http://tleaves.com Creativity x Technology Mon, 05 May 2008 22:32:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Several years ago, with the help of Lidia's restaurant we organized a tasting of Italian amari - bitter digestifs. It was a fabulous event, both informative and fun, and we immensely enjoyed writing about it in this space. It was so much fun, in fact, that we decided to do ... http://tleaves.com/2008/05/05/cinco-de-agave/ In case you're wondering where tonight's post is, my Mario Kart Wii code is 1032-1807-7532. See you on the track. http://tleaves.com/2008/05/02/mario-kart/ Here's how it works: 1. Previews of GTA IV appear in every magazine and weblog on the internet. Afraid of being attacked by mobs bearing torches and pitchforks, they universally give it 10/10, 5 stars, whatever the rating is that means "Jesus has returned to earth in the form of ... http://tleaves.com/2008/04/30/gta-bore/ Dottie's True Blue Cafe is a small place in San Francisco that sits right where the gentrification of Union Square ends and the Tenderloin begins. It is a neighborhood place that has become a destination through well-deserved appearances in every publication that has an opinion on where to eat in ... http://tleaves.com/2008/04/28/dotties-true-blue-cafe/ I had to place a special order with the PLCB the other day to get a bottle of something for my mom. So, as long as I was placing the order, I ordered a bottle of Advocaat. Egg liqueur. When you say the words "egg liqueur" most people will, ... http://tleaves.com/2008/04/23/egg-flavored-booze/ Because I'm a glutton for punishment, occasionally I'll read a thread at some internet forum or other. Often in game forums, but also in more surprising places like this, the topic of software piracy comes up. These threads inevitably result in 20 pages of back-and-forth involving hundreds of ... http://tleaves.com/2008/04/18/how-to-not-be-a-software-pirate/ I keep trying to write collections of short snippets about games, but they keep running long. So tonight, self-discipline will take over and I'll keep it short. Really. Game Demos Make You Think the Game Sucks Over at Gamers with Jobs they are quoting a study that indicates that games with demos ... http://tleaves.com/2008/04/16/short-game-shorts/ While there are many German words that I know, the one that I think is most apropos here is schadenfreude. Auf wiedersehen, liebchen. http://tleaves.com/2008/04/15/memo-to-herr-mosley/ There are two universal rules about people who work in software: 1. Inexperience breeds an unrealistic optimism towards the power of new tools. 2. To offset (1), experience breeds an unrealistic hatred of all tools. We have seen this cycle play out over and over again in the design, implementation and adoption of ... http://tleaves.com/2008/04/14/marginal-added-value/ My cat just gnawed through the wire to my Wii sensor bar. Good thing you can find replacement sensor bars everywhere! Oh wait. YOU CAN'T. Edit: It looks like I can order a replacement sensor bar from Nintendo for $10, or pay $20 at a local Gamestop for a battery-powered ... http://tleaves.com/2008/04/11/for-sale-one-cat-cheap/