Israel threatens ground invasion of Gaza Saturday’s “Operation Cast Lead” was a brutal instance of collective punishment of Gaza’s 1.5 million inhabitants. It involved 64 aircraft dropping more than 100 tons of explosives, the largest Israeli operation against Gaza since 1967. The death toll includes women and children. The fatalities also include three senior Hamas [...]
All posts for the month December, 2008
Operation Cast Lead, and Hitler smiling
Posted by Jonas on December 29, 2008
http://www.jonas-kyratzes.net/2008/12/29/operation-cast-lead-and-hitler-smiling/
The Mysterious Update of Your Uncle Robert, the Arachnid
And now for some fascinating update-type things: For those of you who have been having problems running Desert Bridge, there now is an alternative version of the executable. I am not guaranteeing that it will work – in fact, I have no idea. But it might, and it certainly won’t do anything the previous version [...]
Posted by Jonas on December 28, 2008
http://www.jonas-kyratzes.net/2008/12/28/the-mysterious-update-of-your-uncle-robert-the-arachnid/
Post-Christmas Post
Yes. I don’t have much to say right now. Christmas was fun – managed to surprise Verena with some nice presents, including two signed/personalized copies of Peter S. Beagle books. Also got some cool stuff, the best of which was a collection of Eddie Izzard DVDs. Izzard is my all-time favourite stand-up comedian, and I [...]
Posted by Jonas on December 28, 2008
http://www.jonas-kyratzes.net/2008/12/28/post-christmas-post/
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas to everyone! …and some very, very special greetings to the Greek government, the slave-drivers of capitalism. In this festive season, I hope you rot in hell. The rest of us – take care, be merry, and eat well. (And this remains the most hilarious Christmas song of all time.)
Posted by Jonas on December 24, 2008
http://www.jonas-kyratzes.net/2008/12/24/merry-christmas/
Strange Problems
A small percentage of people have been unable to play Desert Bridge because of a very, very bizarre problem. I have conducted a number of tests to find out what is causing the problem, but have only found some small hints. It looks like some systems can’t deal with the window type that Desert Bridge [...]
Posted by Jonas on December 22, 2008
http://www.jonas-kyratzes.net/2008/12/22/strange-problems/
It’ll start with a spark, and a great fire will grow…
We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed. – Martin Luther King, Jr. It is a time for martyrs now, and if I am to be one, it will be for the cause of brotherhood. That’s the only thing that can save [...]
Posted by Jonas on December 16, 2008
http://www.jonas-kyratzes.net/2008/12/16/itll-start-with-a-spark-and-a-great-fire-will-grow/
Review! Art! Colours! RIOTS!
The Independent Gaming Source has written a review of Desert Bridge. The Strange and Somewhat Sinister Tale of the House at Desert Bridge (a name so long it breaks TIGdb) is one bloody funny adventure game. Even as a Yank, I feel I can inoffensively use the word “bloody” in this situation, because Desert Bridge [...]
Posted by Jonas on December 13, 2008
http://www.jonas-kyratzes.net/2008/12/13/review-art-colours-riots/
Interactive Fiction and the Great Machine
And here’s a Spanish-language review of The Great Machine. As you may or may not know, I cannot speak Spanish. Speaking Greek and German and English (and some French), however, I can kind of decypher some. I did end up having to use Babelfish a lot, with hilarious results, but I kind of got the [...]
Posted by Jonas on December 11, 2008
http://www.jonas-kyratzes.net/2008/12/11/interactive-fiction-and-the-great-machine/
House Gone Up In Flames
This is a fairly good article on the situation in Greece. Most of what I’ve read online is kind of annoying – a lot of it makes Greece sound very primitive, which is absurd, and also quite disturbing, in that it represents the current crisis as the result of “extremism” and “terrorism”. It’s an old [...]
Posted by Jonas on December 10, 2008
http://www.jonas-kyratzes.net/2008/12/10/house-gone-up-in-flames/
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