Posts tagged “video games”

I think I will stab myself in the stomach with a fork if one more person sends me a stray chicken or cat or whatever it is that people keep sending me; but it’s worth reading this seriously fascinating psychological analysis of why people play that annoying game.

• Runmeter (iTunes) looks to be a very slick iPhone app for tracking runs. I can’t run the LA Marathon this year because it conflicts with Kelly’s bachelor party in Las Vegas, but I’ll probably grab this for training for the 2011 race.
• Speaking of iPhone apps: The guys at AppAdvice really are on the ball. So far it’s the best blog I’ve found for discovering new apps. They write terrific reviews and always find the gems hidden in the glut of the tens of thousands of applications and games currently available in the iTunes store.
• I have become completely addicted to Ikariam, a web-based Civilization-style game. It’s free to play, though I guarantee if you start you’ll quickly get hooked and want to pay for the premium features. (I’m on the Ny shard if you decide to give it a try and want to look for me.)
• If you’ve been thinking about building a laptop-controlled robot made with LEGOs that can solve a Rubik’s Cube in 12 seconds, just give up. It’s already been done.
• Kottke.org has a cool post with video showing a slew of television shows that you probably never would have guessed were shot on a green screen. Did you know that The Mentalist (allegedly set in Sacramento), Monk (allegedly set in San Francisco), and CSI: Miami (allegedly set in Miami) are all mostly filmed here in Los Angeles?
• Have you subscribed to The Impossible Cool yet? Once or twice each week this blog posts a fantastic (and rarely-seen) photo of a cultural icon. Check out this killer image of Sean Connery. See also: Iconic Photos

• You’ve got just about a week to enter The 2010 Lee Atwater Invitational Celebrity Dead Pool!
• Until recently I’d never heard of — or even imagined the possibility of — Sweden’s bizarre tradition of watching Donald Duck cartoons on Christmas Eve.
• “RENT is so awful that you want to punch every single person that was involved in the face, except for Rosario Dawson …” — from a great movie review
• I can’t decide if I like this article more as a lecture on how to create good video games or as one on how to motivate employees.
• Knitting your Christmas presents? Be aware that it is potentially illegal to make sweaters out of dog or cat hair in New Jersey.
• My company created a slick digital holiday greeting card. (I’m the one with the Florida Gators cap.)
• Heismanpundit.com ranks the Heisman winners of the decade. Guess who’s #1?
• And TeamSpeedKills ranks the 2008 Gator squad the best team of the decade.

• General Stuff
  • Crush the Castle is an awesome Flash game. You will become addicted. (Luckily you’ll also quickly finish the whole game, so it’s not that bad.)
  • The vendor/client relationship is often quite funny.
  • I need to get about two dozen of these kick-ass CableDrops. (Or you could buy me some for my birthday!)
  • The black Crocs Santa Cruz loafer is quite possibly the most comfortable shoe I’ve ever owned. I bought a pair in Maui to wear on the beach, but I’ve been wearing them to work lately because they’re so great. I like them so much I might just buy another pair in a different color.
  • I’m GatorDavid on the World Golf Tour if anyone wants to challenge me. That game is like crack.
  • Sure, sure… explosionsandboobs.com is a lot of fun. But have you seen explosionsandbobs.com?
  • Anything is possible at zombo.com!
• Techie Stuff
  • jqPlot: Pure Javascript plotting
  • WPTouch is a WordPress plugin that will easily skin your blog for the iPhone. It’s pretty sweet.