There’s something about games that have a core loop based on system optimisation that just tickles my brain right. I guess it’s just that feeling of getting a process just…
economy
Ever since I played Auralux all those years ago I’ve been keenly interested in what I like to call “essence” games. They are, as their name would imply, extremely stripped…
I wrote a post just last month that laid out the reasons why the banks would probably not be dropping rates independently of the RBA, even though the current funding…
I’m no stranger to turn based strategy games but I can’t say that they’re my favourite genre. Whilst I, like many of my generation, grew up on titles like Civilization,…
BitCoins are a hybrid of two currency models, namely the current world standard of fiat currency (I.E. BitCoins only have value because other people will accept them in exchange for…
It may come as a surprise to you to find out that Australia is a predominately service base industry. Whilst it’s hard to argue that we’ve enjoyed the benefits of…
I resisted getting into politics in any way for most of my adult life. For the most part I thought it was just a popularity contest that I had no…
Ah budget time, it’s always an interesting time of year as you get to see what the government has planned for the coming year and the rhetoric spin machines go…
Despite my tag-line explicitly mentioning finance I haven’t really been harping on the subject much recently. I’ve always managed to find something else far more interesting than boring everyone to…
Way back in the days when the Internet was only a trickle into Australia I remember the information available being sparse and unreliable. Many teachers would not accept any information…