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            The Ramblings of an old Games Developer...

"Imagination is more important than knowledge..."

- Albert Einstein
Posted 2008/06/20 10:48:54 by Jake Simpson

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AT&T Sucks

So I had an iPhone and much loved it was. It was great, right up till some teenager at a go kart area stole it.

So you do what you do, you replace it. Well, I was *going* to replace it then the rumors about the 3G version of the iPhone appeared. So I thought well lets wait a bit then.

So in the mean time I got this POS Samsung phone that is just utter rubbish compared to the iPhone.

What I didn't realise is that apparently that was considered an 'upgrade'. So my upgrade I had on my account is now used, and I can't get it towards the new 3G iPhone. So even though I had an iPhone on my account, it's not there any more and because I used my upgrade I am stuffed price wise. I have to pay $699 for the 16gig version.

So not only did I suffer the loss of my $400 iPhone, but AT&T has set it up in such a way that I am penalised by another $300 in order to replace it.

I've tried customer service and gone up a level and no one is interested. No, Mr. Simpson, even though you've been a loyal customer for 10 years, here's a big Fuck You and if you want an iPhone, even though some scum bag stole yours, you can pay an extra $300 for the privilege.

AT&T suck. Be warned.

Posted at 04/07/2008 02:39:40 PM PST by Jake Simpson
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The Writers Tarot Card Deck


A good friend of mine, BJ West, put this together. It's a very clever idea, basically replacing all the cards in the Tarot Deck with cards with either plot idea's or character attributes on them. The idea being that you cast them very much as you would a Tarot Reading (there are examples in the pack) and come up with plots, plot devices and character attributes with which to build a story.

It's quite fun just for brainstorming and being silly to see if you could construct a story out of what comes up.



Whats even more fun is working out how to set that story in different situations - ok, you've got a the rudiments of a plot and rudimentary characters, now set that in a sci-fi story. Or a comedy set in WWII. Or a drama set in Egyptian Times. The possibilities are endless.

It's available now at http://www.KelpEntertainment.com/Cards and is a great addition to any writers arsenal.

Now I just keep telling BJ he needs a software version of this, where people can create their own cards to inject into the deck.

Posted at 02/07/2008 01:34:12 AM PST by Jake Simpson
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