Josh Elster - Liquid Electron

Time to Go the Distance

Going the Distance with Babylon.js is the new book I've been working on, available for pre-order now. The book will demonstrate how to build a simulation-game hosted within a web application that can be installed and published to app stores.

A Tale of Two Timelines

This is a tale of two timelines. Like any good story involving a multiverse, our shared universe diverges from the other at a specific point in time. No, Steve Jobs doesn't survive in either timeline, but our tale does involve his legacy in a non-trivial way.

woodworking

Building a Paul Sellers style Workbench

While I never really doubted that I could _eventually_ build the workbench I wanted, one thing became apparent that first summer: I needed to do some serious levelling up before I would be ready to take on this project.

gravwell

Gravitational Intuition

Is not the name of my Stevie Wonder cover band! :) In my last post, I introduced GravWell and talked through some of the concepts at a high level. In this post, I want

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GravWell

In GravWell, players must navigate their ship around a stellar system while avoiding unplanned "lithobraking" - crashing - contact with any of the celestial bodies. Armed with powerful engines and a gravity map, players must find their way to safety.

azure

Tools for building a modern software platform in Azure

Right now is a very cool time to be in the business of making software. The latest set of tools are more powerful and accessible than ever, allowing more people than ever before the power to make their dreams a reality.

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A Ghostly Site update

If you've been to the previous incarnation of this website, you'll notice that it suddenly looks a bit... different. That's because I'm in the process of moving over to the Ghost publishing platform

thatconference

That Conference 2014

I've just arrived in Wisconsin at That Conference - looking at session lists and events sessions while waiting to check-in made me look forward to everything even more! There's so many different sessions

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Fixed: emails bouncing due to dns fail

If anyone has had issues with emails addressed to the liquidelectron.com domain, I've just put into place a change to my host's DNS records to get them aligned with my Exchange Online

VS2012 Node.js Project Template

Following up on an exchange Chris Powers and I had earlier today at That Conference, I threw together a quick and dirty project template for VS 2012 (RC) to create a new node.