tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52097452068780897172012-02-10T14:00:03.065-08:00This is my personal rant site. You may find these ideas insightful, stupid, or downright crazy, but let's face it, I don't really care. Of course, I'm hoping I end up towards insightful.Trevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11077034054274579217noreply@blogger.comBlogger641100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5209745206878089717.post-81968622824797543752012-02-10T14:00:00.000-08:002012-02-10T14:00:03.151-08:00

Many many years ago, when I lived in LA, it was common to have at least one trip a year to Disneyland. This could be through school or the church youth group, but as children we were set loose in the Happiest Place on Earth and expected to fend for ourselves (under the supervision of a non-parent adult). Since these trips took all day, we had to have a way of procuring nourishment, so my parents

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When you look around the dating scene, often times people will ask "what's your type?" Most will respond with a laundry list of parameters of their ideal mate, and specific red flags of people they won't mesh with at all. Then people will follow through with several stories about who would and wouldn't work, or that one time with the really bad date who wasn't up to snuff. I do have a relatively

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Resting: Trigger - being sleepy. Typically can be seen during the night, in bed, in the natural environment of blankets and pillows. Tends to occur once a day. Lasts for hours. Funny: Trigger - people having fun. Sometimes mistaken for being rude due to interspersion of sarcasm and deadpan snarking. Very popular state during large group events. Characterized by smiles and a weird glint in the

Trevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11077034054274579217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5209745206878089717.post-15888756442411213212011-12-31T14:00:00.000-08:002011-12-31T14:00:01.048-08:00

Yay! Yet another year and my life hasn't gone pear-shaped! Since everyone else seems to be doing it, thought I'd jot down a few of the important things that have (and haven't) happened this year. Got a real job! Yay positive income! Still learning the ropes and begging those around me for help on a nearly daily basis, but in theory, eventually, I'll have mastery over the work. At least that's

Trevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11077034054274579217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5209745206878089717.post-14134381925367270062011-12-04T17:27:00.001-08:002011-12-04T18:27:21.193-08:00

Warning, this will start a little emo and get better later. I've been feeling a little recently. There's plenty of factors, and I won't get into them here. But suffice to say I've been not as chipper as during the Spring. However, I've noticed there are a few things I enjoy and can really lift my mood. One is social interaction, and thank God I've found things to keep me busy there. The other

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In the spirit of the season, quick list of things I'm thankful for. Family: We're not a picture perfect family, but it's always nice to be at home and hang with the family. And the fact we're all still around, even if some of use are spread out, is a really special thing as well. It's the fact that these people have known me all my life and still can put up with me that gives me hope. Friends:

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Man this thing is dusty. Anyways, was thinking about what I would wish for if I had a wish. You know, like a genie or something like that popped out and decided to grant me a single wish. The typical story about how this would go is I'd wish for power, or fame, or money, and then it would either backfire or not be what I expected or something like that. Or I'd be selfless and wish for world

Trevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11077034054274579217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5209745206878089717.post-50380338949924676782011-08-06T21:29:00.000-07:002011-08-07T08:40:02.301-07:00

OK, thinking on a few things and I think I have a new set of mantras to live by.When at Advantage, do as Little as possible.This relates particularly well to playing co-op games or leading groups. Basically, when you're in a dominant position either by experience (you've played this game professionally for a few years) or intent (you read the passage 'cause you're the one presenting the lesson)

Trevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11077034054274579217noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5209745206878089717.post-31802120681316525892011-07-01T15:35:00.001-07:002011-07-01T18:04:42.441-07:00

OK, blog time about the amazingness that is Google+. Seriously. The only reason I'm not using it 100% of the time is not all my friends have been given the chance to jump over. Thoughts and critiques commence!The "Friend Request"While it's easy to say it's "Facebook but not Facebook" I'm starting to realize that's fundamentally incorrect. I mean, yeah, you could use it exactly like Facebook. But

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I've noted something interesting. A lot of people say "Oops, I'm sorry" or "I need to work on that." This can be something skill based, like your macro in Starcraft 2. It could also be something you did, like cheating. The problem is not everyone actually makes a change.We seem to fall into the trap that saying "I'm sorry" is so powerful and special that often times it's enough to just bow your

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I think I have a slight infatuation with stories.I really enjoy telling them and hearing/reading them. Often times, it doesn't even need to be that great of a story to get me hooked.There are times they get tedious. Or really obvious. At which point I can stop. And this applies to TV series too. I dropped out mid-season of several shows that had connecting storylines mostly because I got bored/

