The most valuable supply of worthlessness on the web
Sure to offend some, I looked at it as not to serious a post. Over at DefectiveYeti, there is a fun post covering some highlights of the Bush presidency as an old Infocom-style adventure game. The comments reflect both sides of the political spectrum, but no one seems to get too upset by the post.
[tags]Bush, Infocom, adventure, game[/tags]
Nice write-up from Bethesda on what’s going to be in the Elder Scrolls: Oblivion packaging. The important part for fans is to note that whether you get the regular or collector’s edition, you are getting the game on DVD. That’s right – it’s only available on DVD. Almost everyone I know has a DVD drive, so I doubt that people who have a computer capable of playing Oblivion will have an issue with this requirement, but it needs to be pointed out, just in case someone wants the game and hasn’t gotten a DVD drive yet.
There is a very interesting write-up at Fast Company about Snapper’s recent decision to stop selling its lawnmowers through Wal-Mart. I learned quite a bit about dealing with Wal-Mart, but more importantly, I think this article totally changed my view of lawnmowers. I may have to buy a really nice mower at some point in the future.
Sure, it’s $30, but look how cool it is. And it’s bloooooo!
According to GameTunnel, here are the independent developer games of the year. Some of these I know, and love. Some I haven’t ever seen, but plan on checking out. The soccer game (#10 on the list) looks really cool. Sorta Sim-Fifa. And Darwinia made the list. It’s a cool little game, too. Check all of the listed games out.
I like Calvin and Hobbes. I got the complete collection for Christmas. I still subscribe to a daily strip update. It’s some of the best writing ever, and it’s in an easily digestable daily format. Here is a recent one that tops my list of funny strips.
If the regular geek test isn’t geeky enough for you, check out this geek test. Why is this one better? Well, check out some of the questions:
Now, let me know how that worked out for you. Any one with a score they’d like to share? Let me know in the comments. Personally, I scored an 88:
Looks like the left doesn’t hold a monopoly on nutjobs.
Whoa! Just read about the Feebs virus over at F-Secure. In addition to normal distribution by web download, this virus stays in memory, watches for outgoing mail connections, and when it sees one with a large MIME attachment injects itself into the attachment. This won’t make for a fast spreading virus, but it will make for smarter and more difficult to detect virus spread.
I’m a big fan of all kinds of geeky video stuff. I’d love to get this set, and it’s a deal at $10.
How cool. Looks like a couple of companies are working on technology to make it easier to connect multiple high-speed home connections to share big fat data pipes with multiple people. If you hit that connection when none of your friends/neighbors are, you could get some absurdly high speeds through inexpensive home lines. I’m very interested in this.
