Software, Fitness, and Gaming – Jesse Warden

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  • Bush is Dungeon Master in Dungeons & Dragons

    Bush is DM in DnD

    DM Bush: You see an Al Qaeda operative run into the cave… what do you do?
    Cheney of Nebraska: I use magic missle!
    DM Bush: You can’t see him; it’s dark.
    Cheney of Nebraska: …Then I attack the darkness!
    DM Bush: LOL! Ok, you attack the darkness.
    Cheney of Nebraska: I rolled 5. Take that Al Qaeda!
    Sir Rumsfeld: I suggest we smoke ’em out. I gather grass and leaves in large quantities, and I place it by the stinking cave’s entrance.
    DM Bush: The magic missle enrages the Al Qaeda inside the cave. A cleric emerges and casts Curse of Jihad on you. Cheney of Nebraska, you fail your save vs. journalism and lose 2 points of Charisma!
    Cheney of Nebraska: No fair, I had a spell of non-CNN Detection cast… there’s no way they could spot me!
    DM Bush: While Cheney of Nebraska’s pants are on fire, another operative tosses a holy hand grenade of Antioch out of the cave. Sir Rumsfeld, you take 8 points of splash damage!
    Sir Rumsfeld: Screw this, I cast fireball right into that damn cave!
    Blair the Great: :: shouting :: Hey, can I have a Mountain Dew from the fridge?
    DM Bush: Yes, that’s fine!
    Blair the Great: Cool, so I’m at the tavern getting drunk. Are there are any hot girls there?
    DM Bush: Uh… yes, hold on…
    Blair the Great: Well I want to see if they like me. I try to hit on them.
    Cheney of Nebraska: I use my Ring of Bunker Buster at the cave after Rumsfeld’s fireball… time to bring the house down!
    DM Bush: …you can’t, though, your too busy attempting to explain…
    Blair the Great: :: shouting :: Come on, do they like me or what!?
    DM Bush: Er… :: rolls irritatingly :: You get +1 because of your Brit Charm ability… they like you, ok! Now Cheney…
    Blair the Great: Great! I’m getting drunk at the tavern with the girls.
    DM Bush: Fine!
    Sir Rumsfeld: Is the cave collapsed yet, or what?
    Cheney of Nebraska: Yeah, yeah! I use my wand of Osama Detection.
    DM Bush: It’s out of charges… and your preoccupied anyway! And no, the cave is still standing.
    Sir Rumsfeld: This is lame… I’m heading to the tavern to meet up with Tony.
    Cheney of Nebraska: Me too!

    Picture via her majesty via JWZ.

  • Chatango – Embedded XMLSocket Chat

    Her majesty is using this for one of her sites. Basically, it is a presence chat engine that works with an optionally installed client program to broadcast presence when your homepage is not open. Curious how it worked, I cracked it open and it uses XMLSocket. I’m curious how they afford all of the connections since the service is free and they claim to not sell your email address. Regardless, neat to see Flash take a niche market like this, and at the same time have el niche market peeps recommend the Flash 7 Player… even though they use version 6 looking components. Check it out.

  • Flash MX Developer Needed in Chattanooga

    Description
    Interactive Systems Developer (Full-time): Chattanooga, TN technology company seeks a developer proficient with Flash MX and Actionscript (both 1 and 2) and proven experience. Expertise with HTML, Javascript, ASP is essential. Experience with ASP.NET and Microsoft IIS would be beneficial but not essential. Responsibilities include ongoing development of both new and existing Macromedia Flash-based websites for global clients. A desire to learn new technologies is essential. A willingness to participate in ?exchange? training with UK-based developers is a plus.

    Please respond via email with a link to your portfolio, resume, academic credentials and references.

    Contact
    sherra@ck-who.com (Recruiter ? Client Confidential)

  • MXDU 2005: Paper Ideas?

    MX DownUnder Developers Conference

    MXDU 2003 was easy; I wanted to talk about Flashcom since it just came out and I negotiated with my new job at the time to get the time off to go.

    MXDU 2004 I couldn’t make because I didn’t negotiate with my new job at the time to get the time off to go.

    MXDU 2005, however, is tougher. I’m sure I can negotiate with my current employers the necessarey time & perhaps make it worth their while, beyond my own personal growth being a value to them (not to mention if I am not at work, they don’t pay me). Still, I am having a hard time thinking about what to submit. Maybe it is forest for the trees in thinking everyone knows Flash MX 2004 by now. If not, I wouldn’t really want to talk about it. I mean, I’d probably mention “how” to do things vs. “what” is the best way. With the influx of talented and qualified programmers entering the Flash field, I’d do little for conference attendees’ speaking about Design Patterns in Flash, but perhaps a lot in actually using it to get your job done, quickly and assuredly.

    …but that’s so cliche. For real, re-iterating the above, there are still many who could speak the same spiel. I’d rather do something different, something still valuable, something me. I was thinking about maybe something to do with utilizing Studio MX 2004 to increase Me, Inc.’s value; or perhaps less broad and simply focusing on Using Flash & Central to benefit your personal brand; to market yourself as a contractor while not overly increasing your workflow.

    I’m not sure. What is everyone else thinking of talking about?