Archive | July, 2010

The Best Freeware Programs Money Can Buy

30 Jul Software Tech

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There’s a lot of Freeware out there. Here’s a guide to help you sort the good from the bad, you cheapskate!

Feel free to add your own suggestions in the comments.

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My Usual Starcraft Game, in LEGO Form

30 Jul Quickies Videos



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Lego Starcraft: Brick Rush
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30 Jul Games and Gaming Images Quickies




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Failure. Okay.

There’s nothing more to this post than an image I found amusing.  Would that we could all just click an “okay” button when we fail.

Research subjects apply here.

29 Jul Games and Gaming





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Research subjects apply here.

Metafilter user a sourceless light is working on an undergraduate anthropology thesis revolving around FPSs.  She’s looking to interview  FPS players and modders from Doom onward with a focus on Valve games, online gaming and military-style games. Just the kind of stuff us folks at Lud do every day. Well, ok, she’s a real researcher. And I’m sure in anthropology you’d be way less exposed to unfortunate “incidents” like that time when we – but I digress.

Given the breadth of her project, she’s open to all kinds of experiences and perspectives, which is where you come into play: she’s interested in  hearing them from you (yes, you!).

If you feel like helping, you should drop her an email at cbmckusick [at] berkeley [dot] edu : she’ll be happy to hear from you and will proceed to run wires through yo interview you, either by email or even personally if you’re: a. in the Bay Area, and b. so inclined. But mostly a.

So, please don your radiation suit, remove any metallic objects you might be carrying on yourself and assume position #1145-a required for the application process. Application process will begin in three, two, one…

Portable Gaming without the Laptop?

This seems like a better choice for portable gaming than a laptop, to me.  No keyboard/mouse to mess with, just a controller!  Via engadget

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For the Emperor

28 Jul Games and Gaming Hardware

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For the Emperor

Is it a statue? Is it a costume? No, it’s a case mod! Awesomest case mod ever? Could be! Did I mention the assault cannon spins up?

WTO rules some EU import duties illegal

28 Jul News

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WTO rules some EU import duties illegal

The World Trade Organisation has ruled that EU import duties on certain gadgets imported from the US, Japan and Taiwan are illegal.

An agreement reached in 1996 removed import tariffs on 72 different products in order to boost trade in technology goods. The European Union later moved some of these items into a taxable bracket because it now regards them as consumer items rather than high-technology devices. This decision led to import duties of between six and 14 per cent being levied on set-top boxes, multi-function printers and flatscreen displays, with VAT then applied on top.

the decision is due to be officially published in August. After publication the EU has 60 days to appeal the decision.

Why he loves Team Fortress 2

28 Jul Videos

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Starcraft backstory in 5 minutes

28 Jul Videos
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So I know most people won’t be bothering with the single player campaign in starcraft II, but if you are, and you are kinda lost with the whole story, here’s the Story So Far…

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