November 2005
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Screw Mentors, Get Yourself a Benefactor
"Screw Mentors, Get Yourself a Benefactor," a posting to Craig Mazin's The Artful Writer that explores the not...
[Nov 30, Filed under Required Reading, 2 comments]
Atom on Ambition
This morning, via Robin Laws's LiveJournal, I read Atom Egoyan's golden rules, as published in MovieMaker maga...
[Nov 30, Filed under Blog, 2 comments]
Freeform Games
A company called Freeform Games seems to have hit the nail on the head. They produce murder mystery style inte...
[Nov 29, Filed under Blog, 0 comments]
Serenity in 25 Words or Less
Though not the masterpiece the browncoats would have you believe, it's solid sci-fi, crack producing, and a wo...
[Nov 29, Filed under 25 Words or Less, 0 comments]
The French Connection in 25 Words or Less
You think of the famous car-on-train chase, but what sticks with me are the foot pursuits, the most riveting I...
[Nov 29, Filed under 25 Words or Less, 0 comments]
The GenCon SoCal
The GenCon SoCal, it was fun. Although 'twas plus-plus marvy to chill with all and sundry — your Hites, your P...
[Nov 28, Filed under Blog, 0 comments]
Comic Re-discovery
I finished reading Understanding Comics last night, which I had been told many times over the years was requir...
[Nov 23, Filed under Blog, 3 comments]
Screenshot Plus
Screenshot Plus (dashboard widget)...
[Nov 23, Filed under Shitfilter, 0 comments]
Fargo in 25 Words or Less
A compelling argument for the "Comedy = Truth + Pain" theory. (Which isn't correct, but...) Also, one forgets ...
[Nov 22, Filed under 25 Words or Less, 0 comments]
Eternal Fascism: Fourteen Ways of Looking at a Blackshirt
"Eternal Fascism: Fourteen Ways of Looking at a Blackshirt," an excerpt from Umberto Eco's longer essay, "Ur-F...
[Nov 22, Filed under Required Reading, 0 comments]
Warning Label Generator
Warning Label Generator (web toy)...
[Nov 22, Filed under Shitfilter, 1 comments]
GenCon SoCal, Part I
There'll be more GenCon SoCal reportage to come in the days ahead, but I thought it was important to get this ...
[Nov 21, Filed under Blog, 2 comments]
The Other Perspective
And here's how I suppose Thursday's post sounded to everyone else:"I'm not insane!" he insisted, quoting Revel...
[Nov 21, Filed under Blog, 1 comments]
Laptop for Every Kid
"Laptop for Every Kid," background and interview on a hand-cranked, $100 laptop intended for use by every chil...
[Nov 21, Filed under Required Reading, 0 comments]
Not Insane After All
No one cares but me, but I'd like to demonstrate that I was not (totally) insane in my rantings at writing gro...
[Nov 17, Filed under Blog, 0 comments]
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story in 25 Words or Less
Chief merits include two hi-larious prop gags involving a bag of wrenches and third act chest of money physica...
[Nov 16, Filed under 25 Words or Less, 1 comments]
NBC Entertainment Associates Program
I had never heard of the NBC Entertainment Associates Program before reading the aforelinked job posting. I'm ...
[Nov 16, Filed under Blog, 1 comments]
Comment-o-copia
For a long time, I've been meaning to add a handy, global list of the most recent jefftidball.commentary to t...
[Nov 15, Filed under Blog, 3 comments]
Di-No Myte
My computer, as you can see, is back.
At the Apple Store, they wanted to replace my DOA hard drive with preci...
[Nov 14, Filed under Blog, 3 comments]
Eat, Sleep, Work, Consume, Die
"Eat, Sleep, Work, Consume, Die," a Wired News commentary on whether the modern technology that acts as a forc...
[Nov 14, Filed under Required Reading, 0 comments]
Fatal Hard Drive Failure
Guess what happened to my PowerBook today?
Luckily, I am just about the poster child for frequent backups. Al...
[Nov 9, Filed under Blog, 6 comments]
Open Letter to the Kansas School Board
"Open Letter to the Kansas School Board," a rebuttal of Intelligent Design expressed in the form of a missive ...
[Nov 8, Filed under Required Reading, 2 comments]
Unremitting Horror: No One Cares
In flagrant disregard of copyright laws, I post here (without permission) a banner ad that cracked me right up...
[Nov 8, Filed under Blog, 1 comments]
Required Reading Categorized
I've been meaning to do this for a while; I've created a new place for Required Reading links over there in th...
[Nov 8, Filed under Blog, 0 comments]
The Trouble With EM 'n EN (and Other Shady Characters)
"The Trouble With EM 'n EN (and Other Shady Characters)," a blog post on A List Apart dealing with proper HTML...
[Nov 8, Filed under Required Reading, 0 comments]
Self-Control Freaks
"Self-Control Freaks," a "See Page XX" column by Robin Laws that contrasts RPG players' aversion to having the...
[Nov 8, Filed under Required Reading, 0 comments]
Pictures of Rooms
Among other accomplishments of last week, two major battles were won in the live-action magic number puzzle of...
[Nov 7, Filed under Blog, 4 comments]
The Rightful Place of Cheese
I don't have any idea why I'm surprised by this — and I suppose, truth be told, I am not — but you can buy che...
[Nov 4, Filed under Blog, 1 comments]
Is That a Laser in Your Pocket, or Are You Just Happy to See Me?
A company called Information Unlimited is selling laser guns (scroll down to "Laser Ray Gun"). Today. Or, just...
[Nov 4, Filed under Blog, 2 comments]
Forum-tastic
Atlas-games.com is now forum-tastic. Speak and be heard on all Atlas-related subjects!...
[Nov 4, Filed under Blog, 0 comments]
Here Are Some Things
America is at war with facts and reason: Albertsons has pulled the October issue of Seventeen magazine from it...
[Nov 3, Filed under Blog, 8 comments]
Gear Factor
Gear Factor (gadget blog)...
[Nov 2, Filed under Shitfilter, 0 comments]
The Constant Gardener in 25 Words or Less
Wonderfully shot, with involving and haunting characters, but mismanages its dramatic tension by taking too-lo...
[Nov 2, Filed under 25 Words or Less, 0 comments]
L.A. Confidential in 25 Words or Less
Everything's right and nothing's wrong; character and story are wrapped so tightly that you develop two season...
[Nov 2, Filed under 25 Words or Less, 0 comments]