Insert catchy web 2.0 social networking buzz-word here…

This post is brought to you by mellow French Folk/Rock. Social networks. Shirley made a post about social networking sites and web2.0. I got one for you: Mugshot. Mugshot allows you wrap a bunch of these sites’ capabilities (facebook, google reader shared items, blogs, amazon, last.fm, etc) into one convenient profile. Get your friends to… Continue reading Insert catchy web 2.0 social networking buzz-word here…

US Political Debates, CNN and Michael Moore

CNN took Youtube user submitted questions (in the form of videos) during the US Democrat debates on July 23rd. Go watch the recap. Some interesting questions were selected that put the candidates on the spot. I’ve only watched a few so far, but will likely watch most of them. The Republican debates are on September… Continue reading US Political Debates, CNN and Michael Moore

How to open a folder with the default file-manager in mono/C#

using System.Diagnostics; … Process.Start (“file:///home/”); Did a bit of IRC channel ping-pong today. Went over to #f-spot to ask a user-related question about f-spot, and got pulled in by curiosity on a totally unrelated topic: opening a folder with the default file-manager. Initiated some discussion on #mono and discovered this was, in fact, not trivial… Continue reading How to open a folder with the default file-manager in mono/C#

2D Game Art and the Virtual Console

HD Pixel Art I’m a bit of a game art aficionado. Actually, I’m an admirer of many things related to games (shock), but right now I’m going to talk a little about art specifically. Concept art: awesome. 2D art: awesome. Animated pixel art: awesome. And now HD pixel art? Well, Capcom is redoing their infamous… Continue reading 2D Game Art and the Virtual Console