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Ricardo Semler’s talk at MIT

Semler is one hell of an inspiration entrepreneur.  He took his father’s company and converted it into a democratic workplace.  Workers vote for who their boss is.  The company’s records are open to all employees to view (including the salaries of fellow coworkers).  You get the idea.
They have finally made this talk available in a [...]

Windosill – A Dynamic Playground

When 2D feels this close to 3D…   er…  it is 2D isn’t it?
Patrick Smith, creator of VectorPark, has a new game called Windosill.  Procedurally animated characters look over you as you move your little cloud puffing cart through physically dynamic worlds that blur the line between 2D & 3D.
If that didn’t make sense, just do [...]

Dead Rising 2 Announced

Click here for IGN’s coverage.
or Gamespot’s article.

Karting in Paris

One of those mornings, then someone sends (yet another) Mario Kart video. I clicked and started watching… and although I’m not sure why, I started laughing. It was the bananas… definitely the bananas.
Thanks to AC for this one.
MARIO KART (REMI GAILLARD)by nqtv

It’s All About the Remix

Momentum is gathering.

Going Back to Play Some Old Games

I recently picked up some used PC games off of a guy on Craig’s List. It was a good deal and I’m looking forward to playing some games that won’t have me thinking “Gee, maybe I should upgrade soon.” The list includes: Freedom Force vs. the 3rd Reich, Gangland, Mafia, Rainbow 6: Ravenshield, [...]

Coraline Trailer

Finally, the full trailer! Written by Neil Gaiman Directed by Henry Selick (Nightmare Before Christmas). Looks wonderful! Go Laika!!

Freespace 2 – Open Source Project

The developers released the source code and the public is taking advantage of it.  A Babylon 5 mod, Battlestar Galactica, Star Wars and even a Wing Commander saga?
First, you just find yourself a retail copy of the game (from like Good Ol Games) then run the installer which will download a ton of content and [...]

Solve Them Puzzles with a Little LSD

Some theorize that psychedelics create a state of mind that can lead to some profound spiritual or scientific discoveries. Others believe it just makes you loose your mind and hallucinate. Well, all I can say is that Cisco systems are slightly more complex than Legos and I’d prefer a hippy over alcoholic [...]

Paranoia: While you sleep

Don’t want aliens, zombies or terrorists disturbing your rest? Well have no fear! The Quantum Sleeper is here to the rescue!
How paranoid are we are all becoming? At first sight I thought it was a joke and it is…
…isn’t it?