News for April 2009

Daily Digest for April 30th

blog (feed #1)
5:11am via thebestd-fens.com
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7:01am via thebestd-fens.com
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Brooks is thinking he’ll never get a chance to actually play the FF13 demo. Sigh.
8:00am via Facebook
blog (feed #1)
8:35am via thebestd-fens.com
facebook (feed #3)
Brooks is taking the wife off to the airport.
7:31pm via Facebook
facebook (feed #3)
Brooks moved to SF one year ago today. I have learned that SF people really are nicer. It is that simple.
9:03pm via Facebook
blog (feed #1)
10:27pm via thebestd-fens.com
facebook (feed #3)
Brooks writing a new blog post on RageQuitting. I love taking strange directions in posts.
1:06am via Facebook
twitter (feed #12)
We’re quite proud of the Lightsaber Unleashed app taking a slot in the top free apps on the app store. http://bit.ly/forceapp Download now! [#]
5:31am via Twitter
blog (feed #1)
5:39am via thebestd-fens.com
youtube (feed #6)
Liked 4 videos.
5:56am via YouTube
blog (feed #15)
Published 4 posts.
5:56am via Facebook Links
blog (feed #1)
6:08am via thebestd-fens.com
youtube (feed #6)
Shared 2 videos.
8:37am via YouTube
twitter (feed #12)
RT @hodgman: Seriously? Does the Internet truly not have a high res image of the third state guild navigator from Lynch’s DUNE? Anyone? [#]
5:53pm via Twitter
twitter (feed #12)
RT @zombot: @lucasartsgames Lightsaber app is the *reason* I got an iPhone! — I swung my iPhone for weeks :) [#]
7:23pm via Twitter
twitter (feed #12)
Gorgeous day at the LucasArts compound, isn’t it? http://twitpic.com/44dgy [#]
9:16pm via Twitter
facebook (feed #3)
Brooks loves the incredible overreaction to swine flu. Panic is priceless.
12:58am via Facebook
facebook (feed #3)
Brooks Anyone realize that the flu kills between 1000-2000 people a year in the US? 100 deaths anywhere in the world from some new flu is not even statistically significant.
1:38am via Facebook
facebook (feed #3)
Brooks just started playing Left 4 Dead. Join him if you can. http://raptr.com/Or1g1nal1ty.
3:08am via Facebook
facebook (feed #3)
Brooks know what freezing, windy weather means? SOFTBAAAALLLLL!
3:57am via Facebook
facebook (feed #3)
Brooks Cold night + overexerting yourself = cramped up leg. Home with icyhot on it. Sigh.
5:44am via Facebook
youtube (feed #6)
Shared 4 videos.
11:58am via YouTube
blog (feed #15)
7:37pm via Facebook Links
twitter (feed #12)
Just received a newsletter from 1991 about the release of Fate of Atlantis. I’ll get it scanned and online shortly – it’s nostalgia-tastic! [#]
7:44pm via Twitter
youtube (feed #6)
Liked ECV 00096
6:43am via YouTube
youtube (feed #6)
Shared 2 videos.
1:08pm via YouTube
twitter (feed #12)
http://twitpic.com/47wxy – This would be David Collins, super sound dude on Indy Staff of Kings, doing an interview. Go Dave, Go! [#]
4:49pm via Twitter
twitter (feed #12)
Today at our Starbucks: http://twitpic.com/47y2b [#]
5:05pm via Twitter
twitter (feed #12)
RT @kamelperez: @lucasartsgames and when he’s not mixing Indy, he’s training the secret apprentice as a droid named Proxy. hehe [#]
5:05pm via Twitter
twitter (feed #12)
Reminding everyone to watch Mythbusters tonight. @donttrythis tries to take on our giant Lego ball. I know I’ll be watching it get busted! [#]
6:15pm via Twitter
Posted: April 30th, 2009
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Comments: 1 Comment.

Oddly racist news story…or is it?

Posted: April 26th, 2009
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Comments: 6 Comments.

