Entries tagged with computergames

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Interesting Links for 23-04-2012

New genes contributing to autism and schizophrenia discovered;
Ok, I've now seen enough of these that I can't see it being "news" again until much bigger picture stuff comes along.
(tags: genetics schizophrenia psychology autism )
Silver mine still run by late 80s PC.
(tags: history computers Technology )
I had no idea The Prisoner's Dilemma was now used on a gameshow (I left a comment with my thoughts)
(tags: money TV PrisonersDilemma )
LJ Archive has been fixed
(tags: software ljarchive livejournal )
The Mission - a long, very nicely written, comic. (SF, not original, but well executed)
(tags: timetravel comic scifi )
What it's like to be a cog in a machine
(tags: comic DivisionOfLabour development business )
After a recent experiment found evidence of no dark matter near Earth, what other explanations are there?
(tags: darkness astronomy physics )
The dangers of playing online games with ones spouse
(tags: relationships computergames )
Female genital mutilation offered by UK medics
(tags: uk fgm women genitals mutilation )
Valve's Employee Handbook. Genius stuff. (Now working link)
(tags: organisation employment work business valve )
5 People Who Held Grudges Well Past the Point of Sanity | Cracked.com
(tags: EpicFail people grudges )
Adobe CS6 - $49/month. Photoshop - $20/month
(tags: money software photoshop )
Adding Monsters to Thrift Store Paintings
(tags: awesome monsters art )
Photoshopping celebrities into your party photos. Have to do this for the wedding...
(tags: celebrities photos photoshop )
70% want at least some members of The House of Lords elected. 48% want experts brought in as necessary, rather than as members.
(tags: democracy houseoflords politics uk )
Thinking in a foreign tongue reduces decision biases
(tags: language thought )
The Average Font
(tags: font design )
Feynman on dealing with burnout
(tags: burnout RichardFeynman physics work play )
Peter Jackson's 'The Hobbit' Should Hit Theaters at 48-Frames-Per-Second
(tags: TheHobbit movies technology )

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Interesting Links for 20-04-2012

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Interesting Links for 28-03-2012

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Interesting Links for 23-03-2012

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Interesting Links for 08-02-2012

Abu Qatada: out on bail, and rightfully so.
(tags: terrorism uk law alquaeda AbuQata )
How to stop Facebook or Google knowing too much about you.
(tags: disinformation privacy google facebook )
Breastfeeding women protest outside Facebook offices
(tags: facebook breastfeeding )
Fracture Putty can heal a broken bone in days
(tags: stemcells medicine health )
Reason #37 I'm glad I haven't bought Skyrim yet looks damn pretty.
(tags: pretty computergames )
Kitten tries to steal dog's tongue. Made of cuteness. More cute by same dog owner too.
(tags: viaSkreidle video dog cat kittens cute )
Why willpower matters – and how to get it
(tags: psychology willpower )
So what’s up with ACTA?
(tags: law copyright )
Why cancer is taking so long to cure, and what's being done about it now.
(tags: research genetics medicine cancer )

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Interesting Links for 24-01-2012

Rare pink elephant is caught on camera
(tags: pink animals elephant )
An interview with Matias Duarte, head of Android User Experience
(tags: android mobile mobilephones design ux )
Give Gamers the Ignorance They Crave
(tags: gaming computergames satire funny )
Some useful data on abortions.
(tags: abortion )
Doctor Who's Russell T Davies creates new CBBC TV series Aliens Vs Wizards
(tags: RusselTDavies tv children BBC )
HTML5 Please - a guide to what parts of the spec are ready for use.
(tags: html5 internet web design )
A Better Tax System (some assembly required)
(tags: tax money )
Germany has the economic strengths America once boasted
(tags: germany economy usa manufacturing culture )
Labour think plans for curbing executive pay don't go far enough
(tags: labour money pay business politics libdem )
Say No to ACTA - please read this and then sign the petition
(tags: uk acta internet censorship )
Conservatives think plans for curbing executive pay go too far.
(tags: Conservatives politics money pay libdem )
Are Men More Likely To Be Homeless?
(tags: gender homelessness poverty )
A page and a half of reasons I'm glad I'm not playing Skyrim yet.
(tags: computergames )
Magic mushrooms may help with depression
(tags: psychedelics hallucinogenics psilocybin depression psychology )
Timeline of the first 300ms of a car crash - before the driver notices.
(tags: timeline cars Technology )
New Sequencer Brings $1,000 Genome Within Reach
(tags: genetics Technology )
Good Lord, shareholders successfully stopping high pay in a company!
(tags: business pay )
Tory MP Nadine Dorries urges reform of 'sexist' BBC.
Yes, I'm baffled too. I didn't think Nadine Dorries went in for that kind of thing.
(tags: bbc ageism sexism )

