One. More. Time: http://youtu.be/avaSdC0QOUM This is probably the last time we’ll be sailing on the now-annual JoCo Cruise. We’ve done all five tours so far, and while it’s been lots of fun, it is a long journey, and the inconvenience…
Category: geeky
I’m going to KSC!
Last month, I submitted my name for one of NASA’s #JourneyToMars promotions—specifically, the Orion Test Flight “Boarding Pass” shown above, where they’ll etch your name into a computer chip that flies aboard the spacecraft. While I was poking around the…
I Love the Internet…
…for many reasons, and not least because it makes things like the following videos possible. http://youtu.be/LCDgJiPBxfI http://youtu.be/bTGdGKEEiYE http://youtu.be/-w-58hQ9dLk (Thanks to my fellow Clarion Westies Michael and Alison for sharing these.)
I Really Want You to Install This App
Like I said last week, go check out the SafeTrek app. I like having it for peace of mind, if nothing else. Now here’s my legwork on what the people behind SafeTrek have done so far in 2014… In late…
I Want You to Install This App
Because though I hope you’ll never need SafeTrek, I don’t want you to ever suffer for want of it. Free download for iOS or Android. The basic idea is this: start the app when you’re traveling through an area where…
I Have Watched the Entire First Season of “Betas”
And you know what? It’s pretty good. I’ll admit it: I even teared up a little during the finale. Sure, the payoff was a cheap shot at Zuckerberg (and shamelessly rode the long coattail of The Social Network), but setting…
I Sometimes Notice Odd Things
(Contains very minor spoilers for Captain America: The Winter Soldier.) On Monday, DeeAnn and I saw the latest addition to the Marvel Comics film universe: the second Captain America movie—which, in my humble opinion, would have worked better as a…
I Like Signage
One of the many reasons I loved Star Trek: The Next Generation was its art direction and set design–in particular, the signage. Here are a few examples, courtesy of Ex Astris Scientia: Of course, the text shown on these signs…
I Less Than Three Portland
(Today’s “The I in MEAT” blog post is brought to you by the perfect texture, The Doubleclicks, and the Twitter.) Back in 2007, DeeAnn and I went all in on what we called “the writer move.” In particular, we decided…
SnoutCast #201: Ana Roeszler
Kicking off our year of interviews with women who make puzzle games is Ana Roeszler, one of the co-founders of Puzzled Pint and a core GC member for WarTron PDX! Show length: 26:39File size: 25.6MB [Download mp3] What Else?…