GameSetWatch's roundup of NVScene's demoscene contest (2)
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second the recommendation on ASD's Midnight Run; here's the video cap of the real-time demo
Bush covers REM's "The End of the World As We Know It" (3)
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First Breath (2)
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I really love the idea behind First Breath, an artwork that Luke Jerram is creating for 2009… “During our lifetime the majority of us experience the same mundane and life changing moments. Whether we’re cleaning our teeth, having our haircut or getting married, it’s these common experiences that help us to connect with one another. At any given time in each city, there are disconnected individuals and hidden communities living through the same life experience. ...
The English language in 3000 AD (19)
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Here's a 2003 article by linguist Justin B Rye that looks at how the English has evolved over the centuries, and offers an example of what English could sound look in a thousand years. 2000 AD: We children beg you, teacher, that you should teach us to speak correctly, because we are ignorant and we speak corruptly... 3000 AD: *ZA kiad w'-exùn ya tijuh, da ya-gAr'-eduketan zA da wa-tAgan lidla, kaz 'ban iagnaran an wa-tAg ...
Amazon.com: EyeClops Night Vision, Black: Toys & Games (1)
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Amazon.com: EyeClops Night Vision, Black: Toys & Games
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Glen Murphy said:
Holy shit, actual IR night vision. I wish I was twenty years younger.
See Tiger Woods actually make the Jesus Shot (34)
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Filed under: Sports, VideoThere are really only two ways of handling a glitch. Fix it in a patch or convince everyone who experienced it that it never happened in the first place. EA, as you can see in the above video, has provided the most impressive example of that second method we've ever seen.After seeing one user's "Jesus Shot" video from Tiger Woods 08, (you'll find it just after the break), wherein a glitched Tiger ...
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Glen Murphy said:
Awesome customer interaction.
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Convoluted said:
Wow...you think this will have some controversy?
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Jeff Crump said:
This is kinda hilarious that they went to so much trouble to do this.
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INCyr said:
I'm not usually an EA fan, but man, this was FANTASTIC. Bravo, EA!
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kyle said:
Awesome!
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David said:
This is awesome viral marketing.
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Jilted said:
Awesome!
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Vorak said:
This is freaking hilarious.
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Vanchi said:
Funny. But they made a campaign out of a glitch.
Profanity works (79)
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I’m a big fan of swearing. Not in the derogatory, directed-at-you kind of way (“hey, fuck you!”), but as verbal marker to underline key concepts, create emphasis, and express passion. It certainly doesn’t work in every environment nor should it, but there are plenty were it does. The first place where I’ve found it to be useful is between coworkers (“fuck, that’s awesome”). A team of British researchers found a while ago that profanity at ...
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glongman said:
fuck yeah
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Jon said:
they sell fucking shoes
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Tom said:
only true david HH fans will get the "they sell fucking shoes" reference.
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Adam said:
It's a f***n good post, eh?
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Jonas | lk9 said:
Fucking A!
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Mike B said:
I even agree with these guys when it comes to swearing...
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Tim said:
I dig profanity too :)
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Scott said:
Couldn't agree more. Whether you like it or not, it's an important tool in the communication toolbox.
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Alexander Williams said:
Proof that Operation BSU is on the cutting edge of communications theory. Fuck yeah, that's goddamn awesome!
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David said:
fuckin' a!
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Rob said:
Sounds like another follower of the teachings of Billy Connolly
PlayStation Eye + EyePet = Who needs real pets? (3)
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Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Peripheralsclick the monkey Our biggest problem with Sony's AIBO robotic dog was that, well ... it wasn't fake enough! Though it wasn't able to soil the floor, you could still touch it or (perish the thought!) pick it up. So it's with great interest that we bring you news of EyePet, a "responsive virtual pet who reacts to your every move" brought to you by our friends at SCEE. All ...
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Glen Murphy said:
<3 the AR stuff Sony attempts. The video makes much more sense than the screenshots.
The Usborne Book of the Future (1)
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A trip in time to the year 2000 and beyond. See the robots, machines and cities of the future, and then travel to the stars ...
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Glen Murphy said:
I poured over this book during my childhood. It may have a major driving force of an obsession, or it might have just been symptomatic of prior future-craziness.
Today's Office (1)
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Wake up to a dawn over the pacific. 90 minutes before touch down, coffee arrives. Head down / write up field notes.
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Glen Murphy said:
Window reflections making things ever more beautiful.My favorite part of flying from SFO to MEL is the AUK > MEL leg, where I usually spend the entire time staring out the window at the south pacific clouds. <3 natural generative artwork.
