Xna>swf video, attempt two

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By robin, September 18, 2009 12:25 pm

I made a new video demo’ing the swf>xna tool (with Box2d Automation). The first was 15 mins, too long for youtube (thanks for pointing that out Kevin and Zman). I took out all the jokes that weren’t funny (specifcally, all the jokes) and now it is only 8 mins. Funny how that works…

Swf to Xna Tool Video Demo 1

Uploaded the new video that is under 10 mins, sorry about that : ).

The tool/framework we use to build Xna games is now being used, though still a ways from feature complete. It is now in the content pipeline, so bringing in the assets is automated. This is a short-ish demo of the tool and some of its Box2D capabilities. I’ll make one of how the framework works next, as that gets filled out (it has a parallel AS3 framework, so the same flash file works in xna and in as3 (using the flash file directly)). I sound like a weenie. I know everyone thinks they do in a video, but I am a weenie as well, so I’m a little more sensitive.

All this swf parsing/generating code lives at http://www.codeplex.com/swf, although this part isn’t uploaded yet due to being in such flux. Eventually this will all be there, along with the game frameworks for flash and Xna. (There are other things in there, like a swf to xaml converter, swf dump etc, though it is a very ‘personal’ project unfortunately, aka mostly useful to the person who wrote it : ).

Cured a wart with compressed air

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By robin, September 6, 2009 8:42 pm

I’ve had a wart that wouldn’t go away for about 5+ years now. I wasn’t that annoying, but it was persistent. I tried duct tape, wart remover, wart bandaids, and even criminally expensive ($40!) wart freezer (twice!!)… yet it always came back.

Recently I tried a compressed air canister (the kind to blow dust out of your computer) — and what do you know it worked!

You turn it upside down, and *slowly* squeeze the trigger. This allows liquid air to drip out one drop at a time, onto said wart. You can freeze the crap out of it, and it is accurate enough to that you don’t need any other protection. Mostly it is handy enough you can do it a few times a day for a few days, which I think is what did the trick. Cheap, easy, effective and plenty of air left over to blow the dust out of your CPU.

Best part, you no longer have to love me warts and all.

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