Ken Newquist I don’t know if it’s a question of overconfidence in computers, a dumbass move by Hasbro to save money, a decision by WotC to skimp on an event that they’re washing their hands of next year, or simply bald-faced incompetence, but preregistration for this year’s GenCon sucks. I’ve been to GenCon three times, and I’m … Read more
The net’s a big place. Watson helps make it smaller. Produced by a California-based company called Karelia Waston is a sort of specialized search engine for the Mac OS X operating system that offers 16 tools designed to provide a simpler, more productive interface for the immense treasure trove (and accompanying wasteland) that is the … Read more
Wired.com did a story recently about deep linking, which is the practice of one site linking to a story, article or resource inside of another site (as I just did with the link to Wired). Such links bypass the site’s home page (and any advertising there) but are generally regarded by most web folks as … Read more
The vast wasteland that is modern television is filled with the dredges of the worst ideologies, the sort of collectivist, socialist drivel that’s torpedoes plenty of good ideas and made bad ones even more unwatchable.
Fortunately, there’s a guide that picks out the diamonds glinting among the drudgery: Miss Liberty’s Film and TV World.
A look at Godlike, a new superhero role-playing game set during World War II.
An well-meaning email circulating on the net claims that coughing might just save your life if you’re suffering a heart attack. The science behind it is questionable, and some sources say it could actually kill you. Here’s the original e-mail: Date Captured: 3/8/2002 THIS IS NOT A JOKE – It may help you to save … Read more
An e-mail promising free Applebees gift certificates for forwarding it to your friends is a hoax. The e-mail is similar in spirit and syntax to a Cracker Barrel hoax that’s also circulating. And like that piece, the only thing this bit of annoying net-flotsam is good for is annoying your friends. Here’s the e-mail: Date … Read more
They’re out there. Lurking in the shadows. Waiting to strike at a moments notice. They’re renegade medical students, and they’re hell bent on stealing your kidneys and selling them on the blackmarket! Or not. The infamous kidney thieves are a classic urban legend, transported on to the net and given new life in the 21st … Read more
How good is Gran Turismo 3? Well, consider this: I don’t like racing games – they’ve always seemed repetitive and boring. I don’t drool of cars, and aside from my Jeep Wrangler, I’ve never had much interest in them. I’m your typical geek, more interested in computers and RPGs than horsepower and RPMs. And I … Read more
It’s not often that I pick up a role-playing game rule book that’s so compelling a read that I have a hard time putting it down. Fading Suns d20 is one of those games. I bought the 2nd edition hardcover rulebook for the original game at GenCon 2000, and read through the book in less … Read more