Note to self: shisha is tobacco. Tobacco is poisonous. Never forget.
Shisha == Tobacco
October 18th, 2009Catmull-Rom curve
August 9th, 2009Ever wanted to draw a curve directly through any number of points with the Flash Graphics class?
Here’s a class that will do that for you. It uses a “Catmull-Rom” spline (named after its inventors), which draws directly through any number of points.
It’s not a spectacular or pretty looking curve. It’s very “dowdy”, and somewhat ugly, but it doesn’t make wild swinging curves like many other equations. This humble quality makes it really good for situations where it’s important that the curve stays pretty close to the control points.
Black Screen Application
July 22nd, 2009
BlackScreen's normal state
BlackScreen is an extremely simple utility application that displays a full screen of blackness for you.
I created it because I wanted to be able to easily see where my screen was dirty without shutting down or sleeping my computer. It could also be useful if you want to quickly hide what’s on your screen from beady prying eyes.
It’s built on AIR, so it’s cross-platform as long as you have Adobe’s runtime installed.
(Safari users should disable Open “safe” files after downloading in Safari’s preferences before downloading.)
Happiest game ever
May 6th, 2009For the love of god, play this game!
Minotaur China Shop
April 21st, 2009
My love for ancient bone china is unrivaled.
Bull in a china shop? It seems that’s not quite funny enough a premise for a computer game these days. Thankfully, Minotaurs are funnier than bulls in this context. Whew.
Minotaur China Shop is perhaps the most fun in-browser game I’ve played in a long time. And it made me laugh. Maniacally.
After you’ve played it (or while you’re waiting for it to load, if you’re a New Zealander), check out the back story. Never before has the phrase “tragic comedy” made so much sense to me.