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Maybe it's just mine, but the Strange Escape Plan doesn't seem to track kills. I know for a fact that I've killed at least 2 people with it, but it doesn't even say, "Kills: 0". Unfortunate.
Valve seemed to have forgotten to put the kill counters on Strange Escape Plans.Ā I have no idea why, but during the small update earlier, they still didn't fix it.Ā They'll probably take care of it soon though, so just sit tight.
- Miku
Edmonton New Media Roundup 24
I was fortunate to be asked to speak at WordCamp Edmonton, which meant I got to soak up a whole bunch of great stuff from this terrific conference on all things WordPress. As I admitted in my presentation (which won't make a lot of sense out of context, but the links are worth looking at), I am a WordPress n00b of the highest order, so a lot of the talks from the developers and designers sailed straight over my head. No matter. Itās useful to me to know what I donāt know; Step 2 is to get around to knowing it. The conference gave me a chance to announce The Journalās call for applications to be the paperās first blogger-in-residence. Itās a little experiment that Barb Wilkinson and I are trying in the media lab. Deadline is Dec. 19, so check out what weāre looking for and fill out the form if youāve got what it takes. Slides and video of the WordCamp presentations are to be posted in the fullness of time. In the meantime, check out Tamara Stecykās summaries of Day 1 and Day 2 on Storify. Also, I would dearly love to steal Taylor Reeseās notebook ā that shot up top is of his notes from Jeff Archibaldās talk on typography. I love people who think the way that looks. Iām on Tumblr because itās easy, but my New Yearās resolution will be to move my main blog to the WordPress site that Sally Poulsen built for me. WordCamp was a good baby step in the right direction. My favourite session was Dana DiTomasoās talk on search engine optimization for WordPress. She delivered tons of practical tips and links to resources in a mile-a-minute but highly entertaining talk. Iām looking forward to hearing her again at the Social Media Breakfast on Nov. 25. Another takeaway came from Mack Maleās talk on lessons from the Edmonton blogosphere. He highlighted a number of excellent blogs, and distilled their success down to four qualities: passionate, interesting, engaging and consistent. Judging from the reaction Iāve been getting (thank you, commenters and retweeters!), Iām doing OK on the first three, but I know Iām falling down on consistency. Working on it. And now, rounding up: ā āIām No Superman: The Comic Book Collection of Gilbert Bouchardā opened at the University of Albertaās Bruce Peel Special Collections Library on Nov. 18. Not only did Andy Grabia do an amazing job curating the collection, but he also curated the nightās tweets and snapshots on Storify. You can see the show for free, but do yourself a favour and buy the catalogue: only $5 for a beautiful tribute to a man who cared a great deal about the arts in Edmonton. (Addendum: The catalogue, which is not available online, includes Andy's perceptive essay on Gilbert and the story his collection tells, in addition to many wonderful images from the comics. It's a keepsake.) ā Another Girl Geek Dinner happened this past week. I missed it, but I followed along on Twitter as Ruth Kelly, president of Venture Publishing, addressed the gang at DāLish. Tamara storified this one, too. (Have I mentioned how much I love Storify? Yeah. Itās pretty awesome. Great for bringing meaning to the stream and keeping it around. Also an increasingly powerful tool for serious journalism.) ā Dave Cournoyer is performing a great service keeping on top of whoās been nominated where and for whom as we head into a provincial election in the spring. ā I finally got a chance to listen to the Unknown Studioās latest podcast, featuring Jay Bardyla of Happy Harbor Comics. Recommended listening, not only for comic-book fans but for anyone interested in candid, well-informed, earned-the-hard-way advice on running a small business. ā Bardyla was also one of the organizers of Pure Speculation, the geek festival that happened on the weekend and sounded like a very fun time. I missed both PureSpec and Refinery, the big party at the Art Gallery of Alberta featuring Fish Griwkowskyās āExplorers of the North and the Monsters Who Killed Them,ā which also looked like a blast. Had I gone to either, I might have seen my old friend Jason Kapalka, a fellow Gateway alum who is the reason I almost never see my iPad, as everyone else in my house steals it to play Plants vs Zombies. OK, Ƨa suffit. Catch up on more Edmonton goings-on in Mackās weekly Edmonton notes, and find out about other media happenings in his Media Monday. Tell me what I missed or messed up in the comments, on Twitter or on Google+.
Happy birthday, #Yeg Girl Geeks!
āIām not so much a girl geek as scientifically minded, but OK.ā Ā Thatās what my nine-year-old daughter said when I asked her to pose for a picture wishing the Edmonton Girl Geek Dinner a happy first birthday. So, yeah, sheās a geek. But I mean that in the nicest, proudest way. I love that she made a Venn diagram comparing herself with Kari Byron from MythBusters. I love that she wants to be a paleontologist when she grows up, and has wanted that since she was three. I love that we read books on prehistoric life at bedtime. Pure geekery. I have met many wonderful role models for my girl at the Girl Geek Dinners. Every time I have attended, I have talked to fascinating women who do amazing things. This has become a valuable networking event, and it is always a good time. So thank you, Shauna McConechy and Brittney Le Blanc, for bringing this institution to Edmonton. Shauna is about to depart on an adventure in Toronto, but I think they have created something so good that weāll find a way to help Brittney keep it going. Itās got to stick around long enough for my girl to be old enough to go. Nine more years, OK?