A few weeks ago, I had a coworker talk to me about an idea for a new type of game. I thought it was a great idea but needed some flushing out. Then a couple of days later I had a another friend give me another idea. This second friend also lives in Utah but works in the Bay Area. We fly out every Monday together and he gives me a ride from the Oakland airport to my office in Foster City. During the ride one morning, he suggested an idea for a computer video game.
Separately these two game ideas were pretty interesting. Combined, they make up a really amazing new kind of game. Tomorrow two of us and another friend are going to meet for lunch and start working on the idea. We will need to flush out a few details, but my hope is that we will be able to have a prototype running in time for the Christmas Holidays. Don't hold me to that date, as a number of unforeseen issues may arise, but that is my goal. Stay tuned as I will have more information as the game develops.
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Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Combination Locks and Passwords
Yesterday I got to do a bit of shopping and picked up a lock for my bicycle. Now I can use my bike to go shopping and not worry about leaving my bike in the front of the store. While I was making the decision, I had a choice between a combination lock or a key lock. I decided on a combination lock so I don't have to worry about always having the key with me.
When I was about 8 years old, I discovered that padlocks came in two basic versions: keyed or combination. I told my dad that I didn't ever want a combination lock because I might forget the sequence of numbers. He informed me that it was much more likely that I would lose the key. When I finally got to Junior High, I was issued my first combination lock and quickly overcame my fear of using random numbers to open doors. I still have a padlock that I got during that era of my life and have not forgotten the combination even though it can be years between uses.
Several months ago, I was headed to the airport in Salt Lake when I realized that I left the keys for my California car at home. I had to rush home, get the keys, and return to the airport. I made my flight with only minutes to spare. Had I forgotten my keys, it would have been impossible to get my car out of long-term parking. I would have had to get my wife FedEx them to my office and paid for an extra day of parking. I would have also had to find an alternative way to get from the Oakland airport to my office in Foster City. I now have a spare car key that I keep on the boat in case something similar happens again.
Thinking about my new bike lock and why I chose the one I did, reminded me that we use combination locks all the time. Every time I use an automatic teller machine to withdraw money from the bank, I use a 4-digit combination or password. Every time I log into one of my many computers, I am forced to use a password which is a type of combination lock. That gives me an idea for a new password: thirty-0-twenty4, my old combination lock from Junior High.
When I was about 8 years old, I discovered that padlocks came in two basic versions: keyed or combination. I told my dad that I didn't ever want a combination lock because I might forget the sequence of numbers. He informed me that it was much more likely that I would lose the key. When I finally got to Junior High, I was issued my first combination lock and quickly overcame my fear of using random numbers to open doors. I still have a padlock that I got during that era of my life and have not forgotten the combination even though it can be years between uses.
Several months ago, I was headed to the airport in Salt Lake when I realized that I left the keys for my California car at home. I had to rush home, get the keys, and return to the airport. I made my flight with only minutes to spare. Had I forgotten my keys, it would have been impossible to get my car out of long-term parking. I would have had to get my wife FedEx them to my office and paid for an extra day of parking. I would have also had to find an alternative way to get from the Oakland airport to my office in Foster City. I now have a spare car key that I keep on the boat in case something similar happens again.
Thinking about my new bike lock and why I chose the one I did, reminded me that we use combination locks all the time. Every time I use an automatic teller machine to withdraw money from the bank, I use a 4-digit combination or password. Every time I log into one of my many computers, I am forced to use a password which is a type of combination lock. That gives me an idea for a new password: thirty-0-twenty4, my old combination lock from Junior High.
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