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  • Asking people out

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    A nice post in Metafilter about how asking people out is simply a numbers game (the page is huge and while your browser will jump directly to the post, it may take a few seconds to load up).

  • Hamid Karzai

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    Ask a question to Hamid Karzai – this is why BBC Online is the best news website.

  • Shake phone

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    Transmit a handshake through your phone – while I have the utmost respect for the guys at MIT Media Lab, I fail to see the point of this invention.

  • Gattaca

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    Tom Armitage of Tajmahal is an unusual person. First, he reads this weblog. Second, he is thinking of duplicating the big post/little post structure of Massive. I think that this sort of structure is a good way to keep yourself interested in writing for a weblog, and it’s definitely increased my enjoyment and input for…

  • Fay Weldon and Sims

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    Fay Weldon – a fan of The Sims and Civilization – Call to Power?

  • About For Freedom

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    I just posted the ‘For Freedom!’ article. I was a little wary about doing this as I’m not sure whether it flows properly, seeing as I wrote it over a couple of weeks in two sittings (see if you can find the seam). However, I do think it has some good ideas in it and…

  • For Freedom!

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    8 comments on For Freedom!

    Within all computer games exists an eternal struggle: how much freedom should you give to players, at the sacrifice of a storyline? Both freedom and a good storyline are extremely valuable traits for a game, but exactly why are they mutually exclusive, and what implications does this pose for mmoe?

  • NASA tax funding

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    1% tax on all space and SF related goods to fund NASA, proposes Republican candidate. Unless total sales of those products add up to $1.5 trillion, which I sorely doubt, that guy has to check his figures.

  • Colder War

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    A Colder War – a highly fun SF novelette set in the Cold War about nuclear bombers, interplanetary gateways and Cthulu. Great fiction for free!

  • Watching 24

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    The following events took place between 10pm and 10am of the day of the eighth episode of 24… [beep boop beep boop] 9:55pm – Walk to nearby college TV room to see people watching the wrong channel. Become worried, and discover that they are watching ‘The Long Kiss Goodnight’ on Channel 5. 9:56pm – Check…