January 2010
Amazon Bows To Pressure On Kindle Accessibility →
The online retailer Amazon.com is to incorporate extra accessibility features into its Kindle DX electronic book reader or ‘e-reader’, after several American universities rejected the device as a…
FYI: Meet the StarCraft II System Requirements →
Want to play StarCraft II? Better make sure your gaming computer is up to snuff, since Blizzard has released the hardware requirements for the SC2 Beta.
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Repetitive Stress Up, Falling Out of Trees Down... →
A new report by The Sun says the incidence of repetitive stress injuries among children has skyrocketed, while more traditional childhood injuries caused by things like falling out of trees have…
Spirit is the saddest comic you'll read today... →
Ultimate Guide To iPhone Augmented Reality Part II →
Continuing with the ultimate list of augmented reality applications for the iPhone. So far we have seen augmented reality applications that will help you find your car, get the HEX value of any…
A Ghost Ship on the Leslie St. Spit →
Toronto’s Portlands are home to many strange and beautiful things. Recently added to the industrial array is the partially deconstructed hull of a massive cargo ship. There is something…
When Data Gets Up Close and Personal →
People love statistics, especially about themselves. With the rise of personal informatics we see the question “How am I doing?” getting ever more popular. I was wondering if we could use…
Left Behind video game coming to Xbox 360. Manhunt... →
In Daniel Radosh’s funny and memorable book “Rapture Ready“, the author talks extensively about Christian literature and the willingness of evangelicals to buy their specialty products, no matter…
The Structured vs. Unstructured Data Dilemma will... →
One of the first things you learn at university in your first year of computer science is data normalisation. I don’t know about the other people out there, but I found it such an utterly boring…
Video Podcast #2: Free Hoder →
Canadian blogger Hossein Derakhshan has been rotting in an Iranian prison for over a year, and hasn’t been charged with anything. Our government doesn’t seem to care much about him - but you should….
New Aggro1 (i mean Angels & Filth) Red Hot... →
Didn’t really want to finish this1, after the g/f asked “What?…did T-Pain cover this?” when she walked-in on me rough-mixin’ it, but too many of you contacted me to finish it. It’s all YOUR fault….
TOTALLY AWESOME: Haptic Coat For The Blind →
Fascinating. Designed by Lynne Bruning, “Bats Have Feelings Too” is a fashionable haptic coat for the blind, or, in her term, “a wearable cane.”
Materials | lilypad arduino, conductive thread,…
3 tips to get past your blocks →
Do, or do not– you know how it goes.
Right now, it’s 9am. I just finished my Crossfit workout for the day. A few months ago, I did not work out at 9 in the morning. Not a chance. But…
Wikipedia's Comparison Of Vampire Traits is... →
This is part of a chart comparing the traits of various vampires. As you can see, there’s little to no consistency between vampire franchises. This is the appearances chart, but if you…
Ubisoft Details New Anti-Piracy Plan - it's... →
Ubisoft has unveiled its plan to put a major dent in PC game piracy: Product activations, online authentication and saved games that will be stored remotely on Ubi.com servers.
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This Noupe article on Warrior and Battle Art is... →
By Nousheen Aquil
Let us help you in enlightening your creative approach towards showcasing battle art and brave warriors. We all are very much inspired by the bravery of Great War Heroes….
OK Cupid's myths of profile pictures →
more amazing data diving
AdMIRe 2010 Call for Papers - This would be an... →
The organizers for AdMire 2010 (The 2nd International Workshop on Advances in Music Information Research) have just issued the call for papers. Detail info can be found on the workshop website: AdMIRe: International Workshop on Advances in Music Information Research 2010
We will miss the psychics dearly →
About to put up my biggest blog post ever. But first, go here and donate if you can. If they reach 100k, I’ll do a double update. About Comedy
Every comedian I know has a story (or two,…
First-Person Tetris: Clever, Difficult, and... →
You know how in Tetris, you can rotate the piece to make it fit in a space? Well, imagine that instead of the piece rotating, EVERYTHING ELSE rotated around that piece. Sounds trippy, no? It is.
how is DesignCrowd not just spec-work in a box? →
It is sometimes the lack of inspiration or resources or being too busy, there is usually a moment that every designer, developer & creative agency wishes the touch of a magic hand that would create…
Sugar: The Bitter Truth - is absolutely mind... →
You might not think that a physician-delivered lecture would be interesting viewing, but I’m having trouble pulling myself away from this presentation from University of California,…
Nintendo Responds to Greenpeace Criticism it's... →
Nintendo has responded to a recent Greenpeace report that accused it of being environmentally irresponsible, saying that the Wii is the most energy efficient console of the current generation.
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personalized data-visualizing christmas ornaments →
the more Twitter followers, the larger the snowman’s head
Squenix boss Blasts Japanese Retailers for... →
Square-Enix boss Yoichi Wada has once again taken his countrymen to task for their bias against Western-made games, but this time he’s levied his complaints against retailers who refuse to carry the…
"Remember how you said men were better at... →
BAM!
Back, years ago, when I was working THE WORST JOB EVER, and decided I wanted to be a professional cartoonist, I used to skype every night with a few close friends. Eventually that ceased…
goddamned hats →
pineapple hats are made from real pineapple husks, cored and sealed! they still have the tantalizing smell of pineapple, but don’t worry — there is no remaining food on the hat of any kind!!
Capcom Backtracks on Wii Comments →
Capcom is backpedaling a bit on recent anti-Wii comments made by the head of its French division, saying that it remains committed to being a multi-platform developer.
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I would've traded a thousand Fallout 3's... →
Imagine if you will, an RPG in the same vein as Bethesda’s Fallout 3 but set in the Star Trek universe. We could have had this.
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Pure post-civilisation artporn →
There is a secret town in Kamchatka. One can get here only by sea or a helicopter…
Yet another amazing photo-essay at English Russia, this time depicting the abandoned “submariners’ town” of…
Capcom Says 360 and PS3 Are "The Future"... →
The head of Capcom’s French division says the company will focus on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in the future because core games just don’t perform very well on the Nintendo Wii.
Genetos: The Playable History of Shooters →
I realize that thirty-something is a bit early to start whining about getting old, but there’s something about seeing the history of a whole genre compressed into a few minutes that makes for…
We'll call it "aging"! →
Blarghghhhg. Kelly left here until April. But she left behind… her flu…
Building Apps People Need (and are willing to pay... →
If you’ve taken a psychology course or have leafed through a user experience book, you’ve probably come across a diagram of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs:
Dan Zambonini of the web…
The Copenhagen Question →
Brad Graham, the man who coined the term... →
I still can’t believe he’s gone
EA Sports Stands By Tiger Woods →
EA Sports says that it has no intention of abandoning its endorsement deals with Tiger Woods because despite the trouble in his personal life, he remains one of the greatest athletes in the world.
I dont care about REALITY. I care about the TRUTH. →
Post-Industrial Broadcast →
Broadcast and network culture. (And Atemporality, which, like the term “post-industrial,” you’re likely to hear a lot about this year.)
In my part of the world, in the 1960s, you’d come home from…
Dragon Age Wins "Accessible Game of the Year"... →
AbleGamers has announced that BioWare has won the 2009 Mainstream Accessibility Award for Dragon Age: Origins, a game that offers “some of the most astounding accessibility options seen in any game…
Free Wi-Fi service in Toronto Public Libraries →
This morning the Toronto Public Library (TPL) announced that all of it’s branches are now equipped with free wireless internet access. The anouncement is a response to meet demand from customers…