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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.
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!
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 […]
Thursday Sep 28 2006 - 8:13am
Javascript You Might Never Need
by Brendan
under javascript, programming, web
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 […]
Wednesday Sep 27 2006 - 4:26pm
When Options Attack!
by Brian
under design, software, usability
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 […]
Tuesday Sep 26 2006 - 7:07am
Real Life is Becoming Science Fiction
by Sean
under books, culture
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, […]
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 […]
