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Adventures in distraction
Videogames: finished Fable, Oblivion, Okami, Zack & Wiki, Metroid Prime 3. All were a lot of fun, though Z&W and Okami were standouts for both format and content. Currently playing Oblivion: Shivering Isles and then on to Grim Fandango (which I somehow missed the first, second, and third times around ( Read more... ) -
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For [way too long] now, I've been working on solving a customized minesweeper (classic) game that's as far beyond expert in mine density than expert (5/24) is beyond intermediate (5/32). So, in a maximum field of 720, 5/16 = 225 mines. Over the last several years, I have discovered how difficult this is (while learning quite a number of solving ( Read more... ) -
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Yahoo Chat Turing Test: not only determines if you're conversing with a human or a robot, but can also detect a male robot pretending to be a female robot. -
update
The breakup turned out to be based on mutual misunderstanding. The situation, while still complicated, is more reasonable; + no love lost (in a good way). -
Thanks
...to all of my friends. Things will work out in time, I'm sure. -
Another one unearthed
I've been looking for this for a while: Red Hot Chili Peppers, George Clinton/P-Funk, and allied freaks blow the lid off the 1992 Grammy awards. Not the highest quality recording, but even what's left of the jam is overwhelming. Groove It Away -
Fave early mashup video
Dread Zeppelin's Heartbreaker Hotel featuring Tortelvis (or maybe Blue Suede Goo?) -
Odd things found while researching trivia
Warning: some links lead to not particularly tasteful material.
Ironic rapper name
Bad idea for a drink
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RPG?
If anyone here present knows of a good adventure-game style (e.g., figure out the plot/solve mysteries & puzzles as you go along) tabletop RPG suitable for adult players, please let me know...
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TV
Mr. Box set here, watching seasons 1 of Smallville and [recent] Dr. Who. I had an idea to make the Superman origin story a bit more (sigh) believable: what if the Kryptonians looked absolutely nothing like us, and li'l Kal-El's ship was programmed to format him humanoid during the voyage? Just asking. Also, loving the Dr. Who (and Billie Piper ( Read more... )