August 2007
RL Games Meme
Blame saoili for this. Boldface if “I own this game”. Italics is “I have played this game”. Italic and Bold are “I both own and have played this game” Acquire Amber Diceless Amun-Re Ars Magica Axis & Allies Battle Cry BattleTech Blood Bowl Bohnanza Britannia Button Men Call of Cthulhu Carcassonne Car Wars Champions Circus Maximus Citadels Civilization...
-42? Oh YEAH!
Ten Top Trivia Tips about KBKarma! A chimpanzee can learn to recognize itself in a mirror, but KBKarma can not! In the Great Seal of the United States the eagle grasps 13 arrows and KBKarma. KBKarma will become gaseous if his temperature rises above -42°C. Only twelve people have ever set foot on KBKarma. KBKarma can sleep for three and a half years. Scientists believe that KBKarma began...
Slashdot | Playing Music Slows Vista Network... →
Well, shit. That’s a BIG ass-nail in Vista’s coffin, along with no Vista-only games until Crysis and other DX10 games and Games for Windows Live (damn exclamation mark) being ported to XP.
Blame Eth.
Yes, it’s all kittybacklash’s fault. What kind of kitten are you? (cute pics) You are a trouble maker kittenYou always get into trouble somehow, even when you try to do the right thingBut people usually forgive you because…you are just to cute!! Take this quiz! Quizilla | Join | Make A Quiz | More Quizzes | Grab Code In other news, stuff has happened. (via Things...
[TMP] Dungeons & Dragons Flashes 4-Ward at Gen Con... →
Slashdot | BBC's iPlayer's Prospects Looking Bleak →
A better version of the earlier story I posted from DefectiveByDesign, since it details JUST what the BBC have gone through. Poor sods. I almost feel sorry for them.
Slashdot | One Failed NIC Strands 20,000 At LAX →
I find it very funny that this happened while I was studying NICs.
Slashdot | Quantum Computing and Optically... →
Boing Boing: Essay: The Conspiracy Boom, by Jay... →
A fascinating discussion of conspiracy theories and why they exist, and are propagating faster nowadays.
Slashdot | RIAA Campaign Against Students Hits... →
Ah, the humour.
WatchMinesweeper The Movie - CollegeHumor video Watch. Laugh.
Remoting Future →
Boing Boing: Getting high with Richard Branson:... →
Great. Now I want to fly somewhere JUST SO I can use Virgin.
Boing Boing: Police investigate botched castration →
Added purely for the “Oh, OUCH!” factor.
Boing Boing: Bad cops to wear Hello Kitty armbands →
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Boing Boing: Survey: Average Brits hate DRM →
Well, this is an interesting development. And one that I hope the DRM-supporting groups pay heed to.
“Do I dare
Disturb the universe?
In a minute there is time
For decisions and...”
– T. S. Eliot - Wikiquote
“The mystery of life isn’t a problem to solve, but a reality to experience.”
– The Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam to Paul Atreides: Dune - Wikiquote
Samurai Jack
I have just seen Episode 19, and I felt I must write SOMETHING.
It’s a poignant episode, where Jack remembers the youth that was stolen from him many years ago.
For 22 minutes, only fifty or so words are ever uttered. And yet, you begin to realise that Jack is not just a cookie-cutter hero. You realise that he longs for his family once more, and that he despises what the world has...
The Doorknob Condition ensures privacy -... →
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That’s me pretty much to a tee. Found out about that here. Go check it out!