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Legend of Grimrock Devs Implement GUI Change Just to Help One User

by Leland Flynn

I was browsing through imgur and saw the following image that tells a really heart-warming story. It seems that a user named [HarpoonIPA] on the Grimrock.net forums made a post asking if old-school dungeon-crawler style buttons might be included in the game. The responding dev [Petri] made note that they did not have a UI like that currently set up but, made sure to ask his customer why he wanted such an old-school control scheme. [HarpoonIPA] responded noting that he had a disability and stated that he used a mouth stick to control games. The old-school control style made it easier for him to play. So what did [Petri] do? He immediately implemented an entirely new UI option for one, single user.


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Do Fringe Religious Nuts want all copies of Skyrim burned? Or is it all just a Big Joke?

December 6, 2011
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If you are not already familiar, www.whitehouse.gov now allows any US citizen 13 years or older to create an online petition for pretty much anything in the hopes of drawing the attention of the President. As far as I have seen this has been much less a tool for the people and more a method [...]

Police at UC Davis Pepper Spray Non-Violent Students

November 19, 2011
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I’m neither for or against the “Occupy” movement, but I am definitely a supporter of the US Constitution which guarantees: …the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances… Yesterday, police at UC Davis demonstrated that they don’t value that particular edict established by the people [...]

An Open Letter to Best Buy CTO, Robert Stephens

October 25, 2011
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  Robert, I read an article today that referenced a comment you made at the Android Open conference. From what I am hearing you said something to the effect that you envision a day when the DVD section of Best Buy stores might be replaced with a section dedicated to Arduino development boards and homebrew [...]

NEVER Pay to be “On The News”!

October 17, 2011
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Today I got this random call from God-knows-who claiming to be a PR agent looking for “people in my industry”. Here is Google Voice’s translation of the message: Steve. Hello. Just give me this is Riley (815) 633-3375 and I’m calling it’s fox news and ABC News are looking to do an interview and I [...]

Why The Loss of Steve Jobs Matters

October 7, 2011
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I’ve been impressed at how well behaved people have been regarding the death of Steve Jobs. While I knew a great many of us, especially those in the tech industry, would be affected and take the event to heart, I also expected the usual array of trolls to come out and shoot down the importance [...]

Focus On What Matters

September 26, 2011
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There are many things that can be taken away from a person – possessions, freedom, health, happiness, even dignity. But there are some things no one can take from you, like knowledge, courage, friendship, and love. Remember that when you find you’re focusing attention on things that are fleeting, and try investing in things that [...]

Dying Father Saves Daughter’s Life on September 11

September 10, 2011
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On September 11, 2001, Madeleine Cunningham was employed as an auditor with the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance.  Their offices were located on the 86th and 87th floors of the south tower of World Trade Center 2. Thirty-nine of her co-workers perished on that terrifying day and she could have been one [...]

You Know What Drives Me Nuts About Guy Kawasaki?

August 14, 2011
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Have you ever had one of those friends who you take to the movie theatre with you for the first time, and they kind of interrupt the movie at the very beginning by talking? But you figure it’s an isolated incident so you answer them, laugh at their joke, and just shrug it off. But [...]