Colorless green ideas sleep furiously

I read Accelerando earlier this year; it was my first experience with Charles Stross, and it was a bit of a mindjob. While Stross is known for “hard” scifi, Accelerando quickly vaulted into a plausible-but-fantastic realm that probably wasn’t very indicative of the Stross that was recommended to me when I read Daemon.

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I don’t know whether to envy someone who performs a live reenactment of a Mario Bros. level or pity them.

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§1108 · April 28, 2006 · 1 comment · Tags: ,


If TES IV: Oblivion wasn’t enough, the next game from Crytek should scare your video card into an early death. It looks fabulous; too bad I never cared much for the gameplay of Far Cry.

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§1069 · March 29, 2006 · 1 comment · Tags:


Street Fighter is a one-on-one game, so you must rely on yourself to win. You can’t mill around while your friends do the work for you. Self-reliance and continuous self-improvement is the only successful road. And yet, I also learned that no man is an island. Our tournament structure has always been open to all [...]

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§1061 · March 29, 2006 · (No comments) · Tags:


No, it’s not out yet (March 20th is the listed release date). But GameSpot is running an article about the advance copy they got (Oh! How I loathe them!). This feels like a much better Morrowind, and we’re not just talking about the obvious graphical improvements, but it also feels more streamlined for those who [...]

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§1003 · February 27, 2006 · 5 comments · Tags: