This morning I did a bit more work on the MAME cabinet. It’s coming along slowly. I now have both sides cut out (and they match each other!) and the slots cut for the t-molding, which I received in the week. The slot cutter bit was too big to fit…
IF Comp so far…
Rated: 9 Completed: 1 Still trying to complete: 3 Bugs found: 3
Books I keep at work
The working bookshelf of a games programmer.
The leaders so far
And after the first leg of this thrilling catalogue, Isaac Asimov is way out in front with 33 titles. Bill Bryson is in second place, just edging out Douglas Adams and the chasing pack of Time-Life editors. Collins and Penguin are neck-and-neck vying for the publisher’s cup, and the year…
Managing Collections
Well, after a bit of a foray into barcode recognition on the webcam, a friend at work talked me into buying a CueCat off eBay. Well, he had the eBay account, so he actually bought it. All of about $13 including shipping. So for that price, I decided to give…
IFComp 2007 is on!
The 13th Annual Interactive Fiction Competition is underway. There are 29 games this year, quite a manageable number for once! Hopefully among them will be a few gems. Get on over there and grab ’em. In previous years, these have been some of the best game experiences to be had,…
Another Library Book Sale
On Friday night, Mrs Elbeno remarked to me: “There’s a book sale tomorrow!” Luckily she had read about it in the paper, because I had forgotten it, even though I received the reminder by email from the mayor. So on Saturday morning we headed down to the library at about…
UPC scanning
Well, I’ve finished with the easy bit. I’ve written code to grab a frame from the webcam and do a bit of postprocessing. The postprocessing looks like a good step towards making barcode recognition easier. I’m only working on this at nights so far, so I figure coping with the…
Internet People
A memix of blasts from the recent past. How many do you remember? (Did I just coin the word “memix”? Meme + remix!)
New PC
I’ve acquired a new PC from the office flea market at the knockdown price of $50. With an Athlon 2200, GeForce 4400, and 1.5GB of RAM, it’s going to be my MAME machine. A significant step up from my previous MAME machine (Athlon 800, GeForce 3, 0.5GB of RAM). My…