"Lifeline," a text adventure game for the iOS, has gotten tons of accolades from many sites, including BoingBoing and the Guardian, and has an average rating of 5 1/2 out of six stars from more than 4,600 players on iTunes. As a fan of "choose your own adventure" books as a kid, I knew I was going…
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Sexist Makers of Anti-math Socks for Women Mess with the Wrong Math Teacher
My friend and veteran math teacher Cindy posted to her blog "100 Handwritten Notes" this brilliant, face-palming interchange between her and a clothing business called BlueQ. TLDR: Cindy writes ranty, but erudite email to company for selling a females-only sock with a message about hating math. Company owner replies dismissively, and accidently includes internal email…
I win the “best boss” award today
These are my two Digital Learning team members Christine and Matt, a few seconds after we had showered them with stuffed animals. They had requested a "pile of puppies and kittens" for their birthdays this week, which I told them was impossible. But I actually had all of the staff in our department bring in…
Halloween 2013: Tin-Tin and Snowy are on the case!
One of my favorite comic characters from when I was a child was Tin-Tin, the Belgian "bande desinee" that was created by George Remi and ran from the 1930s to the 1970s. I loved the clean lines, the convoluted mysteries, and clever plots. So being Tin-Tin for Halloween this year was a no-brainer. Essentially I…
My Scooter Bella Gets Branded
I've been loving riding around the city in "Bella," the Buddy 170i scooter I purchased in March. So convenient, fun to ride, easy to park, and cheap to maintain. And so so pretty.
My New / Old Kicks: Adidas SuperStar II (pics)
Rocking it old skool in my Adidas classic shell-toes. More pics here, for all you sneakerheads.
My Ties of Oc-Tie-ber
Some sartorially savvy swing dancers started the tradition of "Oc-Tie-ber" a couple of years ago, and it has since blossomed into an online event celebrated by a couple of hundred people around the country. It's a pretty simple idea, according to the group: With the arrival of fall, men (and a few fashionably adventurous women)…
Awesome Kid with Wooden Gun is Awesome
I'm pretty sure I wouldn't make this toy for my kid. But I'm loving how he is rocking that cap and outfit! From a 1941 advertisement for a wooden machine gun kit. [From Modern Mechanix blog, via Boing Boing.]
DJ’s Epic Super Mario / Duck Hunt Tattoo (pic)
My friend DJ gave me permission to share this pic of this nerdtastic tattoo he got on his back about a week ago. Yes, those are the guns from NES game "Duck Hunt" and the coins and plant from "Super Mario," all together in a western motif. Lovely work (in progress) by tattoo artist Liaa Walter at…
RikBlock: My First Game on Stencyl
Here's my first iOS game I created / modded using the fun Stencyl game development system. Obviously a work-in-progress. But it's already pretty fun to play!