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AIDS Advocates Stage Protest Following Death of HIV-Positive Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Biting Prison GuardAIDS advocates on Thursday chanted and staged a mock funeral at the home of a retired judge to protest the 1990 sentencing of an HIV-positive inmate, who died in prison in November 2003, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. About 75 people from... Read more »
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Okay. So. This is incredibly awkward for me and not something I ever wanted to use my blog for. So, bear with me for a minute because this isn't just an art post.
You might know that I'm a graduate of a rather pricey art school. As with pretty much all private American Universities, it was not cheap, and to be able to afford it I had to take out a lot of loans, putting me in the same boat of debt as way too many other people my age right now. I played the stupid game of avoiding collectors until the government literally called me at work and was like "LOL so you have to pay us $2000 today or we're going to fuck up your credit forever". I didn't have a choice but to pay that chunk of change that I didn't really have, and now I've got payments of nearly $300 a month to start going through. That's student loans for you, and again, a lot of people have to deal with them, and I worked out my budget last week to make sure I could deal with it by tightening my belt each month. It even meant turning down my first chance to have my own car again for the first time in 5 years. I'd really been looking forward to being able to get a better job with reliable transportation, but, I'm lucky enough that at least I still have my day job that I can walk to each day.
But. Literally 2 days after shelling out pretty much all the money I had, I got another call from my aunt, who is a CPA and does my taxes for me. Turns out that thanks to a payroll error that wasn't caught on time, I didn't have any with-holdings taken out of my paychecks for the last few months. Meaning I now owe the federal and state government another $300 by the 15th. Isn't this the most fascinating story? Doesn't it make you excited to grow up and go to college and be an adult? Sorry. I'm trying to be as forthright and honest about what I'm going through as possible, because I have to ask tumblr for help right now. And I hate that.
I think donations should be made to people that risk getting kicked out of their homes, or have vet bills to pay, or their own hospital bills to settle. But there are people that follow me that know my medical history. I'm open about my experience with Crohn's disease, and it's no secret that getting over-stressed regularly puts me into the hospital, sometimes for weeks. I'm trying to avoid that stress and that medical bill by trying to get my finances under control again first.
I'm taking more hours at work. I'm canceling con trips I had planned.
I'm not taking more commissions right now. I'm sorry. I've already got commissions owed to people, and it's not fair to them if I take on new ones right now. But I hate asking for handouts, so what I'm doing is this:
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- I'm never going to post the finished versions of the images online. Those will only ever be sent to the donors. Even if you just send $1, I'll still email you the files.
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PCOS quiz- Although not intended as a medical diagnostic tool, this is a really helpful first step in determining if you may have PCOS. If you suspect that you have PCOS, make an appointment with a reproductive endocrinologist for diagnosis and treatment.
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Managing PCOS: A Practical Guide - This is one of the best websites available for PCOS that I've found, and I've looked at plenty. It is sponsored by the Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health in Australia, and includes thorough sections on diagnosis and symptoms. Information on medical and lifestyle management of this disease is particularly informative. Although the site does not give any detail on alternative/natural therapies for treating PCOS, it does have a very good introductory explanation of what is meant by alternative/natural/complementary medicine.
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Association is a national support and educational group for women with PCOS. This is a wonderful resource with lots of reliable information. They also have active forums. The FAQ included with the General Discussion Forum is one of the best introductions to PCOS that I've found, although it focuses mostly on the insulin resistance component of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome.
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The PCOS Multidisiplinary Clinic at UC San Francisco has a website with some resources. They have a good book list and answers to some commonly asked questions.
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Eat sushi. Live life. Be happy. This is the message buzzing through the videotape frenzy of a promotional clip for one of the more progressively designed and styled restaurants in the city. The place is Hello Sushi, and its take on the traditional Japanese sushi bar is anything but.
At both of her locations in Baton Rouge, owner Angela Finch has created a j-pop chic atmosphere worthy of Sofia Coppola�s Lost in Translation and complete with bold art-installation video screens, pink and blue arrows, fish silhouettes and manga-inspired cartoon characters. Creative rolls like the crawfish-and-asparagus-filled Orleans join classic nigiri, sashimi and noodle entrees, plus grilled standbys like a marinated 12-oz. Teriyaki steak.
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Saucy Eda-mama
Everything�s better with sauce.