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So, I try to log into my account today. It claims my password/username don't match and therefore we have a problem. I type it all in again, still no dice.OK, I'll just reset my password!Go through the security checks, at the end it asks me to set a new password. I type in my olde password I was just trying."Your new password must be different from your old password"Wait.You're telling me this is

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Hm missed last week. Oh wellz. Hi to the 5-10 people who actually read this when things get posted. =pAnyways, time to take a break on "insightful" posts because I'm kinda stumped. Here's a few ideas I've been tossing aroundAre we looking at the wrong numbers?HoNvLoL again (but just the major points)Gamer v1.5But, meh, I don't feel like taking the time to write that stuff down. So you get dull

Trevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11077034054274579217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5209745206878089717.post-66464841328307004832011-03-25T14:00:00.000-07:002011-03-25T14:00:01.503-07:00

I blame one of my female friends for asking pointed questions which then forced me to resolve my views on this topic. You know who you are.Let's talk for a moment about attraction/dating/relationships. Or, more accurately, my views on them. Feel free to fill the comments section with your own opinions.For this post, I am focusing on what attributes of a female attract my interest. These roughly

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The following is as close to a transcription of a dream I had a while ago that I could write. Re-done slightly to explain the gaps of wtf madness that occurs in dreams, and the characters were given names.-----------------------------------------------Margaret and Tim stood on the platform, waiting for the train. They happened to be next to each other by coincidence. They had entered the campus

Trevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11077034054274579217noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5209745206878089717.post-9938173026140753132011-03-07T14:00:00.000-08:002011-03-07T14:41:15.559-08:00

For those that have known me for a while, this shouldn't surprise you.For those that don't...um...see topic title!But yeah. I currently have around a 94 Purity Score last I checked (2008), and I still have yet to do drugs, have hot dates, or anything sexual. Although I have tasted a touch of alcohol since then. Hm. Maybe minus like 1 point, so 93. Still stinkin' high.This really puts me in an odd

Trevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11077034054274579217noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5209745206878089717.post-7596728647382332552011-03-01T23:01:00.000-08:002011-03-01T23:05:42.409-08:00

One nice advantage of only having a bike is that each day I am required to spend at least 30 minutes pedaling.Note that biking is way more relaxing than driving a car. And has more exercise involved.So, I get a chance to randomly reflect on things. It's quite nice really.I've solved problems I've been working on for several hours.I've remembered to call/text various friends.I've thought up new

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I've found that people tend to over and underestimate my abilities. Partially this has been by design. Perhaps call it a fascination with holding secret information so that I can apply it at will when it helps me the most. Perhaps see it as an idealized view that some day I will be "discovered." Perhaps view it as a cowardly way to be able to talk big but never perform. Doesn't matter. I rarely

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PC Gamers like to bitch and moan about some very specific things. We complain about bad ports. We complain about not getting content. We complain about DRM.One of the oddest complaints though is about moddability and dedicated servers.It's a good complaint given our history. Great games like Half-Life provided gamers not only with a solid game, but also the tools to make their own content. This

Trevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11077034054274579217noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5209745206878089717.post-13531673120263724532011-02-07T14:00:00.000-08:002011-02-07T14:00:06.220-08:00

I must first note that I truly loved my time at Harvey Mudd College. I still recommend it as an excellent school, I still look back fondly on my time there, and I wouldn't change what I did there for anything. However, I recently have come to the conclusion that its community is going about things the wrong way.Arriving my freshman year we were greeted with a variety of things. New roommates. New

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Not sure if this happened to you, but back during my Middle School and High School years I heard a lot about this thing called "peer pressure" that we had to be wary of. Don't let your buddies change you or pressure you into doing potentially hazardous things. Feel free to express yourself even if it goes against the crowd. Don't think all the cool kids are doing drugs. And so on.It was a tad

Trevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11077034054274579217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5209745206878089717.post-51523159743036766452011-01-29T10:00:00.000-08:002011-01-29T10:00:05.764-08:00

Initial readingI realize this is quite some time since this article, but I thought I'd throw in some stuff on the topic.NOTE: I am 3rd generation Chinese and 4th generation Japanese. Therefore, I am not a fount of knowledge on direct Chinese nor Japanese methods.As per usual, this is rough draft writing. I rarely edit things.I was raised with one basic tenant: do your best.This applies to many

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This is a little dump of some of the benefits and bores of being a TA.Commence the double-talk.Advantage: You're not the TeacherPerhaps the greatest benefit of being a TA is you're a teacher, but not THE teacher. You know, the person who actually has the responsibility to get everything done. You're free to help out the students, but you don't have to do some of the overhead like create a lesson

Trevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11077034054274579217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5209745206878089717.post-59502785566881369422011-01-19T23:20:00.000-08:002011-01-19T23:20:00.705-08:00

Ha, anyone miss me? No? Cool.Was just thinking about something and thought I should write it down. Commence unedited garble.I noticed that in general people pick up on obligations. If someone got you a Christmas Card, it is standard procedure to add them to your giant list of people who need to get your Christmas Card next year (assuming you didn't have any spares on hand to distribute).

