Archive - Sep 2008

Discussion on whether the virtues of fairness are more important than the demands of efficiency in dealing with other people.

Hollow Earth Quest is now finished. And it is not too good, but not too bad given the 24 hour time frame it was created in.

I'm kind of sick of Vector Assault, a lot of lovely things in it, but too much to do. So instead I'll go the other way, and see what sort of game I can come up with in 24 hours. Obviously it'll be so simple that it could be implemented on an Atari 2600, but hopefully this will not mean it isn't fun. I have chosen a theme; the Hollow Earth.

Due to recent issues with D/L quotas and schedules, Movie Club choices shall now have a lifespan of a fortnight before the next title is announced. This should make it easier for everyone.

"The Tragedy of the Commons" is the theory whereby any publicly owned good will suffer deleterious overuse as anyone and everyone has access to it, and it is in the interest of the individual to exploit it as heavily as possible, as he will be the sole beneficiary of this exploitation, while the cost of the damage incurred is socialised and borne by everyone. This raises an interesting problem for Wikipedia, "the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit."

As the west wages war in the Middle East, one form of legitimacy that the west seeks is to form alliances with local groups, preferably oppressed, so rather than entering these lands as conquerers we can proclaim ourselves as liberators. All that need be done is find a faction that aspires to western ideals of freedom, democracy, transparent government, and all that.

After a bit of a hiatus my game Vector Assault (working title) is back in development with renewed vigour.

Most everyone has an opinion on multiculturism, but what does this ugly neologism actually mean? Is it defined by its proponents, or do the opponents have a definition too?

LamontCranston's Lawyers have been on the phone all day!
Cranston's "people" have dropped a bombshell and demanded that the next title movie club must feature shall be the 1971 gangster film "Get Carter".
Be careful when searching for this film to not get "OWNED" by mistaking it for the 2000 remake of the same name starring the always interesting Sylvester Stallone.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067128/