Yes, you. I’m talking to you. You should run a puzzle hunt event. And here’s why! (Apologies for the extra-long podcast this week, but we had a lot to say on this topic; also, many thanks to Scott for letting…
Category: geeky
SnoutCast #25: “Puzzled Pint #1 Debrief”
In which we celebrate the success of the inaugural Puzzled Pint event in Portland, Oregon, and foreshadow the next event on August 10th! [ Download mp3 – 26 MB ] 00:00 – Random Teaser™: a beastly insult01:12 – “loving”01:41 –…
Friday Flash Fiction: “Transport”
You’re probably seeing this post a few days late, because my ISP has been down since Thursday, due to “fiber disruption” (I’ve been trying to get more details). I am not happy about this, but contrary to popular belief, my…
Comic Book Report: Invincible Iron Man, Vol. 3: World’s Most Wanted, Book 2
This is one hell of a good book. Now, I’m not actually a big Iron Man fan, so perhaps I was more predisposed than some “true believers” to enjoy this story arc, which focuses on some strong female supporting characters…
SnoutCast #21: “The Trouble with Music Clues”
Because we can’t stop trying new things: this week’s episode was recorded more or less live, with minimal editing, and we limited our topic discussion to twenty-three minutes. [ Download mp3 – 26 MB ] 00:00 – promo teaser: GC…
Book Report: WWW:Wake
I have issues with Robert J. Sawyer. He’s a good writer, and he tells a good story, but sometimes his prose becomes a patchwork of pop-culture references bordering on fanfic-wink-wink: if you don’t get what he’s talking about from the…
A Facebook Conversation
This is actually one of the more coherent threads I’ve seen on FB: Please note that Sean lives in Silicon Valley, has been a professional video game developer for nearly two decades now, and actually hacked MAME source code to…