http://www.kimmosblog.com A Quite Controversal Look at Computer Games And The World Around Us Sun, 04 Jan 2009 05:40:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It was exactly a year ago that I set my foot in Helsinki. This and the New Year (of which, I wish Happy for my readership) has prompted me to write some words of advice and inspiritation for any future or present time travellers. Before anything else, a few words on ... http://www.kimmosblog.com/2009/01/04/ideas-for-future-or-present-time-travellers-who-lack-imagination/ As a former (and recouperating) failure, I am a fond proponent of failing. Not in the sense that you should aim to fail, but how you respond to it once you do. This Saturday I attended the first Aikido dan-graduation in my life. Dan-graduation is quite different from kyu-graduations. It ... http://www.kimmosblog.com/2008/12/07/on-failure/ Not too long ago, I attended a cinematic event. Now that I can actually afford them I've grown to dislike them more and more. My biggest gripe are the advertisements. I've payed dear money for the priviledge and then they see it fit to show me probably the finest concentration ... http://www.kimmosblog.com/2008/11/23/time-to-change/ I have a vague feeling of déjà vu that I've written this post already, but the subject bears repeating. I'm working with a few preconditions of human nature with one of them being that humans like to see that they have some kind of effect on and in the world that ... http://www.kimmosblog.com/2008/11/22/on-greeting/ Certified ScrumMaster that is. I took a two-day course, led by Jens Østergaard and James O. Coplien, both outstanding lectureres. It wasn't an impediment that the subject matter hit my local repository of human experience and values with good matches. Which means to say that I agreed on the explicit ... http://www.kimmosblog.com/2008/11/14/im-officially-certified/ I went bouldering for the first time in my life. This is the practice of climbing (in this case) walls with artificial holds, arranged to put up problems of most physical in nature. Since the climbs are only up to 5 metres tall, theres no safet equipment involved apart from ... http://www.kimmosblog.com/2008/11/11/ninja-skill-acquired/ Every now and then, some things happen that make you take note and remember when you have one of those why-does-everything-always-not-go-well -moments. Fantagraphics books are printing all the Peanuts comics in the existence. They have been for a few years actually, but only last year those books started to appear ... http://www.kimmosblog.com/2008/11/09/complete-peanuts/ It has been far too long since I've rambled in my blog, which is a shame. This is a shame from the point of view of the Dinosaur media who consider Blogs the primary media for rambling. It is not the same thing to be accusing the, if I pick ... http://www.kimmosblog.com/2008/10/31/friday-night-ramblings/ Just over a week ago some kind soul relieved me from the pain of owning a bicyclylamp. Forgetting the effect this incident have had on my attitude toward my fellow creatures, I have been involved with the process of choosing what kind of light-inducing solution will I mount to my ... http://www.kimmosblog.com/2008/10/25/saving-the-god-damn-planet/ I have been involved in a long process to buy some furniture to my appartment. I have cherished the thought to be, finally, able to have all my books and comics in relative order and realizing the quality of neat. This process has involved numerous trips to local flea-markets and ... http://www.kimmosblog.com/2008/10/22/my-very-first-game-console/