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Tweets from 2011/03

  1. RT @BUTTON_game: We just released the PC version of BUTTON! The version we're selling on our website includes Adult/Naughty content: htt ...
  2. Me and some friends have been posting music here: http://ifthiswasonfacebookiwouldlikeit.com/ . Maybe you like music?
  3. …in reply to @undefined
    @therussmorris @robinlacey it should be a tense game of international diplomacy and negotiation, set during the Cod Wars.
  4. …in reply to @rclarke
    @rclarke http://www.mozilla.org/keymaster/gatekeeper/there.is.only.xul
  5. …in reply to @tonicblue
    @tonicblue like http://open.spotify.com/user/v21/playlist/4jgCCXWIURv1glfMAaLUxB ?
  6. #londonindies pub booked for next Monday. Come along, friends of gaming! londonindies.com
  7. RT @pozorvlak: Green Party now has kickass science policy: http://bit.ly/fq0TIw (by @agthompson)
  8. RT @zunguzungu: A white actor "stealing" a bike is unmolested for an hour; make the actor black and he gets swarmed: http://tinyurl.com/ ...
  9. RT @raphkoster: Such culture clash... we finally got games to the mass market and found that mass market isn't what we expected. #gdcsoc ...
  10. …in reply to @nicholaslovell
    @nicholaslovell @WonderlandBlog But decent marketing isn't about marketing.
  11. Photo: I’m not even the only one who still cuts through here. http://tumblr.com/xui1nc6bvg
  12. …in reply to @rclarke
    @rclarke @essell2 @thespaff YES IT IS http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/addicting
  13. …in reply to @imaginary_lines
    @imaginary_lines but I'm contractually obliged to sit at this desk!
  14. http://stawebteam.wordpress.com/2010/11/11/how-to-improve-a-web-page-in-one-simple-step/
  15. "I did a market simulation where six kids played Risk and the other twenty kids had an after market" http://bit.ly/fGQzzh
  16. "be like a well-designed protocol, conservative in what you send and forgiving in what you receive" Postel's Law makes you a better person.
  17. …in reply to @undefined
    @reallyfancy It is on. Or at least, I booked the pub, and will be there. Possibly alone. On my birthday. :(
  18. …in reply to @hollygramazio
    @severalbees We totally have "dobbing", "lollies" and "fritz" over here.
  19. @simonv3 Oh yeah, you were in Barcelona! How was't?
  20. The sun is shining, and I have the afternoon off.
  21. Photo: Business cards, fresh from the laser cutter. http://tumblr.com/xui1o7mobz
  22. …in reply to @awesommelier
    @awesommelier sure! gimme a font? (only have a little mountboard left, so there'll only be a few, mind)
  23. …in reply to @npupp
    @npupp mountboard. but the details are engraved in, which is the cool bit.
  24. …in reply to @awesommelier
    @awesommelier http://i.imgur.com/5YY9B.jpg ?
  25. These are so good! They're just ... better! http://design.canonical.com/2011/03/introducing-overlay-scrollbars-in-unity/
  26. …in reply to @psychicteeth
    @psychicteeth I have some, actually. Come to my birthday party tonight and you can have some.
  27. …in reply to @psychicteeth
    @psychicteeth well, Monday. But thanks!
  28. …in reply to @ashleygwinnell
    @ashleygwinnell @psychicteeth @HilariousCow Hammersmith, this evening, yes.
  29. Why have I only now just heard of "Little Computer People"? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8JaHD16lPI
  30. …in reply to @Slaktus
    @Slaktus boooooooooo
  31. https://github.com/elitheeli/oddities/blob/master/rule110-grid.html Flip. A Turing machine in only HTML & CSS.
  32. RT @SecureTips: Unsigned integers cannot be verified with a certificate, and should not be trusted. For verifiable secure code, always u ...
  33. …in reply to @undefined
    @DarkAcreJack @S0phieH was that XNA's fault, though? Or theirs for not having a good strategy for making money?
