A while ago I started to create a simulation game of a classroom. The idea, loosely based on Dwarf Fortress , was to create stories where crazy things happened in the classroom. I wanted so many random things to happen Read more…
This is a very basic how to, I’ve just saved here this here for future reference I wanted to build game that had a life of it’s own. To do this I wanted to get lots of lists of things. Read more…
I have about four different documents I’m supposed to be working on today and I am having real difficulty getting my mind in to gear. I’m taking my lunch break and have decided to try and write something fun to Read more…
I’ve seen some odd things in ticketing systems before. But Github user fre5h on his Github repository took it to things to a new level. I guess sometimes you see situations on the news that are happening but when it Read more…
A follow up paper to CETIS Mooc white paper “Moocs and Open Education” has been released by CETIS, The MOOC Paper on Sustainable online learning in institutions by Li Yuan, Stephen Powell and Bill Olivier. The paper revolves around three Read more…
I’ve always been interested in image boards. There is something special going on in these spaces that seem to lead to interesting things (couple that with anonymity and we get things that are interesting but slightly terrifying, you can’t unsee Read more…
As regular readers may have noticed; I’m really struggling with this blog at present. It isn’t a matter of traffic, more of finding what it is (or perhaps I am) about. I started Paddy with the intention of keeping my Read more…
I accept technology allows gives us new ways to to join ‘the conversation’. While I have been generally apathetic towards Twitter, I do know that it is a powerful communication medium, I mean it gives us a direct line to Read more…
I’m really struggling to write this week. I don’t know why. Today I’ve spent a big chunk of the day writing a report for work on a subject that really interests me and I was able to spend a good Read more…
Firstly, I am aware this is old news, but has somehow bypassed me completely. You have to bear with someone who is new to all this. I’m think I’m starting to grasp some of it, better write it down before Read more…
