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The whole time I was reading the blog I was thinking to myself "Alamo would totally do this. Alamo would totally do this."
I should have known that Tim would already be on it.
I'm so glad I live in the MAGNITED STATES OF AMERICA and that I live near an Alamo THE-A-TER.
Commented Mar 9, 2012 on Because it will give me an excuse to buy and own and wear an ascot. at WWdN: In Exile
Because it will give me an excuse to buy and own and wear an ascot.
Last night, I was out having a drink with a friend of mine. Because we are both nerds and writers, our conversation steered into nerdy writer territory and stayed there. It was unseasonably warm, so we sat on an outdoor patio -- one of the few that isn't rendered useless to me by an army of smok...
In the unlikely event that you missed this when it made the rounds about a month ago, please watch this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6w2M50_Xdk
It's one of the most inspiring things I've ever seen the internet produce. Pale blue dot, indeed.
Commented Dec 15, 2010 on starry starry night at WWdN: In Exile
starry starry night
I stayed up until almost one this morning, reading comic books. I know, it's like I'm 12 all over again. And it's awesome. Around four, Anne woke me up. "What's wrong?" I said, while I was still waiting to clear immigration between Dreamland and Reality. "Nothing. I just couldn't sleep, so I got...
Both E.T. and Raiders were written by the same programmer, Howard Scott Warshaw.
Commented Apr 6, 2010 on the most beguiling, horrible, opposite-of-fun experience I'd ever had at WWdN: In Exile
the most beguiling, horrible, opposite-of-fun experience I'd ever had
Reader G.M. e-mailed this picture and said, "How the f**k I ever believed that THIS was E.T., I'll never know -- but I still played it for hours and hours." The picture unlocked a memory I haven't thought about in a long time, but wanted to share: Around 1982 or 1983, before City Walk at Un...
The first video game easter egg I ever encountered unintentionally was while playing E.T. on the 2600. I was never able to successfully reproduce the circumstances and my memories of the game and era are largely centered around telling people about the crazy easter egg and not being believed. Seeing those screenshots takes me right back to that place of adolescent futility. I haven't thought about that easter egg in years, but now prompted by your post and helped by google, I see that my recollections are indeed accurate... The flowerpot turned into a Yar from Yar's Revenge and flew away instead of just being revived like it was supposed to.
http://www.digitpress.com/eastereggs/26et.htm
Commented Apr 6, 2010 on the most beguiling, horrible, opposite-of-fun experience I'd ever had at WWdN: In Exile
the most beguiling, horrible, opposite-of-fun experience I'd ever had
Reader G.M. e-mailed this picture and said, "How the f**k I ever believed that THIS was E.T., I'll never know -- but I still played it for hours and hours." The picture unlocked a memory I haven't thought about in a long time, but wanted to share: Around 1982 or 1983, before City Walk at Un...
"Lastly, Wil Wheaton signed on the foil tag on the back and in carrying it around PAX getting other signatures, some of it rubbed off a little."
Way to ruin it for everyone, Wil! :)
Seriously, though, this is really cool. Hope it fetches a ridiculous price.
Commented Nov 6, 2007 on autographed guitar hero controller from PAX at WWdN: In Exile
autographed guitar hero controller from PAX
While I was at PAX this year, I signed a sweet Guitar Hero controller for a pretty cool guy who waited in line a for a long time to put the pen in my hand. Near the end of the convention, I saw him again, and he showed me that he'd gotten it signed by pretty much everyone there, from Gabe and ...
"Lastly, Wil Wheaton signed on the foil tag on the back and in carrying it around PAX getting other signatures, some of it rubbed off a little."
Way to ruin it for everyone, Wil! :)
Seriously, though, this is really cool. Hope it fetches a ridiculous price.
Commented Nov 6, 2007 on autographed guitar hero controller from PAX at WWdN: In Exile
autographed guitar hero controller from PAX
While I was at PAX this year, I signed a sweet Guitar Hero controller for a pretty cool guy who waited in line a for a long time to put the pen in my hand. Near the end of the convention, I saw him again, and he showed me that he'd gotten it signed by pretty much everyone there, from Gabe and ...
Looking forward to receiving mine (I got the tracking ID email this afternoon) although I'm bummed it won't be autographed. I'll need an autographed copy as well to complete my collection (complete with domokun).
