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    links for 2008-12-20

    "achievement unlocked" – Twitter Search I guess "Achievement Unlocked" is a meme now. (tags: achievementunlocked xboxlive) LOLFed. Emo Bernanke, LOLTraders and Schadenfreude, Oh My via Alphaville (tags: lolcat economics humour) FT Alphaville » Blog Archive » Ponzi in the pub awesome. (tags: ponzischeme pubcrawl alphaville)


    links for 2008-12-19

    FT Alphaville » Blog Archive » Recession in Space NASA is selling off its Shuttles. $42m a pop, without engines. They could ask Sarah Palin for help, she knows how to use eBay. Or, I bet I know what might turn up at the Google campus one day… (tags: nasa shuttle sale museum sad) Welcome [...]


    links for 2008-12-18

    Secret Warriors: Nick Fury, Agent Of ARG (via Lee) I think I just came in my pants. They'd better not fuck this up. I like Hickman and Fury enough without having a bunch of shit spoil it. (tags: nickfury arg jonathanhickman via:lee io9) kewlchops: Not quite what I had in mind. Ugh. This is absolutely [...]


    links for 2008-12-13

    Sony hit with $1 million penalty over underage online privacy violations | NetworkWorld.com Community "It really isn't a big enough penalty and the company admitted no guilt but Sony BMG Music Entertainment today agreed to pay $1 million as part of a settlement to resolve Federal Trade Commission charges that it knowingly violated the privacy [...]


    links for 2008-12-12

    BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Copyright law 'could be extended' ""It's only right that someone who created or contributed to something of real value gets to benefit for the full course of their life," [Andy Burnham, Culture Minister] said. Oh, and after their life finishes, too. Sigh. (tags: copyright policy culture uk government)


    links for 2008-12-10

    Travel Tools | Transport for London So apparently the next design trend is making icons look like iPhone application icons. (tags: tfl design)


    links for 2008-12-07

    Nokia N97 hands-on part II: the reckoning – Engadget Mobile "Nokia has refused to revamp the OS wholesale to make way for touch devices, choosing instead to jumbo-size some button and icons, make a few tweaks here and there, and leave a few things completely — and often annoyingly — alone." I predict an ultimately [...]


    links for 2008-12-04

    Amazon Mobile for iPhone Stunningly stupid page design. Not available in the UK. Lame. (tags: amazonmobile amazon iphone) Little Big Planet Sackboys now for sale at Play Asia (tags: littlebigplanet lbp playasia toys plushie)


    links for 2008-12-03

    Little Big Planet Sackboys now for sale at Play Asia (tags: littlebigplanet lbp playasia toys plushie) BREAKING: Kangaroo Will Be Anti-Competitive, Commission Says We're never going to have our own Hulu. Ffs. (tags: kangaroo hulu vod flash video streaming anticompetitive) News: Mizuguchi reveals new game – ComputerAndVideoGames.com "Rez creator Tetsuya Mizuguchi turned up at the [...]


    links for 2008-12-02

    Rogue Leaders: The Story of LucasArts: $60.00 : Chronicle Books Someone I know would love this as a present (tags: lucasarts gaming gamedesign book present shopping) Rumor: Next Lego Game? Try Harry Potter Not a surprise given that Warner Bros has the HP film licence. (tags: warnerbros harrypotter videogames licensing lego)


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