My brother, Patrick, plays lacrosse for Gettysburg College. Last weekend they beat Stevenson University — an upset by the stats, but they owned the game — which advanced them to the NCAA Division III Championship. They’ll be playing Cortland at Gillette Stadium, home of the New England Patriots, on Sunday for the title. The game [...]
Read More for funI just hopped onto Steam, gearing up for some TF2, and I was presented with a fantastic news update. Some bootstrapping directors made a short film called Escape From City 17. If you’ve played Half-Life 2, the story covers some of the citizens trying to get out of the city after Dr. Gordon Freeman and [...]
Read More for fun, gamingFwd:Vault is participating in StartupNation’s 2009 Elevator Pitch Competition. The idea is to submit a 1-2 minute elevator pitch, and have the world review your pitch and idea, then rate it. The top 5 entries will get the chance to pitch their idea to a group of big-time investors, potentially landing major financial support. You [...]
Read More for fun, fwdvault, startupsWhen I’m not coding, I’m gaming. Pretty standard formula. My latest gaming indulgence is Valve’s Left 4 Dead, offering the most original take on the first person shooter formula that I’ve ever seen (and I play a LOT of FPS). Okay, 30-second summary. L4D sets itself apart through its 4-man survivor team mechanic. Whether you [...]
Read More for fun, gamingWell this is interesting. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said security on the device has been “enhanced.” Reality-check: it’s still on the BlackBerry network (as far as I know), which means it’s still subject to the same points of access. And failure. Any one taking odds on how long it takes until someone has hacked [...]
Read More for fun, mobileAnyone who knows me knows that starting and running my own business has been a lifelong goal of mine. Since I was 12, I would routinely generate ideas for new ventures and play them out in my head. Inevitably, I found fatal flaws most of the time that would prohibit the idea from ever taking [...]
Read More business support, for fun, fwdvault, startupsI’m not gonna lie. Some days, with some people, it’s tempting… Don’t worry, I’m not talking about you. Or you.
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