Commented Oct 5, 2007 on this is awesome at WWdN: In Exile
this is awesome
Anne and I sat on the floor in our living room, while Two Zombies Later played on the stereo (which I'd rechristened as a Hi-Fi for this special occasion.) A half-empty box of The Happiest Days of Our Lives was on one side of us, a shipping container on the other, a stack of envelopes between u...
Looking forward to receiving mine (I got the tracking ID email this afternoon) although I'm bummed it won't be autographed. I'll need an autographed copy as well to complete my collection (complete with domokun).
Commented Oct 5, 2007 on this is awesome at WWdN: In Exile
this is awesome
Anne and I sat on the floor in our living room, while Two Zombies Later played on the stereo (which I'd rechristened as a Hi-Fi for this special occasion.) A half-empty box of The Happiest Days of Our Lives was on one side of us, a shipping container on the other, a stack of envelopes between u...
I dig the Guitar Hero stuff way, way more than the Poker stuff.
Commented May 10, 2006 on i'll be on livewire at e3 today at WWdN: In Exile
i'll be on livewire at e3 today
I'm getting ready to hop on the train and go down to E3, to do an hour on GameSpy's Livewire program with David Lawrence. I'll be on at noon Pacific time, and you can tune in for audio goodness through the Livewire website, but you have to register for the video goodness. Sorry about that; it'...
I dig the Guitar Hero stuff way, way more than the Poker stuff.
Commented May 10, 2006 on i'll be on livewire at e3 today at WWdN: In Exile
i'll be on livewire at e3 today
I'm getting ready to hop on the train and go down to E3, to do an hour on GameSpy's Livewire program with David Lawrence. I'll be on at noon Pacific time, and you can tune in for audio goodness through the Livewire website, but you have to register for the video goodness. Sorry about that; it'...
I you ask me (which nobody did), Linklater is ten times the director that Tarantino is. Tarantino peaked with Reservoir Dogs, had a solid followup with Pulp Fiction, and he's been jerking off ever since.
Linklater keeps doing solid work and you can plot his growth from film to film. (ignoring that whole Newton Boys mess) He's going to be the one we're still talking about in 20 years.
This has been "my mostly unrelated soapbox for $100", Alex.
Commented Feb 4, 2006 on i am the passenger, and i ride and i ride, i ride at WWdN: In Exile
i am the passenger, and i ride and i ride, i ride
I didn't get in my ten rambling minutes this morning, so how about now? I had the weirdest dream last night: I was sitting in a cardboard box, and by sheer force of will, I was able to make it race along the streets in my neighborhood. I sped down my block, around the corner, and down three str...
I you ask me (which nobody did), Linklater is ten times the director that Tarantino is. Tarantino peaked with Reservoir Dogs, had a solid followup with Pulp Fiction, and he's been jerking off ever since.
Linklater keeps doing solid work and you can plot his growth from film to film. (ignoring that whole Newton Boys mess) He's going to be the one we're still talking about in 20 years.
This has been "my mostly unrelated soapbox for $100", Alex.
Commented Feb 4, 2006 on i am the passenger, and i ride and i ride, i ride at WWdN: In Exile
i am the passenger, and i ride and i ride, i ride
I didn't get in my ten rambling minutes this morning, so how about now? I had the weirdest dream last night: I was sitting in a cardboard box, and by sheer force of will, I was able to make it race along the streets in my neighborhood. I sped down my block, around the corner, and down three str...
Yes Yes Yes Yes. Primer is absolutely outstanding. The commentary on the DVD is also worth a listen, although they spend more time talking technical than they do plot/development.
I can't recommend Primer enough.
Commented Dec 30, 2005 on another movie you should probably see at WWdN: In Exile
another movie you should probably see
Donnie Darko was one of those movies I'd heard about from people I respect, but never got around to actually watching until about five weeks ago. About fifteen years ago, I watched a special about MST3K, which included an interview with Joel Hodgson. Joel said, "When we write our jokes, we don...
Yes Yes Yes Yes. Primer is absolutely outstanding. The commentary on the DVD is also worth a listen, although they spend more time talking technical than they do plot/development.
I can't recommend Primer enough.
Commented Dec 30, 2005 on another movie you should probably see at WWdN: In Exile
another movie you should probably see
Donnie Darko was one of those movies I'd heard about from people I respect, but never got around to actually watching until about five weeks ago. About fifteen years ago, I watched a special about MST3K, which included an interview with Joel Hodgson. Joel said, "When we write our jokes, we don...
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