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Yeah, probably could have seen it coming.T-minus ~7 monthsI receive horrendous scores for my TA work. In a discussion with the professor he points out that I tend to have a sarcastic streak and that the students probably take offense, even when I'm flippantly using it for humor. I strive to do better and score awesomely well as a TA the next quarter.T-minus ~5 months?Coming back from a retreat

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Let's start at the beginning.At the end of last week (i.e. Friday) I was very, very concerned. I had grading to do, homework, I was slated to run A/V when I got back from the retreat, and I hadn't prepared for the Bible Study I was in charge of for next week. Adding to the mix that most of my weekend would be involved with being in the mountains of Tahoe didn't exactly assuage my time

Trevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11077034054274579217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5209745206878089717.post-15285780017167296092010-10-09T08:00:00.000-07:002010-10-09T10:56:58.718-07:00

This is an updated version of a previous post comparing League of Legends (LoL), Heroes of Newerth (HoN), and Defense of the Ancients (aka DotA) (or DotA vs LoL, or LoL vs DotA, or... you get the idea). A few new things have come around over the past months, and I wanted to make the guide easier for new players who have no idea what DotA is. So, if you are deciding which to play as a DotA vet or

Trevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11077034054274579217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5209745206878089717.post-77697000247670552032010-09-24T23:38:00.000-07:002010-09-24T23:50:04.085-07:00

It's the first week of classes here at UC Davis.OK, that's not completely true. It's the first week where classes can meet, but classes only started Thursday.The week is more commonly known as Welcome Week, or Week 0. This is the first week freshman are on campus. As a result, walking around there are groups EVERYWHERE that want to give you stuff and tell you about their awesome organization.

Trevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11077034054274579217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5209745206878089717.post-13075137538643692142010-09-18T01:00:00.000-07:002010-09-18T01:00:02.469-07:00

Psychonauts + Inception Trailer = AMAZING!!!Minor potential spoilers involved from the game, but I recommend you watch it anyways.You should probably play Psychonauts. The last level is painful, but if you stick with it the ending is sooooo good.Also, OMG THESE GUYS ARE EPIC. Stop motion of amazing.Yeah, I have nothing interesting to say this week.

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Dear Diary,Here's what I did today:I didn't sleep well. Weird dreams about trying to find a place to sleep for the year, Bishop and Kwang and a bunch of Mudders were involved. The suite was a weird twisted version of an Atwood suite, except with a built-in kitchen. I blame stress, playing Alien Swarm too late at night, and the fact that the air conditioner got turned off so I was hot.Woke up

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Recently I was escorted to a private, undisclosed, private location deep in the mountains for an extremely exclusive invitation-only conference. There I spent the night amongst peers as we conferred with each other about various things. We were trained how to obtain our goals. We brainstormed what entices people to join us and what causes them to stick around. We mapped out agendas and ran

Trevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11077034054274579217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5209745206878089717.post-47991983934993887602010-09-03T01:00:00.000-07:002010-09-03T20:40:47.525-07:00

I recently was asked the question: what is love?I honestly could not answer. I have never been in a dating relationship nor am I married, so I couldn't try to describe it from personal experience in those areas. Most of the love I have experienced is either via family or what I discern from other sources.Historically the Greeks actually have four words for love. Storge is natural affection,

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In a recent revelation I discovered I tend to like being right.I like to state things as if they were truly hard cold facts even if they are based on assumptions or guesswork.I enjoy lording my intellect over others and find it my duty to correct wrong notions and continue to spread knowledge and truth.In fact, I am so infatuated with it and my awesome abilities of self-awareness, I'm declaring

Trevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11077034054274579217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5209745206878089717.post-28548365067149319372010-08-25T01:00:00.000-07:002010-08-25T01:00:00.248-07:00

that you haven't seen in a really long time.Suddenly, they say, "You know something? You haven't changed a bit."This happened to me. I wanted to strangle that person."What do you mean I haven't changed? It's been over four years! Of course I've changed! I'm not as big of a loser, I've learned new things, I have new skills, I have new friends, I've matured, I'm not a huge nerd, I've gained

Trevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11077034054274579217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5209745206878089717.post-21262555965014795002010-08-21T01:00:00.000-07:002010-08-21T01:00:01.147-07:00

Pretty much me in a nutshell.

