Misc

Stuff that doesn’t quite fit anywhere else.

Jun 042007
 

I have this crazy backlog of messages in the Mailbag. It would be much much worse if 2/3 of the messages that come in weren’t some variant of “Please don’t post this to your blog.” So I am thinking of making the mailbag a regular Monday thing — both so that greater variety of stuff gets sent in, and so that I clear it out more regularly.

Hey Raph, I’m a big fan of yours since the UO and SWG days and this is the first time I wrote to you. What do you honestly think of MMO games that uses full body motion sensors? Do you think it will be the future of gaming? A lot of hardcore gamers have trouble with a healthy lifestyle (since mmo requires a ton of your time planted in front of the TV/PC not moving) and an mmo/game that requires you to exert some physical effort (by using full body to control your game avatar) would be a great way to have fun as well as keep in shape. Nintendo wii’s nunchuck controls is the start of this great idea. I hope someone would bring this great idea further.

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Translation services restored

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May 122007
 

It was pointed out that Google doesn’t seem to like doing blog translation anymore. So I switched to a different plugin that uses Altavista instead. Seems to be working OK, except perhaps for Portuguese.

15th wedding anniversary

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May 102007
 

One more year, and our marriage is old enough to drive. Of course, one more year and our relationship will be able to vote. 🙂

Happy anniversary, Kristen! I love you.

(Hmm, it’s supposed to be crystal or watches. We would never use the crystal, and you don’t wear a watch…)