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Interesting Links for 04-01-2012

This is What Happens When You Give Thousands of Stickers to Thousands of Kids
(tags: art children )
The US ends its pro-democracy pretense
(tags: politics usa iran egypt democracy middle east israel )
Some science on why dieting doesn't work (and what you need to do to make it work).
(tags: diet weight health )
'Big banks make their money from optimism' - an interview with an investment strategist
(tags: banking finance investment )
Killer instinct - the financial company that deliberately hired psychopaths.
(tags: economics psychopath psychology finance banking )
Paypal forces buyer to destroy disputed violin worth thousands of dollars
(tags: paypal violin )
Top Ten Cutest Photos of 2011
(tags: photos cute 2011 )
The Dumbest Idea In The World: Maximizing Shareholder Value
(tags: business economics management capitalism finance value )
Mineways - 3D printing of Minecraft landscapes/objects.
(tags: minecraft printing 3d )
Steam reaches 5 million concurrent user mark
So, PC gaming still not dead? I wonder what the comparative figures for the 360 and PS3 would be.
(tags: steam games computergames )
I Have Seen the Future of Retail…And It Doesn't Have Cashiers
Of course, this is about the low end of the market. Where people are prepared to pay higher prices there will be assistants there to make it easy for them.
(tags: business shopping technology )

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Interesting Links for 24-12-2011

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Interesting Links for 13-12-2011

Could David Cameron call an early election? (No, he really couldn't)
(tags: elections uk politics )
National pride brings happiness, but what you're proud of matters
(tags: pride happiness nationalism patriotism )
Stress in early pregnancy can lead to shorter pregnancies and fewer baby boys
(tags: stress pregnancy children )
What would a Higgs boson at 125 GeV tell us?
(tags: higgs physics )
More fibre-optic roll-out updates - finally coming to my bit of Edinburgh (and most of the rest)!
(tags: internet isp bt fibreoptics broadband )
2011's Best Smartphones
(tags: MobilePhones apple nokia Android motorola microsoft )
The generation who don't believe in copyright are here.
(tags: copyright youtube media remix law )
Horrible (and terribly funny) Greetings Cards
(tags: cards TheOatmeal funny )
The music for the "You wouldn't steal a handbag.." anti-piracy ad is....used without permission!
(tags: copyright piracy music EpicFail )
Police test riot laser that can temporarily blind
(tags: police riots laser blind )
Unbreakable - photos of those who were abused holding the words their attackers said.
(tags: rape photographs )
Disappearance of the elephant caused rise of modern humans
(tags: elephants humans middle_east evolution )
Study debunks myths about gender and math performance
(tags: gender mathematics )
Modern Warfare 3 hits the $1bn mark in record time - faster than any movie
(tags: ComputerGames CallOfDuty money )
The projects Metallica considered before "Lulu"
(tags: metallica funny webcomic )
Shadowcasting in Rogue-like games.
(tags: rogue games )
A short history of tool use.
Oh Brave New World, that has such tools in it.
(tags: tools scifi webcomic )
On the trail of the offshore tax dodgers
(tags: tax uk )
Livejournal to do away with subject line in comments
(tags: livejournal )

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Interesting Links for 07-12-2011

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Interesting Links for 22-11-2011

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Interesting Links for 15-11-2011

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Interesting Links for 29-10-2011