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I meet a hedgehog

Posted on 13 Apr 2012 by Robert Daeley

One of my happiest moments in recent memory, meeting Sonic the Hedgehog at a Rancho Cucamonga Quakes game last weekend. He definitely seems taller in person. I gushed, “I LOVE ALL YOUR GAMES!!!” (Thanks to Alex for photo duties.)

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What is Go?

Posted on 15 Jul 2011 by Robert Daeley

gogameguru.com: “What is Go?”… Go is a two player game, where players take turns to place pieces (called stones) on the board, making one move per turn. It’s fun and exciting for people of any age, regardless of whether you … Continue reading →

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Go North, young man!

Posted on 14 Jul 2011 by Robert Daeley

My favorite operating system was originated by a Finn. My current favorite game was made by a Swede. The Danes are famous for utilizing my favorite form of transportation. I wonder if there’s some Northern European/Scandinavian connection in the genes … Continue reading →

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Command Line Chess and Go

Posted on 10 Jul 2011 by Robert Daeley

It’s not all email programs and web browsers on the command line. Here’s a prime example: (Click to enlarge.) That’s gnuchess on the left and gnugo on the right (in two different tmux panes). If you happen to be on … Continue reading →

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Minecraft pistons demo

Posted on 14 Jun 2011 by Robert Daeley

Can’t wait for the 1.7 update, which is sounding more and more awesome every day. Here’s one reason why. This is a demonstration of the piston block in Minecraft beta 1.7. The features of this block is mostly complete, but … Continue reading →

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The Road to Canterbury and inventing a literary board game

Posted on 31 May 2011 by Robert Daeley

Alison Flood writes in the Guardian, “I’m excited about playing ‘The Road to Canterbury’, but surely there are other books that would translate well into dice-rolling entertainment?” Perhaps it’s because of the fun we had in GCSE English attempting to … Continue reading →

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LA Noire: short stories

Posted on 12 May 2011 by Robert Daeley

Unfortunately (or fortunately, when looked at from the standpoint of getting anything else accomplished in my life), I do not have a system that will run LA Noire, the new title from Rockstar Games. Let’s review what Robert is a … Continue reading →

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