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The Future of Games Journalism

…is turning out 1000 ~ 2000 not-quite-original words, in 6 hours, for $1. Looking someone to rewrite 100 to 200 word game news. Each 100 to 200 word game news is priced at $0.10 Please include these words in your … Continue reading

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Flavortext Superpower

As part of the class in game design, we ask the students to come up with unique, descriptive titles for their completed games, and to write other game text like a one-sentence summary or a brief instructional screen.  Usually I … Continue reading

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My Internal Monologue, #3

Only because I really want to be on this project. – Things I did not actually say when asked if I could still hit deadline, even though I received the required documents and parameters a week late.

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Lights, Camera, Curses!

When Stick and I are shopping, we like to look at the PC games for sale and see how we’re connected to each one. Stick will point out games that he worked on, or that his friends and former Cyberlore … Continue reading

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I do not think that word means what you think it means.

  I’m pretty sure ‘virile marketing’ is something else entirely.

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The TurboTax Turing Test

Dear TurboTax, Thank you for making my taxes kind of annoying instead of a total nightmare. Sure, it cost most of my tax return to pay for the TurboTax version for under-employed freelancers, but that’s fine. You made it easier to turn … Continue reading

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As Seen On Craig’s List

I saw this ad while browsing Craig’s List. Need someone to edit my essays I need someone to read over two essays I’m writing as part of a job application. I don’t have much money to offer, however, maybe I … Continue reading

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And In Conclusion, I Miss Coffee Coolattas

The problems we’ve been having with management at our school have gotten me thinking about past jobs and other bosses. I know people don’t usually talk about how awesome their bosses are, but I’ve been lucky enough to have some … Continue reading

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