February 2010
Suspect in slays fan of ‘Dungeons’ -... →
Yes, this is some lazy writer linking murder with Dungeons and Dragons. The comments are a joy to read (via GamePolitics).
WatchIGF Factor 2010: Shank | Rock, Paper, Shotgun. This video is so TOTALLY not safe for work or young children, but holy CRAP does it look like fun.
*wishes there was a playable demo*
OKAY
tristn:
zombienumbersix:
isopod:
zombienumbersix:
CUE: An action or event that is a signal for somebody to do something.
QUEUE: A line of people, vehicles or other objects, in which one at the front end is dealt with first, the one behind is dealt with next, and so on, and which newcomers join at the opposite end
DISCREET: marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint
DISCRETE:...
“Today, I realized the word ‘suns’ is the same upside-down. MLIA”
– MyLifeIsAverage - Life is pretty normal today
MLIA can be awesome but also full of trolls and dumb things. I also liked the one where someone said that “bed” looks like a bed (does that make it autological?) (via fwarg)
Urban legends from Meiji-period Japan →
frogmonster:
mandel:
In the Meiji period (1868-1912), Japan ended centuries of isolation and entered a period of rapid modernization after opening its doors to the world. The ensuing social and technological changes…
Some of these are awesome. As an aside, this is an ongoing series of posts.
Lingua::Romana::Perligata -- Perl for the XXIimum... →
dailymeh:
Perl in Latin. Featuring Latin vocabulary, syntax and morphology in place of Perl keywords, syntax and, among other things, sigils ($, #, @). Adspice:
domus Specimen. # package Specimen;
newere # sub new
sic # {
meis datibus. # my %data;
counto intra...
“Einstein, Newton and Pascal decide to play hide and seek. Einstein is it, closes...”
– Reddit, via Oisin.
“A horse has, in fact, an infinite number of legs:
A horse has four legs
It has...”
– Wikipedia:How many legs does a horse have? - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
“Nearly all blogs and books about programming are about how to do something, not...”
– A minor but important point in Marco’s post about something else. I would be more general: nearly all blogs and books about anything — assuming they purport to be relevant to the general reader, and not simply to the author’s friends, like an online diary or a family album — are about the how rather...
Facebook | Metal Gear Solid: The Play →
Via Legend Gerry. BoI Theatre beside NUI Galway.
Romance With Disabled Girls: How (And Maybe Why)... →
Ladies and gentlemen: a touching story from 4chan. And I mean that completely unironically.
