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Better Late Than Never: FFNF08

Curtis Chen
March 30, 2009
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I didn’t manage to finish this in February, but at least it’s done now. The latest installment of my current adventure in the FREEFALL universe features a little excitement with fast-moving spaceships and other dangerous technologies. I can’t say more…

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OnLive: Behind the Scenes

Curtis Chen
March 30, 2009
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My friend–let’s call him “Kojak”–shared some interesting details about his employer, OnLive, who made a big splash last week at GDC (read more about it: company web site, press conference video, Penny Arcade comic).  Some highlights from his email to…

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DeeAnn politics

Change of Plans

Curtis Chen
March 30, 2009
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I meant to write about GameStorm, and some of the things I thought about after spending an entire weekend playing games. Instead, I came home and caught up on my reading. This article scared me: “The Quiet Coup” by Simon…

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You’re Not Feeling Lucky

Curtis Chen
March 28, 2009
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On Thursday, my former employer announced another round of layoffs–its third this year. But there were two big differences this time around. A larger number of people was affected: 200 now, versus 100 in January and 40 in February (all…

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Friday Flash Fiction: “True Story”

Curtis Chen
March 27, 2009
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On Monday, I finished writing, recording, and scheduling a completely different short story for this week’s 512 Words. I was pretty happy with it. But you’re not going to see it today. Why? Because, on Wednesday, I came across this…

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Reading

Ten Books

Curtis Chen
March 25, 2009
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Yet another Facebook meme: This can be a quick one. Don’t take too long to think about it! 10 books you’ve read that will always stick with you. First 10 you can recall in no more than 15 minutes. Tag…

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cats

I was wrong.

Curtis Chen
March 25, 2009
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Remember how I was talking about things getting more fair around here? As it turns out, not so much. It looks like my time of freedom from pills has ended. She forced one down me yesterday. It’s been weeks since…

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music sci/tech

Quote of the Day

Curtis Chen
March 24, 2009
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“This is the thing about the new landscape that drives everyone crazy: you can’t see inside the cow; you can only build one, feed it music, and wait for it to poop.”— Jonathan Coulton The good news? When it does…

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sci/tech TV

“The Website Is Down”

Curtis Chen
March 24, 2009
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My new favorite web video series. (Thanks @feliciaday!) For best results, expand to full screen so you can actually read the various windows: ~CKL

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cats

Bug!

Curtis Chen
March 23, 2009
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I may have mentioned that I LOVE BUGS. They are my favorite toys. They zig, and zag, and sometimes fly! And after I’m done playing with them, I get to eat them! There’s this new bug that comes around lately….

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