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Random games I played this weekend

Galleon - Xbox This is the continuation of the movement system of Tomb Raider 1. The characters feet use inverse kinematics and plant themselves on the level geometry with precision. You can leap great heights. There is an incredible combat system. The levels are sprawling…

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Fixing a stereo

Last week I found a cheap boombox at Goodwill and as is someone is wont to do I bought it and carried it home. Thankfully someone at Goodwill had plugged it in to test and the radio and CD player worked. all that was left…

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RIP Cohost

It's a year now that Cohost has been gone. And, holy shit I think we've learned two big lessions from that. The first one is: it's impossible to run a website that's good that also makes money or gets funding. The second one is: social…

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Baby Steps

I have been playing a lot of the recently released "Baby Steps". A game where you control the individual legs and feet of a man in order to climb a mountain. It's a game in the same vein as Getting Over It and QWOP. A…

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Pale Green Things

My father died this week. I had been out of contact with him for over 15 years. These are the kinds of words that usually start a novel, but they are reality for me. I find myself dealing with feelings that really can't be described…

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