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Depends on who you ask.Here's two fairly recent posts:Get Smarter by Realizing You're Not That Great.A Study on Personality Traits Persisting Your Whole Life.So, one says being humble is a good thing. You'll ask more questions and learn more from your peers. Plus there's several talks and studies about how cooperative work is better and how ideas mixing together produces progress and

Trevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11077034054274579217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5209745206878089717.post-1841343199584710662010-07-31T01:00:00.000-07:002010-07-31T01:00:04.172-07:00

Is there the necessity of an enemy?Back in the olde times, everyone had plenty of enemies. That other person other there that didn't quite look like you was a potential enemy. Those crazy savages over the river were an enemy. That massive evil country yonder ways was an enemy. The unknown world was an enemy. Most of the known world was an enemy.And heck, it worked out quite well.You might

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I am of the opinion that there are very few things we can not do with enough time and hard work.I do not mean we can all become Olympic Gold Medalists and Concert Cellists and Astronauts in one lifetime. However, I find it very frustrating when people complain they can not do some things "by their nature."One of the age old examples is the ability to play an instrument. Oh how I wish I could

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and should totally apply to real life.There are a limited number of stats points you can ever have. Therefore, to be stronger in one area you must be weaker in another. The only way to break this zero-sum game is via loot or raw level ups.When all else fails, the nuclear option is a totally acceptable way to demolish the enemy. However, it may require running in a cloaked individual to

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For those of you who know me, you know I am a huge fan of the game Natural Selection. This also means I am extra stoked about Natural Selection 2. I have pre-ordered the Special Edition and everything!!!This week they announced a date for when the Alpha will start, available only to Special Edition (SE) buyers, and they have stated SE will be discontinued when the Alpha launches. The Regular

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when it comes to screwing with our brain chemistry.I mean, music that makes you high? REALLY?Guess it was only a matter of time really...http://gizmodo.com/5587249/help-teens-are-using-digital-drugs-to-get-high

Trevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11077034054274579217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5209745206878089717.post-5881014300869963812010-07-13T11:27:00.000-07:002010-07-13T13:28:09.571-07:00

Well, I'm back from China. It was pretty awesome.Overall we had a pretty jam packed schedule. A few days in Beijing, then a quick trip to Datong to see temples and giant Buddha statues in the mountains, then rivers and shows and oh my.Here were some of the fun highlights:All the sights. Including the Great Wall, several temples, rivers, the Reed Flute Cave, and pandas. Also, we had several

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Here's a brief bit of my history to help you put things in context.I was born in 1987. I grew up in Hacienda Heights, CA. It's a sub section of LA County, close to the San Gabriel Valley. So, eastern suburbs of LA.Overall my parents do a great job. They exposed me to a variety of recreational things, even ones I was horrible at. They also had a policy of being OK with whatever grades I got

Trevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11077034054274579217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5209745206878089717.post-38799449878623501762010-07-03T01:00:00.000-07:002010-07-03T01:00:02.259-07:00

I'm fairly sure most people think I am at least above average intelligence. Some might even believe me to be genius level, including an online IQ test I took in Junior High, but I am not.In reality, I am not very intelligent. In reality, most of my peers are not brilliant masterminds. So what puts some of us above others? Hard work and determination.Or plain stubbornness.As detailed in this

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Fact: Young meatbags must be trained up and schooled in order to be useful members serving the superior machine form.Statement: Current schooling done by meatbags titled teachers.Statement: In standard form of the position, teachers are given a position called "tenure" where they have no fear of losing their position except in extreme circumstances.Corollary: Some teachers are thus able to slack

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As some of you know, I will be heading out to Chin for a few weeks.Or rather, this would matter is anyone ever read this blog....But do not fear! I have queued up several posts for the upcoming Saturdays where I will have no available internets.1AM Saturday PDT!

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EDITUpdated versionFor the uninitiated, don't even bother. This is a blog post to compare the strengths and weaknesses of the current popular forms of DotA, specifically Heroes of Newerth (HoN), League of Legends (LoL).DevelopersHoN-S2 Games. Same group that made Savage and Savage 2, a multiplayer RPG/RTS game.LoL-Riot Games. Includes Steve “Guinsoo” Feak, original DotA All-Stars pusher, as

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In lieu of epic post (I've got like 3 really fun ideas right now and no time to write them up) here's a cute video of Otters learning to swim.

