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Category: Asides
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Wolfenstein 3D encrapment
A mod designed to make Wolfenstein 3D look worse. As Game Informer notes: “Did you ever wonder what a 14-year-old game would look like after being run through the wringer of some really horrific .jpg compression routines?” –(via Game Informer print mag)
Disney video on VD
Here’s a video done by Disney back in 1973 on venereal disease.
[tags]Disney, VD[/tags]
16 Gig on a flash drive
Wow! That’s a lot of portable storage. No price announced yet.
[tags]USB key[/tags]
Company installs secret passageways in houses
To the bat cave, or something. I need to figure out where I can get one put in my house. (via boingboing)
Napster boss blames Microsoft for company’s problems
I’m no fan of Microsoft, but blaming Microsoft for Napster’s failure to do well seems, well, wrong to me. I agree with the Ars folks.
[tags]Microsoft, Napster[/tags]
Techeblog’s top 10 weird mp3 players
A list of the 10 weirdest mp3 players. Photos and descriptions included. I’ve only seen half of these.
[tags]mp3, mp3 players[/tags]
NES alarm clock
This NES alarm clock has write-ups on a number of geek and techie sites. I saw it originally on joystiq. I wish I had time to try to build one.
[tags]NES, Alarm clock, Cool geek stuff[/tags]
Ultraviolet
I really hope the movie Ultraviolet is good. The director‘s last movie, Equilibrium, got a pretty bad score at Rotten Tomatoes, but I thought it was a great movie. The story was bleh, but the action was fantastic.
[tags]Movie, Ultraviolet, Kurt Wimmer[/tags]
Know your enemy – gaming style
Here’s a handy guide from The Guardian – tips for fighting the bosses in your games. (originally from slashdot).
[tags]Gaming, bosses, The Guardian[/tags]
Free Lego magazine
I don’t remember where I found this link, but any geek should want a free subscription to Lego magazine.
[tags]Lego, Free subscription, magazine[/tags]
Desert for rich idiots
In case you’re loaded and moronic, why not try out the $1000 sundae? (from boingboing)
The Golden Opulence Sundae, the “World’s most expensive sundae”, was created to celebrate Serendipity’s 50th Anniversay last year. (If you are paying attention, the 50th anniversary is the “golden” anniversary. Get it?)
[tags]Desert, $1000[/tags]