Joey deVilla

The Mac Sweet Spot

I've got an essay on The Farm about this little machine: ...which includes a link to this beautiful infographic about…

22 years ago

The Skillz to Man the Grillz (Part 2 of the “Hamburgers” Series) [Updated]

With the rise of cheap videocasettes and VCRs in the 1980s came the rise of the training and educational videos.…

22 years ago

Sexy Beast

Let's say it's the early 1980's. You've just bought a Quick and Dirty Operating System and repackaged it for IBM…

22 years ago

"Guess Who’s Back. Back Again. Russell’s Back. Tell a Friend…"

Poncey boy Russell Smith. The only time you'll see a better-dressed cracker is on an hors d'oeuvres tray. Russell Smith,…

22 years ago

"Y’know What They Call a Quarter Pounder in Israel?" (Part 1 of the "Hamburgers" series)

Check out this funny McDonald's ad from Israel for the McShawarma [3.0 MB MPEG Video; enclosure]. The guy playing Travolta…

22 years ago

"You are in a series of small twisty passages, all alike."

On IndieGameDev (one of the blogs I'm paid to write): An in-depth article on Interactive Fiction (a.k.a. "IF" or "text…

22 years ago

"Couple Names Baby ‘Yahoo’"

From The Register: A newborn baby boy has been named "Yahoo" by a Romanian couple - cos they met over…

22 years ago