By Alex | November 1, 2008
After coming back from Microsoft with another bundle of printed research papers in hand I found that, in the course of a year, I’d amassed a stack of read (and needing-to-be-read) research papers that filled a set of binders almost a foot thick. This would be fine if I had categorized them and knew exactly [...]
By Alex | August 14, 2008
20 Minute Loop uses harmony as a weapon of mass catchiness. I approve. Here’s a taste:
20 Minute Loop - Our William Tell
Booyah! My continued dominance of the ‘alex rasmussen’ Google search is assured!
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So I received a cease-and-desist order from Jack Handey’s lawyer about a week and a half ago asking me to stop making Mr. Handey’s Deep Thoughts available for free. Not wanting to get sued, I immediately complied, and so eDeep is no more.
What impact has this had on alexras.info’s traffic? Let me show you my [...]
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Go. Now. Buy. That is all.
By Alex | February 1, 2008
Here’s something you never thought you’d be hearing from me: I’m working for Microsoft this summer.
Well, I’m working for Microsoft Research this summer, anyway.
Wait, put out those torches, put down the pitchforks and let me explain.
Some of you may know that I’ve been somewhat … critical … of Microsoft in the past. My anti-Microsoft sentiments [...]
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By Alex | January 16, 2008
Dear Sega:
Please stop making terrible Sonic games. You’ve been doing almost constantly since 1999 and it has to stop. A little part of my soul dies every time another of your unpolished, forgettable piece of crap games gets released with my childhood hero’s name on it. Thank you.
By Alex | January 4, 2008
This basically sums up what my productivity would have been like if I had stayed at lab between Christmas and New Year’s:
By Alex | December 2, 2007
I had a problem with my speakers for a while, and it was getting on my nerves so much today that I finally sat down and tried to fix it. Essentially, when you adjusted the volume on these speakers, sound would cut in and out on the left speaker unless you had it set on [...]
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By Alex | November 13, 2007
Nothing that you’ll want to hear about has happened in the past two weeks, so here is a picture of a kitten in a boot:
See you in two weeks.