Frustration in Multiplayer: The RageQuit

Multiplayer games are a different ype of animal then single player – and it is not simply because you’re playing with others. If you immediately went there, I’m insulted. No, the ‘other people’ thing isn’t the primary reason they are different. It’s not the increased difficulty either; brilliant AI will someday close that gap. No, the reason they are different is simply the randomness of the experience itself. (more…)

Posted: April 26th, 2009
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You know what is fantastic?

A good cup of coffee (Blue Bottle, as of late) and a great book. I’m re-reading Groundswell, the book to come out of Forrestor about how to manage web marketing and PR. It’s brilliant, and should be a must-read for anyone out there.

Posted: April 26th, 2009
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Comments: 1 Comment.

Slowly creating new bits for my blog

As you can see, the blog has – yet again – another look to it. Be expecting tons of changes in the coming weeks. The previous design was complained at by many, so I’ve moved it up. Now that I have the basic functionality of a ‘lifestream’ that I wanted, I’ve found a format that makes me quite happy. (more…)

Posted: April 26th, 2009
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Daily Digest for April 26th

facebook (feed #3)
Brooks I’ll be heading home – we have puppy classes today for our fat wienerdogs who are a bit unruly.
12:38am via Facebook
facebook (feed #3)
Brooks enjoying amateur wrestling.
5:10am via Facebook
facebook (feed #3)
Brooks is watching Willis (what you talkin bout) wrestle. I cannot be drunk enough to process that.
5:20am via Facebook
facebook (feed #3)
Brooks learned a life lesson. If you call Todd Bridges by his real name, he doesn’t answer. Willis works everytime.
5:42am via Facebook
facebook (feed #3)
Brooks sees Luke Perry who is watching wrestling with his son. Watching Willis wrestle. What a night.
6:30am via Facebook
blog (feed #1)
7:09am via thebestd-fens.com
Posted: April 26th, 2009
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Red Dwarf does CSI

Posted: April 25th, 2009
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Comments: 1 Comment.

Daily Digest for April 25th

blog (feed #15)
Published 2 posts.
1:00am via Facebook Links
twitter (feed #12)
http://bit.ly/PqKSt – Join Indy and LucasArts on Facebook! We try our best to be entertaining! :) [#]
1:12am via Twitter
reddit (feed #7)
6:35am via Reddit
blog (feed #1)
7:16am via thebestd-fens.com
twitter (feed #12)
http://bit.ly/CFy8u – Congratulations to our very own Pablo Hidalgo, the big cheese over at StarWars.com. He’s a GI JOE expert too! [#]
6:49pm via Twitter
twitter (feed #12)
The vision of Ord Mantell, another world created for The Old Republic. Our friends at BioWare reveal what went into it! http://bit.ly/9W8tt [#]
7:19pm via Twitter
twitter (feed #12)
Oooohhh – Threat of Peace – The Old Republic’s webcomic has been updated! Familiar locales and bounty hunting… http://bit.ly/29Jli [#]
7:45pm via Twitter
twitter (feed #12)
9:50pm via Twitter
twitter (feed #12)
Q&A Part Three is now live! How does the cult hit Scream and the pod-racing Sebulba factor into the audio? Find out! http://bit.ly/PqKSt [#]
10:33pm via Twitter
youtube (feed #6)
Liked 2 videos.
11:49pm via YouTube
Posted: April 25th, 2009
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Daily Digest for April 24th

blog (feed #1)
7:00am via thebestd-fens.com
twitter (feed #12)
RT @bonniegrrl: Found on eBay: Star Wars Reggae Record – Dub Vader? http://tinyurl.com/c3emuz (RT @starwars) [#]
6:14pm via Twitter
twitter (feed #12)
RT @shellshiznit Here’s a piece off the original LEGO Indy boulder! :-) http://twitpic.com/3sgtf [#]
6:32pm via Twitter
blog (feed #15)
Published dinosaur comics
8:13pm via Facebook Links
twitter (feed #12)
RT @dannycantspell: @lucasartsgames The rarely seen 2 person ATAT: http://twitpic.com/29pse [#]
9:35pm via Twitter
youtube (feed #6)
11:52pm via YouTube
Posted: April 24th, 2009
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Daily Digest for April 23rd

