Eugenides... →
scz:
For the record, it’s absolutely impossible that this is coincidence.
mcnallyjackson:
Since today is Things Vaguely Related to DFW Day on the McNJ tumblr: Yesterday over on New York’s Vulture blog Willa Paskin posited that Leonard, a character from Jeffrey Eugenides’ forthcoming novel The Marriage Plot, is based on David Foster Wallace. And she’s right! And not just because he…
October 2011
1 post
Platform Eight - Casting Experiments →
September 2011
7 posts
Thing I want to do:
Record myself while working on website coding.
“WHY WON’T YOU FUCKING WORK-oh sweet, figured it out. “
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August 2011
4 posts
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I’m uploading one family video a day. Shot in the late 80s and early 90s mostly in Houston, Texas.
Varsity Bookmarking: My Job Pt.1 — I have no idea... →
pieratt:
I am the CEO of Svpply, Inc., a social shopping S-Corp operating out of New York City. My company has been the recipient of over half-a-million in investor dollars, for the stated purpose of building an unknown, 3,000-member web service into a cultural phenomenon, and I truly have very little…
Amazing Google Voice Transcription
Google Voice has brought a new dimension of political intrigue to my voicemailbox:
Transcription:
“Hey, this is a regular black politician. I think somebody calls from this number about some friends you call me back on my cell not in the office.”
Actual voicemail:
“Hey, this is Black Point Editions. I think somebody called from this number about some prints. Call me back on...
July 2011
3 posts
June 2011
6 posts
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May 2011
14 posts
Let's Be Honest: The Difficulties of Practicing... →
Just wrote an article for the ODL blog about being an experimental designer in Chicago. I love working here, but there’s a lot that’s been unsaid. Shared some thoughts I have about Chicago’s baggage and open criticisms of our output in the hopes of sparking a discussion on upping the level of dialogue, participation, and, ultimately, work.
Here’s an excerpt:
Over the...
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First, panic. Second, conquer panic by working. Third, find ways to solve your...
– A nice, grounding quote from 2011 Pritzker Prize Winner Eduardo Souto de Mourafrom his interview with Architect’s Newspaper (by way of Leon Ransmeier).