SGDQ 2013

Summer Games Done Quick 2013, a video game speedrunning marathon for charity, is underway. 100% of donations go to Doctors Without Borders. Please consider donating! My brother will be speed-running The Addams Family: Pugsley’s Scavenger Hunt (SNES) on Sunday, 2013-07-28, at approximately 10:05 AM EDT (GMT-4). The official estimated completion time for his run is 35…

TF2 item store launched

So I had some free time last weekend and coded an item store for Team Fortress 2. I collect items and sell them for varying prices, usually one scrap metal each. If you’re interested, check out the store! The store is built on a few components, all written in Python. There is a script to…

Yet another monolithic update

I need to get into the habit of blogging more often. I haven’t even been twittering much lately… You’ve probably noticed the visual update to my blog by now. I got tired of the default WordPress theme. I had to tweak this one a bit to get it to behave the way I want, but…

The new Gazebo: a Gtk# interface to FICS

I’ve abandoned my idea of creating an AJAX interface for the time being. It is a cool idea but I think I can do much better by writing a proper application. The Linux FICS interface scene is rather weak. eboard is about the best there is in terms of usability, and it has its share…

Gazebo: An AJAX interface to FICS

I’ve been getting back into chess recently, and my favorite online community is the Free Internet Chess Server (FICS). There are a wealth of free and open interfaces available for download, but they all have one thing in common: you have to download them. At my workplace this is a no-no, but over my lunch…