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Quantum is a really neat RTS game that I found while perusing The Linux Game Tome. Don't be put off by the name of the repository: the game runs equally well on Linux, Mac, and Windows, because it's programmed in Java. Don't be put off by the programming language, either: it starts and runs quite quickly.

I recommend using the Quantum webstart link, since you'll not only get the up-to-date version, but libraries that are appropriate for your system, too. (This is practically necessary if you run on a 64-bit Linux machine.)

There's no documentation, so I'm writing my own. Read on for my Quantum strategy guide.

This is neat: 8bitboy is a Flash program that plays Amiga mods. I owned an Amiga 3000, and there was one mod I loved and haven't heard for years. Lately a Serendipity user had problems embedding 8bitboy in his sidebar, so I decided to take a shot at it and share my favorite mods.

The player is embedded below, and (for now) in my sidebar.

Update: Stinkin' thing only loads its config file from the current directory. Therefore it doesn't appear in detailed entry view, archive listings, author listings, category listings... only on the front page.

Update part 2: N00b mistake. Adding base="/progress/media/8bitboy" to my embed code fixed that problem.

Update 2009-04-21: Used <object> tag instead of <embed> so the website would validate.

I've been busy with work, iPhone development, and my car, so I haven't been posting here much. The rest of my family has been busy with their spring break.

Last weekend, Melissa an I took a walk in the woods. We discovered a river running through our development that we never even suspected. Here are some pictures of what we found, especially the weird tree stalagmites. (Apologies for the blurriness of some pictures; they were taken by a 10-year-old with a cell phone. )