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Category: Opinions

Standardisation of Communications: A Theory

12/07/201918/09/2020 Sam Shannon
Standardisation of Communications: A Theory

I have a theory that, really… All our current forms of communication are the same.
Not in terms of technology or storage or anything technical like that, but broadly in terms of the ways we communicate.

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Updated: 18/09/2020
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The Ultimate Dev Tool… Automation!

14/09/201718/09/2020 Sam Shannon
The Ultimate Dev Tool… Automation!

Let’s talk about project management!

“Don’t even think about it Sam, just don’t”

Aww, but it’s the fun kind I promise! The kind where technology does all the work!

“… I’m listening”

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Updated: 18/09/2020
Categories: Opinions, Programming & Scripting

Linux Sucks. Gloriously.

16/08/201728/08/2017 Sam Shannon3 Comments
Linux Sucks. Gloriously.

Sometime on the 31st of July, I was trying to figure out why my computer wasn’t properly recognising one of the drives that was in it, so I decided to format it to see if that helped.

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Updated: 28/08/2017
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Greenlight vs Direct – A Steam Discussion

21/02/201717/04/2017 Sam Shannon
Greenlight vs Direct – A Steam Discussion

Steam recently announced that they were retiring their Greenlight program and replacing it with what they call “Direct”. What follows are my thoughts on their solution and my alternative. It’s not superbly researched, it’s an opinion piece. Fair warning. Read more “Greenlight vs Direct – A Steam Discussion”

Updated: 17/04/2017
Categories: Opinions

Games Literacy (Riffing on Extra Credits)

17/02/201717/04/2017 Sam Shannon
Games Literacy (Riffing on Extra Credits)

So I just finished watching the second episode of the EC Game Literacy videos (Part 1), (Part 2) and, particularly where they are comparing Games to Novels in terms of level of comprehension, I found it incredibly fascinating.

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Updated: 17/04/2017
Categories: Games Development, Opinions

Availability of Digital Media

30/08/201617/04/2017 Sam Shannon
Availability of Digital Media

A year ago today (Which I know thanks to Facebook’s ‘On This Day’ app…) I posted this rant to Facebook: Read more “Availability of Digital Media”

Updated: 17/04/2017
Categories: Opinions

Australian Census Privacy Concerns

30/08/201617/04/2017 Sam Shannon
Australian Census Privacy Concerns

So… I figured since I hadn’t done a blog post in a while, that I might as well weigh in on the whole census thing. Read more “Australian Census Privacy Concerns”

Updated: 17/04/2017
Categories: Opinions

BethesdaNet Mod Distribution Platform

23/06/201617/04/2017 Sam Shannon
BethesdaNet Mod Distribution Platform

Now that I’ve had some time to digest the news of Bethesda’s in-house mod solution (http://mods.bethesda.net), and seen how it works, I am cautiously optimistic about the future of modding being in the hands of the company instead of the community. Read more “BethesdaNet Mod Distribution Platform”

Updated: 17/04/2017
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