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[By luke bergeron | 4 Aug 2010 | 7 Comments]
Why Google Wave Broke

Google recently announced they are dropping support for Google Wave, the much-hyped, email-killing, instant-messaging-replacing, super awesome communication technology that was going to cure cancer and make us communicate better to boot. It’s not surprising that it’s over. It’s a little sad, because there was potential in Wave, but it’s not surprising.
Everyone on the net is trying to explain why Wave didn’t take off. I can’t speak for everyone (just the trees – you can call me the Lorax), but I can tell you why I tried Wave and didn’t like …

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[By luke bergeron | 3 Aug 2010 | 3 Comments]
Wishing Well by One Genome Short

Every year across the country amateur filmmakers all over the world spend a weekend making a short film for the 48 hour film project. Des Moines is no exception. We know a group of guys who have been doing it for years and this year Angela and I got the chance to help out their team, One Genome Short. I helped with props and Angela has a small acting role. Check it out!

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[By Angela Sels | 3 Aug 2010 | 5 Comments]
THERE WILL BE BLOOD?

This week’s brawl on Cubicle Bear featuring:
DINO the PUNISHER!
SMASH TANK SPACEBEAR!
IB the INTOXICATED!
With and a special guest appearance from the Creepy Penguin!

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[By luke bergeron | 30 Jul 2010 | 3 Comments]
Storytelling Techniques in Starcraft 2

This last week has been light on posts because I spend a decent part of the week LANing it up at my buddy’s house to celebrate the release of Starcraft 2. It was a two day gaming session that saw countless cans of Mountain Dew consumed and a veritable epic of rollercoaster nerd drama: we laughed as we owned noobs and cried when we ourselves were owned. It was awesome.
But now it’s over – and after sitting down for an all day crunch session spent powering through the single-player campaign …

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[By Angela Sels | 27 Jul 2010 | 3 Comments]
Stress Release

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