14 Nov 2010, 12:02
Still alive… cleaned up some of the hacks I did with dates a while ago. Now I must test them. 🙂
09 May 2010, 12:37
Well not exactly, Linux distributions these days are much more organized and documented than in the wild west days before 1.0 hit. But I have installed Ubuntu Desktop 10.04 on my old Laptop, a 7-year old thing with 512Mb RAM, some Centrino CPU and a slow-ass ATI 9200.
Windows XP on that laptop had slowed down noticeably over time, especially since I installed an antivirus, but back in the day it was a decent PC.
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02 May 2010, 02:17
Hey gang,
I have inserted Google’s reCAPTCHA widget to validate user registration.
The Captcha is a bit annoying right now because pressing Enter after typing it in will default to Login rather than Register, forcing you to manually click on the button. I think I don’t really need two separate buttons anymore, so I may fix that soon.
I’ll probably wipe the user database because by now everyone who ever posted here may have forgotten their password.
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30 Apr 2010, 08:23
Dismayed to find out that MSN’s and Skype 4.2’s lack of a proper tray icon in Windows 7 is by design. According to this: “This icon pattern is no longer recommended for Windows 7. Use regular taskbar buttons instead if your program has desktop presence."
I think the taskbar is notthe right place for icons that we use very rarely, but what do I know… For now the best approach if you don’t like this feature is to set the programs to run on Vista SP2 compatibility mode; in the long run I guess I’ll just have to get used to it.
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29 Apr 2010, 22:20
At the insistence of Cesar, I took a look at the date issues in the RSS Feed generator. It should be fixed now. The timezones used are not correct and the time shown in the RSS is different than the time shown in the Blog itself. Ah well.
24 Apr 2010, 23:02
Hey!
Yeah I’m still alive, and so is the site. For some reason, posting here got completely sidetracked, I guess I just ended up doing my “social updates” via Facebook instead. I don’t know if that’s going to really change, so no promises.
Whew, 2009 flew by and what a great year it was. Then 2010 came with some surprises early on: Activision laid off my entire team at Radical. I was already considering coming back to Spain after finishing the project, so this just sped things up.
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08 Apr 2009, 00:33
I recently watched Coraline, a charming fairytale. I was mildly excited to see it in 3D and find out what all the craze was about. Back in the 80’s I watched Jaws 3D using the same technology, and being less than impressed after the first 3 or 4 gimmicks.
The result? I liked Coraline but didn’t enjoy the experience. I found the 3D distracting at times, and generally tiring. This article describes many of these symptoms and possible causes much better than I can try.
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09 Jan 2009, 08:43
Happy New Year!
The Universidad Complutense team is organizing a Game Jam in Madrid around the end of January 2009. Check it out! It’s the same people who organized the Master in Games Programming with which I collaborated as a tutor a few years ago, so I know you will be in good hands. (thanks Bak, I had totally missed this one)
«insert New Year’s Resolution about blogging more often»
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19 Oct 2008, 23:42
I’ve been playing lately:
LEGO Batman: Just like all the other LEGO games. Funny, forgiving and with tons of stuff to do on the side. I love the idea of playing the missions from the point of view of the heros and then the villains.
Braid: Irritating but creative and ultimately very rewarding. Most of the puzzles have relatively easy to execute solutions, but they can be hard to figure out, while the more obvious solutions are jolly hard to do.
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17 Aug 2008, 21:33
After the Activision Blizzard merger thing, a lot of people have been laid off at Radical Entertainment, but thankfully I’m not one of them. I wish the best of lucks to those who are no longer in the company, and I hope they land on their very capable and knowledgeable feet.
When the final details of the layoffs were announced, I was on holidays in Alaska. It’s weird to be hiking, trying to catch sight of a bear or moose, and generally having a great time, while you know that at that precise moment you may be losing your job.
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