Monthly Archives: July 2007

Today I am happy that I am sad

I don’t read the news, because I know that anything actually important will make its way to me. I read my friend Ian’s blog today. After finishing it, and the connected articles, I felt sad and sick to my gut. I experienced overwhelming sadness for these events and all people involved, which reaches well beyond [...]

Nethack, ascend to disgrace (final post on this topic)

After reincarnating Jim the Wizard around 78 times sometime around the end of 2006, I got a really good game of Nethack going. Anticipating my first success, I recorded and notated a large set of screenshots.
I finished the game almost perfectly, but made one final fatal error. After a few minutes of frustration and intense [...]

Late Wednesday Humor

It’s not really Wednesday, but I’m not finished yet. Time for another episode of the Whitest Kids U Know. (This is totally not work appropriate. You’ve been warned.)

Cats

In an attempt to attract a larger female readership to my blog, I’ll post pictures of my mom’s new cats. Meet Calvin and Hobbes, my new step-brothers.

Next week, to repair the rift between me and the more mature generation, I will knit doilies.

Heavenly Sword


This game looks cool, and proof men are the main ones still developing games. After all, men believe that giant, unsupported boobies on a lean female frame improve all forms of martial arts.

Nethack, trials and errors

During the 80 hours or so that I spent away, or ignoring, the woman-not-quite-yet-my-wife I learned some amazing things about Nethack.
Nethack is a game of luck and strategy. Yet, like the card game freecell, it is (almost) theoretically possible to beat every single game. Why? Because for every bad thing that can be done to [...]

Wednesday Humor

Regular posting to return. Until then, I’ll just plagiarize borrow from someone else’s work on Youtube. (Warning, this is probably not work appropriate. You’ve been warned.)

Monday Humour

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Writing and Programming

Better late at night, after consuming alcohol.

Nethack, preamble

Once upon a time, a long time ago, my dad bought a computer for home use. We had it for a long time. During this time I played a game called Rogue. I hated it because I couldn’t beat it.

About 20 years later, my friends started playing the next incarnation of the game called Nethack. [...]