I�d recommend:
Sushi Pizza ($9). You won�t find this dish anywhere else in town. The deep-fried rice patty had the perfect crunch, and the chef�s spin on a classic marinara sauce was delicious. Topped with snow crab, crawfish and spicy shrimp, this was one of the best dishes we had all night. As someone who is always on the lookout for tasty cooked options at sushi joints, I appreciated this hearty start to the meal.
Godzilla Roll ($11.50). Topped with a spicy sauce and sliced avocado, this barbecued-eel roll was yummy. The avocado gave it a smooth, creamy texture, and the eel sauce was delicious.
Sparkling Cosmopolitan Martini ($7). The hint of champagne helps this martini go down smooth.
Not my taste:
Gyoza Dumplings ($5). Generally, the words �pork� plus �fried� add up to �amazing� in my book, but this traditional Japanese dish simply wasn�t up to par. The pork filling needed more seasoning, as did the dipping sauce.
The bottom line:
This was not my favorite sushi experience in Baton Rouge. Although our waiter was friendly and knowledgeable, he never asked if I wanted a second martini�which I would have gladly accepted! After hearing so many friends rave about Hello Sushi, I found the food just didn�t live up to my expectations.
Pacific Remnant
With my Asian heritage, I�m always ready to roll.
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Go-Go Roll ($7.50). Tuna and salmon are my go-to items when I have sushi. This roll, which also has avocado and snow crab, is one of my favorite rolls in town. This was a great combination of freshness, flavor and texture.
Beef Soba ($12). This is a rare menu item for sushi restaurants in Baton Rouge. The portion I received was definitely generous. I also got spices and nori on the side to add to taste�a must.
Not my taste:
Hello Sushi Roll ($12). Escolar, green onions, fiery sauce and salmon topped with pineapples and tobiko�I normally love all these ingredients, but in this combination, I was not really pleased. The sweetness of the pineapple and green onion was just a little odd for me.
Angry Charlie Roll ($6). This is Hello Sushi�s version of the must-have Spicy Tuna Roll, which, if you�ve ever had sushi, you�ve probably had. Although the cucumber added a nice texture, this version of the roll was not quite spicy enough. There wasn�t anything angry about it.
The bottom line:
The service and ambiance at Hello Sushi were very good. The waiter kept my cup of green tea full the entire meal. If you live on that side of town, I might recommend Hello Sushi for some of their unique menu items and entrees, but I was disappointed in some of the rolls.
Gy-yowza Girl
Tradition doesn�t have to be boring.
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Beef Tataki ($11). With tender strips of beef and just the right amount of spice, this Cajun twist on a traditional Japanese dish was my favorite of the evening. The red onions were so tangy and sweet that they could have easily passed for pickled. While I would have liked for the beef to be served a little more rare, this is a great dish to get your taste buds going.
Bomb Roll ($12.50). It is hard to go wrong with anything that involves tempura and eel sauce�the combination always makes for a sweet and crunchy roll. Adding the spice and refreshing cucumber made a pleasant balance. Of all the rolls my friends and I tried, this was definitely my favorite.
Not my taste:
Cucumber and Crab Stick Salad ($6). It�s all about getting the basics right. This salad should be sweet, tangy and refreshing, but all I tasted was dry cucumber. I wanted to like it, but I just couldn�t take the blandness.
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The great service was the best part of the meal. Our waiter was attentive and helpful without getting in the way. The food, however, left me wanting. There were too many instances where the basics just weren�t covered.
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- The Key Contradiction in Capitalist System
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Abstract: Which is the fundamental contradiction of capitalism: the capital-labor polarity or the contrast between socialized production and private appropriation? Those looking on the capital-labor polarity as the main contradiction will argue that socialism arises when the passage from a system controlled by capital owners to a system of worker-run firms sparks off the reversal of the usual capital-labor relation. Conversely, those who think that the key contradiction of capitalism is the contrast between socialized production and private appropriation will contend that the social order to rise from the ashes of capitalism is a centrally planned system. This paper reports arguments in support of the former option.
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- The Financialization of Water
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Abstract: This paper aims to locate developments in water delivery within broader financialization trends by considering three aspects of water management. First, despite clear failings of privatization over the past twenty years, state support for the private sector continues. Second, innovations have emerged so that water consumption generates wealth for private investment finance. Finally, private enterprises have gained increasing influence in sector policy. The paper demonstrates that financialization is incompatible with social objectives in water delivery.
