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Weekly linkage

This week's internet cruising: A Beginner’s Guide to Website Feedback - If I can wrap up and launch this damn character sheet app, stuff in this post will be handy for when it betas, especially the surveying. I suspect the LARPing audience will be sufficiently... opinionated to speak on it. Six Useful ...

Quasi-daily linkage

Coding Horror: The Non-Programming Programmer - Unfortunately, I've worked with a programmer who truly could not program, and it wasn't pleasant. He talked a decent game and was crunk about technology, but he couldn't bang out solutions to problems, and we all paid for it. That said, I'm in ...

Quasi-daily linkage

Facebook: just don't understand - Yelp Accused of Extortion | Threat Level | Wired.com - I don't use sites like Yelp very often, but I have to admit that this is a pretty clever scam that they seem to be running. They've probably gotten away with it for a ...

Tastee (del.icio.us) links!

These are my links for April 26th through May 1st: Twenty Sided » Blog Archive » Do it again, stupid - I can't stand these DIAS types of games. I've dabbled in Tony Hawk, but only when I can beat levels on the first or second try, or when I ...

Tastee (del.icio.us) links!

Links for April 18th from 19:48 to 22:10: Without a Goal - An interesting look at the variety of goal-related options in games. Must games provide goals? If so, to what extent? RPG Thoughts - Campaign Plan - Courtesy of WO, this looks like a great way to plan campaigns. ...

Search-building: custom or Google

Until earlier this week, I had a lousy site search in place. It was one of Google's Custom Search Engines, barely configured and only on its own page, due to it's hefty (and blocking!) JavaScript. I'd long since disabled Wordpress's search since my stories aren't being run in ...

Weekend linkage

Just a few, since I'm so far behind on my reading (down to 425 unread items!) and I just posted a set on Friday. Enjoy. How to Help Your Kids Build $25,000 Stock Portfolios - This is a tempting idea even with regards to something like weddings. "Help us ...

Chapter 10 of Witches posted!

Chapter 10, "Opening Salvo" is posted: "What brings you to my world, little bug?" the colorful woman asked Hardi and Robert. Her glance flitted between both of them before settling on Hardi. "Well?" she cooed, head tilting. Her accent was much lighter than Lucia's. Hardi straightened in her seat. "We're looking for ...