Ken Newquist I decided to catch up on my podcasts today, and spent this morning’s commute listening to a few of my favorite podcasts, as well as trying out something new. Driving Decompressions #37 First up was Michael Wolf’s Driving Decompressions. Mike hasn’t been posting much recently, having abandoned his twice-a-week schedule in favor of prepping for … Read more
Radio Active #3 is finally available for download. I’d finished most of the production last week, and foolishly thought I’d be able to work on it over the weekend. Why I thought this–given that my daughter’s birthday party was Saturday, and Easter was Sunday–I have no idea. This time around I eschew the soundclips and … Read more
It’s been a long time since I did one of these columns, mostly because most of my gaming wishes came true for Christmas and I went hogwild during Bastion Press’s big January sale, buying five new source books. I’ve finally worked my way through all those books and the itch to expand my collection is … Read more
The threat of the “809” phone scam–in which individuals try to trick people in the U.S. into calling a seemingly-national, but actually-international phone number–is blown ridiculously out of proportion by an e-mail circulating the net. The basic premise of the e-mail is true. The area codes do lie outside the United States and certain scam … Read more
Some thoughts on Alderac’s official announcement about Spycraft 2.0, set to be released in July 2005. Read the full story.
My daughter StarGirl is turning two on March 26, a fact I find astounding and awesome. Astounding because it really does seem like she was born yesterday, and awesome because of how much she’s grown–physically and mentally–since her last birthday. Walking What was such a major landmark last year is now commonplace and forgettable except … Read more
Radio Active #2 includes an comparison between the upcoming (and sure to be awful XXX2 and the possibly hilarious movie The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. It’s also got my thoughts on the Nintendo DS, including why I bought it, and why I prefer it to the Play Station Portable, and a review of Robert … Read more
I caught this over on OgreCave: Paizo Publishing (the folks behind Dragon and Dungeon) have announced a new product line called “GameMastery” which will “help GameMasters provide a richer experience for their players while streamlining their setup and administration time.”I caught this over on OgreCave: Paizo Publishing (the folks behind Dragon and Dungeon) have announced … Read more
I looking through the various movie trailers on Apple.com, and saw one called Sahara. I was slightly intrigued, since Clive Cussler had written a Dirk Pitt novel with the same name. I devoured Cussler’s nautical adventure books as a kid–I read Raise the Titanic when I was in 5th grade, and didn’t stop reading his … Read more
The first edition of Nuketown Radio Active, the ol’thermonuclear’s podcast, is available for download. The podcast includes a review of Neal Stephenson’s cyberpunk novel Snow Crash, speculations on the need for Marvel’s 10th anniversary Age of Apocalypse mini-series, thoughts on Elements of Style applied to e-mail, and a quick review of The Incredibles movie and … Read more