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I was called "fag" or "homo" many times on the football field, and always when I was underperforming (which was often). Men's athletics is a culture known for holding up homosexuality as a symbol of weakness. This is part of what makes Jason Collins' announcement that he is gay an act of courage.**
It is beyond question that there are many other professional athletes who also identify as queer. In coming out, Collins hopes to provide an inspiration for other athletes to walk through. He also knows that the next few steps won't be without some conflict. For instance, ESPN columnist Chris Broussard recently voiced a more traditional, conservative view of homosexuality, specifically suggesting that "living in an openly homosexual lifestyle" is "walking in open rebellion to God." That is, of course, the line being kicked around FB and Twitter.
But I think both of these public statements, Collins' and Broussard's, are redemptive and essential steps forward. Furthermore I will suggest that, for many folks I know, Broussard's public statement might be the more essential step. Referencing another openly homosexual member of the sports world, L.Z. Granderson, Broussard said..
He and I have played on basketball teams together for several years." Broussard said "We've gone out, had lunch together, we've had good conversations, good laughs together. He knows where I stand and I know where he stands. I don't criticize him, he doesn't criticize me, and call me a bigot, call me ignorant, call me intolerant.
Yes, Broussard said something many would consider predictable insofar as he is a Christian; that he doesn't see homosexuality as a good or godly way of life. But he also voiced his sentiment while acknowledging the basic humanity of those with whom he disagrees. You might think that's short of what is needed, but I'm fairly convinced that such civility is far from a compromise… It's an essential part of the story.
It's easier to dismiss someone's opinions, needs, desires, etc… if I consider them less human than I am. The angle of many political campaigns bends itself toward demonizing and dehumanizing one's opponent. She's a "liberal" or he's a "threat" which makes them a set of ideas at best rather than a living, breathing person. That generations of Africans (and eventually African Americans) were considered less than human was the existential foothold of slavery and horrendously unjust Jim Crow laws. In the very checkered conversational history between The Church and the LGBTQ community, our worst efforts have made people into ideas (and dangerous ideas at that). But on either side of an ideological dispute are people made up of more than their ideas (and, vitally in this case, more than their sexuality).
Learning to disagree without dehumanizing those with whom we disagree (and especially about issues tied to identity) is as important an expression of grace as simply siding with someone. I think that's where the hinges are that open doors to healthy, just and fruitful communities; communities marked by equality and fairness, even in light of serious differences in worldview.
Men in the culture of pro sports could use more examples like Broussard's statement to more civilly deal with and express disagreement with or dislike of a teammate's lifestyle. I think that's a huge part of the road forward.
** For my non-sports-fan readers, Jason Collins is a professional basketball player who came out this week to publicly identify as queer. His public statement made quite a splash online yesterday, as was Collins' expressed intent.


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So, I'd never played a barbarian before, and I am a very casual gamer. The sort of gamer who is generally okay letting the other people at the table and the GM check my character sheet. Some people have to have the GM check their sheet because they try to cheat-with-math. Me? I wouldn't know HOW to cheat. I'm one step above the player who lets the GM make and level up their character for them. It's because I have a hard time with the rules. Individually I understand them, but once modifiers start getting stacked I tend to get confused. e.g. Did I already add that bonus? Do I add the bonus or modify the ability for that other bonus first? Oh wait, is this a 2-handed weapon? Am I using my off-hand to attack?...etc.
