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    links for 2008-11-28

    Where the battlegrounds meet moral grounds. | MetaFilter
    Some absolutely fantastic discussion here on the whole Death Knight Torture quest in Lich King
    (tags: wow lichking gaming gamedesign ethics morality mefi)

      Tracking a Rumor: Indian Government, Twitter, and Common Sense — contentious.com
    US high school junior manipulates Mumbai coverage?
    (tags: twitter anatomy rumour mumbai)

    Guardian Games Reviews
    Woo, Guardian reviews games
    (tags: guardian gaming […]


    New Bond

    So I just saw Quantum of Solace, and I have to admit, the one thing that’s been bugging me is this: in the scant (few?) hour(s) that have elapsed since Casino Royale, MI6 has implemented a significant and wide-ranging software infrastructure upgrade. All of the terminals now sport a new UI (and perhaps a new […]


    links for 2008-11-22

    Defensive design: Magnetic zones on the unibody MacBook - (37signals)
    More proof that Apple products are Intelligently Designed.
    (tags: apple macbook unibody magnetic)

    BlackBerry Storm review - Engadget
    It's the Software, Stupid. Oh, and: is it just me who thinks that the icon design on the Storm is disgusting?
    (tags: blackberry storm engadget review video software ui experience design)


    links for 2008-11-21

    2009 Velocity Conference submissions are open!
    (tags: velocity oreilly ops conference 2009)

    Dice: PC Mirror's Edge Uses PhysX To Awesome Effect
    Anyone know if the nVidia dedicated GPU in the new MacBook Pro is PhysX capable?
    (tags: physx aegia nvidia mirrorsedge video kotaku gaming gamedesign physics)

    Gamasutra - The Future Of iPhone Games: Apple, EA, Ngmoco Talk
    "
    At a recent San […]


    links for 2008-11-20

    Katamari Rolls Onto Mobile Phones | Game | Life from Wired.com
    Ugh, no. iPhone version, please.
    (tags: katamari mobile namco gaming gamedesign via:wired)


    links for 2008-11-19

    New & Used Quality Office Furniture, Office Chairs, Office Desks, Storage - www.allardoffice.co.uk
    (tags: discount office furniture chairs desks humanscale aeron)

    Lynxmotion - Phoenix Hexapod Comprehensive Kit #RK-HEX-PHOENIX
    Only USD 1k!
    (tags: awesome robot insect phoenix hexapod)

    YouTube - ???????????????????
    OMG CAT ON CATBED ON ROOMBA
    (tags: cat roomba youtube video via:jwz)

    YouTube - Roomba Driver
    OMG. Cat driving a Roomba. TWO CUTEST THINGS […]


    links for 2008-11-18

    Sound Butter: Visualizing Sound (With a Sewing Machine) | PSFK - Trends, Ideas & Inspiration
    "One such project is the “visible sound sewing machine”. It’s a prototype of a device that would make sound visible and physical by sewing waveforms onto fabric." - OMG. All kinds of awesome.
    (tags: psfk visiblesoundsewingmachine sound vision soundbutter sewingmachine)

    A new journalism […]


    links for 2008-11-17

    Safe from the Losing Fight » How to Price Your iPhone App out of Existence
    iPhone app pricing - $9.99 and higher
    (tags: iphone apple software development pricing appstore)

    Fiery Robot!
    ex-iPhone developer on Tweetsville etc
    (tags: iphone development)

    Presidential Records Act - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    So my reading is that Presidents are encouraged not to use email because official correspondence […]


    links for 2008-11-14

    Democracy Scorned | Mssv
    No, we are not designing a massive democracy ARG. Although…
    (tags: adrian democracy politics elections)


    links for 2008-11-11

    ft.com new-look homepage
    I dunno, it looks a bit bland
    (tags: ft financialtimes ft.com redesign homepage)

    BSkyB to launch online TV service |
    Well that's refreshingly un-braindead "The online channels will be made available on the Sky Player. Consumers will not have to be Sky TV or Sky Broadband customers to sign up."
    (tags: skyplayer bskyb online video subscription btvision)


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