Massive Bank Fraud In *EVE Online* (2)
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djconrad was one of several readers to point out the latest major scandal in EVE Online, the space MMO notable for its large, player-driven economy and the entertaining stories it often generates. A player named Ricdic, chairman of a large in-game bank, decided to embezzle roughly 200 billion ISK (the game's currency). Ricdic exchanged the ISK for about $5,000 to pay off real-life debts. Massively has an in-depth write-up about how the theft affects the ...
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Julian said:
EVE Online scandals crack me up.
The Essentials of RPG Design (10)
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simoniker writes "As the latest in his Game Design Essentials series for Gamasutra, writer John Harris examines 10 games from the Western computer RPG (CRPG) tradition and 10 from the Japanese console RPG (JRPG) tradition, to figure out what exactly makes them tick. From the entry on Nethack: 'Gaining experience is supposed to carry the risk of harm and failure. Without that risk, gaining power becomes a foregone conclusion. It has reached the point where ...
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Aaron said:
Games, design, usability, interaction-design, writing, story, inspiration
Nigaz name sparks racism debate (28)
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A marketing blunder in Nigeria has got online communities all of a twitter, after a joint oil and gas venture with Russia was named Nigaz.
The Maxx is Now Online (5)
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With characters that included a titular, homeless-footed superhero with a fan for teeth and a pot-bellied, psycho-analyzing mass-rapist in a tiki mask, MTV’s The Maxx definitely has its fans. The cartoon—an adaptation of the feted and trippy Image comic book by Sam Kieth—originally aired in ‘95 and remains officially unavailable on DVD. This week, MTV posted six full episodes for free streaming, and they are a great refresher and/or requisite viewing if you dig slightly-adulterated, ...
Zero Punctuation: The Sims (103)
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Gizmodo - Yamaha Rethinks the AV Receiver, Creates neoHD - Yamaha neohd (11)
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Reading up on this totally fresh neoHD receiver tells me that Yamaha—unlike its competition—is trying hard to keep up with the rapidly changing home theater situation, particularly where HD video is concerned. Yamaha clumsily calls neoHD a "media connector," which makes it sound like just part of the home-theater equation, rather than a solution to that equation. What neoHD really is is a streamlined AV receiver with more emphasis on "V" than "A." It's a ...
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Julian said:
Closer to what Eshan wants, but still not there price and I/O wise... Interesting though.
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Alex said:
Interesting.
The Battle Between Google and Facebook (17)
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A story at Wired delves into the ongoing struggle between Google and Facebook to establish their competing visions for the future of the internet. "For the last decade or so, the Web has been defined by Google's algorithms — rigorous and efficient equations that parse practically every byte of online activity to build a dispassionate atlas of the online world. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg envisions a more personalized, humanized Web, where our network of friends, ...
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Dylan Bennett said:
Unfortunately for Facebook, I don't trust them. I trust Google (as much as one can trust any corporation).
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Joe said:
I keep reading things that remind me of Whuffie (a reputation based currency) in Doctorows "Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom." There where two types of Whuffie, your over all Whuffie which is what everyone thought of you, and another one that was based on what your friends/family thought of you.
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Eduardo said:
Pueden coexistir los dos enfoques. ¿Por qué no?
Mangalcilara mujde! (36)
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When was the last time you visited Willams-Sonoma? Yeah, they're expensive, but no one else is offering a product to grill your meatballs. Besides, sometimes they have food samples in there. Indeed, meatball subs and spaghetti can now enjoy that smokey grilled flavor we all know and love with this innovative basket. It keeps your balls safe and secure while being cooked over the flames. If you think about it, there is probably a bunch ...
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AfroWhitey said:
whoa! Very unnecessary, but still, whoa!
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Vorak said:
YES
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Charles Owens said:
Mmmm grilled meatballs
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Frank said:
It keeps your balls safe and secure while being cooked over the flames.
