The Last Starfighter

Hacker and musician.

Exclusive: Google, CIA Invest in ‘Future’ of Web Monitoring

No one is accusing Google of directly collaborating with the CIA.

See the article title, read the quote, do a double-take. Scare journalism is my least favorite kind, and I don't expect it from Wired.

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Posted July 29, 2010
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Mr. W

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Posted July 28, 2010
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Dak the Monk

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Posted July 21, 2010
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TweetMTG: Chaos Magic for the Wired Player : Daily MTG : Magic: The Gathering

Play as normal. The tweets will add randomness to the game every few minutes.

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Posted July 21, 2010
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The Eternities Map

The Eternities Map variant of Planechase balances out the random factor while still mixing things up, and without requiring the preconstruction of plane decks. It allows for an improved degree of plan and counter-plan, which certain players are more likely to enjoy, while still providing interesting stories.

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Posted July 19, 2010
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Bullseye!

Sweet, practice pays off!

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Posted July 16, 2010
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Living With a Computer

The Apple II, which costs $1,350 with a 48K memory, is good for games, simple graphics, and other home uses, and with about a thousand dollars' worth of extra circuitboard it can make a good word-processor.

1982: when CP/M was the "standard," and IBM had not yet partnered with Microsoft for MS-DOS...

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Posted July 15, 2010
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July 2010 Update Bulletin : Daily MTG : Magic: The Gathering

An emblem is a new kind of object, different from a card or a token. It's basically a marker with an ability on it. In fact, the ability is the only characteristic it has. Emblems have no color, name, card type, or anything else—just that ability. They live in the command zone, which is the same place that Archenemy schemes, Planechase planes, Vanguard cards, and EDH generals hang out. They're not permanents, and absolutely nothing can touch them or get rid of them, simply because no cards say that they can.

I think this is a pretty elegant fix, but it'll take a while for the casual players to catch on if they don't push it pretty hard.

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Posted July 14, 2010
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A Tale of Two Dwarves

Such an amazing game.

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Posted July 13, 2010
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Dwarf Fortress

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Posted July 9, 2010
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