Reader, writer, pedestrian. Author of A Man Named Baskerville (MX Publishing), Bridge Daughter, According to Cain, and Under the Cognomen of Edgar Allan Poe.
I divide my time between San Francisco and Tokyo.
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Valve opened up the source code for Team Fortress 2, and the community responded with a slew of bug fixes and pull requests.
Back in February, Valve released the source code for Team Fortress 2 (TF2) into the Source SDK, which allows modders to see how it all works and get their standalone mods onto Steam. But also, it allows them to fix up issues directly in Team Fortress 2.
For a fun, distracting read on a Sunday morning, here is @nickmofo 15 years ago doing a deep dive into the origins of the word "Zork." Be sure to read the comments, where Infocom founders Marc Blank and Dave Lebling pop in to share their own recollections.
Yes, It's a Nonsense Word The lowdown on Zork's name, inasmuch as a lowdown has been provided in print, was given by authors Dave Lebling, Marc Blank, and Tim Anderson in 1979 in the article "Zork: A Computerized Fantasy Simulation Game," Computer 12:4, 51-59 (April 1979): The first version of Zork appeared in June 1977. … Continue reading "A Note on the Word “Zork”"
met up with a colleague and several dozen strangers for the vernal #CaliforniaHenge (at Gough). beautiful morning for sure and fun to steal some asphalt from cars for an hour.
"A Man Named Baskerville" placed fourth on the MX Publishing audiobook bestseller list for February (its debut month), and currently holds six 5-star reviews on Audible—
I'm so pleased about all of this. Voice talent Michael Langan did a superb job narrating the book.
https://mxpublishing.com/blogs/news/the-top-24-sherlock-holmes-audiobooks-in-february
https://www.amazon.com/Man-Named-Baskerville-Sherlock-Classic/dp/B0DXXMJJK4
Short story collections dominate once again forming four out of the top five collections (and eight of the top ten). Caiden Cooper Myles has both of his collections doing very well. Steve Herczeg has two more volumes in production at the moment too. 1. The Further Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, Book II – Caiden Cooper Myles and Luke Barton 2. The Crimson Trail and Other Stories – Brenda Seabrooke and Kevin E Green 3. The Six-Thirteen from Fairfield Junction and Other Cases of Sherlock Holmes – Denis O Smith and Kevin E Green 4. A Man Named Baskerville – Jim Nelson and Michael Langan 5. The Improbable Casebook of Sherlock Holmes – Nick Cardillo and Rob Sogomonian 6. The Further Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes – Caiden Cooper Myles and Luke Barton 7. The Additional Investigations of Sherlock Holmes – Arthur Hall and Michael Langan 8. The Rediscovered Annals of Sherlock Holmes – Terry Golledge and Michael Langan 9. Beasts of London – Janina Woods and Daisy Plant 10. The Selected Cases of Doctor Watson – Martin Daley and Kevin E Green 11. Sherlock Holmes and the Affair of the Contentious Contralto – Fiona-Jane Brown and Steve White 12. Sherlock Holmes and the Folk Tale Mysteries, Volume 2 – Gayle Lange Puhl and Kevin E Green 13. Tales of Light – Tracy Revels and Michael Langan 14. The Curious Cases of Sherlock Holmes – Volume Two – Stephen Herczeg and Michael Langan 15. The Demon of the Dusk – Arthur Hall and Nick Crosby 16. The Adventure of the Inconvenient Heir-Apparent – Tom Turley and Keith Spilsbury 17. The Curious Cases of Sherlock Holmes, Volume One – Stephen Herczeg and Michael Langan 18. Sherlock Holmes and the Menacing Metropolis – Allan Mitchell and Steve White 19. Sherlock Holmes Investigates – Susan Knight and Michael Langan 20. Tales of Shadow – Tracy Revels and Michael Langan 21. Sherlock Holmes and the Eye of Heka – David Marcum and Luke Barton 22. A Most Diabolical Plot – Tim Symonds and Time Winters 23. Sherlock Holmes – Eliminate the Impossible – Paula Hammond and Michael Langan 24. The Further Chronicles of Sherlock Holmes – Volume 1 – Denis O. Smith and Kevin E Green For more audiobooks click here.
First trip to Schlock’s bagels on Fell St. The hype is real, this is one of the best bagels in the city! Enjoyed it this beautiful morning in at the Panhandle.
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