Several somebodies here recommended Hannu Rajaniemi’s The Quantum Thief to me recently. I just finished it, and–thanks! Just what I needed. I especially liked the artful lack of exposition, which always stands out in a genre known for the opposite. But it got me thinking about doing another book recommendation thread. I think this Saturday …
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Samwise Open Thread / An Introduction, for the Unfamiliar
Hello, my pseudonym is Major Major Major Major, and I am, apparently, a blogger. As many of you already know, I’m a prolific commenter here. (For those who didn’t know that, now you do.) Recent-ish-ly, I’ve been working with Alain on various improvements to the site. These efforts kept hitting the same snag: developing anything …
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Late Night Open Thread: Gamerz & Luzers
angry gamers: blizzard needs to stop filling overwatch with women, gays, and people of colorblizzard: the new hero is a hamster in a hamsterball with gunsgamers: ??blizzard: also he's gay https://t.co/KXqCRC1ZiT — Rebecca "Space Commie" Watson (@rebeccawatson) June 28, 2018 The Spousal Unit is on vacation this week, and there was much smack talked …
‘Ethics in Gaming’ Open Thread: Another Trumpshow of Farce
Pres. Trump revives old debate over whether violent video games can trigger violent behavior, even as decades of research has repeatedly failed to uncover any link. https://t.co/mzxoTCj3P3 pic.twitter.com/hvaAzZ7mJt — ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) March 8, 2018 Trump has reportedly invited the head of Zenimax (Bethesda's parent company) and Take Two (Rockstar's) to the White House …
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Late Night Open Thread: Doubling Down
There is only one side. #NoMoreNazis #Wolf2 pic.twitter.com/7Ctu265Mus — Wolfenstein (@wolfenstein) October 15, 2017 When life gives you a new version of an old Nazi-punching video game to market… own the fuck out of your Nazi-punching. Thereby chafing the highly refined sensitivities of a group that usually delights in screaming snowflake! and flaunting FUCK YOUR …
Friday Morning Open Thread: Gotta Catch ‘Em All
Hillary: “I don’t know who created Pokemon Go but I’m trying to figure out how we get them to Pokemon Go to the polls!!” -crowd cheers- — Betsy Woodruff (@woodruffbets) July 14, 2016 Say this for the HRC campaign, they’re quick. Thanks to commentor Matt McIrvine for news of this Vox explainer: … So campaign …
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Late Night Gaming Open Thread: Deeply Inappropriate, Niantic…
This giant mob of people on the Santa Monica pier all celebrated catching a dragonair. #PokemonGO pic.twitter.com/CsAOS2ag3f — Travis Gafford (@TravisGafford) July 12, 2016 On the one hand, healthful exercise out in the fresh air… … New Zealand police have issued multiple warnings about the addictive app after people swam and kayaked out to a …
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