I’m Riff. I’m a writer for a popular online game called Kingdom of Loathing. This is my blog. There are many like it, but this one is mine.Sites I frequent:Comics:Cyanide and HappinessScary Go RoundOvercompensatingAchewoodStarslip CrisisA Softer WorldWondermarkDresden CodakQuestionable ContentPenny ArcadeDr. McNinjaWhite NinjaDinosaur ComicsBoy On a StickCat and GirlXKCDOrder of the StickAppleGeeksGoatsZebragirlGunnerkrigg CourtButtersafeKate BeatonBear & KittenWiguWonderellaFreakAngelsLucid TVA. Charles ChristopherMS Paint AdventuresBlogs &c.:My Blog Loves MeBoing BoingMetaFilterSlashdotRock, Paper, ShotgunToboldThe Comics CurmudgeonWarren EllisSlumbering LungfishX-EntertainmentDefective YetiPlay This ThingJay Is GamesEctoplasmosisTokyoMangoTags under constructionPics Tumblr (3.0; @minimumsafedistance)http://minimumsafedistance.org/ Deadly Premonition. It’s my new favorite game. Destructoid gave it 10/10. To summarize that...http://minimumsafedistance.org/post/440102417http://minimumsafedistance.org/post/440102417Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:34:00 -0700[clan] Riff: oh man, Ben, we started Deadly Premonitions last night [clan] lycrashampoo: ohhhhhh...http://minimumsafedistance.org/post/440098898http://minimumsafedistance.org/post/440098898Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:32:48 -0700<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kz1fydMLZa1qzq7zwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>via <a href="http://www.warrenellis.com/">Warren Ellis</a></p>http://minimumsafedistance.org/post/437687244http://minimumsafedistance.org/post/437687244Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:30:13 -0700<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/h9vAOzYz-Qs&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/h9vAOzYz-Qs&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Wow, hey! This was unexpected. Gorillaz’ new album, <i>Plastic Beach</i> is out! This is the first music video, for “Stylo”.</p> <p>Haven’t bought the album yet, but I’m kind of excited.</p> <p>The Gorillaz youtube <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/gorillaz#p/c/92103902902FF136">channel</a> has a variety of little teaser trailers and idents and stuff, too.</p>http://minimumsafedistance.org/post/437643496http://minimumsafedistance.org/post/437643496Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:06:27 -0700<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qybUFnY7Y8w&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qybUFnY7Y8w&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>OK Go’s new video. Best Rube Goldberg contraption I’ve ever seen, and let me tell you, I’ve seen a few. And yes, according to the <a href="http://syynlabs.com/">creators</a>, it was filmed in a single take (though I doubt it was the <i>first</i> take).</p> <p>Update: an <a href="http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/03/ok_go_rube_goldberg_video_meet_the.html">interview</a> with the creators.</p>http://minimumsafedistance.org/post/422549165http://minimumsafedistance.org/post/422549165Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:30:00 -0700An explanation of video games, for medievalists.: A video game is like a book, one with many...http://minimumsafedistance.org/post/406990707http://minimumsafedistance.org/post/406990707Tue, 23 Feb 2010 06:45:25 -0700<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxm1qqRGnU1qzq7zwo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>So it turns out that AMC has posted all of The Prisoner <a href="http://www.amctv.com/videos/the-prisoner-1960s-video/">on their website</a>. This is kind of an amazing thing. If you like spy stories and/or psychological thrillers (read: mindfucks) and haven’t ever watched The Prisoner, well, here’s your chance to repair a seriously deep hole in your life experience.</p> <p>If you read and liked Grant Morrison’s “The Invisibles”, you need to watch this right goddamn now.</p>http://minimumsafedistance.org/post/381287970http://minimumsafedistance.org/post/381287970Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:25:37 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kx69ya19cZ1qzq15qo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>(via <a href="http://mybloglovesme.tumblr.com/">mybloglovesme</a>)</p> <p>(Clickthru for the artist’s flickr, which has a ton of other great things.)</p>http://minimumsafedistance.org/post/373244808http://minimumsafedistance.org/post/373244808Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:54:11 -0700<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/v7xME0aFbC4&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/v7xME0aFbC4&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Squeeeeeeeeeee</p>http://minimumsafedistance.org/post/373241625http://minimumsafedistance.org/post/373241625Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:51:55 -0700<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kwq4wvKEyY1qzq7zwo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Back of the box. I couldn’t decide which sound-effect to use, so I just used them all.</p> <p>My graphic design teachers would be so proud.