  34. …in reply to @scaol_
    @RubZo coincidentally, those are also your hobbies in real life.
  35. …in reply to @CphGC
    @CphGC :D Killer jamz indeed. (Didn't know Bibio before, but I suspect I'll be listening all today)
  36. …in reply to @undefined
    @therussmorris as per @CphGC - Bibio. Try http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DxHLUtBw0M
  37. …in reply to @CphGC
    @CphGC I'd love to play it, yeah. And I suspect a few others will, too... @severalbees @hidingseeking ?
  38. …in reply to @mxSophieH
    @S0phieH but that applies to any closed platform. From that, they're better off with XNA than they would be making iOS games...
  39. …in reply to @HilariousCow
    @HilariousCow also http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39CRw7zH_2A & http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ceaqtWhdnI
  40. …in reply to @HilariousCow
    @HilariousCow note the IP address. And the Obj-C code stolen from http://bit.ly/ewm6oP
  41. …in reply to @radiodario
    @radiodario I lost my copy! I went to lend it to someone and could not find it... :C
  42. …in reply to @radiodario
    @radiodario but i have like 12 things in my basket that are a tenner on amazon, so actually buying things from there will cost me loads
  43. …in reply to @radiodario
    @radiodario (including Tufte books)
  44. …in reply to @mxSophieH
    @S0phieH they do it less, but have a rep as being capricious. Rare for MS to give a flat rejection, no compromise possible.
  45. @S0phieH But ultimately, the bad call was pouring money at it for a year after that rejection.
  46. …in reply to @radiodario
    @radiodario yep - for "Limitless"
  47. "23andme order shipped"
  48. …in reply to @scaol_
    @RubZo "let's twist again, like we did last summer, c'mon let's twist again... on the trading floor"?
  49. …in reply to @ijmad
    @ijmad yeah
  50. …in reply to @mxSophieH
    @S0phieH @docky I don't know what Ubisoft were supposed to do - put in a bit of gratituitous porn to get a higher rating?
  51. @S0phieH @docky Generally: games about spanking > games about shooting people in the arse. But then good games > bad games. It evens out.
  52. …in reply to @mxSophieH
    @S0phieH eh, their business isn't to advance games, it's to maximize shareholder returns. (yes, I know you don't like that either)
  53. …in reply to @radiodario
    @radiodario yeah.... http://nerdnirvana.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/javascript.jpg
  54. …in reply to @undefined
    @floatstarpxlol @S0phieH but on the other hand, this is the publisher of "Imagine Babyz Fashion"
  55. …in reply to @jamesthomson
    @jamesthomson (but then, indie games need indie game creators + rent, not pure funding.)
  56. http://bit.ly/gGfzsM makes me want to do a comparison piece comparing a line of coke to a couple of sessions of L4D2.
  57. …in reply to @v21
    @v21 which to be honest, just sounds like a fun evening.
  58. Re "The building is beige, but the shadows make it shadow-color" : "That almost seems brilliant. Then it seems terrible again." #lrb
  59. Photo: Steam train. We’ve arrived. http://tumblr.com/xui1qmpzjy
  60. …in reply to @undefined
    @nachimir nope! Bloc festival! Are you? Who won quasar?
  61. …in reply to @ashleygwinnell
    @ashleygwinnell ha, I start tomorrow. But I'm looking forward to it.
  62. RT @dbrunton: A sufficiently clever hack is indistinguishable from good engineering.
  63. …in reply to @mxSophieH
    @S0phieH oh, that's beautiful!
  64. @srules Thank FLIP! http://www.scarygoround.com/?date=20110315
  65. …in reply to @undefined
    @lampholder dear god it really is
  66. What's the best way to offsite backup a fuck ton of photos on a NAS?
  67. http://www.jimseven.com/2009/12/17/gwilyms-disloyalty-card/ - an excellent idea!
  68. RT @iamtef: wikipedia on how does one patch kde 2 on freebsd http://bit.ly/dRxegh
  69. This Sipsmiths gin is wonderful! Thanks, Wammuxers!
  70. …in reply to @imaginary_lines
    @imaginary_lines hello elise!
