October 2008
46 posts
somehedgehog: Adventuring Party Politics: The... →
GM: OK, the bugbear attacks you. What do you do? OBAMA: I send one of my 672 henchmen after it. MCCAIN: OK, seriously. Why does he have so many henchmen? I’m a level 72 ranger and he’s only a level 8 paladin. OBAMA: Well, if you’d bought the Grassroots Organizing and Oratory/Colgate Smile proficiencies you could min max it so that you… MCCAIN: Why is he even IN this...
bradleyallen:
MTV MUSIC - Adam and the Ants - Stand & Deliver
The Escapist : Aggro Management →
On in-game factionalism spreading to real life. Which is weird.
What Sarah Palin Is Saying - [Anil Dash] →
And more specifically, how she’s saying it.
I’m not sure if I fully agree on Anil’s assertions about the message Palin is trying to convey, but I think he’s spot on about her conscious choice of how to convey it and her intentions for doing so.
Also, I share his sentiment that it’s dangerous to get caught up on her “folksy” speech as an indication of her...
Electoral Vote predicted a big win for Kerry Nov... →
livejamie:
Do not get lazy people! No matter what happens, what the polls say, you need to vote.
SERIOUSLY. VOTE. GODDAMN.
This slideshow comes with one big spoiler alert… for the whole thing, really. I’ve been participating in some sort of art project / game / interactive narrative / I dunno what the hell this is going to be, to tell the truth. This slideshow is of my trip(s) through the first portion. If you’re in San Francisco, you can participate too by checking out the weird Jejune Institute and...
Woman arrested for killing virtual reality husband... →
Doctor Popular’s comic from 24 Hour Comic Day. I didn’t know my response (“…vanity.”) to his question (“Robots don’t know anything about _______”) would get illustrated!
Tickle Me Vizzini on Vimeo (via Vimeo and Morgan)
Artefact adds copy/paste to the iPhone
Chicago may get 'gay-friendly' high school -... →
CNN: Ads target ‘That’s so gay!’
OK, let me get this straight. For a blog post about her father’s debate...
– Meghan McCain and Stereolab: What Is Going on Here? | Pitchfork (If you’ve never heard “Ping Pong,” it’s a sarcastic critique of using war to bolster the economy.)
(via ernie)
“I Love David” book by Harry Malt video by The Selby on Vimeo (via Vimeo)
It's not Its →
For your apostrophe-challenged loved ones.
cecilseaside:
The Unfinished Swan - Beautiful game concept.
Whoa, yes, cheers.
The party's over for Iceland, the island that... →
Hulu: Saturday Night Live: VP Debate Open: Palin / Biden
Stainless for OS X Leopard →
esquareda:
jorgeq:
It’s considered a multi-process browser for OS X, inspired by Google Chrome. It’s still in it’s initial stages so there’s no bookmarking, history, or download management, but this WebKit based browser has a lot of potential. Stainless is for Leopard only. View screenshot of the browser. (via GoSquared)
T-Pain vs. His Vocoder, via Gwen
Castro Street Fair →
Woot! Sunday!
Tumblin' through San Francisco: The Cable Car... →
[ed. note: Christi, don’t click that link, don’t read the bit below! Stop reading now, Christi!]
In which I use a tale of transit safety and a foolish impulse on my part to lead up to the thing I’ve been twittering about for the last two days re: clues and the Jejune Institute.
Short description of the thing: Urban exploration and repurposing of public space + street art + more...