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A. Functionalism Dictates Building Styles at Annie (Anna) Spring Camp
Soon after W.F. Arant was appointed superintendent of Crater Lake National Park in September 1902, he wrote the secretary of the interior that he had established his headquarters at "Bridge Creek Springs," about six miles from the rim. [1] He might have been referring to the area at the head of Annie Creek, about five miles south of the lake at the intersection of the Medford and Klamath Falls wagon roads, where he definitely had his headquarters by 1903 or 1904. During the winters in the early 1900s he moved the headquarters from this site to a ranch ("the Boothby Place") near Klamath Falls. [2]
In 1905 construction began on an office and dwelling for the superintendent at Camp Arant at Annie Spring, and Arant anticipated moving from his tents into the new quarters in September 1906. [3] This was the first building to be constructed within the park. (A park scrapbook states that the superintendent's residence at Annie Spring was built in 1910, after the ranger's cabin and office building, but this appears to be an error.) The new residence was a square, frame, two-story building with a hip roof, containing seven rooms, and as late as 1946 was being used as a way station to Crater Lake on patrol and snow survey trips during the winter. [4] Because water was plentiful there and tents could be set up before the snow had melted on the rim of the caldera, Will Steel decided to establish the main Crater Lake camp in this area also. A large substantial cabin was planned where meals would be served and small parties could acquire lodging. [5] A 1909 news article describing a heavy snowfall at the lake reported that practically all of the heavy timber structures at Camp Arant were rumored to have collapsed under twenty-five feet of snow. The buildings included a residence, barn, shop and tool shed, and several smaller buildings including a log cook house (probably Steel's cabin). [6]
Buildings at Camp Arant in 1913 included two cottages, which during the season were occupied by the park ranger and his family and per diem employees; a shop and tool house; and a barn 24 x 48 x 20 feet. [7] In his annual report for 1913 the superintendent mentioned moving a small cottage to the main road during the past season and remodeling it for use as an office. Previous to this a small room in his house 200 feet from the road had been used for this purpose. The front room of the new office was used by the chief ranger to register visitors and issue licenses, the back room was used by Arant, and the upstairs was used for storing supplies, as sleeping quarters for employees, or for emergency purposes. [8]
The name "Camp Arant" was officially changed by the Interior Department to "Anna Spring Camp" in 1915. During that same year, problems of overcrowding were becoming apparent. The 1915 annual report of the superintendent of Crater Lake National Park to the secretary of the interior presented the following description of the park "headquarters" building and made a strong recommendation for new facilities:
In 1916 an employee s seasonal residence was built at Annie Spring. (This two-story, nine-room frame structure was razed in 1953.) By that time it had been recognized that the Anna Spring Camp was
In 1916 a participant in an auto trip to Crater Lake and other points of interest in southern Oregon mentions entering upon the government highway a few miles beyond Union Creek. Beside it, about five miles southwest of the lake, was the administrative center, consisting of the superintendent's office; the post office, established in 1905; and other structures, where all visitors had to register and where auto drivers had to procure a license. Three miles farther on was the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers camp on the rim road, "a collection of log buildings with steep roofs, snug and comfortable looking. . . ." [11] This camp had been built by the War Department in 1913-14 and consisted of an office, shelter cabin, warehouse, and mess hall.
By 1917 the settlement around the Anna Spring Camp checking station consisted of three major wooden structures: the checking or administration building, the superintendent's residence, and the ranger's cabin. Also in this year it was reported that a contract had been awarded for the construction of two log lodge-like buildings in the park, each 16 x 24 feet, one to be placed in the Whitehorse area at the Medford entrance to the park and the other at the Pinnacles of Sand Creek to register visitors and check autos (Illustration 28). [12] These structures were part of a small building program carried on with funds authorized before creation of the National Park Service. Their appearance suggests that an individual sensitive to the environment helped design them. In 1918 an employee garage for private vehicles was built at Anna Spring Camp. It was a one-story, three-room frame structure that has since been razed. While the earliest buildings in the park were not particularly attractive, during the 1920s an attempt was made to plan the design and location of structures more carefully.
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Sam: The flue has been welded shut since 1896.
Josh: Well, that's probably it then.
Charlie: What are you doing?
Josh: Somebody started a fire in this fireplace, Charlie.
Charlie: If the smoke alarms go off, they're going to make me wake the President.
Sam: The President is a thousand yards over and two flights up.
Charlie: It's Secret Service procedure.
Josh: Well, let's get a fire extinguisher and put it out before the smoke alarms–
[The smoke alarms go off, interrupting him. Charlie glares at Josh and Sam. Sam looks down guiltily.]
President Bartlet: What?
Charlie: Mr. President, you know how you told me not to wake you up unless the building was on fire?
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It looks like that blockbuster trade we were all hoping to see prior to today's NFL trade deadline may happen after all, as the Seattle Seahawks, fresh off of a narrow win over the struggling St. Louis Rams, are potentially on the verge of assing one of the best pass-rushers in the NFL over the past decade.
The Minnesota Vikings have rebuffed all trade talks to this point for All-Pro defensive end Jared Allen, but they may be willing to do a deal at the deadline if he price is right, and that's believed to be a third-round draft pick or higher.
The Hawks may be the ones to do it:
Seattle making 11th-hour push to trade for Vikings Pro-Bowl DE Jared Allen, per multiple sources. Vikings also talking to second team.
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Seahawks and Vikings were trade partners last winter on WR Percy Harvin. Now trying to see if they can work out another trade.
