Paul Newman has died. It’s sad – very much so. But I’m less depressed about it than I was about the sudden deaths of, say, Richard Biggs or Douglas Adams. While his death is a tragedy, I can think of few lives less wasted: he lived long, loved deeply, created great art and fought for [...]
Paul Newman
http://www.jonas-kyratzes.net/2008/09/28/paul-newman/
the evils of Vista…
I have just realized two things: a) Jay Is Games wrote about The Infinite Ocean, which explains the sudden influx of people during the summer. b) My games, with the exception of The Great Machine, don’t run on most Vista systems. Now, I despise Vista, so it’s not the end of the world, but it [...]
http://www.jonas-kyratzes.net/2008/09/20/the-evils-of-vista/
Beta testers needed
Desert Bridge is almost complete. The game is fully playable, all the graphics are there, and almost all of the cosmetic details too. Right now we’re waiting for Helen to finish the music, and then… well, then you get to explore the House at Desert Bridge. Now, if there are any brave adventurers out there [...]
http://www.jonas-kyratzes.net/2008/09/19/beta-testers-needed/
black is white, war is peace
Reading about the Berlusconi government’s attempts to rehabilitate fascism, I had to think once again about how society is losing its core values. We live in dangerous times: history is being rewritten as we speak, and our most basic concepts of morality are being thrown out the window. Not too long ago, it was not [...]
http://www.jonas-kyratzes.net/2008/09/16/black-is-white-war-is-peace/
for anyone still harbouring illusions about the Democrats…
From: McCain launches fall campaign as Obama embraces Iraq “surge” Only a few hours earlier, Democrat Barack Obama, in an interview on Fox television, waved the white flag on what had once been the principal issue in his campaign, the war in Iraq. He told right-wing talk show host Bill O’Reilly that the escalation of [...]
http://www.jonas-kyratzes.net/2008/09/06/for-anyone-still-harbouring-illusions-about-the-democrats/
Bruce Campbell VS Jean-Claude Van Damme
Two of the films we saw at the Fantasy Film Fest had a similar (and meta) central concept: My Name Is Bruce and JCVD are both about two actors playing themselves in a rather extraordinary situation. In My Name Is Bruce, a young and somewhat geeky teenager accidentally unleashes an ancient Chinese god (and patron [...]
http://www.jonas-kyratzes.net/2008/09/05/bruce-campbell-vs-jean-claude-van-damme/






