May 2010
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May 23rd
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May 21st
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May 15th
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May 15th
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President Obama vs. the Xbox
Mr. President, we get it. Parents are frustrated about video games and don’t know what to do. But enabling their apathy with pandering is not the solution. Most games provide quality entertainment, some even have additional educational benefits; and the most mature ones are already regulated by the industry, clearly identified as such. Parents need to take responsibility for what their...
May 14th
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The First Nanobot Assembly Line In Action
The future is rushing at us faster than ever… Today in Nature, a group of researchers announced they’d successfully operated the first assembly line populated entirely by nanobots. A release from Nature explains: Nadrian Seeman and colleagues create a nanoscale ‘assembly line’, in which DNA walkers move past programmable DNA machines that can deliver ‘cargo’ (gold...
May 13th
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May 12th
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WatchWatch
Games I’m Most Excited For #3:  S:S&S EP for the iPhone!
May 12th
Mini Donut Factory from ThinkGeek →
It’s a waffle maker… for donuts!
May 12th
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Fallout: New Vegas Special Edition is... Beautiful
reblogged from 8-bithero: Contents include: -“Lucky 7” poker chips (from an in-game casino) -Custom deck of cards -Platinum “Lucky 38” poker chip -“Making Of” DVD for the game -“All Roads,” a hardcover graphic novel written by the games’ creative director with Dark Horse -A totally awesome box -The game (yes, this is an important one) Three word summary: I need it. Me too!
May 11th
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May 11th
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May 10th
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"Sleep Is Death" Doors, Walls & Stairs →
Shannon Galvin has posted a second tutorial on advanced room building…
May 10th
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Hero →
The hero of the Times Square bomb attempt was an immigrant. A Muslim.  Senegalese newcomer Aliou Niasse was the first to notice the smoldering car and draw attention to it. He had no time left on his cell phone and realized his English probably wasn’t up to the task, so he got a passerby to call 911.  In Arizona the cops would have hauled him off to jail while the car exploded. reblogged...
May 10th
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May 10th
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How Can You Not Take Advantage of This?
The Humble Indie Bundle Five of the best Indie Games of recent years, any platform and name your price? All to raise money for charities… Here’s how the Indie Games blog described it: Is this the greatest indie gaming bundle ever? The Humble Indie Bundle contains five big indie releases, DRM-free, choose how much you pay for them, part of your payment goes to charity… yep,...
May 4th
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May 4th
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May 4th
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Bounce & Give Me a Break!
Or, Why DSiware Pricing Sometimes Makes Me Go Whhaaatttt? Or Also, You Should Be Playing AlphaBounce Today’s DSiware releases for North America are pretty bland. But the one that stands out, and not due to its desirability mind you, is an Arkanoid-clone called “Bounce & Break”. Let me confuse you with its official description from a Nintendo press release… In this...
May 3rd