Devon Hillard’s Digital Sanctuary
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Grownups
First of all, thanks to Christian for showing me this really amazing web comic: http://xkcd.com There are some real gems in there (and some swearing). Anyhow, I often feel like we sort of trap ourselves based on our own ideas of conforming to normal. A common one I see all the time, and I fight…
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Coffee Houses
Today I worked in a local coffee house, Richmond Beach Coffee Company, with Russell, a good friend and fellow ATG architect. Since I work from home it’s good to get out of the house once a week, and great to be able to talk shop in person every once in a while. The coffee house…
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Halo 3
I’ve been playing some Halo 3 lately. While it does suck up time I could be spending on other project I guess, it’s a lot of fun, and I love playing online with my friends. Social without having to schedule something serious. It’s far easier to jump online for an hour of fighting aliens than…
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ATG Installation on OS X
While ATG runs fine on OS X, and while many people inside and outside of ATG use OS X as their primary operating system, the ATG installer STILL doesn’t work under OS X. It “mostly” works. It seems to work, it installs things, however if you try to do stuff, like patch, or like adding…
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Gifts
As part of the on-going battle against clutter and attempting to pare down our possessions, I’ve implemented a new rule around gifts. No physical gifts (birthday or Christmas presents, and the like) unless they are either on an Amazon wish-list, or in special cases cleared by a spouse. Money is always good, gift certificates, nicely…
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A Seattle Winter Weekend
It’s gotten cold and wet. Luckily, with a nice wood stove, a ton of homemade hot chocolate and excellent teas, some comfy blankets and pillows, and good company, we are well equipped for the weather:) I played some Halo 3 last night with Russell, which was lots of fun. I really like the new Halo. …
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