T w e n t y S i d e d
Some mornings pose an extra challenge. Every once in a while, I have one of those mornings where I feel like I’m just not up to the task of being awake and walking upright. The day is too daunting. At those exceptional times, I have to call on the help of…
…my Spider-Man mug. I fill spidey here with a heaping helping of thick black coffee and stare into space, in much the same way Spidey might stare at New York after getting beaten up by Rihno and then reading another vitriolic Op-Ed in the Daily Bugle calling for his capture and arrest. Sort of a, “This sucks. So remind me again why I’m doing it?”
I like the Spider-Proverb, “With great power comes great responsibility.” I like this because it leads naturally to Shamus’ corollary, “If you’re powerless then you probably don’t have much in the way of responsibilities.” So, I sit at my computer slack-jawed while taking comfort in the fact that for the next hour or so nobody is going to expect much out of me.
Spider-Man and me, we’re like kindred spirits.
The Plot-Driven Door
You know how videogames sometimes do that thing where it's preposterously hard to go through a simple door? This one is really bad.
Linux vs. Windows
Finally, the age-old debate has been settled.
The Best of 2016
My picks for what was important, awesome, or worth talking about in 2016.
Silver Sable Sucks
This version of Silver Sable is poorly designed, horribly written, and placed in the game for all the wrong reasons.
This Scene Breaks a Character
Small changes to the animations can have a huge impact on how the audience interprets a scene.
ROFL
I have a tall mug I picked up at the Star Trek Experience in Vegas. It’s basic black, with the ST:TNG Klingon symbol on it.
Only geeks recognize it…
You know, I never thought about the whole power/responsibility thing quite that way before. That feels remarkably liberating.
Of course, those of us who are still teacher have a problem I wish my Uncle could solve. We have all the responsibility and none of the power. Somewhere along the line Parents dumped it on us, and the power just dissolved in to the ether.