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Let there be plastic!

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I got a job!

Today I accepted a co-op internship with Entre Computer Services as a Co-op developer working on a variety of apps and projects.   The co-op serves as part of my graduation requirement. With 6 months of co-op experience programming or developing games, I can finally graduate with a Bachelor's degree in Game Design.   Also it gives me money.   Money is nice.   I start on the 6th of July.   Also the place has tons of apartments which are like a kil
Alcom Isst

Alcom Isst

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Matrox Mystique Demo

I don't know much about the first PC that I owned and played games on, it was a custom PC that my dad built and he doesn't recall anything about it. For certain, though, I know what graphics card the PC had. It had a Matrox Mystique, a card from 1997 with which I played its exclusive version of MechWarrior 2, among other games.   I still have the driver installation disc, and dug up the beautiful video within demonstrating all the features of the card.
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Alcom Isst

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The Definitive RRU Tier List

While there are user colors and like counts, I've noticed that there is no primary ranking system for categorizing RRU users, so I've decided to write my own. Note that the lower ranks are vague in who they contain, but everyone should know their place anyways.     I have no idea what I'm doing.
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Alcom Isst

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Alcom's LEGO Collection part 1: The White Drawers

On more than on occasion I've mentioned that I have a pretty well organized LEGO Collection. Up until now, I've been too lazy to post it. I'm posting it.   The center of my collection is a 2x6 set of drawers that hold what they best fit.  
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Alcom Isst

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Oh.

Oh.   It was... You had to change the value in the LXFML, and them resize the screen. Like... This doesn't... You don't... I have no words.    
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Alcom Isst

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I acquired some free LEGO.

About a year ago, my dad got a large bin of LEGO from a co-worker who found the bin for free on the side of someone's house. It was a sizable acquisition, with sets from around 2007-2011. I finally got around to documenting it and taking some pictures before I leave for college and inevitably sort it. Bonkles:  Bricks A:   Bricks B:  Also in the bin: 
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Alcom Isst

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Rest in Pieces LDD Final Boss.

People of Rock Raiders United, I bring terrible news.On Thursday, 2015-19-06, after some recent contributions by LEGO Message Board users, the LMB topic LDD Final Boss is Too Hard was brutally murdered by an albino alligator. This is a devastating loss for myself, its contributors, and all those it entertained. LDD Final Boss was an incredible creation. It was a sample of pure uninhibited imaginative human thought. It was an example of the incredible things that teamwork can accomplish. It was
Alcom Isst

Alcom Isst

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A Puzzle: How to Design a Website for One Person.

The Assignment: For one of my classes, IGME 110: Intro to Interactive Games and Media, I am to design a website. The first step is due Tuesday at 2:00 PM EST, and reads as such: Start designing the structure for your project website • Who’s your target audience? What information would be useful to them? • What kind of experience do you want to design? • What content do you intend to include? Before class next Tuesday, upload to the dropbox a brief (1-3 paragraph) description of your
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Alcom Isst

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I have a project regarding the Rock Raiders United website, now answer this survey.

Right! I have a project with the first step due in 21 hours regarding Rock Raiders United. The project is to redesign a website, with deliverables being 4-6 images and a design document, so there won't actually be any new website. I must interview and survey some users. You are all users. You will respond to my questions at your discretion. You will respond to them as a single reply to this blog post. You will write your own responses, and will not simply cite each other in agreement.
Alcom Isst

Alcom Isst

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YOU FOOLS!

Is this what you dare to deploy against me?! This is not an offensive! This is more fuel for the FIRE!
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Alcom Isst

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LEGO Wolfenstein?

Noghiri mentioned C4 in the context of a URL link. I did not understand what this C4 was. I decided to look it up via Wikipedia. I went to this page. I got sidetracked and clicked to this page. I then caught the word "LEGO", and stumbled upon LEGO Wolfenstein. It's free, functional, and I'm still confused by its existence.
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Alcom Isst

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Operation: Barbeque (The mission to fix LDD's Field of View)

The Situation On April 27th, 2014, several images were found, developed by Eurobricks user 'Bbqqq', that had LEGO Digital Designer at an enhanced field of view. Infuriatingly, Bbqqq did not include instructions on how to increase LEGO Digital Designer's field of view angle, so I proceeded to contact the guy via Eurobrick's private messaging system. Operation Barbeque is a plan to retrieve information from Bbqqq, which will allow myself and anyone to modify the Field of View of LEGO Digital Des
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Alcom Isst

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Alcom Plays Goat Simulator!

Realizing that I payed for a $70 mic and have yet to do something worthwhile with it, I decided to finally do a Let's Play, and chose Goat Simulator for that Let's Play! Enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYuxu7LhKkI
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Alcom Isst

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An Incomplete Victory, Alcom Returns to College

On December 18th, I submitted a change of program application to RIT. The program I applied for was the Game Design and Development major at the RIT School of Interactive Games & Media (IGM). After several tense weeks and I finally got my response, and that response is... "maybe". The decision of whether or not I return to RIT depends on my performance in this Spring Semester at RIT. Around the time I submitted my application, I also signed up for a full semester of spring courses relev
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Alcom Isst

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A major change of major.

I'm working towards switching my major to Game Design and Development. I actually made this decision back in July, after finally deciding that I cannot enjoy my Mechanical Engineering major. My original intent with the ME major was to enter a non-art major that could complement my interest in LEGO, and while I have the skill sets for Mechanical Engineering, I cannot maintain an interest in it or be happy with it. Thus I have decided to switch my major to something else. Despite the com
Alcom Isst

Alcom Isst

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Quadrupedal Mech?

Yes indeed, with permission from Fushigisaur I have developed a modified version of the Recon Quad Mech. Said redesign uses my style and part choices, though keeps the same form and mechanics as the original. Lithium Xenophobe File Link.
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Alcom Isst

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LCD Cetace

As two attempted conquests on Earth had occurred within a period of two years, it was decided in a consensus of Earth cultures that the development of a new and massive space fleet was in order. Such a fleet would establish Earth as a grand space power, capable of not simply defending itself from assault, but being swift and effective about it. At this time, all defensive operations against alien invaders and threats upon Earth had been reactionary, with specialized teams and military units bein
Alcom Isst

Alcom Isst

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My haul from Brighton Bricks

So 23 days ago I bought $80 worth of plastic from Brighton Bricks, one of these pieces of plastic being the windshield I needed to complete my Celihopter. In the other $79-ish worth of plastic was a fantastic array of LEGO bricks for future projects plus two accidental bonus bricks.
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