Quarterflash Designs

The title is is related to my youngest daughter’s favorite expression:

Some people say I have A.D.D., but I say … “Hey Look, a Chicken!”

I’ve been looking into writing (or rewriting) some sort of game. In fact, I’ve started more than once. One of the drawbacks is that I am intent on being platform independent and I keep finding different tools that seem to fit the bill but I end up getting bogged down in one way or another.
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For years, starting with when I was much younger and foolisher, I’ve been known online as MadCoder42. MadCoder was already taken so I tacked on the 42 as it’s the answer to everything.

For several years now I’ve been listening to KALC (Alice 105.9) here in Denver, especially to the morning show. For a while they were using AIM to allow you to talk to them. I’m not sure why they stopped doing that, but I think it was network issues.

So, while the show was on I’d be sending in commentary on the show, occasionally getting a reply or two.

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As you can tell, I’m really bad at this writing thing.

I’m currently working on a couple of .NET projects. The first is to instantiate a rendition of a galaxy by using the rules for creating a planetary system using the rules found in Universe, a RPG originally created by SPI.

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If you search long enough you can eventually find what you’re looking for.

I do have to wonder, however, why some people have to make things so difficult.

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I’m attempting to use ECMA 334 (.Net or Mono - in my case, Mono) to create some cross-platform applications. Before striking out on my own programs I decided to attempt to run through an exercise in a book to create their application first, especially as it’s something I can use.

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because you know you can’t do it for profit :)

I’ve been given some minor inspiration that maybe my writing isn’t as bad as I think it is. I’m not yet convinced that that statement is true, but I’m willing to start the new year with an assumption that someone who makes at least part of their living by writing in a coherent manner might have a valid opinion.

Don’t expect to see grand things here - just me, blowing off steam, having a conversation with virtual friends, whatever.

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