  71. …in reply to @awesommelier
  72. …in reply to @aeoye
    @narfyyy really, why?
  73. …in reply to @psychicteeth
    @psychicteeth the game was neat. but yeah, it's getting like dickwolves in here.
  74. …in reply to @psychicteeth
    @psychicteeth who was it yesterday on the twitters, saying how important backstory and context were for games to be meaningful?
  75. …in reply to @NotThatLaura
    @NotThatLaura @simonv3 that's totally true.
  76. …in reply to @undefined
    @reallyfancy @edclef and "flase"
  77. @awesommelier hey, neat! I had the PDF version, but it had severe problems being rendered. how come you're sending me train stuff, anyway?
  78. @awesommelier you know, i have train enthusiast friends for that...
  79. …in reply to @asponge
    @asponge calculating trolling to cost ratio... ... quite tempted to see if you can eat sixty creme eggs in a day.
  80. …in reply to @rclarke
    @rclarke you played @S0phieH 's http://www.sophiehoulden.com/games/boxgame/ ? The same game, only older.
  81. Oh, hey, totally forgot to brag about my ludicrous Anamanaguchi record with the lenticular Paul Robertson front. It's so cool.
  82. RT @matt_macleod: 68 people have died due to nuclear power accidents - 53 at Chernobyl. More than that die every week in coal mines.
  83. …in reply to @oh_cripes
    @oh_cripes whoop whoop, releasing games!
  84. It says of Ruri that it “seems as though she’s not in love with Masato”. And of Masato that it “seems as though he’s not Ruri’s brother”.
  85. @RubZo Show Song Suggestion! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJO_EEwsB6g (via @RanaRama)
  86. http://i51.tinypic.com/28l70o7.jpg
  87. …in reply to @undefined
    @simonv3 I wanted to see ramadanman at bloc, but accidentally spent the whole time dancing to iration steppas...
  88. …in reply to @londonlinkspace
    @londonlinkspace OMFG RECURSIVE
  89. RT @JamesWallis: GameCamp 4 is GO! Saturday 14th May at London South Bank University. Tickets on sale. Info: http://bit.ly/clCS2i Tix: h ...
  90. @RubZo tried to listen to your show. but it started failing to play, so i stopped...
  91. …in reply to @scaol_
    @RubZo what i am saying is, tell me when it gets posted up, and i'll for real listen.
  92. Dating sites and conferences and programming languages - the quality is inversely proportional to the cost.
  93. "you can't tell but each structure is slightly different" http://www.picturesforsadchildren.com/index.php?comicID=377
  94. Trying to resist http://www.inprnt.com/gallery/barnaby/reconstructed_deity/
  95. …in reply to @musebloom
    @musebloom you're not helping! in retaliation I shall not help with whatever you're trying to do: http://somefield.com/merricks_online
  96. …in reply to @bentosmile
    @bentosmile If you want any help, feel free to ping me.
  97. Weeks of failing to find my copy of "Javascript: Good Parts" over. Was on my bookshelf all along. Too slim a volume to notice, is the joke.
  98. …in reply to @KommanderKlobb
    @KommanderKlobb do you ever get any other?
  99. me : "can you push?" @therussmorris : "just a sec, finishing my eggs" #nocontext
  100. …in reply to @KommanderKlobb
    @KommanderKlobb what about failing repeatedly to scoop it with a fork?
  101. Photo: Sunset in Hammersmith http://tumblr.com/xui1uxkmpo
  102. I want to walk through the Meadows in Edinburgh, as the blossoms rain around me.
  103. Photo: A tree over a sunset in Hammersmith http://tumblr.com/xui1uxli0p
  104. …in reply to @undefined
    @bhmwong You don't want no beef! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXxLbLvCRrk#t=0m54s
  105. …in reply to @undefined
    @bhmwong oh, and what you doing for lunch today? 'm to covent garden in the afternoon, so...
