Yeah, but does it move me?
Minecraft lovers out there, and we know there are *lots* of you, may be interested to learn that Canadian Miguel Cepero appears to be building what looks like an almost photorealistic derivation of Minecraft, but ‘without zombies’. The project, which seems to be going under the title of Procedural World, is clearly a pet love of his, judging by his blog posts, but we’ve got to say the early video run throughs look amazing.
If you want to exercise your brain a little, try working out why there would be a demand to convert a digital online version of a book – commonly called a blog – into an offline digital version which you can only read on a specific device – commonly called an eBook Reader. Once you’ve done that come back to us for part two of the quiz.
The folks at ByPeople.com are launching a ‘curated network of useful content for web ninjas’ next year, and as part of their pre-launch promotion, they’re giving away a full 5 GB of downloadable design elements for completely free. The ByPeople Bundle includes themes, icons, backgrounds, buttons, sliders, boxes, business cards…in general a sample of just about everything you might need if you were looking for design help.
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There’s something very personal about jewelry, whether it’s the most expensive piece or a bargain from a local flea market. It says something about the wearer, and of course it says a lot about the giver too, in many cases. But unless you have lots of money it’s been difficult to find a way to create your very own style of jewelry, until now that is.
If you’ve been around the Internet for a while you’ll know about Reddit.com, which is one of the most successful online communities in the known universe. The folks there are famous for their wit, generosity and heartfelt attitudes, as well as an ability to hang out with some very important people. What you may not know, however, is the community has branched out into online education, run for free and even stretching out into real world tuition.
If you’ve just returned from Mars after an extended visit to the popular DisneyLand vacation and sauna center, you may have missed the 60 year reign of the comic strip known as Peanuts, created and cherished by Charles Shulz. For the rest of us of a certain age, the antics of the crew have been a constantly entertaining and therapeutic force in our lives. Now there’s the chance to relive the Charlie Brown era, because the complete Peanuts comic strip…
The web is changing all right, and one way you can tell is by looking at the new tools coming down the pipe. Instead of heavy clunky web design programs and services, we’re seeing a definite rise in the number of quick and easy tools to create online content. At one end you’ve got the elegant and iconic Pinterest, and at the other you have tools like Tumblr. But that still leaves a gap to fill.
We love writing with a passion, really we do. But even with massive amounts of motivation, some days it’s plain impossible to put anything down. The words just don’t come. The know it alls call this writer’s block, we call it a royal pain in the derriere. Whatever the cause it’s something that can really drive you nuts, made especially worse when you allow yourself to waste time on something else instead of knuckling down.
Not a day passes without another online music service appearing on our screens. Where do they all come from, and more to the point, are there enough people or hours in the day for them all to get an audience? The strange thing is the fact that the newest ones are managing to deliver ever improving levels of cool, which the earlier generations couldn’t match. MySpace we’re looking at you.
What would you do if your keyboard was, “alive”? Not in the sense that it was going to haul back and bite you every time you tried to type, but that it was something that needed some form of nourishment every now and then. Most of us are probably hoping our keyboards aren’t alive already with all the cheesy poof crumbs, remnants of soda, and who knows what else living amongst those keys. Thankfully, what I’m talking about is much…
As every solid crime fighter knows, the only way to ensure you beat the bad guys is to stay ahead of the game with your equipment. When they develop something new, you make sure you’re ready to counteract their devilry with some good tech of your own. The trouble is, it’s hard to find decent suppliers nowadays, unless you know where to look.
When buying a computer mouse, you’re normally buying it for a practical purpose. If it’s for gaming, you want to be able to have different DPI settings, or macro buttons, if it’s for work, it doesn’t really matter so long as it functions. If you want to have a standard mouse at a phenomenal price, then you need not look any further.
There are many artistic souls out there who don’ t want to fill their homes with just anything. While you can choose what decorations go up on the wall and what color the carpet should be, it’s a bit tough to find items like a fireplace with artistic influence. Not to mention that you would have to put in a lot more than just the fireplace if you actually wanted to use it.
The Humble Bundle guys are at it again, only this time, instead of offering great games for us to buy at whatever price we want, they’ve gathered together a collection of six top science fiction ebooks for our enjoyment on the same terms. The Humble eBook Bundle features titles from top class authors like Neil Gaiman and Cory Doctorow, and you’re free to pay $1 if that’s all you think the books are worth, although you should try and remember…
Breaking a limb is painful, sometimes embarrassing and always inconvenient. Not only do you have to miss out on things that are important to your life while you wait for the damage to heal, but there’s also the annoying and inevitable barrage of ‘oh, what happened to you…?‘ type questions which you get from everyone you meet. Well here’s a novel way to overcome the hassle.
