December 2009
36 posts
Most Pirated Games of 2009 - PC, 360 and Wii →
Torrent Freak have revealed the most pirated games of 2009, along with the numbers… Big titles include MW2 (5m+), NSMB Wii (1m+) and SF4 (2m+)
Left 4 Dead 2 Weapon Effectiveness vs Tank →
Grow some balls and go for the melee.
Dec. 30, 1924: Hubble Reveals We Are Not Alone →
Edwin Hubble was born in Missouri in 1889 and moved to Chicago in 1898. In high school, he broke the state record in the high jump, and went on to play basketball for the University of Chicago.
Stereotyping People by Their Favorite Indie Bands →
tiff:
Ratatat
Boys who think Ocarina of Time is the greatest game ever made.
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On Diablo 3
Harrison: So when is Diablo 3 supposed to come out?
Kyle: Hopefully tomorrow.
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The Physics of Space Combat →
Pretty in-depth discussion of how combat would most likely work in space.
thisoneisonus release Nine Inch Nails live DVD/BD →
In January 2009, Trent Reznor released 405Gb of professionally filmed footage of 3 shows from the NIN Lights In The Sky tour. thisoneisonus, a loose collection of NIN fans and industry professionals…
World of Warcraft: How to Make Gold with Skinning →
There are a few different ways to make money skinning. There are rare mobs that can be skinned to drop rare items, there are common mobs that can be skinned to drop rare fur, and there are regular…
Team Fortress 2 - Erectin a dispenser →
With the success of the AI systems of Left 4 Dead, we’ve been continuing to develop these technologies to create new kinds of game experiences. Team Fortress 2 is an excellent “sandbox” for…
10 operating systems you've never heard of →
Radical new ideas, Wild West code and innovative hackery.
Avatar Opens with $232 Million Worldwide →
Even with depressed U.S. grosses because of massive snowstorms in New York, Philadelphia, and Washington DC, Avatar finished Saturday only 5% down from Friday. It’s the best-ever debut for director…
The seven coolest videogame manuals of all time →
You know — videogame manuals. Those things nobody reads anymore
Facebook Could Cut 75% of Its Servers by Dropping... →
By switching from PHP to C++, Facebook could move from 30,000 servers down to just 7,500 servers, and trim 49,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions from its footprint.
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Assassin's Creed Crap (the first one)
Just noticed that one of the informants that gives you an assassination missions says “There are scholars that go into the place where guy is giving a speech, but I’m sure you knew that.” Yes, I did know that, and you didn’t have to waste 5 minutes of my life to tell me that.
/complainingabouta2yearoldgame
Startup Gives Bands Something Only Major Labels... →
Digital music start-up TheBanded plans to offer the two bands that receive the highest number of votes on its site each month an ongoing share of ad revenue and
How to Write a 'Call of Duty' Game [FLOWCHART] →
Majorly successful first person shooter that everyone raved about until they all realized it’s not as good as the first one and has a bit of a rubbish ending [SPOILERS BELOW]
Engadget Exclusive: first Google Phone / Nexus One... →
Well here you have it folks, honest-to-goodness pics of the Google Phone… AKA, the Nexus One.
“But if man is truly free to choose, if he can show himself as being virtuous by...”
– Harold Kushner, When Bad Things Happen to Good People.
An Open Letter to ABC about "A Charlie Brown... →
“For years and years I have awaited the network broadcast of “A Charlie Brown Christmas” as the true herald of the holiday season…Tonight we sat in horror and watched what you have done to the…
“I guess I didn’t get the memo”
– Miley Cyrus. Gurl knows my life.
UFO investigations unit closed by Ministry of... →
The Ministry of Defence closes the unit that has investigated reported UFO sightings for more than 50 years.
7 awesome tech toys you can't buy in America →
Even in these digital times of the global mall —where there is a mobile phone shop just a stone’s throw from the Sphinx and a Starbucks on every corner in Tokyo— there is still plenty of stuff you…
Hands On with Google's Public DNS →
Google touts its new, free, Public DNS service as a speedier, safer version to access the Web. There’s some truth to Google’s claims, and its speed advantage may be compounded when a site your…
How Hollywood plans to keep prices up as movies go... →
Digital downloads have broken apart the album and decimated major label music revenues. So movies will also get cheap and DRM-free as they increasingly migrate to the ‘Net, right? Think again.
Hardware for Gmail: The 'Gboard' keyboard →
The Gboard consists of 19 colored keys set in a standard size numpad-only keyboard. Clicking on any one of these performs that particular keyboard shortcut. Included are Gmail-specific features such…
25 Hilarious WiFi Network Names (PICS) →
Giving your WiFi network a funny or clever name is a great way to freak out your annoying neighbors without hiding in their bushes or peeping in their windows late at night.
Poor taste? I Think Not.
Adam: im drinking rwandan coffee
Me: nice
Me: does it taste like genocide
Me: ?
Adam: with real bits of people!
Best passed out puppy pic ever →
*_*
20 Essential Tricks Every Skype User Should Know →
Spend a little time learning Skype and you’ll soon discover it’s much more than a one-trick pony. Sure, Skype’s bread and butter is still its ability to let users make phone calls using their…
Proof That Linux Geeks Are Smooth With Chicks →