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Re: http://gwynmorfey.com/notes/going-surfing

gwynm — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 02:57:46 -0000

Funnily enough, Viv said basically the same thing..

Re: http://gwynmorfey.com/notes/going-surfing

gwynm — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 04:18:37 -0000

So, one of my advisors asked me today: "If you won £10M right now, what would you do with the rest of your life?". I don't have a good answer, and I think it's a *very* interesting question.

Re: http://gwynmorfey.com/notes/player-thirteen

gwynm — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 07:24:55 -0000

I'm not sure that was stepping outside safe boundaries, though, because the game design intended and required it. And it _was_ a well designed game!

But I think you're right - the key is which character you're playing. I like to pick up elements of Dwayne Hicks (reluctant leadership) or Martin Riggs (bitter determination), because they're fun to play and make good stories. If the game specifically endowed me with another character that's a long way from my own, especially if there are costumes, new names, or other reminders involved, then I'd be more comfortable playing a "bad guy" role.

I think this is why Outbreak works. As a zombie, you attack your friends, but you don't have any choice about it (infection is mandatory), and there's nothing of "you" left - you're clearly something else.

Re: http://gwynmorfey.com/notes/it-s-all-german-to-me

gwynm — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 05:51:33 -0000

It's true that this is only one aspect. It might be interesting to repeat the experiment with the screen set to monochrome, or turned off. I found this particularly informative, though, because "can't understand any text" is an aspect I hadn't really thought of before, and it's probably the most common.

Re: Check if gravatar exists for email in Ruby

gwynm — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 16:35:05 -0000

Thanks for this! About 7% of the members of a community site I run have gravatars - which is disappointing, but it's nice to know.

Re: http://localhost:3000/notes/33

gwynm — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:58:43 -0000

This is a test!

Re: http://fire-hazard.net/exchange

gwynm — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 14:54:49 -0000

Just a reminder that we've got one extra Heist session that's in aid of Mind. Tickets are here: http://shop.ebay.co.uk/?_nk...

Re: http://fire-hazard.net/forum/crewforum

gwynm — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 08:54:18 -0000

Just switched 'threaded' mode on. Even so it looks like we'll outgrow this pretty fast. Anyone have any preferences for a replacement?

Re: http://fire-hazard.net/forum/crewforum

gwynm — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 08:53:42 -0000

How's it going? Anything I can help with?

Re: Where are the Rails infrastructure support firms?

gwynm — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 12:32:00 -0000

I think there's a gap in the market here. The problem is that, even assuming you can maintain a solid roster of highly skilled quick responders, they'll still need to be up to speed with the application specifics. Keeping one person up to date wouldn't be that hard (perhaps they'd code-review with the main developers for a day a month?), but you'd need to keep quite a few ready to be sure of 24x7 coverage.

Re: http://fire-hazard.net/exchange

gwynm — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 11:41:30 -0000

Heads up guys: You probably want to click "subscribe by email" below (next to "Sort by [newest first]") so you'll get notified of new posts here. And if you're posting an offer or request, it might be a good idea to put some contact information there (by default, nothing is shown, so people have no way to contact you).

Re: http://fire-hazard.net/exchange

gwynm — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 04:59:10 -0000

We're now doing a Saturday run (of a slightly different game) as well! Details are here: http://fire-hazard.net/even...

Re: http://fire-hazard.net/exchange

gwynm — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 18:31:48 -0000

Both groups have confirmed, so I'm afraid this one is properly sold out!

Re: http://fire-hazard.net/exchange

gwynm — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 12:50:59 -0000

If you're looking for Grim Victory tickets and it's showing as sold out, it'll be worth checking back tomorrow - I'm holding tickets for a couple of big groups and will release them if it doesn't work out.

Re: http://fire-hazard.net/forum/grimvictory

gwynm — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 10:39:29 -0000

Hey guys, here's where you can swap plans / questions / costumes / other ideas..

Re: Shared Risk: Our Agile Contract @ Bamboo Blog

gwynm — Wed, 26 May 2010 05:57:57 -0000

Yikes, sorry! The correct URL is: http://new-bamboo.co.uk/tra...

Re: http://fire-hazard.net/exchange

gwynm — Sun, 09 May 2010 05:45:22 -0000

Yo, is this thing on?

Re: http://localhost:3000/exchange

gwynm — Sun, 09 May 2010 05:41:36 -0000

Test, test. Is this thing on?

Re: Copying code from Textmate to Keynote with style @ Bamboo Blog

gwynm — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:25:53 -0000

This is brilliant. Could you go ahead and publish this _two weeks ago_ before I built our Scottish Ruby Conference keynote file?

Re: The Cult of Done

gwynm — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:48:52 -0000

I think they're dangerous overgeneralisations. I've pulled things out of my Someday file that'd been there more than a week. Doing something _right_ makes you right - doing something wrong just to do something is sometimes useful but no good as a general rule. And number 12? That seems to undermine the whole thing. Ideas are cheap.

Re: The Cult of Done

gwynm — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:49:55 -0000

#s 1, 4, 6 and 8 are useful (but not new)
#s 2, 3, 7 and 13 are meaningless without further explanation
#s 5, 9, 10, 11 and 12 are dangerously wrong

Re: http://www.fire-hazard.net/forum/heist_16_388

gwynm — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:05:57 -0000

Hey guys, here's where you start planning! Briefing sheets are here: http://www.fire-hazard.net/... .

Re: http://www.fire-hazard.net/forum/heist_14_1625

gwynm — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:05:44 -0000

Hey guys, here's where you start planning! Briefing sheets are here: http://www.fire-hazard.net/... .

Re: http://www.fire-hazard.net/forum/heist_13_3782

gwynm — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:05:32 -0000

Hey guys, here's where you start planning! Briefing sheets are here: http://www.fire-hazard.net/... .

Re: http://www.fire-hazard.net/forum/heist_15_9179

gwynm — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:05:10 -0000

Hey guys, here's where you start planning! Briefing sheets are here: http://www.fire-hazard.net/... .