The Alliterates

From Twitter 08-18-2010

Wolfgang Baur — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 10:05:55 +0000

RT @matt_james_rpg: Final touches on SoF for #OpenDesign/#KQ. Created a #dnd 'Peak Wizard' -> nasty SOBs you might find in the Ironcrags.
RT @Trevor_WotC: Awesome open design #dnd project being led by @loganbonner - join in and help create the adventure/setting! http://bit. ...
Operation Clean the Damn Garage is seeing results. But why do we own 52 gallons of paint? #ihavenoidea #mustbepriorowner #mustbe

Ghosts of Ascalon Uber Alles

Matt Forbeck — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 17:01:38 +0000

If you speak German, be sure to look out for Guild Wars: Ghosts of Ascalon — a.k.a Die Geister von Ascalon — in deutsch next week. It hits stores in Germany on August 24. If you can’t wait that long, head on over to GamesCom this weekend, at which my co-author Jeff Grubb will be reprising his Comic-Con role as official autographer of free copies of the book.

Taking Five

Jeff_Grubb — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 05:34:00 +0000

So, after all that work on the primaries (so go vote already, folks), I've been taking a rest from the blog (in part because the Lovely Bride is back from vacation with her mom, in part because of really cool stuff with the day job). And it doesn't look like I'll have anything immediately major coming up on this site, since it is my turn to go out of town for a while.

So in the meantime, I have this really cute drawing from Zav, a French GW player. Enjoy.

More later,

From Twitter 08-14-2010

Wolfgang Baur — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 10:06:08 +0000

Second birthday celebration, third cake for my charming wife. I think she's cleaning up this year!

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On The Road Again: Wilburton Redux

Jeff_Grubb — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 17:38:00 +0000

So long ago and far away, I talked about the demise of the Wilburton Tunnel in Bellevue, just north of the concrete tangle where I-405 meets I-90. The reason for the removal was more lanes and better traffic flow, but it hasn't worked out that way.

Let me lay out the current situation. If you're coming southbound on I-405, you have for a brief stretch six lanes of traffic. Left to right, they are:
- Lane 1: An HOV lane continuing south on 405
- Lanes 2 and 3: Regular occupancy lanes continuing south on 405
- Lane 4: Regular occupancy lane that becomes an exit to I-90 East (towards Spokane and, legends have it, Chicago).
- Lane 5: Regular occupancy lane that becomes an exit to I-90 West (towards Seattle), And ...
- Lane 6: An HOV lane that joins the HOV lane on I-90 West.

Got that in your mind? Good. Now, getting on the highway from 8th, the southernmost of the Bellevue exits, after you merge, you're in Lane 5. If you want to head south to, say, Renton, you have to get to Lane 3. And with all these lanes, you should be able to easily, right?

But, ah, there's the rub. There is apparently something wrong with the entrance on I-90 East, where Lane 4 enters onto the highway. Something so wrong that the traffic backs up onto I-405 South, and forms a Wall of Internal Combustion (which is an old Magic: The Gathering card) between Lanes 3 and 5. Which means that everyone has to negotiate the changeovers between the lanes, slowing down traffic in those adjacent lanes as well. Add to that people from lanes 2 and 3 trying to get over to lanes 4 and 5, and the HOVs in Lane 1 trying to exit, and you have an unholy mess, as nasty as it was when we had only four lanes and a big concrete tunnel in the way.

Yeah, they will have to address this one, but it reminds me that working on highways is like doing the plumbing in an old house. Yeah, you may replace the leaky pipes in one area, but the change in pressure will spring the seams in a dozen more places.

