Tag Archives: philosophy
Luck Be A Lady
At the heart of all piracy, when you boil away the plans, schemes, skills and perseverance, lies the uncomfortable truth that in the end you are relying alot on luck.
Persistence and Storytelling in MMOs
I was going to simply respond in the comments of this post. but it got so long winded and involved that I thought I’d better post it here rather than hijack someone elses blog. Read on for my take on one of the stickiest problems in MMO creation.
Sending a Message…
Sign this, its a new one though there have been many before it. I’m a bit dubious as to the worth of these petitions but we should at least make the effort to tell the dour idiot what we really think of him. You never know it may spur the opposition into some sort of [...]
Go Get ‘Em Guido
One down and the rest of them to go – why it’s fun to be Guido Fawkes today | Samizdata.net.
Must read for any brit concerned about the state of our politics. Take heart in the fact that there are people like Guido out there. The most telling question that he, and others like him ask [...]
EVE Blog Banter #5 – EVE is All About the Metagame
Welcome to the fifth installment of the EVE Blog Banter, the monthly EVE Online blogging extravaganza created by CrazyKinux. The EVE Blog Banter involves an enthusiastic group of gaming bloggers, a common topic within the realm of EVE Online, and a week to post articles pertaining to the said topic. The resulting articles can either [...]
A Great Quote
Science, especially physics is exceptionally good at tackling the difficult. It is remarkably poor at tackling the complex. In principle all biology reduces to chemistry and all chemistry to physics. Except that ain’t how it is in practice. There is still a place for the bug-collectors and the smell-merchants and that is for a good [...]
A Rant About the MSM
How boring: Celebrities sign up to Twitter to reveal the most mundane aspect of their lives | Mail Online.
Oh dear, the Daily Mail doesn’t like the fact that some celebs are using twitter. Surprise, surprise.
What bugs me about this is the sheer hypocrisy of it. On the same page , in the sidebar there is [...]
These Celebrities Can Go Fuck Themselves
YouTube – 5 Friends.
This Video is a pile of tosh and here’s why.
Warning: politics incoming.
Oh Dear Boris, You Reveal Your True Nature At Last.
Boris Says: “Walk Away”
I used to think Boris Johnson was pretty clever, but this recent proclamation of his has destroyed that notion completely. Gone is the affable and likeable buffon who graced our screens on ‘Have I got News…’ who was the butt of many media jokes, to be replaced by a closet statist of [...]
How many would it take today?
In the early years of the 5th century B.C., 300 brave souls stood against seemingly insurmoutable odds and brought an army reputed to number in the millions to a halt. The story of King Leonidas and his men is enough to give even the most cynical of people hope that freedom will prevail.
The 300 Spartans [...]
