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A sporecast is on the way: look for designs by GMFTatsujin. Some of these designs are by Linda, 'cuz we share the same computer for Sporey goodness.

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The Empty Chair

A few weeks ago, my friend Pendar died. We had a memorial -- a couple memorials, actually -- and this is going to be a strange post because I'm going to try not to eulogize him. At the same time, this post *is* about one way that his presence enriched my life, and I don't want to ignore that.

The immediate problem is this: there's an empty chair at my group's gaming table.

Now, that obviously doesn't sum up the life of my friend and the love we all held for him. But on the other hand, it is an… Continue

Posted on June 4, 2009 at 9:00am — 1 Comment

Cameron Goble

So You Want to Rear a Half-Breed, Part I

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One never knows when true love may appear, and in these days of heady galactic expansion, true love can take surprising forms. You might, for example, intentionally maroon yourself on a distant world only to discover intimiate companionship. Or perhaps you might find yourself stationed on a crossroads between space-faring races, excited by the possibilities. You might even rationalize an unexpected mating to yourself as easily as this: "It seemed logical at the time."

Whate… Continue

Posted on March 1, 2009 at 8:00am — 9 Comments

Cameron Goble

Say "Fthagn!"

Our best photo of Azathoth to date. Thanks to Astronomy Picture of the Day for this particular nightmare.



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Here's the CON's cover story:

Our Galaxy's Central Molecular Zone Credit: A. Ginsburg (U. Colorado - Boulder) et al., BGPS Team,
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Posted on November 10, 2008 at 7:30am — 2 Comments

Cameron Goble

Favorite Writing Tools: Freemind

Lord knows, I do love me some Alphasmart goodness when I write. The instant-on, the complete word processing focus, the incredible battery life: it's all good.

It pre-supposes, however, that I know what I want to write before I turn it on.

That's a problem for me sometimes. Sure, I may bang out a little poetry or the beginnings of a short story with ease, but when I want to really get down to brass tacks and write something big, I end up stymied.

Don't get me wrong: I'm all for the NaN… Continue

Posted on September 22, 2008 at 11:00pm — 1 Comment

Cameron Goble

Spore! Terrible Secrets of Space

Here are some handy interface tips that I worked out. I didn't find any reference to these in the manual, and I've come to rely on them. Somebody at EA was thinking -- they just didn't write it down. Or I blinked during a tutorial.

* HOW TO KNOW WHEN YOU SHOULD SELL OR TERRAFORM (Solar System Screen): You can save some time figuring out if a visit to a planet is worth it. Watch your cargo screen when you approach planets. Icons will blink for one of two reasons: either you just picked so… Continue

Posted on September 15, 2008 at 9:30pm — 3 Comments

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Hometown:
Albuquerque, NM
Birthday:
August 21, 1973
Website:
http://noirchickenstudios.com
About Me:
Not just about me, but through me, under me, over me, and around me as well.

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F is for Frank Zappa.
November 16
August 20
I loved Robotech. Giant robots, space battles, wildly inaccurate missiles ... great stuff. I few years ago, I wound my way through the VHS tapes I have of the show. If you forward through the obligatory Minmai song appearances, the show gets four th…
July 15
Let us away, lads! Tis the dread pirate Black Asphalt, captain of the Blood Concrete.
June 29
'Tis the cone fer ye!
June 26
I'm having a hard time deciphering the manual, personally. It's very tangled. (What's with all the "see this" references to pages and concepts I haven't encountered yet? Bad form, author. Indeed, bad form. Build prior knowledge before you rely on it…
June 22
I'm reading up on the rules too. I'll have a character soon. In the meantime: any guiding principles, Berin? I posted elsewhere about playing the Aether Elemental trapped in Franklin's key, but the more I thought about it, the more I liked it. Just…
June 21
Cameron Goble added a discussion
As I first encountered the term "Long Tail" from our Dire Liege, and since I started a new video game review site called Long Tail Gamer, and also since I'm a whore for attention and shameless self promotion, I thought I'd start a run-on sentence an…
June 16
It's like some horribly rendered mashup of X-Men's White Queen and the Village People. At least, it was up to the point when I moved on to something more satisfying, like trimming my toenails with my teeth. Remember when Madonna was the most risque…
June 9
We (the wife and I) recently watched the "Lost Tales" Babylon 5 DVD. There was a memorial section that contained reminiscences of both Andreas Katsulas (G'Kar) and Richard Biggs (Dr. Stephen Franklin), a section that was both touching and amusing an…
June 7
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A few weeks ago, my friend Pendar died. We had a memorial -- a couple memorials, actually -- and this is going to be a strange post because I'm going to try not to eulogize him. At the same time, this post *is* about one way that his presence enrich…
June 4
On behalf of Frank Zappa fans everywhere, I thank you.
May 27
The guy in the video holds up a sign that reads "Tired of drama." Her response: "I LOVE YOU." Red alert, dude! Set phasers on "ditch that clingy ditz right-the-frak NOW." Ugh. The whole "I'm a geek 'cuz I wear glasses and pretend to be awkward" thi…
May 26
Cameron Goble added a discussion
(Crossposted to that Facebook thing I've heard so much about.) Okay, so I saw the Trek movie, and yeah, I really enjoyed it. This is weird because, in general, I don't really like Abrams's work that much. I have to say, though, I was expecting a li…
May 15
I think it was an exact image of magnified quantum particle/wave interference fluctuations after running the sensors through the Heisenberg Compensator. Spock's screen saver is set to watch quarks dance. We just never saw him wiggle the mouse to get…
April 28
Dean Stockwell. At least, a younger Dean Stockwell. Though I think everybody could be played by Dean Stockwell, so maybe my vote shouldn't count. Dean Stockwell?
April 28
In a desperate attempt to stay relevant to the current young generation, mainstream media completely undercuts its own authority and sense of objectivity. They forgot to do the journalism and instead decided to be clever. Turns out MSNBC sucks at b…
April 17
Randall Munroe is flirting on the edge of memespace's Schwartzchild radius. It's a daring piece of narrational navigation, to be sure. But one false move and all that we'll hear from him ever again will be the faint buzz of humorous Hawking radiatio…
April 10
I've wanted a hubzilla for years. But I only have one firewire accessory, so no need for a hub. It makes me sad.
April 8
I can see you saying that with Kirby energy flickering around you from the ground up. Prepare yourself!
April 8

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At 11:25am on August 20, 2009, Xose Lucero said…
Happy birthday! Hope you have a good one.
At 3:52am on December 18, 2008, Andrew Modro said…
I was listening to the "Dice Make Bonk Round 29" podcast... and I heard the Dark Tower "Battle!" musical cue. You have become my new hero.
 
 

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