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For a bit more historical context, see the 2008 blog post that originally accompanied this PDF: http://gameshelf.jmac.org/2008/11/grim-fandango-puzzle-desig...

The "Puzzle Agent" games by Telltale Games are serviceable Layton-alikes, and available on various PC and mobile platforms.

IFComp organizer here. Pleased to see some interest in IF and the competition on HN! I'll take this opportunity to say that the comp's judging period lasts through November 15, and…

Ha ha! I clicked on this article's HN comments thinking "Wow, this sounds a company ready for their Incredible Journey to begin." (c.f. http://ourincrediblejourney.tumblr.com ) And…

Articles which critique Perl as a whole by focusing on Perl 6 always strike me as a bit strange. As someone who works professionally with Perl every day, and starts several new pro…

Strong agree on there being many places to find clients. I began my own freelance career by browsing http://jobs.perl.org and responding to the more interesting requests for contra…

Just to clarify: you're providing this data to support the assertion you're replying to, right? Since 36.9% is about triple the proportion of African-Americans among US citizens in…

"The world contains things that are objectively worse than the thing that has hurt you, therefore suck it up you crybaby" is neither a particularly valid argument (as it can be app…

I can confirm that isn't necessary. It shows up as a search result when I search for "github" on my iPad's App Store app right now. I imagine the devs were wise enough to include "…

Tee hee. Linkbait headline leading to a website apparently called "Help my SEO." At least we're above-board!

Would curiosity be nearly as popular with the public if it didn't have a semi-antrhopomorphic "head" with a "face"? Our far-away pal is as cute as WALL-E. I wonder about the design…

Consider limiting your use of tools like this (in Letterpress or any other word game) to games you play with friends where both parties agree to a no-holds-barred cheatfest. It mak…

Wandering a bit OT, admittedly, but I feel obliged to push back against this notion. I know you didn't mean it this way, but I see it too often to wave away worse examples of abusi…

I recommend BackBlaze to my friends for the simple reason that it's saved my bacon once, after a laptop theft. I'd have lost years of data otherwise. It also helped me give the pol…

As someone exploring the prospect of app sales as a career (working on my third app now, supplementing it with consulting work), I'm quite heartened by this article. There's a tena…