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December 2009

Most Pirated Games of 2009 - PC, 360 and Wii → digg.com

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+)

Dec 31, 2009
Dec 31, 200952 notes
Left 4 Dead 2 Weapon Effectiveness vs Tank → digg.com

Grow some balls and go for the melee.

Dec 31, 2009
Dec. 30, 1924: Hubble Reveals We Are Not Alone → digg.com

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.

Dec 30, 2009
Stereotyping People by Their Favorite Indie Bands → flavorwire.com

tiff:

Ratatat
Boys who think Ocarina of Time is the greatest game ever made.

Dec 29, 20095 notes
Dec 27, 2009
On Diablo 3
  • Harrison: So when is Diablo 3 supposed to come out?
  • Kyle: Hopefully tomorrow.
Dec 27, 2009
#diablo 3
The Physics of Space Combat → gizmodo.com

Pretty in-depth discussion of how combat would most likely work in space.

Dec 27, 2009
#scifi geeky
thisoneisonus release Nine Inch Nails live DVD/BD  → digg.com

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…

Dec 25, 2009
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Dec 23, 2009
World of Warcraft: How to Make Gold with Skinning → digg.com

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…

Dec 22, 2009
Team Fortress 2 - Erectin a dispenser → digg.com

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…

Dec 22, 2009
10 operating systems you've never heard of → digg.com

Radical new ideas, Wild West code and innovative hackery.

Dec 21, 2009
Avatar Opens with $232 Million Worldwide → digg.com

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…

Dec 21, 2009
The seven coolest videogame manuals of all time → digg.com

You know — videogame manuals. Those things nobody reads anymore

Dec 21, 2009
Facebook Could Cut 75% of Its Servers by Dropping PHP → digg.com

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.

Dec 21, 2009
Dec 21, 2009905 notes
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

Dec 17, 2009
#Assassin's Creed
Startup Gives Bands Something Only Major Labels Usually Get: → digg.com

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

Dec 16, 2009
How to Write a 'Call of Duty' Game [FLOWCHART] → digg.com

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]

Dec 14, 2009
Engadget Exclusive: first Google Phone / Nexus One photos → digg.com

Well here you have it folks, honest-to-goodness pics of the Google Phone… AKA, the Nexus One.

Dec 14, 2009
Dec 14, 200945 notes
“But if man is truly free to choose, if he can show himself as being virtuous by freely choosing the good when the bad is equally possible, then has has to be free to choose the bad also. If he were only free to do good, he would not really be choosing. If we are bound to do good, then we are not free to choose it.” —Harold Kushner, When Bad Things Happen to Good People.
Dec 10, 2009
An Open Letter to ABC about "A Charlie Brown Christmas" → digg.com

“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…

Dec 10, 2009
“I guess I didn’t get the memo” —Miley Cyrus. Gurl knows my life.
Dec 10, 2009
7 awesome tech toys you can't buy in America → digg.com

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…

Dec 5, 2009
UFO investigations unit closed by Ministry of Defence → digg.com

The Ministry of Defence closes the unit that has investigated reported UFO sightings for more than 50 years.

Dec 5, 2009
Hands On with Google's Public DNS → digg.com

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…

Dec 5, 2009
How Hollywood plans to keep prices up as movies go online → digg.com

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.

Dec 5, 2009
Hardware for Gmail: The 'Gboard' keyboard → digg.com

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…

Dec 5, 20091 note
25 Hilarious WiFi Network Names (PICS) → digg.com

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.

Dec 4, 2009
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Dec 3, 2009
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!
Dec 1, 20091 note
Best passed out puppy pic ever → digg.com

*_*

Dec 1, 2009
20 Essential Tricks Every Skype User Should Know → digg.com

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…

Dec 1, 2009
Proof That Linux Geeks Are Smooth With Chicks → digg.com
Dec 1, 2009
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