December 2010
30 posts
The Humble Indie Bundle #2 (pay what you want for... →
geekhideout:
The Humble Indie Bundle #2 Pay what you want. If you bought these five games separately, it would cost around $85US but we’re letting you set the price!> All of the games work great on Mac, Windows, and Linux. There is no DRM, nor time limit when you buy these games, they are yours. Feel free to play them without an internet connection, back them up, and install them on all...
A Beautiful image of the solar system →
warning: big image. LONG. not dial-up friendly.
WatchThe Making of “Dragonfly Love”:
Director Thomas Hilland and his crew were tasked to make a film that made the most of the N8’s HD camera, and the freedom of shooting on a small mobile device. Editing and special effects were added off the device, but it should be noted, the remote-controlled dragonflies are all real. See them in flight, and how they shot it in this video.
WatchPossibly the best videogame trilogy yet? I suspect so.
BBC Dimensions →
“BBC Dimensions” takes important places, events and things, and overlays them onto a map of where you are.
WatchA good point well made in a funny 30 second video about why you should vote.
taken from LoadingReadyRun
WikiLeaks: Texas Company Helped Pimp Little Boys... →
Seems there is now another horrific taxpayer-funded sex scandal for DynCorp, the private security contractor tasked with training the Afghan police, and apparent proof that the company procured male children for bacha bazi (“boy-play”) parties.
Basically the company, headquartered in DC with Texas offices, whose employees are ex-Green Berets and veterans of other elite units, who also has,...
Truth's Consequences - the real-world effect of... →
An interesting article breaking down the actual real-world effect of the recent WikiLeaks release of 1,100 of the 250,000 US government documents that have come into their possession (including 11,000 marked “top secret”).
Frankly, it seems the real problem is that the US organisations don’t agree on what should and shouldn’t be secret.
Also, Jullian Assange handed...
