Author Archive for trask
Trask is a long-time gamer, world traveler and history buff. He hopes that his scribblings will both inform and advance gaming as a hobby.
Add 4.5 Gigabytes to Your Dropbox for Free
Lifehacker has a great post about adding 4.5 gig to your Dropbox by participating in a beta test. It does require a bit of work (uploading 4.5 gig of files for the test), but I already got 2 gig in upgrades in about 2 hours. Warning: this is bandwidth intensive, so if you are on [...]
Gen Con 2012 Hotel Update 2–Downtown Rooms Still Available
Shock! After years of logging in and attacking the housing portal at the moment it goes live to get a decent hotel room, this year was totally different. There are still rooms available at downtown hotels 8 hours after hotel registration began! This is unprecedented in my experience attending Gen Con. So, if you still [...]
A Gencon 2012 Hotel Near-Miss
Oops. I forgot today was the Gencon 2012 hotel registration day and logged in an hour late. Expecting to get a hotel somewhere in Outer Mongolia, I was pleasantly surprised to get the downtown hotel I desired. I hope this is because the new hotels in Indy finally added enough capacity to meet demand rather [...]
Metamorphosis Alpha on Lulu.com with Free Shipping
Long have I desired a copy of “Metamorphosis Alpha” by James M. Ward for my bookshelf, but I am unwilling to pay collector prices. Mostly because I feel stupid because I walked past stacks of this game in book stores back in the early 1980s and never realized its historical significance to gaming. Now, James [...]
Secrets to Getting a Free 20 Gig Dropbox Account
Dropbox is the handy online storage tool I wrote about a couple of years ago. I thought it was handy tool for game groups. I used a 2 gigabyte free account for a while, but noticed I was filling it up very quickly and constantly managing space was a hassle. I am also incredibly cheap [...]
Livingdice Goes Black Tommorow to Protest SOPA
I may not have much traffic relative to Google and Wikipedia, but I do enjoy the right to publish my rantings freely. That said, the Stop Online Piracy Act is a pathetic attempt by large media companies to control the Internet using Gestapo-like tactics. By the way, I do not use the Nazi analogy lightly. [...]
GAMA Trade Show 2012 Hotel Alert
Update: I just checked and the Bally’s site is now showing the correct pricing for GTS 2012. All appears to be well. I just booked my flight and hotel for the GAMA Trade Show 2012 and noticed something odd. Assuming you are staying at the site of the convention (Bally’s), you can use the [...]
Vul-Con Trophies Are Amazing!
Vul-Con, the gaming convention taking place in Phoenix, Arizona on February 25th and 26th posted a shot of the amazing trophies for their main events. Roman swords! I will be posting more information about Vul-Con as the date draws closer. Livingdice is a sponsor of this convention, so I will be there in person. Drop [...]
After You Slay The Dragon, What Happens to the Remains?
I found the answer to this burning question! Rather than let the giant dragon corpses pile-up and pollute the countryside, there is a great new service for adventurers: Dragon Disposal! Yes, one quick call and a truck comes and picks up the corpse for a nominal fee. So quick and easy. Humor aside, this is [...]