</p>http://minimumsafedistance.org/post/349726452http://minimumsafedistance.org/post/349726452Sat, 23 Jan 2010 16:50:51 -0700<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kwq4u39exf1qzq7zwo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>So the Lego Design By Me thing is a little pricy — you pay an extra $15-20 over the base parts cost, and that parts cost seems to be the Pick-a-Brick prices, which are already above the average.</p> <p>But, you get to design your own custom-printed box! That’s pretty cool. You get a custom-printed instruction manual, too.</p>http://minimumsafedistance.org/post/349724356http://minimumsafedistance.org/post/349724356Sat, 23 Jan 2010 16:49:12 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kweck1FyPz1qzq7zwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A little flash platform game called “Life Is Hard”. It’s pretty funny. Click through.</p>http://minimumsafedistance.org/post/339204122http://minimumsafedistance.org/post/339204122Sun, 17 Jan 2010 08:04:48 -070012:43:48 Thisguy: Heh. There should be a monster that instead of you defeating it in combat, you...http://minimumsafedistance.org/post/336633761http://minimumsafedistance.org/post/336633761Fri, 15 Jan 2010 19:05:10 -0700<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kw9kls6PPG1qzq7zwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Click through for Avatar: The Metacontextual Edition.</p> <blockquote> <p><b>RIPLEY:</b> This place is an extremely hostile jungle environment.</p> <p><b>JUGHEAD:</b> But if we can find the huge ape and bring it back to New York, we can call it the eighth wonder of the world and make a fortune on tickets.<br/><br/><b>RIPLEY:</b> What?<br/><br/><b>JUGHEAD:</b> Sorry, I got confused, because I have a feeling the next little while is going to be about wandering around a jungle being chased by one ridiculously hostile creature after another. Is there anything in this movie that isn’t derived from other movies?<br/><br/><b>RED-SHIRT:</b> I keep it straight by remembering that the animals here are way more colourful.<br/><br/><b>RIPLEY:</b> Who the fuck are you again?</p> </blockquote>http://minimumsafedistance.org/post/334934937http://minimumsafedistance.org/post/334934937Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:10:39 -0700<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kw9fszEOCA1qzq7zwo1_400.png"/><br/><br/><p>You can’t really tell what’s going on here, because I was trying to take a picture of this guy without <i>looking</i> like I was taking a picture of this guy, while at the same time pulling out into traffic.</p> <p>This is one of those guys you may have seen, standing on the street corner spinning an arrow-shaped sign around. Except, this particular guy is dressed as the Statue of Liberty.</p> <p>No matter how stupid you think your job is, it doesn’t beat this guy’s job. This guy has the stupidest job<i> in the world.</i></p>http://minimumsafedistance.org/post/334783986http://minimumsafedistance.org/post/334783986Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:26:00 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kw8lycJRvG1qzq7zwo1_250.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=003049"><b>[S] Enter.</b></a></p> <p>That’s right, it’s the video for the end of MS Paint Adventures: Homestuck: Act III. And it’s even more awesome than the one for the end of <a href="http://minimumsafedistance.org/post/210791010/s-wv-ascend">Act II</a>, if you can believe it.</p> <p>I hope to god you’ve been reading this comic, because there’s no way I can manage a recap this time. Far too much has happened. Maybe read my recap for Act II, and then read all of <a href="http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=002659">Act III</a>? C’mon, it won’t take <i>that</i> long, and it’s totally worth it.</p> <p>Or I guess you can click <a href="http://mspaintadventures.wikia.com/wiki/Homestuck:_Act_3">this link</a>, and get your summary there, such as it is, crust-dry wiki style and all. But what fun is that? Come on. Read the comic.</p>http://minimumsafedistance.org/post/334052850http://minimumsafedistance.org/post/334052850Thu, 14 Jan 2010 05:42:00 -0700<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kw6pdn1uh91qzq7zwo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>From, unsurprisingly, <a href="http://xkcd.com">XKCD</a>. Have I mentioned how much I enjoy self-reference?</p>http://minimumsafedistance.org/post/332266350http://minimumsafedistance.org/post/332266350Wed, 13 Jan 2010 05:00:00 -0700Random Recipe Generator: Leeks With Raisins Dressing Serves 4 You will need: 50g strawberries 5...http://minimumsafedistance.org/post/331675924http://minimumsafedistance.org/post/331675924Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:32:54 -0700Two Gentlemen of Lebowski: WALTERNihilists! I am beshrewn. Say what thou wilt Of fascist tenets,...http://minimumsafedistance.org/post/322186519http://minimumsafedistance.org/post/322186519Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:43:00 -0700By the way, if you got the LEGO advent calendar this year, and want the plans for the Battlewalker,...http://minimumsafedistance.org/post/320595208http://minimumsafedistance.org/post/320595208Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:49:00 -0700