Month: December 2013

Would you like The Force with that?

December 28, 2013
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Several management types sat at tables in the McDonald’s dining room, holding a breakfast meeting while I munched on a burrito. The senior manager leading the meeting made a comment: “You’ll find that in your R2D2 report.” No one around the table giggled. No one made humming lightsaber noises. Everyone kept a straight face. I…

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The motto for 2014: “Tell a story”

December 24, 2013
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It’s been a hectic, amazing year. For me, on the personal front, I remarried in March and in May became father to an adopted infant boy. At work, I went from education reporter to news editor in the spring and by the end of summer became a hybrid news editor/crime reporter. On the OtherSpace front,…

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RoE #8

December 23, 2013
Reach of the Empire
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To Infinity… and Beyond! The shuttle system has been installed thanks to the staff! All planets are now connected! With that, the first major milestone in the develop of Star Wars: Reach of the Empire has been reached – the main infrastructure has been set. The game is playable in its current condition. What’s next?…

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Overthinking baby’s first Christmas

December 21, 2013
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This column appeared in The Herald-Sun in December 2013: Just five years ago, I’d have laughed in the face of anyone who told me that I’d someday find myself standing in the back aisle of a Durham Toys R Us, weighing the benefits of Baby’s First Blocks, the Soothe & Glow Seahorse and the Rhyme…

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