Chrissy took a video clip of Aiden eating his birthday cake with the Canon, so I wanted to get that posted to YouTube. However, I still had about a dozen other short video clips set aside that never got posted. I guess I lost momentum when I couldn’t figure out how to rotate landscape video into portait video (why turn the...
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“Ice Road Truckers” is a guilty pleasure of mine that I probably wouldn’t mention at all if Greg Dean hadn’t applauded it in his semi-autobiographical comic. I read RealLifeComics pretty much every day (along with Wapsisquare, Shortpacked and GirlGenius), so it’s gratifying when Greg brings up something...
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BioShock has turned out to be a very cool game. The artificial intelligence used by the enemies is pretty impressive. I just finished the Fontaine Fisheries level (second level, I think), and I typed out some thoughts on my strategy. If you like the game and want to hear my take on rescuing Little Sisters (as opposed to harvesting...
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Aiden’s first birthday party was on Saturday. The weather turned out to be agreeable, 75 degrees with slight clouds, so we put tents up in the backyard for the event. Predictably, we went with a Transformers theme, and Chrissy went all out on the party favors. Everything had Transformers on it: plates, tablecloths, napkins,...
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I started teaching again today. Every so often, I’m asked to teach an Introduction to E-Commerce class at Indiana University Northwest. I don’t do it often enough to count on it as income, but I do enjoy the experience. Since I got my MBA in 2002 (a Master’s degree is required to join the faculty), I’ve...
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I played the original System Shock right after I finished the full version of Doom (my first PC game) back in 1995. It was a great game that one-upped Doom by adding RPG elements, like an inventory to store items and the ability to upgrade your character’s skills over time. I ran out and bought a copy of System Shock 2 as soon...
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I found the G1 homage repaint of the Transformers Movie Jazz at Target today. He’s a Target exclusive, so it was just a matter of time before he showed up there. I didn’t feel bad for getting him, despite the fact that I swore off buying any of the movie-related toys. The difference here is that this Jazz is painted to...
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Chrissy took the last year off from work to stay at home with Aiden. Now, practically on the eve of his first birthday, she’s going back to work. She’s excited to be teaching again, and she couldn’t wait to sort out her room. I took Monday and Tuesday off to help her get the classroom ready. Felice and our nextdoor...
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