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You know you've made good choices in life when you get this painting for your birthday.
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Eating Toronto, Portland, Twin Cities, Madison, and the U.S. Cruising the world for food. Miscellaneous postings.
Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Annie's Donuts - Portland, OR
Let's say there was a very limited selection by the time noon rolled around. The moment I walked in and eyed the display case, it made me wonder if this were a doughnut shop.
Old Fashioned. If it was baked this morning, then it sat in the display case too long as it had for the most part dried out. There was some moistness left and it had only the mildest of flavors and crunch to let me know it was an Old Fashioned.
I have to assume this is a popular morning stop and the best donuts sell out early.
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Airborne communications provider Aircell today unveiled its new ATG 5000 high-speed Internet unit for the business aviation market. The lightweight, "affordable" system delivers high-speed Internet service via the Aircell network and was designed specifically for aircraft operators who don't require the integrated voice, narrowband data and network neutral capabilities of the company's Axxess cabin system. "Developed largely in response to customer feedback, the ATG 5000 is an efficient installation for customers who want stand-alone high-speed Internet service aboard their aircraft," noted Aircell senior vice president and general manager John Wade. According to the company, the ATG 5000 provides broadband connection speeds that are up to 56 times faster than a traditional dial-up connection. The ATG 5000 can be "easily added" to any existing installation, which Aircell said reduces downtime and installation costs. Aircell added that–because of its combination of features, light weight and small antennas–the new system is ideal for light business jets and turboprops. Shipments of the $85,000 (not including installation) ATG 5000 units will start in December.
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Quick, open source everything!
I declare things!
- FPS Graph Library: https://gist.github.com/josefnpat/65a41a8ad58f27d98576
- Whatever my github stuff is licensed as: http://github.com/josefnpat
- My profiling library: https://gist.github.com/josefnpat/8c04be85254ae6f2e15b (zlib/libpng)
- My Lua OOP class generator: https://gist.github.com/josefnpat/662abc736ee706a11761 (zlib/libpng)
- LÖVE-PIXLR: https://gist.github.com/josefnpat/08e463d0dc82e71f5a3d
- Health Color Function: https://gist.github.com/josefnpat/32a228e0b1c952054e69 (zlib/libpng)
- Simple JSON filesystem: https://gist.github.com/josefnpat/7438984 (zlib/libpng)
- Fake 3d: https://gist.github.com/josefnpat/55854fbe73372824d03c (zlib/libpng)
- Sounder: https://gist.github.com/josefnpat/6956504 (zlib/libpng)
- Dipswitch Class: https://gist.github.com/josefnpat/6590807 (zlib/libpng)
- Lokken Menu: https://gist.github.com/josefnpat/ea9ef7282aad20159641 (zlib/libpng)
Ready and Streamcasting
Here's your standard "I'm in" post.
I plan on stream-casting the whole thing and wearing silly hats, just like last time, so please feel free to pop in if you like!
My development setup;
- Arch Linux w/ OpenBox / Gnome / lxterminal / tmux
- vim
- Shure SM-58 / Zoom R-16 / Other things?
- Hookah
I'm ready to jam!
I've got some old libraries pushed to here;
*no, i won't support them.*
I've streaming right now! Check it out at twitch.tv/josefnpat
Feel free to tweet at me on the twitters! @josefnpat
I'm ready to streamcast! (Arch Linux)
I will be participating in LD27!
I've gotten streaming to work for arch linux, and here's my warmup;
And the streamcast (15 folks!);
If you're interested, I'll be broadcasting an hour before LD starts tonight.
My Dear Dev Team
Dear Ludum Dare developers. For LD25, I will be working in a team, and have written up a message to all the developers on my team. I am posting this here in an effort to document my knowledge, get comments and suggestions on how to improve this document, and perhaps help a few folks out who are having troubles.
You can check out the article here, or follow this link to a much more legible version: http://184.108.40.206/public/ld25.html
My Dear Dev Team
LD25 is getting close, and I want to prepare you for the shit-storm that is about to happen.
Tips for success:
- Read the damn rules. It's not hard to figure out. We're doing a Jam compo, which pretty much means just about anything goes. To clear things up, I will post the game on the teams behalf. It's also especially important to look at what aspects our game will be rated by.
- Be public. Join the luduim dare irc channel. Post screenshots to the site or IRC for feedback. Tweet with the LD hashtag. Post blog posts to ludumdare.com with your own account. Get people excited about our game, so we can get lots of ratings.