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Jeff Crump said:
O. M. G.
The 25 Games You Need to Finish Before You Die (34)
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The apocalypse is nigh. Or maybe it's not. Who knows. Either way, you're going to want to finish these games before the Grim Reaper taps you on the shoulder.
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Julian said:
I have finished 18 out of 25. Not bad for someone with a rep for not finishing games. :)
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shadowstorm said:
All right, I'm a gamer, freely admitted. But the concept of there being games I need to finish before I die is goddamned ridiculous.
The Most Bad-Ass Chess Sets (17)
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Pirates vs NinjasEveryone knows that Pirates are better than Ninjas. Or was that the other way around? Either way you wouldn’t want to cross one of these fierce warriors in a dark alley. Maybe a nice game of chess would be better. Each pieces is hand painted and awesome.Rolling Stone Chess SetWhen we say this chess set is an authentic Rolling Stone Chess Set, we don’t mean official, we mean it’s ACTUALLY made of Rolling ...
Gutters Are Good For Rain, Great For Cable Management [DIY] (11)
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If you thought Wolverine was a good cable wrangler, get a load of Lifehacker reader Seandavid010's rain gutter solution. It's smart, it's practical and it's easy to pull off yourself. [Lifehacker]
CIty of Toronto does crummy job inserting black guy into stock-art photo on official publication (46)
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Darren sez, "The City of Toronto apparently didn't think their ethnically-ambiguous stock photography was diverse enough. They did a poor job of adding a happy African-Canadian to the mix." "The policy doesn't say PhotoShop, the policy says 'show diversity' and that's of course what we try and do because we want all of our publications to reflect the community that we serve," explained Mr. Sack, who oversees city communications. "That's only fair. People should see ...
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Raj said:
Lol I love that this story made it to boingboing
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Can Koklu said:
Hahahaha.. kaş yapayım derken..
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tokyotapes said:
lol, I love stuff like this
Node Power Outlet Makes Power Strips Almost Useless [Design] (78)
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Rob at Boing Boing Gadgets thinks that Node—a power outlet that can accept several cables safely—may be the power outlet of tomorrow. I completely agree with him. If you live in the US or Japan, that is. [Metaphys via BBG]
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Saket said:
i love when people re-imagine the simplest, most ubiquitous things we interact with
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BradMcGonigle said:
This is pure brilliance!
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Tony3182 said:
We should make this for INDO!!
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felix said:
Neat, but no place for the ground prong.
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Aaron H. said:
Nice idea.
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DeadRinga said:
What about the ground?
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lysander said:
Maybe if it had a ground.
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yong27 said:
왠지 감전의 위험이 살짝 더 증가한 것 같음
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Tom Fennell said:
Love this design.
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Kluzter said:
Kluz:¡Déme diez!Vendedor: Pero joven conesto ud. sólo ocupa uno.K: ¡Obedesca!
10 Off-the-Wall Hot Dogs (39)
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From a deep fried French fry-encased frankfurter on a stick to a hot dog pierced with spaghetti noodles, below you’ll find 10 inventive variations on the famous ballpark snack that will have you saying “hot diggity dog” in disbelief.
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These are pretty nuts...
Popcorn Hour prices C-200 media streamer at $299, launches next month (8)
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Looking for a more official announcement than a forum post? Beyond the read link awaits Popcorn Hour's official press release for the C-200 containing some of the details we so desperately wanted, like a July release window and price of $299. Otherwise the details remain the same with support for nearly every codec we could ask for and a front mounted drive bay ready for HDD or optical drives of your choosing. We sent over ...
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wpbasti said:
Nice device for network streaming of media content. But the interface might still be horribly slow.
Sega of America president leaves for ngmoco (5)
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So, the long and short of it is this: Sega of America president and CEO Simon Jeffery is leaving Sega, a longstanding name in the video game industry that has created hits in both hardware and software, for ngmoco, a company known for its iPhone titles, namely Rolando. If that doesn't tell you something about the state of the game industry (or at least the state of Sega), we're not sure what will.According to Gamasutra, ...
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