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Arimaa

Posted on Monday 21 January 2013 by J. D. Bartlett

Today I thought I’d share a game I recently discovered called Arimaa. The game can be played with a standard chess set, but is intriguingly complex. That is to say, the rules are simpler than those of chess, but playing … Continue reading →

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Reinstalling ASUS Eee PC Linux

Posted on Monday 7 January 2013 by J. D. Bartlett

This post is for the Googlers of the future. I’ve been fiddling with an ASUS Eee PC (701SDX) that originally came with Linux (Eee’s Xandros variant), but had had a different OS installed over the top of it. I wanted … Continue reading →

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Trosnoth Christmas Wallpaper

Posted on Monday 24 December 2012 by J. D. Bartlett
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Coming Soon in Trosnoth

Posted on Monday 3 December 2012 by J. D. Bartlett

I recently spent 14 hours hacking on Trosnoth with a friend, and I thought I’d give you a taster of two things that are coming in Trosnoth 1.7… Neutral Zones The rules are a-changin’. People have suggested variations of this … Continue reading →

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A Whole New Language

Posted on Monday 26 November 2012 by J. D. Bartlett

I like to dream. Occasionally I dream about what the ideal programming language would look like. Yes, I know, writing a new programming language would involve all sorts of hurdles like convincing people to adopt it, building a community around … Continue reading →

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