- K.I.S.S. Keep it simple stupid. You've only got 72 hours, so you need to make them count.
- Sleep well and eat well. If you are well rested and eat well, you will find yourself much more productive, and less prone to introducing crap into your game. If you are tired, either work on something else, or go get some sleep. Take breaks, don't burn out. If you suck, your code will suck.
- Avoid stepping on toes. If you're working on a ticket, make sure you've marked the ticket to yourself and tell everyone. Try and stay out of the global files, and modularize. The less merging you do, the better off and faster you'll be.
- Trust your team to do it right. One person shouldn't be writing all the code. If the code isn't in your style, clench your teeth and keep going. If you find a bug, report it and make sure the owner of the ticket knows that it's their responsibility. Always ask for permission to change someones code, and tell them why you want to change it.
- Chill out and have fun. Remember, this is supposed to be a fun learning experience!
Before you even show up:
- Reduce barriers of commutation whenever you're working. When you're working, you need to be on mumble unmuted. Since we can't be in the same room, we need to communicate as much as possible.
- Prepare your toolset. Don't waste time setting up during the competition. For example, I'm a programmer, artist and sound tech guy ( I wear all the hats ). Here's my toolset;
- MVP/GDD → Google Docs
- Repo → git-core
- Framework → love 0.8.0
- Code → nano/gedit
- Issue Queue → Bitbucket or Github.
- Art → gedit
- Sound effects → audacity, zoom R16 / SM58 , sfxr
- Music → ZoomR16/SM58/Guitar/Effect Pedals, LSDJ, Audacity
- Know your toolset. Yes, this should be a part of "prepare", but this is essential, otherwise you're wasting time. If you plan on coding, you better know what you're doing. If you haven't even gone through a tutorial and attempt to commit, I'll remove your write access. Also ensure you know what the formatting guidelines are. In this case, it's two space, no tabs.
- Decide out who's running the show. The jam will be so much easier if you have someone who has the final say. Since I am taking this roll, I will be the person who compromises most.
- Apologize to your friends, family and/or girlfriend. You're in this for the long haul, and it's a lot of work, but believe me, it's worth it. Note: If you have no friends, family or girlfriend, please go pet your cat. If you do not have a cat, get one. Then pet it.
A quick note on the git repo;
- Use
/devfor development assets and such that are resized or altered for the actual game. it adds overhead, but it's nice to have the original assets available to everyone.
- Use
/srcfor anything that actually goes into the game.
- Put any build scripts or dev scripts in the root of the repo.
The repository should be set up and ready for everyone to use!
During the jam:
Ok, so you're ready to jam, #ludumdare has been muted, and ludumdare.com/compo has started crashing due to people raping the F5 button. Finally the /topic is changed, and twitter starts re-tweeting the theme.
First things first
- Brainstorm ideas. Figure out an idea that everyone likes or at least will compromise to.
- Once you have an idea that everyone can work with, brainstorm on the idea. I like to open up a Google Doc, and give everyone write access. Let everyone write what they want, and as much as they want.
- Decide what ideas go into the game. Put them in your issue queue. Break them down as much as you can.
- Decide what goes into the MVP. Decide what it takes to make this game a game, and leave everything else out. Mark those issues appropriately.
- Make sure the team believes they can complete the MVP within the first half of the competition.
The first half
No one should be doing issues not marked for MVP until the MVP is done (unless they can't do any other issues). Remember, once you have the MVP, you have a game. The first half of the competition ought to be used.
Concentrate on getting the MVP done!
The second half
At this point, what is left is transforming the game into a great game;
- Testing and Bugfixes → Get people to test it! IRC, your friends, your family, anyone! The more issues you can find, the more you can fix before the game gets released.
- Extra Features → Remember those extra features you wanted to put into the MVP, but couldn't? Do them now.
- Polish → Something doesn't look right, isn't fast enough, or could look better? Fix it here.
- Content → Add more stuff. You only have 2 guns? Add 8 more! You only have 3 levels? Double it, triple it, whatever!
- Be sure your packaging system works, you have a good title and blurb, and of course fun screenshots! Thens submit the sucker!
After the jam:
You've finished the game and you're beat, but you're not done yet.
- Respond to folks who review your game, and review theirs back!
- Ensure the team reviews other games through the account that submitted the game, so the game can get more exposure.
- Tag the release version, and try and close the rest of the game breaking bugs. If you feel so inclined, add more stuff! Just because the jam is over, doesn't mean the game is done.
- Package your game up and host it!
I intend to be available as much as possible to help keep things in order, but if I'm not there, you guys need to communicate with each other as well. Whoever is there, use your best judgment. Not everyone will have the same schedule.
Tomorrow at midnight is when LD25 starts. If you're there, you get to help out on the ground floor. The MVP. If you're not there, you're going to have to follow the GDD to the letter until we get to the second sprint.
– josefnpat
For more, check out the The Game Jam Survival Guide!
Added Timelapse!
Need Feedback!
I could really use some feedback, so anything you can supply would be awesome!
- http://184.108.40.206/public/download.php?file=LD24_3b4ba46.love
- http://22.214.171.124/public/download.php?file=LD24_macosx[3b4ba46].zip
- http://220.127.116.11/public/download.php?file=LD24_win-x64[3b4ba46].zip
- http://220.127.116.11/public/download.php?file=LD24_win-x86[3b4ba46].zip
What remains:
- Scripted Dialog
- Music
- Sound Effects
- Voice Overs
Which is really nice, because it's very little coding.
Now for some screenshots!
First Stretch
This LD I should be able to spend more time. I hope this post isn't too spammy, but I need some sleep.
I've started with the ground generation.
Here's a few screenshots:
And here's a quick board of some ideas I'm planning on working in:
Got some extra time.
My girlfriend says this is what I would be as a south park character:
Now that I have you distracted by the countless posts on the site, here's what I expect to use over the course of this weekend;
- Editors : gEdit & nano
- Game Engine: The 2d Lua game engine, LÖVE
- Map Editor: Will probably use Tiled if need be
- OS: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
- Image Manip: Gimp and maybe Alchemy
- Audio Recording: Zoom R16
- Microphone: SM58
- Sound Effects: bfxr?
- Music: lsdj or guitar
- Mastering: Audacity or Garageband
- Timelapse: gLapse
- Revision control: git
You can also check out my LD23 Entry
declaration of personal code libraries
I have a bunch of personal libraries that I have been developing in my free time, are not to be consumed by the general public:
- http://www.mediafire.com/?x5uy5732ua5jukv
I have a bunch of love libs and games on my github. My build scripts and dev environment are also available in the git repo for this LD:
- https://github.com/josefnpat/LD24
Post Ratings
Thanks for All the Fish!
First off, thank you everyone for actually checking out my game. It's interesting to note that the average number of ratings per entry was ~35. You guys graced me with 55 Ratings, which is awesome. So much love for a game I only spent 13.5 hours on.
A little talk about the ratings I got:
First, I think the "coolness" system is a really great way to get people to hunker down and try games. By rating lots of games, I was able to get a lot of feedback in return, which was amazing.
I'm honestly not surprised my overall score was better than any element in the game. A lot of it was rushed and just "finished" but I'm really glad people understood the potential of the game, even if it was so hard it was practically unplayable.
My "minecraft" approach to the isometric graphics (a billion of just about anything looks awesome) and extra forethought on the GUI system seems to have rewarded me greatly.
I'm surprised this one was as high as it was. This was pretty much a click-fest sim-city RTS. THe mix-genre was enough apparently.
Again, I am surprised this was so high. In my opinion, this game was practically unplayable.
This was probably killed by the lack of story and music. No surprise here.
I was grasping for straws when it came to the theme, so no surprise here either.
No sound == Crap score. No brainer here, but it does make me wonder. If there is no sound does one rate it N/A or 1? Does N/A count against you as 0, or does it just drop from the overall average? What I find even more odd, is that I got 1.1 as an average. ಠ_ಠ Which one of you guys rated the sound >1 when there wasn't any sound?
Considering the game was so hard to beat to unlock the kitten achievement, I'm not really surprised at how horrible this came out. Regardless, I'm not sure if the game would have really done better in this column with just the achievement.
Download Statistics
I hosted everything on mediafire, which gave me some nice statistics:
A quick pie chart of downloads:
The linux downloads isn't surprising, as the downloads for them came a few days later after the compo was over, but what is surprising is the number of .love downloaded. Perhaps it's due to the fact that I shared it on the love2d.org forums, but considering everything was nicely packaged, I'm not entirely sure about that.
Anyway, thanks folks! Much love!
