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Garfield the cat doesn’t actually speak, so what would Garfield the comic look like if he just wasn’t there? Apparently it would look like Jon is a mental patient.

by Zach 2 months ago | Link »

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A very cool new scooter design from the MIT Media Lab Smart Cities Group.

by Zach 5 months ago | Link »

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The ROFLCon preliminary guest list is up. They’re trying to get every famous internet meme or celebrity to go to Harvard in April for a conference. Must attend!

by Zach 5 months ago | Link »

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In case you actually decided to try Dwarf Fortress: The best how-to guide ever on how to play.

by Brian 6 months ago | Link »

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Date Archive: September, 2006

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Time Friday Sep 29 2006 10:47am

Permalink for '' Beta Bites: Issue 26

Author by Brian Tags under Comments with 2 comments

All hail Sweden!

Zach -Playing to Win (Part 1) - For everyone who’s ever been called an “AWP whore” or told that they can’t use a particular move in a fighting game, here’s a great examination of the thinking behind those statements and why they’re wrong. It’s a little too focused on competitive […]

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Time Thursday Sep 28 2006 8:13am

Permalink for '' Javascript You Might Never Need

Author by Brendan Tags under , , Comments with 4 comments

This strange question has been gnawing at me for a while. Don’t ask me why, it makes no sense. In fact, I asked Sean about it a couple days ago, and all I got was a “Why on Earth would you want to do that?” response. Let me lay it down for you:
If you […]

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Time Wednesday Sep 27 2006 4:26pm

Permalink for '' When Options Attack!

Author by Brian Tags under , , Comments with 3 comments

I love being able to customize things. It’s why I like Firefox, Winamp, and Emacs. So when I got mildly annoyed with the huge space that GAIM was wasting in my buddy list I thought I’d search for another AIM client that was more customizable. Boy was I in for a treat. Enter Miranda.
If […]

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Time Tuesday Sep 26 2006 7:07am

Permalink for '' Real Life is Becoming Science Fiction

Author by Sean Tags under , Comments with 3 comments

Recently, I read a great sci-fi book: Pattern Recognition by William Gibson, author of the famous Neuromancer and coiner of the word “cyberspace“.

In the novel, main character Cayce Pollard works as a human trend barometer, traveling the world and essentially trading her gut instincts about products and services for cash. In her spare time, […]

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Time Friday Sep 22 2006 11:16am

Permalink for '' Beta Bites: Issue 25

Author by Brian Tags under Comments with 4 comments

Back in black.

Zach - Maxwell Render - Neat demo of some light simulation software for 3d rendering with side-by-side comparisons to actual photos.

Brendan - Free Multiplayer Online Games - I was trying to find a free game to play online with my friends, and I came across this list. They’re all free, but they’re […]

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