# prince persia (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover prince persia. Page: Feed: --- ## [The 10-10-10 Rule](https://jgwong.org/blog/2026/08/20/the-10-10-10-rule/) _2026-08-20 · Jaime Wong · Sueños de Azul_ Popularized by Suzy Welch. When faced with some important decision, ask yourself: ## [Systems automations with Fabric](https://jgwong.org/blog/2026/08/13/systems-automations-with-fabric/) _2026-08-13 · Jaime Wong · Sueños de Azul_ I discovered Fabric, a Python-based automation framework. It s a wrapper of Invoke and Paramiko (the Python SSH client). It s thing is to run commands and automate tasks in remote servers. What s the difference with Ansible? Ansible s approach is to run remote commands in an idempotent way: running the same command should leave the system in ## [Bash: edit line with $EDITOR](https://jgwong.org/blog/2026/08/06/bash-edit-line-with-editor/) _2026-08-06 · Jaime Wong · Sueños de Azul_ One obscure, but very useful Bash trick is CTRL+X CTRL+E, which will open $EDITOR to edit the current line. This means I can switch to a Vim session with whatever I was typing on intact. This is handy for those times where I need a search-and-replace operation or fix things in a long command or ## [Renoise 3.5.4](https://jgwong.org/blog/2026/07/30/renoise-3-5-4/) _2026-07-30 · Jaime Wong · Sueños de Azul_ I ve upgraded to Renoise s latest version: 3.5.4, a phenomenal version, there s lots and lots of new features! The thing I immediately liked the most is all meters show RMS! Yay! The possibility of doing Live Coding using pattrns is a killer feature. One more item to the long list of things to try and learn! ## [My Kindle wallpaper](https://jgwong.org/blog/2026/07/23/my-kindle-wallpaper/) _2026-07-23 · Jaime Wong · Sueños de Azul_ I turned this Journal Comic drawing into my Kindle s lock screen wallpaper! ## [A Los Angeles story lost and found](https://www.jordanmechner.com/en/latest-news/#2026-07-a-los-angeles-story-lost-and-found) _2026-07-21 · Jordan Mechner_ I made a short documentary film in 2003. It gets less attention than my other project that wrapped that year (Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time), but it's close to my heart, and I think it holds up well. Chavez Ravine, site of Dodger Stadium, was once home to a closely-knit Mexican-American community overlooking downtown Los Angeles--until 1950, when its residents were evicted in what came to be… ## [Reviving Prime, my old 2011 Macbook Pro](https://jgwong.org/blog/2026/07/16/reviving-prime-my-old-2011-macbook-pro/) _2026-07-16 · Jaime Wong · Sueños de Azul_ A few months ago I bit the bullet and installed Arch Linux on Prime, my Early 2011 13 Macbook Pro. At this point in time, making Linux work on a Macbook Pro is no longer a challenge, especially of this vintage. It was amusing to see Intel s text-mode character set on a Mac. Prime is ## [Memories of Foundation](https://jgwong.org/blog/2026/07/02/memories-of-foundation/) _2026-07-02 · Jaime Wong · Sueños de Azul_ It s been a long time since I read Isaac Asimov s Foundation. My cousin Oscar and I were at school, we recently met Edgar and he presented us Santos, a senior at our school. Santos brought with him Isaac Asimov s The Naked Sun, in English. By then I had read Arthur C. Clark s 2001 and Isaac ## [250 years of Liberty!](https://www.jordanmechner.com/en/latest-news/) _2026-07-01 · Jordan Mechner_ As an American living in France, I'm doubly thrilled that my graphic novel "Liberty!" is being published in English by Magnetic Press. From the moment I learned about this incredible real-life 'black op' to save the American revolution in 1776 by shipping illicit arms from France across the ocean to a desperately outgunned rebel army, I knew I had to write it... ## [250 years of Liberty!](https://www.jordanmechner.com/en/latest-news/) _2026-07-01 · Jordan Mechner_ As an American living in France, I'm doubly thrilled that my graphic novel "Liberty!" is being published in English by Magnetic Press. From the moment I learned about this incredible real-life 'black op' to save the American revolution in 1776 by shipping illicit arms from France across the ocean to a desperately outgunned rebel army, I knew I had to write it... ## [Browse ThreatCrush Modules (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/c9DsUvOGPGP8) _2026-07-01 · **Sponsored**_ Install community-built security modules to extend real-time threat intelligence and monitoring ## [Jordan Mechner’s Replay](https://jgwong.org/blog/2026/06/26/jordan-mechners-replay/) _2026-06-26 · Jaime Wong · Sueños de Azul_ While linking yesterday to Jordan Mechner s website page about his Making of Prince of Persia book, I learned he also drew a graphic novel called Replay about his family s past and his own life, including his game developments. I took some of Jordan s style of journalling after reading Making of Prince of Persia: no long ## [After finishing Mickey7 I haven’t found another book that catches my interest](https://jgwong.org/blog/2026/06/25/after-finishing-mickey7-i-havent-found-another-book-that-catches-my-interest/) _2026-06-26 · Jaime Wong · Sueños de Azul_ After finishing Mickey7 I haven t found another book that catches my interest. I might move into non-fiction. Meanwhile, I m re-reading Jordan Mechner s The Making of Prince of Persia. ## [I finished reading Mickey7](https://jgwong.org/blog/2026/06/25/i-finished-reading-mickey7/) _2026-06-25 · Jaime Wong · Sueños de Azul_ I finished reading Mickey7. It was very entertaining and funny. At a certain part, I thought I guessed what was going to happen but I was wrong! There s no filler nor fluff, I liked it. ## [Bubbles: discover new blogs](https://jgwong.org/blog/2026/06/24/bubbles-discover-new-blogs/) _2026-06-24 · Jaime Wong · Sueños de Azul_ Bubbles is Hacker news for independent blogs. I love it! A place where interesting blogs can be discovered without any trickster algorithm behind the curtains. ## [Run Jump](https://www.jordanmechner.com/en/latest-news/) _2026-06-23 · Jordan Mechner_ My first step in creating the animations for Prince of Persia in 1985 was to videotape my brother David running, jumping, and climbing. Step two posed a challenge: How to transfer the images from VHS cassette to the computer, since the Apple II had no video input? ## [Run Jump](https://www.jordanmechner.com/en/latest-news/) _2026-06-23 · Jordan Mechner_ My first step in creating the animations for Prince of Persia in 1985 was to videotape my brother David running, jumping, and climbing. Step two posed a challenge: How to transfer the images from VHS cassette to the computer, since the Apple II had no video input? ## [On Gameplay Storytelling](https://www.jordanmechner.com/en/latest-news/) _2026-03-04 · Jordan Mechner_ The thing about writing for games is to remember that the story exists to serve the game design, not the other way around. As much as a game might look or sound like a movie (or graphic novel, or radio play), those surface similarities can be deceptive and a trap for a writer... ## [On Gameplay Storytelling](https://www.jordanmechner.com/en/latest-news/) _2026-03-04 · Jordan Mechner_ The thing about writing for games is to remember that the story exists to serve the game design, not the other way around. As much as a game might look or sound like a movie (or graphic novel, or radio play), those surface similarities can be deceptive and a trap for a writer... ## [Winter days](https://www.jordanmechner.com/en/latest-news/) _2026-02-04 · Jordan Mechner_ I'd hoped my first post of the new year would celebrate The Sands of Time's release, but alas, that's not in the cards. The remake's cancellation as part of Ubisoft's restructuring was disappointing news to all fans who'd been eagerly awaiting it, myself included. My sympathy goes to the development team in Montreal; I can only imagine how they must feel... ## [Winter days](https://www.jordanmechner.com/en/latest-news/) _2026-02-04 · Jordan Mechner_ I'd hoped my first post of the new year would celebrate The Sands of Time's release, but alas, that's not in the cards. The remake's cancellation as part of Ubisoft's restructuring was disappointing news to all fans who'd been eagerly awaiting it, myself included. My sympathy goes to the development team in Montreal; I can only imagine how they must feel... ## [Realtime AI Arbitrage Terminal (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/pXaW7xgbRqcX) _2026-02-04 · **Sponsored**_ Realtime auto-trading across exchanges with scored setups, backtesting, and risk controls. ## [Year-end wrap-up](https://www.jordanmechner.com/en/latest-news/) _2025-11-27 · Jordan Mechner_ Happy holidays! I wish you much creative inspiration in the coming year. I hope 2026 lets you spend time with the people you love and share things that bring you happiness. Thanks for following my work and projects. If you're looking for a gift for a tech- or creatively-oriented person in your life this December... ## [Growing up in a MAD world](https://www.jordanmechner.com/en/latest-news/) _2025-11-19 · Jordan Mechner_ As a kid in the 1970s, I was obsessed with MAD Magazine. I