Author Archives: Dark Prism

About Dark Prism

I'm a Front-End Web Developer from Lancaster, PA. I like zombies, video games (Minecraft, Left 4 Dead), and StumbleUpon.

The End of the World

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Dark Prism

So the world is supposed to end tomorrow. I just got some new information that, supposedly, the rapture will occur at 6 PM. Not just 6 PM EST, or 6 PM UTC, or 6 PM GMT, but 6 PM EVERYWHERE. … Continue reading →

Posted in Editorial, Thoughts | Tagged logic, math, Rant, thought experiment | Leave a comment

JavaScript Background Scroller

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Dark Prism

Of the many developer blogs that I read, one of my favorites is that of David Walsh. Recently he posted an update of a small function he’d written to scroll a background image constantly to easily add movement to a … Continue reading →

Posted in Development | Tagged Development, Javascript, MooTools | Leave a comment

The Cash Box Fallacy

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Dark Prism

I came across an article today which details a funny little mental test. I’d seen this elsewhere, but I thought about it more today, and decided to write up a post about it. Find the article here.

Posted in Thoughts | Tagged brain teaser, logic, math, thought experiment | Leave a comment

An Interesting Conversation

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Dark Prism

This happened to me today on Facebook: A Friend Said:Really?! $0.40 more for gas in ONLY 9 days?!?! I replied:Democracy in the middle east is expensive. Mr Cynic Replied: And pointless because it won’t last To which I said: What … Continue reading →

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Playing Games: Minecraft Ep. 29

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Dark Prism

Playing Games: Minecraft Episodes 29 has just gone up. It is a walkthough of the new 1.3 Beta updates. It can be found at YouTube.com/MrDarkPrism, or watch them here:

Posted in Playing Games Series | Tagged Minecraft, Playing Games Series, Video Games | Leave a comment

Playing Games, plus a bonus

Posted on February 20, 2011 by Dark Prism

Playing Games: Minecraft Episodes 28 and Playing Games: The Lost Vikings are now up. They can be found at YouTube.com/MrDarkPrism, or watch them here: