April 20, 2006 Newsletter
April 20, 2006 Newsletter with news relating to music, science-fiction and photography.
Psychics and Statistics
What happens when a Carl Sagan fan meets with person with psychic ability.
Software Activation, Licensing and Piracy
The problem with software activation systems in the Internet Age and the inflated claims that piracy costs billions of dollars a year.
Renaissance Man
An essay on the extinction of the Renaissance Man or polymath in human history.
The MTV Generation
Media giants hook the public on self-gratifying entertainment all in the name of freedom of speech.
Sprite Tools
Sprite Tools is a free MAXScript for working with Sprites in 3ds Max. It can create sprite cards from animated textures or convert sprite sheets into animated textures.
New CS:Source Map de_tension
My return to mapping is official with the remake of de_tension for CS:Source. This new map includes a novel mapping technique developed by Andrew Penry and myself called Dynamic Mapping.
The Value of Art
An essay on the value of art.
Winners on Wheels
A feature about disabled students involved with sports. Originally from the Westside Messenger.