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News that has nothing to do with gaming!

Electric Ink

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Next big thing? I’m betting it’s electronic paper. The time to start thinking about how this can be used innovatively is now – and no better time, since E Ink is offering a developer’s kit fo $3000. They give you all you need to integrate their display into your own device, or explore options with … Read more

Slashdot

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In the beginning, there was Slashdot, “News for Nerds”. I posted replies now and again, and eventually, they started giving me moderator points – the ability to push posts up and down in the ranking. And then they started letting me META-moderate posts – grading the moderators. Can I use this on my resume? Who … Read more

Tags

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I do have a life outside RPGs. My real work sometimes includes some illustration; here’s a project I did recently. All these images are copyright (c) 2005 by Surya, Inc. We’re launching a new line in Haven Bleu, “616” (it’s a date). So I was asked to come up with a new hang tag to … Read more

CE News 11/11/05

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Today’s news is from Harry Chapin’s “The Was Only One Choice”: There’s a kid out on my corner, hear him strumming like a fool Shivering in his dungerees, but still he’s going to school His cheeks are made of peach fuzz — his hopes may be the same But he’s signed up as a soldier … Read more

The Price of Goats

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The Great Helgiria Goat Bubble This came up in a Slashdot discussion about the economics of buying and selling virtual property in Project Entropia. Hilarious and insightful!