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RE-ZORK IV: Ms. O’Shea and the April Fool’s Day
In the early days of computing, before Graphical User Interfaces were commonplace, nerds still needed games to play on their primitive computers. Thus the text based interactive fiction game was born. While the Zork series wasn’t the very first instance of such a game, it was unquestionably the first success in interactive fiction, and phrases…
Read MoreMinor Key Monday 36: Nowell Sing We, Both All and Some
I always have to stop myself when I say I like “all kinds of music”. Because, honestly, that just isn’t true, there is really only one kind of music I like. No, not [just] Black Metal, I’m talking about music in a minor key. I mean, I’m a pretty happy guy, but there is something…
Read MoreHow to make a homemade Frank Booth Halloween costume from Blue Velvet.
I’ve kind of started a tradition of dressing up as a movie character every year for Halloween, so, in the spirit of the season, I figured I’d go ahead and walk you through how to make my costume from last year, Frank Booth from Blue Velvet. Just be warned, if anyone has seen the movie,…
Read MoreKansas VS Kentucky NCAA Championship: Pre-game Analysis
As we go into tomorrow’s NCAA championship game, there is one question every Jayhawk fan is asking. How do we defeat the seemingly unstoppable Kentucky? Yes, Bill Self is easily the greatest coach in the history of the game. And yes, our defense is so brilliant it would have made the Spartans from 300 green…
Read MoreHow to make a homemade David Wooderson Halloween costume from Dazed and Confused.
Every month I pretend to get reader mail in a little feature called “Mailbag Monday.” Well, this month, I’ve actually gotten REAL reader mail! Specifically, there are a handful of internet users out there that would like advice on creating a “Wooderson” costume from Dazed and Confused. If you don’t immediately know who that is,…
Read MoreThe Lord of the Rings: A critical reevaluation.
It’s a secret to no one that I’ve always been a bit of a Lord of the Rings fan. I mean, hell, between my book collection, the 15 or so Tolkien themed board games I own and the massive map of middle earth in my living room that has been impressing the ladies for years…
Read MoreMerry Christmas from www.isleyunruh.com!
May your Christmas Mourning be this epic!
Read MoreMinor Key Monday 12: God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
I always have to stop myself when I say I like “all kinds of music”. Because, honestly, that just isn’t true, there is really only one kind of music I like. No, not [just] Black Metal, I’m talking about music in a minor key. I mean, I’m a pretty happy guy, but there is something…
Read MoreTH# Thursday 1:Target-Based Hit Determination DRM Case J
Today I’m proud to finally unveil a brand new direction for www.isleyunruh.com: I’m moving from weekly to daily postings! It was always a problem of content rather than time (I can only write so much Lord of the Rings fan-fiction before I finally have to admit I’m who writes Lord of the Rings fan-fiction), but…
Read MoreMinor Key Monday 0 – My 10 favorite Christmas Carols!
There has been a vicious rumor going around that I don’t like Christian music, a rumor that is simply not true. So today (in addition to capitalizing all non-secular words) I’ve decided to finally set the record straight! Why today? Well, first, it is Monday, and this is a little sneak peak at one of…
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