More later,

Archived Tweets

Lester — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 09:59:00 +0000

I've never had tantric sex. But I have had tantrum sex. #
The first draft is the down draft–you just get it down. The second draft is the up draft–you fix it up. –Anne Lamont #
It's high time to start using slashes for /italics/ in ASCII text–like unformatted email and Twitter posts. Agreed? #

From Twitter 08-11-2010

Wolfgang Baur — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 10:05:59 +0000

Honest truth of freelancing RT @rjschwalb: Please check out my new blog post here: http://bit.ly/d7O8uE
Holy crap, I have a ton of new followers after #GenCon -- welcome! Happy to chat with you.
RT @io9: China Miéville explains theology, magic, and why JJ Abrams hates you http://io9.com/5605836/

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From Twitter 08-10-2010

Wolfgang Baur — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 10:05:36 +0000

RT @Dagbar: We need this at #GenCon next year - Pixies, wizards and knights 'battle' in German town - http://bit.ly/bXKpdZ [Video]
RT @KoboldQuarterly: Pepper and Mary Mint from @geekypinups visited Jiro at the Kobold booth. "He's so cute!" http://cot.ag/a7Yf7P #GenC ...
RT @matt_james_rpg: Here is the #DnD video that @Wizards_DnD forgot to link! http://bit.ly/aSXFbY #dnd #rpg @wilw
Sweet jumping elder dragons! RT @sethistan: New Guild Wars 2 video: http://ow.ly/2nGKb

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Back Home

Monte Cook — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 15:42:18 +0000

Back Home

I'm back from GenCon. It was a great trip, and I got to hang out with great friends and do very fun games.

Some highlights include:

1. My first foray into True Dungeon. Now I finally understand what everyone's been raving about. So much work and creativity goes into this event that I almost think, in a way, it's too good. I mean, you get so caught up in solving the puzzles and dealing with the challenges that you almost don't have enough time to appreciate the lovingly crafted details. The fact that the dragon at the end was animatronic (!) was almost lost on us, we were so busy trying to figure out a way to survive against it (we didn't).

2. The ENnies. I was a presenter at the ENnies this year, and it was a lot of fun. It was great to see it all from the other side--and it's probably less stressful from this side too. Congrats to all the winners!

3. Finalizing the deal with my friends at Super Genius Games to help me with Dungeonaday.com. It was getting to the point where I was facing some hard decisions about keeping up with the site, and so I turned to my friends Stan!, Hyrum, and Owen. I love Dungeonaday.com, and wouldn't trust any bit of it in the hands of people I didn't trust. I will still be overseeing all the content in the site, and will still be providing some of it, but the Super Geniuses will be taking my notes and whatnot and helping me expand things. We're developing great new ideas for the future!

Twitter For Job Searches

Don Perrin — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 01:11:13 +0000

Twitter is a great social media tool for keeping friends and family up to date on what you're doing. It's a micro-blog, meaning that you have a very small amount of text for each entry. It's difficult to come to grips with a relevent idea or solid concept, because of the size of each blog post (or tweet). So how could this be useful for a job search?

There are actually several ways. First, remember that Twitter goes both ways. You can write, and those following you will see what you've written, but there's the receive side, too. If you have several companies that you’re interested in, start following them on Twitter. The whole purpose for companies to be on Twitter is to keep the public informed on what they’re doing. If they have a job opening, you may be very early on the list learning about it, as you saw it on Twitter. They may fill the job (a likelihood in this job market) before they ever get the job to Monster.Com or the paper. See your dream job? Jump on it!

Next, use those that follow you. Let them know that you’re looking, and have a place to put your resume that they can get to or have it available as an electronic document (word or PDF file) to send it to them via email. Word of mouth is always the best way to get a job. Have you ever been frustrated by people getting jobs just because they knew somebody, and you didn’t? Turn the tables. Put your friends and followers to work. They don’t know you’re looking for a job if you haven’t told them, so write a tweet! Next, ensure that your contact info (email is best) is available and tell anyone who’s interested that you can send an email with an attached resume whenever someone needs it. Who knows what your friends will be able to do for you. They may not have contacts, but their friends might. Use the power of information cascading through the “Twittersphere” to help you.

To sign up for Twitter, go to Twitter.com. If you need a tutorial on how to use twitter, go to this site and watch the movie there. Search Google to find tons of sites that can help you use Twitter well. Best of luck with the job search!