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Let us do a thought experiment.For a moment, let us assume that every single person in the world is secretly a jerk. No one ever does any good simply to do good. In reality, everyone is trying to advance themselves in some way.For some actions, this is perhaps obviously true. If someone is swindling money via insider trading or swindling another person for millions, then obviously this person

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Lovely animated piece about what motivates us.It might surprise you.

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Not all bosses/advisers/organizers are equal. Some just do a way better job than others. There is rarely one trait that all of them are required to have, and typically you don't realize just how good one is unless you've had really bad ones.From personal experience, my mom is an excellent organizer. Probably comes from loads of experience. Everything from birthday parties to PTA meetings to

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Welcome to another exciting intermittently updated post about life and stuff.Today I would like to rage about being a Teacher's Assistant (TA).In reality I love being a TA. I've gotten to help kids understand material, it helps keep me busy, and I love solving puzzles and bugs. The pay is also a nice bonus and helps pay for rent while being a poor grad student. The grading can be a little

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There appear to be two major ways to make things. When I say make things, I mean develop. When I say develop, I mean make stuff. Stuff can be games, electronics, bridges, term papers, homework, etc.Now that we've defined the terms of our agreement, let's get into the nitty gritty.The two ways I'm referring to are a more simulation/statistical model and a theory model.It's quite simple really.

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We tend to live today in what most people would agree as a Relativistic world. I don't mean precisely that we all can see things using a frame of motion of 4/5c and everything is smacked over the head with the gamma value (haha Mudd joke), but rather that people seem to believe in a relativistic model of morality and ethics. I believe one thing and you believe one thing based perhaps on

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In hindsight, Harvey Mudd College has both its merits and its flaws.For those of you new to this whole HMC thing, allow me to summarize its purpose: "Tech school with liberal arts emphasis".Yeah, yeah, I know there's the whole missions statement that sounds much more official and all, but really that's what it all boils down to. Heck, 1/3 of our courseload is in the Humanities, Arts, and Social

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I happen to follow game development quite a bit. One of my most anticipated games is a little gem called Natural Selection 2. It's based off a Half-Life 1 mod called Natural Selection and perhaps is best described as playing StarCraft in first-person inside buildings. It falls into the elusive FPS/RTS hybrid genre where players fight it out in first-person as a team, but the team progresses

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Well, it's Thanksgiving break and nothing else to do except chill out and update my blog. That no one reads. But hey, I can handle that.Today we're going to talk about the Generation Gap. It's the phenomenon that people claim occurs between generations where neither one understands the other.We can blame it on several different factors. For starters, we can always blame society. The children

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How to tell the forum you're viewing isn't super serious? Or, at the very least, filled with people who aren't seriously invested in trying to make life/the game/logical thinking/etc. better?Step 1) Post a lengthy well-thought out detailed post about some component.Step 2) See how many people just go "tl;dr"Step 3) Higher score = moar fail.

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As you get better and better at a subject, you start to develop intuitive tricks to make your life easier. For example, many people know that multiplying something by 9 is easy. Multiply by 10 and subtract itself once. Or, how about multiplying 2 digit numbers by 11? You could do the 10+1 or split the digits and the middle digit is the sum of the outer two (don't forget to carry if required

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Let's look at the facts for a moment.I have the ability to break team balance in a number of gamesI have participated in several 24 Hour gaming marathonsI organized these 24 Hour gaming marathonsI played for a few seasons in the pro league of a gameI tend to muse about game balance, game theory, and good vs. bad game mechanicsI've played nearly every genre of games and enjoy them allI have over

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For those of you who don't know, I probably should have been diagnosed with ADHD or OCD or some other random mental trait that makes me... weird. Or I can blame it on my parents.I was thinking back the other day to some stuff back in High School. Let me first say that I, overall, didn't enjoy High School. I survived, and had some cool times, but overall is was a bit of a drag. But, one of the

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Yeah, I know, I haven't updated in a long time.I'm thinking of re-posting a revised mini-essay I made for a forum I follow. Basically dealing with the concept of the control point economic model for games, its usefulness and tendencies. For you non-gamers out there... sorry?The other idea floating in my head for a while is a lovely expository on the Generation Gap. However, I was thinking of

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According to Google Analytics, I have had 1 visit. And It was me checking the formatting of the blog. Woohoo!!!!Anyways, this little post is a way to organize my thoughts. Here I am posting a bunch of labels that I am thinking I might use. So, if you're interested in what all these labels might mean, here are the explanations.Categorizationcurrent event - let's face it, my life isn't all that

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This is the new blog for me.There wil occassionally be updates on random stuff whenever I feel like it.Here's some of the ideas floating in my head:-Current Events (both personal and not)-Observations/Musing-Random YouTube videosSo, stick around (or run away screaming).

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