Monthly Archives: April 2009

Emily’s Birthday List

Emily’s birthday is coming up, and true to her artistic nature, she has created a pictorial gift-giving guide:

Workplace Motivation and Game Mechanics

I manage a crew of about 5 programmers at work. During our performance reviews this year, I asked each of them how I could do my job as a manager better. One of them, in a bit of much-appreciated candor, said that motivation was one of his biggest challenges, and that he would be grateful [...]

Tabletop Roleplaying: The Nerdiest Post of the Year

A few weeks back, Liam and I were up in Austin to bring a sick iMac in to the Apple store. After having spent an hour driving up and facing a similar return trip, it seemed silly not to poke around town a bit more before returning. I thought for a bit about what was [...]