And, just like that, I’m making a second post in as many hours.
Crazy!
Stephen Fry: Actor, Writer, Apple Enthusiast
Mr. Stephen Fry, actor, writer, friend of Douglas Adams, and Apple Enthusiast, has written a non-review review of the new Apple iPad for Time magazine.
In short, he fancies it quite a bit. That is not at all shocking.
What is, however, is the amount of space he dedicates to the memory of Douglas Adams.
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Last night I was doing a bit of cleaning, and once I was done Nadia asked to see the fruits of my labor – so, I took a few pictures and sent them along.
One of them caught my eye, and just made me realized what a total geek I am:
My Geeky Bookshelf
A full break down – after the jump.
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This is something pretty damn spiffy – yet I don’t pretend to understand it. It combines two things I’m facinated by, and yet confused by: programming and genetics.
Basically, this guy wrote a program to randomly generate colored polygons, then compare the pattern to a target image (Mona Lisa, in this case), and mutate or keep the progams own code based on how much – or little – the output looked like the target.
Fairly neat, I think. It’s got some pretty pictures at least.
Genetic Programming: Evolution of Mona Lisa « Roger Alsing Weblog.
Google Reader has this neat feature, where it (supposedly) recommends new and interesting things to read based upon your prior reading habits. I say supposedly because some of the things it recommends for me are somewhat puzzling, and seem completely random.
It gives me a lot of science – and science related – blogs. That’s fine, I like science and geeky stuff. Sure, I don’t even come close to understanding some of the more high end stuff (the numbers and terms make my brain go all wonky), but it’s still a nice read once in a while.
There’s the odd assortment of random webcomics – although the majority of them are somewhat crap. I’m sorry, but it’s true: 97% of webcomics are crap, including my own aborted monster. of the remaining 3%, a full nine-tenths is Penny-Arcade, leaving a very small market for actual good, non-PA comics. I’ve found a couple, and have enjoyed them.
The remaining stuff Google throws at me? Personal blogs of small Mormon families in Las Vegas. Read the rest of this entry »
Is this game worth your $15?
Last week, the game Braid was released on the XBox Live service for about $15. The price point started off a mild rant storm on portions of the internets that are very geeky, somewhat cheap and populated by people who spend more time bitching about the price of games than they do bathing or actually spending time with other human beings.
Okay, I’m being a bit harsh, but debating the cost of a game before actually playing it is a tad naif… Which is why I decided to stay out of that “debate” until I’d actually purchased the damn game and given in a full go.
That time has come and gone, and I can safely say that this is a game that strives for greatness with its call backs to the very roots of platform gaming, the stunning soundtrack, the imaginative graphics and the quirky new gameplay mechanics. But is that enough? Read the rest of this entry »
