Extenuating Circumstances is a weblog by Dan Hon

links for 2007-08-29

• Warner to take back licences in new games blitz > www.mcvuk.com
  Warner are going to start publishing games for their own IP. So the big question is: are licensed Warner games going to be any better because of this, and why only EU/UK? (via crystaltips)
  (tags: warnerinteractive publishing gaming games gamedev ip licensing via:wonderland eu uk)
• Welcome to the London Games Festival, a celebration of interactive entertainment.
  (tags: london gaming awards bafta events industry media londongamesfestival interactive entertainment october 2007)
• Going inbox-zero on your paper mail - (37signals)
  I really can’t wait until I can get all my bills electronically. And do things like change my address online. Grrr. This particular technique involves scanning everything, which is something I could only bear to do if I had an ADF or an intern.
  (tags: inboxzero paper mail post lifehack via:37signals pdf scanning highrise tip productivity)
• Fast-action: Olevia 665H Is 65″ of Full HD LCoS - Gizmodo
  Looks like one of the first commercially available liquid crystal on silicon TVs with large, cheap full HD
  (tags: olevia via:gizmodo lcos liquidcrystal silicon 1080p hd television usa 65in)
• Fun social games for adults? | Ask MetaFilter
  Outdoor social team games for adults
  (tags: gaming games social adult askmefi)
• blog.pmarca.com: The Pmarca Guide to Startups, part 8: Hiring, managing, promoting, and firing executives
  How to hire executives, by pmarca
  (tags: hiring employment entrepreneurship recruiting interview executive firing managing hr startup business management)
• Bones teleplay? | Ask MetaFilter
  (tags: television tvshow screenplays scripts writing)
• Facebook Developers | Facebook Developers News
  “Soon we will be removing email functionality from notifications.send, though the API function itself will remain active” Thank god for that.
  (tags: email facebook api developer platform spam notifications)
• Think Secret - Gallery: Mac OS X 10.5 9A527
  (tags: apple macosx 10.5 leopard 9a527 gallery coverage via:thinksecret)
• Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard (9A527) Gallery
  (tags: apple highresolution leopard mac osx 10.5 9a527 icons coverflow finder gallery screenshots)
• CatFilter: why does my cat keep trying to bust into my chewable pepto-bismol? | Ask MetaFilter
  It’s the plastic packaging, probably. Apparently coated in fish oil!
  (tags: askmefi cats packaging peptobismol plastic fishoil behaviour)
• 37signals Product Blog: Springloops = a subversion host that integrates with Basecamp projects and todos
  Hmmmmmm. Could be useful.
  (tags: 37signals basecamp api via:37signals subversion svn development integrated)
• Rapid coding collaboration: Springloops
  Hosted svn repository that works with Basecamp
  (tags: hosted svn soas subversion webdev basecamp 37signals springloops development)
• 2008 SXSW Interactive Panel Picker - DataPlay: Living Games
  Justin’s proposal for a PMOG panel at next year’s SXSW
  (tags: sxsw justinhall pmog dataplay livinggames pervasivegames passivegaming gaming gamedev)
• Yamagato Fellowship
  Warning, Heroes spoilers if you haven’t seen S1. Not *really* an ARG, but more supporting backstory for Heroes.
  (tags: yamagato fellowship nakamura nbc parody entertainment tvshow content television heroes japan hironakamura)