Thom Robertson's MindSay Blog

My blog is moving!

giantron — 2007-10-06T11:10:33-05:00

Mindsay hasn't been bad to me, but I'm moving to my own server, so I can do neat things like serve my games directly to you.

My new page is http://thomr.eochu.com

Thanks for...

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MORE moving musings

giantron — 2007-06-25T12:06:16-05:00

As part of moving, my wife and I need to call various businesses and organizations, to transfer utility services, or talk to the police about the break-in we had just before we left the old house.

We...

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Moving musings

giantron — 2007-06-24T08:06:12-05:00

As my friends and family know, I've moved across America in the last few days. I'm happily settled in a new house, so it's back to work! But I wanted to talk about my trip.

From the...

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Summer job idea

giantron — 2007-06-13T10:06:18-05:00

I went to buy a few things at the store, and was nearly run over by a pushy taxi driver. He was delivering an old lady to the store so she could do her shopping. Presumably, once she was done, she'd call,...

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Systems games

giantron — 2007-06-12T02:06:47-05:00

I've been doing a lot of thinking and fiddling about systems games. However, there's nothing like a good discussion with peers to break me out into exciting territory. So it was with my phone conversation...

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Snakes & Arrows

giantron — 2007-05-17T12:05:15-05:00

I'm a huge Rush fan (the Canadian band, not the radio blowhard), so I've just bought and listened to their new album, "Snakes and Arrows".

It's definitely more of the same; Rush stopped trying to prove...

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Disgaea 2 thoughts

giantron — 2007-05-16T01:05:11-05:00

I've been playing and enjoying Disgaea 2 on the PS2. It's a turn-based, grid-based, number-crunching blast. And it takes a neat game design mechanic to extremes.

We're all familiar with CRPG...

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PS3 Lair

giantron — 2007-04-22T09:04:14-05:00

Anyone interested in the promise of the PS3's Cell processor should take a look at
Lair at GameTrailers

This game...

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The next generation

giantron — 2007-04-21T11:04:56-05:00

I would dearly love to pass on my love of programming games, my burning desire to code them. But my niece and nephews have their own courses in life. None of them seem to have that internal flame to...

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.Hack//Roots

giantron — 2007-04-18T06:04:38-05:00

I just finished watching all 26 episodes of .Hack//Roots. This is the latest anime series based on the Bandi multi-media franchise, .Hack . I can express how I feel about the show succinctly.

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