Archive for July 2008
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The Ultimate Computer RPG
Roleplaying games on the PC have come a long way. The first one I played on my parents’ old Apple IIC was called “Zork”. It didn’t have any pictures or sound, just a mysterious story and enough interactivity to let you feel like you were the main character in a strange world. The Ultima series [...]
My Doppelganger
Several years ago, while I was in college and before I had the wisdom to avoid doing so, I was involved in a political “debate” on an online forum. For those of you have never done this please allow me to describe to you why you should continue not doing this. Like most political debates, [...]
The Will of the People
Here is the video of a speech I gave at Toastmasters on Democracy. It starts out a little rough when I forget something, but I think it rolls pretty nicely at the end. Below is the full text with some stuff I had to cut out for time. Feel free to leave comments on either the presentation or the [...]
George W. Bush: The Dark Knight
The Caped Decider
So I just got back from the extravaganza that is Batman: The Dark Knight. Great movie: creepy villain (even without the whole actor killed by his character thing); interesting plot twists; strong themes. I couldn’t help but wonder, though, if anyone else took away the same message that I did.
We have our caped crusader and hero [...]