  106. …in reply to @undefined
    @simonv3 right, that's going on next, then.
  107. RT @rockpapershot: You'll never guess what. Duke Nukem Forever has been delayed. http://bit.ly/fG3DlW Good *grief*.
  108. …in reply to @undefined
    @bhmwong booo. boooo. Guess I'm eating roast chicken sandwiches in my dressing gown, then.
  109. @hubmum it seems the metaphor is "up" = "North". So, depends where you are?
  110. …in reply to @hubmum
    @hubmum and here i'd always say "descended upon"
  111. …in reply to @tomscott
    @tomscott if you don't, i will.
  112. beautiful : http://butdoesitfloat.com/1204628/They-wanted-what-is-possible-only-once-the-now
  113. …in reply to @undefined
    @therussmorris I wanna see! All I've done today is drink.
  114. …in reply to @glassarmy
    @glassarmy I swear, that's my favorite joke.
  115. Photo: Last night, in an octagonal room http://tumblr.com/xui1wbx54t
  116. Considering a trip to BAC's 1on1fest. Anyone else interested?
  117. …in reply to @conniptions
    @conniptions @zunguzungu Huh, so they do.. http://zactopia.wordpress.com/2010/08/16/why-you-should-give-a-square-shit-about-wombats/
  118. …in reply to @undefined
    @simonv3 <3 otters
  119. Roll on sunshine! http://bit.ly/dHt4Yz - "Every girl looks better in a sun dress" (thanks @kitrichardsonuk)
  120. So after watching http://thepiratetapes.com/briefhistoryofpiracy.html , I wonder how many Somalians died from radiation, the last few weeks?
  121. …in reply to @oh_cripes
    @oh_cripes oh fuck, no. *hugs*
  122. RT @oh_cripes: Just lost my job today :( Anyone want to hire a programmer?
  123. …in reply to @ashleygwinnell
    @ashleygwinnell linklinklinklink!?
  124. …in reply to @rclarke
    @rclarke no, it's a good thing. segregate the that shit from the real news.
  125. …in reply to @WayTooLateTV
    @BigAngryMan @Huitlacoche_Too what?! really? I am not quite capable of believing this. Can the magic be recaptured?
  126. RT @jennielees: Word of the day (that's been on the tip of my tongue for several months): skeuomorphic.
  127. This vintage army jacket has been modified to include a fabric vagina at center back. http://www.etsy.com/listing/70726043
  128. We're mandating Comic Sans.
  129. …in reply to @scaol_
    @RubZo @jameskyle we're mandating it for prototypes and placeholder graphics. The point is the ugliest font you can find.
  130. …in reply to @tomscott
    @tomscott me too! I shall see you there, mayhaps.
  131. …in reply to @HilariousCow
    @HilariousCow things you do to be playing a game are the most important things in a game. With QTEs they are literally just pushing buttons.
  132. …in reply to @docky
    @docky @HilariousCow Though notice WarioWare was often QTEs, but is still an bloody fantastic game.
  133. …in reply to @docky
    @docky @HilariousCow is the complaint that they don't fit then? i thought it was that they were shit, as a game.
  134. …in reply to @BinaryTweedDeej
    @BinaryTweedDeej if you make it, it will be
  135. Anonymous asked: Do you enjoy erotic images of women overboiling milk in large saucepans and then staring at... http://tumblr.com/xui1xr0elb
  136. …in reply to @benmilsom
    @bendmob @KommanderKlobb wish I'd known more Chemistry back then, could have got in a lot more trouble with the things you could steal.
  137. …in reply to @oh_cripes
    @oh_cripes woooooooooooooooooooooooooooop!
  138. …in reply to @undefined
    @simonv3 no-one told me there was new akron/family! why did no-one tell me?
  139. Woo! @oh_cripes released Kaptilo, finally. Go get it! http://bit.ly/kaptilo
  140. …in reply to @tiedtiger
    @tiedtiger also it has the best Wikipedia page.