Will I ever write a pay-to-win game?
Author: Matthew Brown
BitTorrent based publishing
What would happen if we combined blogs and BitTorrent? I believe we would have a system that is ideal for publishing and sharing media. Users would not be dependant on a specific host to hold and display their content. As long as it is important to some part of the …
On “winning” #NaNoWriMo
So, yesterday at a late hour I hit 50,000 words and won NaNoWriMo. Cool, cool, cool. The thing is, before I even started, I was confident that I would do that. Mostly because I am aiming for 75,000 words and a full draft of a novel. The novel I have …
NaNoWriMo success story (ish)
I’m feeling very good about this year’s NaNoWriMo. It’s the 21st and I am one good writing session away from 50,000 words. With a bit of effort, I should hit 75.000 by the end of the month. More importantly, I feel confident that with a bit of editing (especially on …
Nerd Centre Preview
I said yesterday that I purchased a replacement for my lost (and then found) copy of Pokemon red (and got a fake). This video shows you why I wanted that game. At least if you pay careful attention.
Spotting Gameboy Pokemon fakes?
I have recently found myself looking into the booming business of fake Pokemon cartridges for Gameboy and Gameboy Color (Colour to us Brits). I had wanted a copy of red for my display of Pokemon games on my wall and could not find my copy of Pokemon Red. So I …
Building The Nerd Centre
This is the story of how a huge personal project called The Nerd Centre came about. I have, this past two weeks, been working harder than I have all year. By harder, I mean in short bursts and mostly sitting down. I’m sure a fully healthy person would have finished …
Readings from my book interrupted by my cat
I recently decided to record some excerpts from The Fictional Dictionary of Bad Language which suffered from some fairly hilarious interruptions from my cat, Molly. The fictional dictionary is for those times when swears are thematically appropriate but real swears might be not suitable for your audience. These entries included …
The mending spell in the real world
The mending spell would be insanely useful in the real world. The mending spell repairs a single break or tear in an object you touch. For example, a broken chain link, two halves of a broken key, a torn shirt, or a leaking wineskin. As long as the break or …
DnD Spells in the real world
What if you could have three DnD (5e) spells that you could use in the real world? Which would you choose?