learned to draw by imitating artists like Mort Drucker, Angelo Torres, and Jack Davis, my idols. I set up a caricature booth at local fairs and charged a buck-fifty. I even drew and printed my own comic parody knockoffs of Mad and Wacky Packages (Kooky Magazine and Kooky Stickers) and sold them in the schoolyard. This was my world from age… ## [A platform-jumping prince](https://www.jordanmechner.com/en/latest-news/) _2025-09-25 · Jordan Mechner_ "Which is your favorite/definitive version of the original Prince of Persia game?" I get this question surprisingly often, considering it's been 35 years. I figured it deserves a blog post... ## [A platform-jumping prince](https://www.jordanmechner.com/en/latest-news/) _2025-09-25 · Jordan Mechner_ "Which is your favorite/definitive version of the original Prince of Persia game?" I get this question surprisingly often, considering it's been 35 years. I figured it deserves a blog post... ## [A Good Old Game](https://www.jordanmechner.com/en/latest-news/) _2025-09-17 · Jordan Mechner_ My 1997 adventure game The Last Express is 80% off at GOG.com this week (September 17-25) in their Historical Games sale. You can grab the original PC version for just over a buck. Eurogamer has a good behind-the-scenes retrospective article, "The Making of The Last Express"... ## [A Good Old Game](https://www.jordanmechner.com/en/latest-news/) _2025-09-17 · Jordan Mechner_ My 1997 adventure game The Last Express is 80% off at GOG.com this week (September 17-25) in their Historical Games sale. You can grab the original PC version for just over a buck. Eurogamer has a good behind-the-scenes retrospective article, "The Making of The Last Express"... ## [Roguelite September](https://www.jordanmechner.com/en/latest-news/) _2025-09-02 · Jordan Mechner_ A prince who started his career by climbing a garden wall for unauthorized trysts with a princess must be a bit of a rogue, so it makes sense that Evil Empire (developer of Dead Cells) stealth-dropped The Rogue Prince of Persia on August 20 without alerting the palace guards... ## [Roguelite September](https://www.jordanmechner.com/en/latest-news/) _2025-09-02 · Jordan Mechner_ A prince who started his career by climbing a garden wall for unauthorized trysts with a princess must be a bit of a rogue, so it makes sense that Evil Empire (developer of Dead Cells) stealth-dropped The Rogue Prince of Persia on August 20 without alerting the palace guards... ## [Liberty! Graphic novel trilogy is complete](https://www.jordanmechner.com/en/latest-news/) _2025-08-26 · Jordan Mechner_ For those already up to speed, I'll cut to the chase: Liberty! Book 3 lands in French comic bookstores tomorrow, August 27. And if you haven't yet discovered my newest graphic novel trilogy--read on! I hope fans of my previous adventures (books, video games, or both) will enjoy this one... ## [The Last Newsletter](https://www.jordanmechner.com/en/latest-news/) _2025-08-25 · Jordan Mechner_ The internet evolves fast. For several reasons -- including the increasing tendency of mass-mailing platforms (and email providers) to track user data, which I don't want my website to do -- I've decided to retire my monthly email newsletter. If you're a subscriber, you should receive a farewell thank-you email from me tomorrow, then I'll leave you in peace. Going forward, I'll post announcements… ## [Install Manifest V3 Extension (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/hsCPAegU8uyK) _2025-08-25 · **Sponsored**_ Get this Manifest V3 extension from the official TronBrowser Store listing. ## [Five artworks](https://www.jordanmechner.com/en/latest-news/) _2025-01-27 · Jordan Mechner_ Last spring, I received an unexpected invitation. Jules Maeght, a printer and gallerist in Paris, had seen my sketchbooks online, and wondered if I'd ever tried copperplate etching? I hadn't. For my 60th birthday, I blocked off four days in the calendar, and took up Jules' kind offer to experiment in his family's printing shop on the Left Bank, at 13 rue Daguerre. Looking up the metro route to get… ## [Prince of Persia turns 35](https://www.jordanmechner.com/en/latest-news/) _2024-09-26 · Jordan Mechner_ Next week marks the 35th anniversary of Prince of Persia's release in 1989. PoP players have a lot to celebrate this year: two brand-new games released (The Lost Crown and The Rogue Prince of Persia), The Sands of Time remake confirmed and announced for 2026, and a new DLC for The Lost Crown that dropped last week. Today, I have something personal to share with old-school PoP fans. 35 years ago,…