People seem to have a fascination with old photographs. Photos, especially color photos, can really bring to life a historical period in a way that’s otherwise impossible. This Russian guy developed a technique for doing color photography in the first decade of the twentieth century. Years later, the library of congress bought the photos he took of Russia circa World War One. The exhibit is available online.

Awesome. Now even MMOs are open to indie development. I think we could really be seeing a major shift in the games industry. As independent game development becomes more viable there will be a shift toward the individual auteur-game-designer building their project. In any art form the most creative pieces come from the mind of individuals. A panel of game designers in a boardroom at EA can no more design a great game than a panel of studio executives at Universal can create a great movie. Not that the big studios will disappear; they will still serve to promote, distribute, and finance games, just as movie studios do now. We could be entering a golden age for games.

Leet Speak
Originally uploaded by NathanF.

The second in the nerdy license plates series. This one belongs to my younger brother’s friend Heath.

Buying a car is stressful. Over the weekend I finally took the plunge and bought a 2002 Jetta. I haven’t thought of a name yet.

I love when I see nerdy license plates. I’m going to make an effort to track down nerdy plates when I see them and take a picture. Starting with my old car.