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I’ve kicked off an Ask Me Anything thread on Reddit, where you’re invited to pose questions about my work on OtherSpace, Knee Deep, Fallen Earth, and even my days as a journalist with The St. Petersburg Times and The Herald-Sun. Or about my childhood. Or adopting a son. Or traveling across the country with the…
Tonight I sent in the annual $216 payment to Linode.com for the servers that host the OtherSpace website and MUSH. That guarantees the game remains online for at least another year! If anyone wants to kick in contributions to offset the expense, it’s much appreciated – just send to jointhesaga@gmail.com via PayPal.
Zork was my gateway drug. Using a relatively basic command parser, this text-only computer adventure game by Infocom allowed a single player to explore a grid of rooms, solving puzzles and gathering treasure, all the while trying to avoid being devoured by a grue in dark chambers. I had no idea when I first played Zork, back…
The Alamo Drafthouse in Omaha, Neb., can serve popcorn and Star Wars trivia in less than 12 parsecs. This new theater design gives people an actual reason to visit Nebraska: http://variety.com/2015/film/news/star-wars-theater-nebraska-alamo-drafthouse-1201650966/
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