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About Me :
I'm a grownup nerd living in the Boston burbs. I write computer programs for a living and plays for fun.
I'm married to a wonderful woman, and we share a nice little house with our daughter and our cats.
I'm a humanist, a technologist, an artist, and an idealist. I believe in reason, freedom, love, equality,
and democracy. (Did I mention that I'm
an idealist? I did, OK.)
I'm also a pragmatist and an empiricist. I reject ideology and dogma, especially when they conflict with
practical facts (i.e., pretty much always). I particularly hate willful ignorance, which tends to go hand-in-hand
with ideology and dogma.
Like the alignment of the planets, this blog gets updated as I have the time, inspiration, and inclination to do so.
Like the alignment of the planets, this blog gets updated as I have the time, inspiration, and inclination to do so.
Friday, November 14, 2003
Flash Asteroids Done Right
Belter is an excellent example of the potential of Flash programming. It's also the best game I've seen in Flash. It's also a good implementation of my all-time favorite arcade game! That would be Asteroids, but Belter is also clearly inspired by Maelstrom. All I know is, after the month I've been having, it's nice to waste a little time just blasting asteroids.
Belter is an excellent example of the potential of Flash programming. It's also the best game I've seen in Flash. It's also a good implementation of my all-time favorite arcade game! That would be Asteroids, but Belter is also clearly inspired by Maelstrom. All I know is, after the month I've been having, it's nice to waste a little time just blasting asteroids.