And now the moment you've all been waiting for! Congrats to Grochi's Bane, A_Darksteel_Myr, and Ddude the Insane! I'll be sending each of you a PM shortly with your code. I'll note this again in the PM, but please PM me back once you get the code so that if one of you disappears off the face of the earth the code won't go to waste. For anyone else who entered: sorry you didn't win, but there's plenty of contests around BZP these days. Give 'em a shot - you never know how things'll turn out
Hey folks! Just making this as a separate post so it's a little more visible. Basically, this post is a confirmation list of anyone who's entered so far into the Premier Membership Giveaway. If you entered and you're on this list, all cool, carry on. If you entered and you're not on this list, or you're on this list and don't want to be entered, please let me know by commenting below. If you want to be entered, well, go comment on the original entry! Last updated: 7/29/12, 7:00 PM IX. Dym
It's YOUR turn to take up the sword of legend, Cucumber! Get with the program! (What do you mean, I could probably slip right through the bars? I know you can't tell, but I've gained a lot of weight in here, son.) (^ That's a link for a reason, folks!)
(Apologies for bumping this so many times - just wanted to be sure people on BZP at different times would get the chance to see it, especially with the blogs being the way they are at the moment.) Hey there! Title drew you in, eh? Sounds good. Well, it's exactly as the title says: In celebration of BZP's 11th, I'm holding a Premier Membership giveaway. Why? 'Cause I'm sweet like that. And more importantly because I remember wanting a premier membership way back when and not being able to ge
Man, this summer is just flying by, it feels like. Well, three interesting things happened/are happening this week: The good news about an internship: I seem to have landed one with the Epic Critics Club. Ought to be quite fun. The bad news about an internship: turned out yesterday during a team meeting that the method we've been using on my project at work is actually much more limited and less useful than we thought. Going to be fun explaining this to my boss. The other news: hiking (a sm
Working at Microsoft has certain advantages. Today that advantage was gathering with about 90 other teams (for a total of about 950 interns) to take over campus in a massive puzzle hunt. This year's theme was video games; we gathered in one of the conference centers where we were greeted by a variety of costumed characters (including Vivi from FFIX; respect points for that, MS). After an intro video paying homage to a variety of villains old and new, we were provided with our swag (T-shirts
By midnight tonight, I need that ECC contest review done, plus another 15 or so short stories read and briefly critiqued for a different forum. This of course begs the question, what on earth is good music for a critiquing montage? I mean it's not exactly high-action.
So I met these two weirdos named Dorek and Swert today. Yeah, I dunno what their deal was either. Nah, had a pretty awesomely chill time with two pretty cool guys (not cool dudes); many fun conversations were had Swert works at a place guaranteed to make anyone with even a passing interest in Lego jealous, and Dorek was awesome and provided me with a ride back to my apartment. Hopefully I'll get a chance to chill with them (and others?) again sometime.
Today is, as you've probably heard, Ninjo day. Ninjo was, for those of you who weren't around way back then, a super nice, helpful staff member here on BZP. The years have dulled my memory of him a bit, but the fact I remember that much just from his username should tell you something about how awesome he was. And then today I found out his name was Matt. It's crazy, you know? The way the universe kind of piles up coincidences. Let me explain. Around the time I left BZP in '04, I joined
All things considered? Today? Pretty cool. First off, it was my first pay day at Microsoft. Corporate policy and social etiquette prohibit me from saying how much I made, but I can provide a visual analogy for you to draw your own conclusions from. Second, speaking of Microsoft, work went pretty well. Things are getting done, commitments are getting sent off, the whole nine NDA'd yards. Couldn't ask for a much better summer job. Third, I've started to put together some ideas for a trip
Because you can never have too many Japanese adventure game banners. (If I do ever get around to picking up an import 3DS, Time Travelers'll probably be one of the first games I grab. Looks like Heavy Rain meets time travel.)
I was saying to Hahli Husky and Velox that there was some phrase for the Library Olympics, but I couldn't recall it for the life of me... Until now! I can't believe I forgot! I mean, it was so obvious.
In her flat in southeast London, Mrs. Havenson put the kettle on for tea and started cleaning. She was very particular about the tea; the stove was dialed to just the right heat, the bottle-green kettle was carefully selected and filled just full enough. She hummed to herself as she worked; the sun shone through her windows, illuminating a few old papers resting upon the kitchen table, which she scooped into a bin to dispose of later. Her shoes, wide-toed and comfortable for a woman of her age
Finally got to find out the specifics of what I'll be working on. It'll be a lot of fun to [NDA] while comparing it to the old version of [NDA], though I imagine it'll take a while to get used to [NDA]. (The setup they give you as an intern is incredible, though. Puts my desktop at home to shame.)
“Great Spirit” Planetary Evaluation and Reconstruction Program Excerpted Changelog (17/15/3332 – 19/16/3332 [Most Recent Change]) 17/15/3332: “Tohunga” AI System Updated (User #15A7, improved recognition of internal environmental failures) 17/15/3332: “Toa” AI System Updated (User #15A7, improved recognition of internal environmental failures) 17/15/3332: “Rahi” AI System Updated (User #15A7, improved recognition of internal environmental failures) 17/20/3332: Core AI System Updated (User #1
A few entries ago I mentioned I'd tell you all when it sunk in that I was going to move across the country to work for Microsoft. Having just moved across the country to work for Microsoft, I can inform you all it has yet to sink in. (Apartment's quite nice, though.)
The reformation of a planet is not a pretty thing. It may seem simple to onlookers; a bit of mask magic here, a giant robot there, a few shiny lights, and presto: one Spherus Magna, made to order. Breathtaking vistas and awe-inspiring oceans available at no additional cost. But a planet has enough going on beneath the surface when it’s had millions of years to settle down; one that’s just been clobbered together by sheer force of will is going to be doing some heavy lifting behind the scene
Until I'm moved in on the West Coast (give or take an hour). Tomorrow will be spent packing, Saturday will be spent flying. I'll let you all know if I ever manage to actually wrap my head around the fact I'm moving across the country to work for Microsoft. (As an aside: 28 notifications while I was gone, most of them the Mass Effect topic. I really ought to check out the new multiplayer stuff.)
