Tag Archives: iPhone

The Bedroom Programmer: Cycle over?

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Chief Cobra

“Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday.”Don Marquis It seems only reasonable that the first (and possibly only, I’m really not doing well with this blog lark recently) post of 2014 consists of some editorial that leads to … Continue reading →

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Opinion! Quick, someone tell the Internet!

Posted on May 26, 2013 by Chief Cobra

The problem with walled gardens is forgetting who’s supposed to be on each side of the wall. In the past half year or so, though, it looks as if Apple have managed to manoeuvre the wall between themselves and their … Continue reading →

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Comfy sofa, STAT!

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Chief Cobra

You’d better sit down for this. Ok, here it is. I’m going to tell it to you straight, I owe you that. I won’t pussy-foot around, beat around the bush, procrastinate or generally dance around the issue. I am going … Continue reading →

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The most anticipated post of 2012!

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Chief Cobra

Yes, that’s right, let’s have a big hand for the iPhone game progress report! So, iPhone game, what have you been up to since we last had a non-excuse progress report over a year ago? “Well, Mr Cobra, huge progress … Continue reading →

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Why stop at the pub? Let’s eat on the MOON!

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Chief Cobra

Good food is not measured by quantity. Having a stack of beans, coleslaw and “meat” left over at the end of a meal does not mean that it was a good one. At the other end of the spectrum some … Continue reading →

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It lives!

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Chief Cobra

Et voila, a map editor was born. It took a couple of hours longer than I expected, but I got a tad carried away with the odd extra feature or two as well as bumping into the unexpected. Fortunately, I … Continue reading →

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Progressing backwards through time

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Chief Cobra

If you’ve followed the last two updates, you’ll know that in a period of ten weeks I’ve made just the odd hour or two of progress on my iPhone game. Indeed, given that most of that time is required just … Continue reading →

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April cactus: the weather’s dry, the schedule’s a tumbleweed

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Chief Cobra

Well, play my piano and polish my sideboard, another month has gone by. Not a drop of rain has fallen and I recently saw the phrase “April Showers” pack his bags and trudge slowly to catch a bus out of … Continue reading →

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The Welcome Snake Welcomes you!

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Chief Cobra

Yey! It’s the welcome snake! And he says “Hello (rattlerattlerattle)”. You can chalk art up on the substantial list of things that I can’t do – still, it’s the thought that counts and welcome snake looks pretty cheerful and non-poisonous. … Continue reading →

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