Monthly Archives: September 2008

6 hours with Spore

Posted on September 7, 2008 by Joe

Spore’s out… I got it around noon… and now I’m taking a break to write a bit about it. Hey – wha’dya expect? Me to wait for Christmas or something? Not a chance. I’ve played into the first “three” stages … Continue reading →

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Just a few more data points

Posted on September 5, 2008 by Joe

I know it’s been quite on the topic of SeattleBus lately… so here’s an update. I’ve been working through some updated interface designs and getting an update ready to go. I ended up developing and then throwing out a number … Continue reading →

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Vienna Teng at the TripleDoor in Seattle

Posted on September 4, 2008 by Joe

Vienna Teng (史逸欣) played this evening at the TripleDoor in Seattle. When I first heard about it, I tried to get tickets, but all the normal seats were sold out (this was tuesday – basically right after we got back … Continue reading →

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Django 1.0

Posted on September 3, 2008 by Joe

Congratulations to the entire development team and Django community for making the Django 1.0 release today! It’s a monumental accomplishment, and I’m very pleased to see it here. I’m not as active in the community these days, but I’m still … Continue reading →

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WolfQuest

Posted on September 3, 2008 by Joe

I ran across a neat “educational” game today – WolfQuest. I found a link to it from a news article at the NSF: Real-World Lessons in Virtual World. In the game, you play a wolf in Yellowstone – they drop … Continue reading →

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