Gaming, tools, and thoughts from Game in the Brain.
My friend is what they call a “hybrid” a network and a programmer. He’s self taught in graphics programming and a strong open source advocate. Tools we have in common is a working…
Read more →I’m getting back, but not posting so often. I can’t anymore post stuff I researched or tinkered because I really don’t have time anymore. Although I can post my games…
Read more →So I learned a bunch of new and useful skills when it comes to spreadsheets, now more seems possible and I’m getting more distracted because work is getting harder. Another…
Read more →Spreadsheets are a wonderful GM’s tool. Its weird that only late in life that I have begun trying to learn all I can about it. I guess its because the…
Read more →In a GURPS discussion about jobs, I just realized some interesting parallels about Modern and Ancient Economics. One interesting parallel is how Government Hoarding of Gold is similar to the…
Read more →this is my calculations as I broke down the missile stats in ISW. I assumed a certain proportion (as seen in the length vs diameter). I also converted each cylinder,…
Read more →I wish I saw this before. An awesome web resource for gurps. So much stuff and plus he made the GURPS Spaceships spreadsheet. Eric’s Dominion: GURPSLand: ‘via Blog this’
Read more →I had to redo my ship generation spreadsheet. The back-room calculations and the tables had to be cleaned up a bit. Cleaning up a spreadsheet while formatting the “worksheet” to…
Read more →Thanks to Dan, DC, and Ken. I’m on a roll right now, if not for real life obligations and duties. I’m prettying up the Spreadshseet while testing how well it…
Read more →I’m stuck. I’ve been working on a ship building spreadsheet for ISW traveller. Using it as an exercise to learn spreadsheets. how to reference several arrays? When choosing a shape,…
Read more →I invite the Sci-fi geeks who like to imagine how the future might look like check out Open Source Ecology. It follows the premise I first heard about from Warhammer…
Read more →I started making Traveller: Interstellar Wars Ship Creation Spreadsheet. Its doing well so far. The reason I moved to this project instead of the character sheet is because, I don’t…
Read more →Progress is slow. Here is a sample sheet which allows me to write characters, player and description. This process is taking a while. Unfortunately, (libreOffice) writer is not the only…
Read more →I’m currently studying on the side, spending about almost two hours (sometimes 4 hours) reading and doodling these kinds of productivity metrics in the hope to find something useful for…
Read more →The Link is to the documentation regarding LibreOffice. Documentation » LibreOffice GMs and World Builders write a lot, so keeping things organized and making a very efficient system helps save…
Read more →Figuring out Worldbuilder's Spreadsheet. Going about this "World Builder's Spreadsheet" I look to the LibreOffice manuals, particularly writer. I realized a Booklet with an Imbeded and Linked Spreadsheet with Form…
Read more →I have this 4 hour productivity rule based on hunger cycles. A simple rule of thumb for dieting is that, I ate too much if I’m not hungry in 4…
Read more →I’m trying to learn as much about LibreOffice spreadsheet as possible. Currently work, Philippine BPO industry, has me dealing with a lot of Key Performance Indicators and trying to make…
Read more →I got my copy from Random House Audio for $45 for the Audio download (cheapest when I looked around). If you are avoiding spoilers don’t read anything of the Wikipedia…
Read more →Now that the world has now learn about the Game of Thrones, I wonder how best to play it as an RPG or as an RPG with some wargaming aspect.…
Read more →I found out about Urban Terror from my brother-in-law. Its Linux and MAC friendly (so I can play this with my wife). I just need to download, open the zip,…
Read more →Cheat sheet: what I learned Character LevelsI've finally have more free time. Its about time to start documenting what I've learned. I have to convince my brother, who is working…
Read more →Gaming Craving: GURPS Mist The Movie the Mist has a great feel and mood desirable for an RPG, especially with that Cthulu-esque suspense. As a Gaming Craving, a great quick…
Read more →Being Hardcore Gamer in Real Life or is it vs Real Life Ok my definition of Gamer is very loose, more specifically I associate Gamer with someone willing to pay…
Read more →Gaming Real Life: Tough Negotiations Tougher than any Temple of Elemental Evil is the Negotiations or Shakedown of Ruthless or Criminal Business Dealings. What makes a realistic Negotiation is the…
Read more →This month has my sched full. Since May, when we entered the company and tried to do its turn around we were facing many opponents and challenges. One of the…
Read more →…I guess Six Sigma would be it.Science and Gaming = Something Like Six Sigma. I’ve begun my self-study, I picked up and spent my bday gift checks on the McGraw-Hill…
Read more →I’ve been gone a while and got into serious on the job training turning around one of our sub companies. As the COO (child of the owner) I was a…
Read more →Compartamentalize: Work, Personal and Play. Pay for what you need for work computing, and pay for what ever you like for personal and play. For businesses, they don’t have to…
Read more →Check out Open Source Ecology. We have a manufacturing plant and we are an emerging market that could use all these light industrial equipment. I’ll only be able to act…
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