January 2012
5 posts
WatchMogee musical interfaces. From ExtremeTech:
A European researcher, depending on your point of view, has either created the cacaphonic spiritual successor of the 1920s etherphone/theremin, or the sci-fi touch interface of the future.
December 2011
3 posts
“Studio 8H where SNL is filmed is not connected to the GE Building (NBC Studios)...”
– TIL: IMDB on SNL
Inside Amazon - a sweet buncha snaps →
November 2011
8 posts
I reviewed Elder Scrolls: Skyrim →
You know how in most games, you can either definitely say that you’re in World 3 – 1 out of 8? Or if the game is an RPG of sorts, you still have a relative sense of how close you are to the end? Playing Skyrim, you will never experience those thoughts. I have no idea where I am in the overall story of the game. All I know is that as in life, in Skyrim the journey is as much fun as arriving at the...
October 2011
12 posts
Steve Jobs on Startups
Via daslee: “I hate it when people call themselves ‘entrepreneurs’ when what they’re really trying to do is launch a startup and then sell of go public, so they can cash in and move on. They’re unwilling to do the work it takes to build a real company, which is the hardest work in business.”
(Review) Gears of War 3 →
“Know that what hasn’t changed is the Gears of War 3 gameplay formula. As with the other two games in the series, Epic Games has anthropomorphized four boab trees, outfitted each with a machine gun, chainsaw, and dew rag, put them behind some traffic barriers or other waist-high cover, and let them get down to business. If you’re not into cover-based combat or are hoping for something...
Spandex World →
I love these photos like I love fauvism - bright, gaudy colours and not a shred of remorse.
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September 2011
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August 2011
11 posts
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Trading on Steam, Battletoads, and in-game... →
Never a company to stop innovating in the world of online purchasing, Valve has announced the new Steam Barter system that allows gamers to swap any purchased item for any other purchased item. Like the TF2 hat my Heavy is wearing? I’ll trade it for your copy of Torchlight 2.
“First of all, let’s clarify what the NASA budget is. Do you realize that the...”
– Neil deGrasse Tyson (via tmblg)
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