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How the Kindle Stole Christmas

I mentioned recently that I had quit my job at Cyber Sprocket Labs, a place where I spent a great thirty-eight months writing code and vastly expanding my knowledge about computer programmer as both a science and an art. Over those three years I made a number of close friends with my co-workers, as the company always has an atmosphere that fosters those types of relationships between co-workers. So since the people there are also my close friends, they decided to all pitch in and buy me a sweet-ass Amazon Kindle as a parting gift, to show their appreciation for my time spent among their ranks.

But this post isn’t about my affairs with my former employer. Instead it is a review of the Amazon Kindle device, and how I feel it is going to consume an incalculable amount of my waking time.

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Malnomers

Here are my least favorite malnomers*.
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Opportunities for Independent Game Developers

Gamasutra has a short article up today about a new initiative to fund small game development studios, lead by Joystick Labs, which defines itself as a “seed-stage accelerator”. It offers $6,000 per founder of the title, up to $18,000, and requires relocating to North Carolina. Joystick Labs will fund and mentor a project, and in return expect to get a “modest equity stake” in the company they are helping out and a “share of the money generated by the game or app” (quotes taken from the Joystick Labs FAQ as of 4:08PST 8-9-10).
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