As a followup from last week, here’s an explanation of the CppCon crossword. I’m going to explain the construction process a bit, as well, so the solutions will be given in order of clue-writing, with some commentary on my thought process. Maybe a few people may find this interesting, I don’t know. Apologies for length.… Continue reading A Crossword for CppCon 2024 – Solutions
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A Crossword for CppCon 2024
As well as being a C++ enthusiast, I’m a bit of a cruciverbalist. I do the Guardian cryptic every day (not in a particularly competitive time — I’d count sub-20 minutes as a good day), and sometimes others when I can. Like many Brits, I learned to do cryptic crosswords as a teenager. It’s true… Continue reading A Crossword for CppCon 2024
Indiecade day 1
An excellent day of networking at Indiecade. Link dump time so I don’t forget these people… First was the guys from Rust presenting their experience making The Museum of the Microstar. Then I hung out in the rotunda meeting interesting folks, having thought-provoking discussions and playing some cool games. Chatted with Henry Fernandez. Arthur Danskin… Continue reading Indiecade day 1
Home from GDC
I’m home from the 3 day tour of GDC, and it was very worthwhile. A non-stop maelstrom of recruitment, attending talks and catching up with old friends and colleagues. Talks I attended: Video Games Turn 25: A Historical Perspective and Vision for the Future by Satoru Iwata (Nintendo Co., Ltd.) Fighting Real Time by Jacky… Continue reading Home from GDC
At GDC
Quite a few people I’ve met at GDC told me they read my blog. Now that I know that, maybe I’ll update more! Anyway, last day of GDC – have seen lots of old friends and colleagues and attended a few good talks. Stay tuned for more of a report when I get back.
Blizzcon 2010 with friends
This year once more I was really looking forward to Blizzcon. Although there wasn’t a new amazing announcement since StarCraft II is out, Cataclysm is imminent and Diablo III has been announced for a while, there was enough going on that was cool to celebrate for a couple of days. Also, Skye and her son… Continue reading Blizzcon 2010 with friends
I’m still alive – here’s the latest
Hi there, so much to report since the last update. First, we had the single-car garage (which was being used as a junk storage space) converted into my office/cave. The contractors did a really good job for less than we were expecting. I uploaded some flickr photos of my new cave. You can also see… Continue reading I’m still alive – here’s the latest
StarCraft II Launch Event
Last night I went down to Fry’s in Fountain Valley for the local launch and signing event. Here are some photos (sorry about the quality). A great time was had by all. Really cool to see all the fans and feel the energy of the occasion!
Boggle
I sometimes play Boggle at work. I usually lose to the resident Boggle players who are more experienced (at least lately) and have the 4-and-5-letter-words in L1 cache. But sometimes I get to pull out a good word. Often a Britishism which sometimes passes muster with Merriam-Webster, our official arbiter. The other day I spotted… Continue reading Boggle
IFComp ’09
The 15th annual Interactive Fiction Competition is underway. This year there are 24 games to get to grips with, which gives me a chance of completing a fair percentage.