Seen at cafe fourteen (1)
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Carrier Command: Gaea Mission (1)
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Vehicular-mothership game Carrier Command was tungsten-plated awesome. So it’s splendid that a new Carrier Command game is in the proverbial pipeline. It’s being overseen by none other than Bohemia “ArmA” Interactive in conjunction developers Black Element Software [They made Shade: Wrath of Angels? Hmm]. It’s to be based on the original 1988 Carrier Command and is set in the Gaea Universe, in which human awfulness causes war and stuff. Gritty sci-fi ahoy! Full release below ...
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Glen Murphy said:
As a PC user since birth, Carrier Command was one of those untouchable games I read about in jaunty British computer gaming mags, which were all about the Atari, Amiga and Commodore. Bohemia Interactive + Sci Fi + Game I Always Wanted To Play + Concept Artwork = undry pants.
Logitech snaps up Ultimate Ears, chasing this "portable audio" market we've heard so much about (6)
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Filed under: Portable Audio Logitech is getting into the earbuds game, announcing today that it's buying privately-held Ultimate Ears. Historically focusing on spendy in-ear monitors for live musicians, Ultimate Ears has recently hit the earbud game with full force, and Logitech seems to want a piece of that action. Plus the acquisition price of $34 million is like, what, profits from your last seven minutes of iPod dock sales, Logitech? Logitech and Ultimate Ears expect ...
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James Fridley said:
I hope that this move does not effect the quality that we have come o expect from UE. As someone who has paid for and uses daily a pair of UEs, I certainly hope that this will just make UE products more accessible to the general public.
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Glen Murphy said:
My favorite headphone manufacturer and my favorite mouse and webcam manufacturer, together at last.
Man whose US immigration notice was sent to the wrong address is detained with untreated spinal cancer until he dies, denied access to his wife and children (110)
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A Hong Kong computer programmer who had legally resided in the US for 15 years (since he was 17) and fathered two American children went for his final green card interview and was locked up, detained until he died of cancer that the DHS refused to treat him for. He had overstayed a visa (the DHS sent a key notice to the wrong address), and this prompted the DHS to lock him away and demand ...
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André said:
Land of the free.
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Chris De Vries said:
Man's inhumanity to man.
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gyakusetsu said:
Stop Apartheid!
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David said:
Another violation of human rights by the 'land of the free'
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Michael said:
I have no words... I feel sick.
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dekrazee1 said:
Oh my...
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CKL said:
Disgraceful. We're all living in a Kafka novel these days.
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Derrick said:
Bureaucracy: Is there anything it can't louse up? Then again, even the faceless machine of civil process can hardly excuse such a repugnant travesty. Interestingly, or horrifyingly, after nearly 40 years, we still haven't learned anything from the Stanford prison experiment.
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Cheryl said:
Absolutely disgusting behavior by this US government office. Everyone involved should be fired and/or jailed.
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Greg said:
God Bless America and our Private Prison-Military-Industrial-Congressional complex.
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Yusuf said:
The land of the free!
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Jonathan said:
This is beyond shameful.
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Preeti Desai said:
I have no words...
Cliff Harris Talks To The Pirates (2)
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If there’s one name that’s come up each time in RPS’s perennial piracy comment threads, it’s Positech’s Cliffski. The moniker of PC developer, Cliff Harris, he’s ruffled feathers with, surprisingly, the anti-piracy position. As Kieron mentioned on Sunday, Cliff decided to run a survey via his blog, and then via every other website on the internet, asking people to tell him why they pirate his games. It’s a remarkably modest and reasonable question to ask, ...
Ultra Motor intros A2B electric bike for urbanites (17)
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Filed under: Transportation A clever name, a clever design and a solid premise -- now, if only we didn't see a set of front and rear pegs along with Dave Mirra grinding down a stairwell each time we looked at it, we could actually take this thing seriously. Unfortunately for our childish hopes, Ultra Motors' A2B electric bike actually won't be used in the next X-Games, but it may just get you to and from ...
RoboCopters Perform Extreme Acrobatics (2)
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Last year, we wrote about some R/C helicopters from Georgia Tech that were able to land on 60 degree slopes under computer control. Looks like Stanford has its own autonomous helicopter program, and they’ve been able to teach their helicopters to do all sorts of crazy stuff without anyone at the controls. The acrobatics in the following video are not preprogrammed maneuvers… A human pilot first performs some sample sequences, and a computer “watches” the ...
