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You are blocked by an invisible wall.

  • Post category:Dreamcast

I put together a quick little video that demos some of the visual improvements DreamZZT has over the original ZZT. This video shows off the animated water effect, as well as the improved torch effect. You can grab the Quicktime video here (780KB).

DreamZZT is finally back to the point where The Town of ZZT should be completeable, though the lack of bears, ruffians, and centepedes makes it a little less challenging. I hope to at least get bears and ruffians working soon, but I think I’ll hold off on centepedes for a while longer (they’re probably going to be the hardest to write, because of the way they move).

I’m hoping to have a playable demo out in a few weeks.

DreamZZT 3.0

I’ve gotten a few queries about the status of DreamZZT lately, so for anyone wondering about it, I give you this:

Thanks, PNC.

  • Post category:Life

Dear Sam,

We noticed you have less than $0 in your account. Now you have $30 less.

Thanks,
PNC Bank

New layout

  • Post category:Web

The new website layout is now live! Everything should work in Internet Explorer now as well as Firefox and Safari. Check it out!

Are you making fun of the size of my automobile?

  • Post category:Life

So I finally got around to taking my car to the dealer to find out about the violent shaking that happens when I get up around 65 – 70MPH. Here’s the technician’s notes from the bill:

ROAD TEST TO 60 MPH-FRONT END COMPONENTS WORN LOSE, RATTLE, ENGINE KNOCKS, NUMEROUS LEAKS, ETC. RECOMMEND ENGINE $4500.00 TO REPLACE ENGINE.

So, it looks like I’m in the market for a new car. I’m pretty impressed this one lasted as long as it did, it’s 1992 Mercury Sable with 120,200 miles on it.

Subway Sub Club

  • Post category:Life

I just discovered that Subway discontinued their Sub Club almost a year ago due to fraud :-/ I didn’t realize it had been so long since I’ve eaten at Subway. I was only two stamps away from a free sub, too!

website update

  • Post category:Web

I’m working on an update for my website which features a much better looking layout, better livejournal integration, and flickr integration. It’s still got some quirks in Internet Explorer that I have to work out, and a few of the pages aren’t finished yet, but if you’re running Firefox you can check it out here. Feedback welcome.

Honey’s Visitor

  • Post category:Life

Honey had a visitor today! A black and white cat came to play with her. Check out the video!

Switching teams

  • Post category:Linux

So I finally took the plunge and replaced my Slackware Linux server with Ubuntu Linux. Everything seems to be up and running again now, we’ll see how it goes!