Author Archives: lion

Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix

Posted on May 29, 2007 by lion

At a press event last month Capcom announced two projects that I’ve contributed to: Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix and Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD Remix. This was actually an image that I had made to justify … Continue reading →

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massacre

Posted on April 23, 2007 by lion

There has been a lot of public mourning across America this past week in response to an event at Virginia Tech that has spawned a media frenzy. The amount of attention that this shooting has garnered took me by surprise … Continue reading →

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zen vs blog

Posted on April 23, 2007 by lion

To blog is to flex your ego. Screaming out, not just to the people in your vicinity, but to the entire potential web browsing populace: “I exist!” Zen is about breaking free of the meme machine of mistaken narrative and … Continue reading →

Posted in Philosophy, Poetry | 1 Comment

The United Villages project offers internet to remote areas of the developing world, via a fleet of buses and motorcycles!

Posted on March 29, 2007 by lion | Leave a comment

America’s Imperial Overstretch

Posted on March 27, 2007 by lion

While listening to public radio during the commute home last Friday night, I had the joy of listening to an articulate and intelligent man. He had some neat insights into American foreign policy. His name is Chalmers Johnson and apparently … Continue reading →

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Will Wright on Education

Posted on March 13, 2007 by lion

Will Wright has some interesting things to say about education in a recent interview with Popular Science about Spore: And a lot of it also is… you know, some of the most effective education is failure-based, where you’re given a … Continue reading →

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New Job

Posted on February 28, 2007 by lion

The fine folks at Stormfront Studios have hired me to do character control and combat design on their new project which I will refer to as Ogre until it has been officially announced. I’m super excited to be working there … Continue reading →

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Our Abstract Society

Posted on January 10, 2007 by lion

I went camping for two weeks in Ethiopia with my family during this past Christmas holiday. There is a lot that I would like to write about Ethiopia that I will save for future posts that may not be written. … Continue reading →

Posted in Philosophy, Travel | 7 Comments

Lotek graffiti appearing in the Mission, SF

Posted on December 11, 2006 by lion

Someone has been tagging “Lotek” in the Mission recently. Gv: 18th between mission and valencia? AA: That’s the one! There’s also one on a mannequin on mission near 20th… on the neck! We don’t think that it is anyone we … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous, Tek | 5 Comments

Adobe has a neat color theory flash application called Kuler. Check it out and then join the rest of us hoping that they will integrate this into their Creative Suite.

Posted on December 1, 2006 by lion | Leave a comment