Last week I spent some time away from keyboard (AFK), which for me includes being away from work. Thursday was the longest day of his and about 2/3 through it I found myself lying on a bench at my mother in law’s house telling her and my wife, “I never feel this tired after a full […]
On Thursday my c25k training hit a new level. On week 5, day 3, there’s no walking breaks scheduled. You warmup, you run for 20 minutes, and you cool down. I ended up taking some walking time to catch my breath, and I didn’t hit the 2 mile distance that I’d like to with a […]
I read Steven Pressfield’s War of Art faster than any other book this year. My review isn’t ready yet (next week, maybe?) but I wanted to share this snippet. Like a magnetized needle floating on a surface of oil, Resistance will unfailingly point to true North—meaning that calling or action it most wants to stop us from […]
It’s time to separate the nerds from the super nerds. This genius has designed a LEGO set for Ingress agents. The LEGO Ideas site will only make a set if it gets 10,000 users interested and then passes a review process. I’m not sure the folks at Niantic will let the licensing of this come […]
The Resistance defeated the Enlightened by only 429 points in this summer’s anomaly series, “Persepolis.” According to the announcement on Google+, this will almost assuredly introduce N’zeer technology into the (confusing) Ingress storyline: The Resistance victory assures that Jahan will likely succeed in unlocking N’zeer technology in Persepolis, and the true power of the N’zeer […]
I got to Level 8 by throwing a ton of derp links out of one portal. A newbie mistake, but one I was willing to accept for the level. I got to Level 9 by blowing up everything in my sight on the way to and from the grocery store — with some efficient glyph hacking […]
For Amber’s birthday she mostly wanted to hang out with friends. When our friends hangout we play Ingress. At Ber’s request, I planned a small bit of multi-layering downtown the night before. The operation went by smoothly and everyone had fun in the nice weather. Everyone even wore blue shirts to support the Resistance! Totally […]
Level 4! That’s a text my mom sent me yesterday. My wife, dad, and mother-in-law have sent me similar messages. Leveling up is a common mechanic to video games but my mother doesn’t play video games so I’ve never had the chance to see her excited with new powers gained and an ever-climbing amount of […]
Since I started playing Ingress I’ve found myself walking down streets I’d never normally walk, staring at buildings I’d never looked at before, and finding details that bring joy to the few who are willing to notice. But there’s a moment for every Ingress player when they start appreciating cemeteries. The backbone of Ingress is […]
My only beef with the game of Ingress is that the story is very confusing. It’s neat in a way, though. The story develops less within the scanner application, more using YouTube and Google+ and other websites – the way a story would be broadcast in real life nowadays. That is, if anyone in real life used […]
Alex Gustafson