paul reed

Some useful tips here, although nothing particularly new. Always good to see things in black and white; reminds you how important regaining perspective can be.

So is it finally okay to admit that you played D&D as a kid, rather than feeling a little dorky? In theory todays video games do stretch the mind, in that they require complex problem solving. All to often however I think they degenerate into a blood-fest shoot-em-up which requires little beyond keyboard mashing. I don’t ever recall D&D going that way, and even if it did at least it wasn’t spoon fed to you in gory images. That said they’re both fairly passive activities for kids, and in a generation of children where childhood obesity is on the increase, I’d still be more comfortable with a more active pursuit percolating to the fore.

I’m not quite sure I’d agree with the view of England, so perhaps these are all off a little.

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The Sect of Homokaasu - GasGames

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Interesting view on the enduring appeal of one of the weirder ‘pop’ artist, and her upcoming new album “Ariel”

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Interesting story of how vunerable the UK banks were (are?) and how the security hole remained open for so long.

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A nice and simple primer on using AJAX.

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Countdown to the October 24th release begins … I really do hope this lives up to the hype.

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All things generated …

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I was amazed at the control the pilots had over the landing; slowly putting the nosewheeel on the tarmac. Interesting that the landing gear never collapsed, which as a layman I’d have fully expected. Now why can’t all landings be that gentle?

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