May « 2006 « daily delusions

How to write about games and girls

By Yashima, on May 30th, 2006

The following article presents a 10 step guide for a man who wants to tackle the tricky subject of his favorite hobby and why there are so few girls playing:

richardcobbett.co.uk | Richard’s Online Journal | Writing “Girls In Games” Article

At some point in your writing career, it’s almost guaranteed that you’ll think . . . → Read More: How to write about games and girls

WoW and gold farmers

By Yashima, on May 24th, 2006

As it happens we were discussing gold farming on the guild forum after one member posted a link to an article on gold farming. Some people were quite surprised that gold farming (the wikipedia article cites most of the same sources I do actually *g*) was so common and such a big issue in our lovely innocent game world. For me this came not as a surprise as a long time reader (since their creation actually) of terranova (read it …. there are so many good articles on all kinds of virtual worlds there it’s just good!) and other similar blogs and a lot of wow related news sources. I have read quite a bit about the topic at hand and collected a few relevant links which I want to repost here.

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More projects, apply more projects!

By Yashima, on May 24th, 2006

I found the following beautiful list today – and read the whole thing. It’s quite funny as long as you don’t start to seriously think about it and maybe some may even learn a few bits from that list =)

Random Thoughts from a CTO: 50 Beliefs about Projects

Even if you don’t agree . . . → Read More: More projects, apply more projects!

Cool Tool: X-treme Tape

By Yashima, on May 24th, 2006

I think some of you might like X-treme Tape

This stuff is sort of magical. You stretch it on and it self-fuses tight under tension. It works in cold and wet, and won’t melt on hot surfaces, so you can use it on engines. It is easy to apply even when it is below . . . → Read More: Cool Tool: X-treme Tape

Which X are you?

By Yashima, on May 24th, 2006

You scored as Jean Grey. Jean Grey is likely the most powerful X-Man. She loves Cyclops very much but she has a soft spot for Wolverine. She’s psychic so she can sense how others are feeling and tries to help them. She also has to control her amazing powers or the malevolent Phoenix . . . → Read More: Which X are you?