twitter (feed #12)
RT @BigShinyRobot: @lucasartsgames And was on the Jedi Council in Phantom Menace… everybody knows that… right? [#]
12:59am via Twitter
facebook (feed #3)
Brooks just started playing Left 4 Dead. Join him if you can. http://raptr.com/Or1g1nal1ty.
3:33am via Facebook
facebook (feed #3)
Brooks finishing up the brushes and setup for my first outing with the L4D SDK. In between rounds of survival mode, of course.
5:59am via Facebook
facebook (feed #3)
Brooks When the L did iFrames come back into vogue? I freaking hated them a decade ago, and I hate them more now. If I click a link to another site – that means I DO NOT WANT to be on your site anymore. Get it?
6:38am via Facebook
blog (feed #1)
7:07am via thebestd-fens.com
twitter (feed #12)
MythBusters takes on the giant Lego Ball from Youtube this week. Awesome stuff! http://bit.ly/10binQ [#]
4:43pm via Twitter
blog (feed #15)
5:04pm via Facebook Links
twitter (feed #12)
RT @DeadlyCyclone: @lucasartsgames Aw it’s next week, the 29th, not this week. :) —–My bad! [#]
7:43pm via Twitter
facebook (feed #3)
Brooks 10. Cryptic status updates about your mental state — "Rachel is trying so hard," "Rachel wishes things were different," "Rachel is starting her life over" — don’t make you sound intriguing, just lonely and pathetic.
7:52pm via Facebook
twitter (feed #12)
RT @majornelson: I think I may fire up a Ustream feed when I start to clean and pack up my office. [#]
11:12pm via Twitter
Posted: April 23rd, 2009
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Daily Digest for April 22nd

twitter (feed #12)
rt @PaulReubens http://twitpic.com/33vuj – Yes, it totally was. It had to have been. Guaranteed to have large amounts of brilliant hilarity! [#]
2:09am via Twitter
twitter (feed #12)
New toys came today from our interactive agency Whittmanhart. Very nice, guys! http://twitpic.com/3p53p [#]
3:54am via Twitter
facebook (feed #3)
Brooks just started playing Team Fortress 2. Join him if you can. http://raptr.com/Or1g1nal1ty.
4:23am via Facebook
reddit (feed #7)
8:22am via Reddit
twitter (feed #12)
My Yaddle action figure has been moving around my desk. I think people are messing with my desk to get mentioned on our Twitter feed. [#]
8:33pm via Twitter
twitter (feed #12)
http://bit.ly/Jvslz – For those unfamiliar: Yaddle is a female Jedi from Yoda’s species. [#]
9:48pm via Twitter
Posted: April 22nd, 2009
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Daily Digest for April 20th

flickr (feed #10)
Shared 11 photos.
12:03am via Flickr
facebook (feed #3)
Brooks finally had someone on the Indy forums ask how the STaff of Kings works without Jesus and the power of God. Was waiting for it….
12:33am via Facebook
youtube (feed #6)
Liked 2 videos.
12:54am via YouTube
reddit (feed #7)
6:17am via Reddit
reddit (feed #7)
6:31am via Reddit
facebook (feed #3)
Brooks is ten years out, now.
10:37am via Facebook
twitter (feed #12)
Finally sitting at my desk after a day of meetings (that continue quite soon). For now, I’m very glad I cleaned up my desk last friday! [#]
1:35pm via Twitter
facebook (feed #3)
Brooks Love the support from everyone. thanks for your thoughts!
1:39pm via Facebook
twitter (feed #12)
RT @bonniegrrl: Fanboys Style-C Poster – http://tinyurl.com/dj6qk9 [#]
2:28pm via Twitter
twitter (feed #12)
What we do on sunny days: move equipment just so we have an excuse to be out. I should Twitter more outdoor today! http://twitpic.com/3og8p [#]
3:00pm via Twitter
Posted: April 20th, 2009
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Daily Digest for April 19th

facebook (feed #3)
Brooks just started playing Left 4 Dead. Join him if you can. http://raptr.com/Or1g1nal1ty.
10:39pm via Facebook
facebook (feed #3)
Brooks is checking tos ee if his blog does update live…it would seem that it does…
10:51pm via Facebook
blog (feed #15)
Published Brooks Brown
10:58pm via Facebook Links
Posted: April 19th, 2009
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