Pocket Strife: Post Mortem
What went right:
- Git helped me keep everything in order, and even supplied me with a gource! In a Jam, as opposed to compo, git would have been perfectly, but in retrospect, it's a little superfluous for a compo. I would still do it, as it is really only a few extra minutes of my time, and gives me something to roll back on if need be.
- Being well rested makes a world of difference. I got three or four more times more done on Sunday when I was well rested than I did on Saturday in only double the time.
- Know your tech – using love (love2d.org) was pure awesome, as I knew the API and I knew Lua.
- Bring your own tech – I prepared for this LD by asking myself, what are libraries that one would normall find in games? These are the ones I used from the ones I brought with.
- Build scripts for all OS's (This was a blessing. When I was done, all I had to do was run two scripts, and I had the *.love, *.exe and *.app ready to rock and roll). Sure, mine only work on linux, but they output to everything!
- Love Menu: There is nothing more wasteful than re-writing a god damn menu system. I wrote this one a long while back, and have used it multiple times. It looks good, and is fully scriptable. Build one giant view object, and let the library do the rest.
- Bar lib – Again, another common element, this code ended up being a one-liner in my main.lua, but it saved so much time and looked so much better than just a random solid green bar.
- Timelapse yourself. It stops you from screwing around much
- Minimal scope is the best scope. Remember, you can always add more later, but you can't release a game if it isn't a game.
- Make sure the art you make can be made quickly, and with high quality – I have recently discovered that I can actually push a lot of awesome pixel art out, as long as I only use two bit graphics (4 colors) So I open up GIMP
- Don't waste time generating! Making some crap from scratch when you don't need to is probably a big waste of time! ALl you need is a few cases to make something seem random, why does it actually have to be random? I used this fractal world generator five times, http://donjon.bin.sh/world/ and used that as the map system.
- Forget performance, call it a feature, not a requirement. You won't believe the shortcuts I took to make this happen, but in the end it goes back to knowing your tech. I wouldn't have had any of these issues if I had know how to do isometric tiles correctly. Reducing the framerate should have come later.
- Stop bitching, and get working! Seriously, I saw so many people wasting time on IRC bitching about the theme. The themes LD gives are so vauge, you can do just about any thing you want. Oh, folks, stop naming your game "Tiny World" please.
What went wrong:
- Know your tech. Working with isometrics was a god damn horror, and caused 95% of my framerate and mouse issues. Use concepts you are used to. This is not a time to learn new tech, this is a time to produce a game you know how to make. In retrospect, I should have made this game in straight 2d tiles.
- Plan more! I should have planned for another hour or so. I found myself making the game up as I went along, and when I started noticing I was making assets and code that were out of scope, and then later removing them, I had to sit down with my notes again, and decide what the hell I was actually going to do
- Make your machine ready for you. Have your stuff built, make sure it's up to date, and stable. I had about fifteen minutes to rebuild love 0.8.0 from tag on ubuntu 10.04 (and keep in mind, it doesn't build if you are running 10.04, so you have to do some hackery)
- Kittens don't let you code much. They seem to think everything in your monitor is real, and your keyboard is for sitting on.
What this showed me is to participate even if you don't have time! I did this entire game in 13.5 hours.


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Peter Lorre from Mad Love (1935)
On the set of Mad Love (1935)
Mad Love (1935)
Peter Lorre in Mad Love ((Karl Freund, 1935). Freund had also been the director of photography on Metropolis and Dracula among others. Mad Love was the occasion for Lorre's American debut after his international success in Fritz Lang's M.
Mad Love
Mr Lorre, with every physical handicap, can convince you of the goodness, the starved tenderness, of his vice-entangled souls. Those marbly pupils in the pasty spherical face are like the eye-pieces of a microscope through which you can see laid flat on the slide the entangled mind of a man: love and lust, nobility and perversity, hatred of itself and despair jumping out at you from the jelly.
- Graham Greene, reviewing Hands Of Orlac in The Spectator, 1935
Peter Lorre in Mad Love
Peter Lorre getting his head shaved for Mad Love in 1935. This is an original photo.
I think Peter Lorre was one of the best actors who was ever in pictures. He could do anything. And Mad Love is one of my favorite movies. I love to show it to people because it's not what they expect from a film from the 30's. And it also stars my darling dear Colin Clive! If only Lee Tracy had still been at MGM to play Ted Healy's part it would have been perfect. I mean, Healy's fine and surprisingly non-annoying for comic relief, but Tracy would have been better.
Peter Lorre in Mad Love (1935)