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If You Like Sci-Fi
If you like Sci-Fi, specifically if you like watching starship combat, then you might find CCP's latest EVE trailer a fun few minutes, even if you normally hate MMOs! -
Momentary Chuckle
I've been loading up my old Star Trek: The Next Generation DVDs for some nostalgic viewing, and the montage of scenes on the Season 1 Disc 1 main menu has a juxtaposition I found bizarre and amusing.
The first part of it has Tasha Yar grabbing some random crew member and snogging him.
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"The World's Most Passionate..."
I rarely respond to corporate tag lines in the way intended. For example, this entry and the title is inspired by the phrase "The World's Most Passionate Coffee Roasters". For me, while being passionate about something is generally positive, it does not indicate any degree of competence -- I could say that I'm the world's most passionate aardvark ( Read more... ) -
Clear Skies and Clear Skies 2
These two machinima videos, set in the universe of the MMO EVE Online, are shot using footage from EVE near seamlessly edited together with scripted Half Life 2 sequences on custom levels to depict the interior scenes ( Read more... ) -
Rule Book Tag Lines
Each of the books for D&D4E has a stirring tag-line on the back. All very standard heroic stuff, like The World Needs Heroes (Players Handbook), and Draw Your Sword (Martial Power).
The newly released Arcane Power has Cast a Deadly Spell.
This does not make me think of something heroic. It makes me think of "I cast Magic Missile!" from this old ( Read more... ) -
MMOs: Cool feature coming to EQ2
I don't normally blog about MMOs, but I thought I'd mention something I saw that's coming to EQ2.
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None of the following does much to dispel the stereotypes of Alabama...
It's just like a mini-mall!
A what in Mobile?
"Our beer drink pretty good!"
That last is to do with a campaign to reform the law on beer here in Alabama; in this state, it is illegal to sell beer over 6% ABV. A longer summary of the debate can be found here.
But the state does have rocket scientists and Space Camp, and a university that can ( Read more... ) -
Clicky keyboards
For a while now I've been having some nostalgic thoughts about the keyboard that came with my first PC. It was a mechanical keyswitch keyboard, with tactile feel and distinct 'click'. Very solid, and - according to thewolfen, in whose care it is currently - still working fine despite being nearly 18 years old and covered with fluff ( Read more... )