December 2010
Just got around to reading the New Yorker profile...
… you know, the legendary Nintendo game designer (Mario, Zelda, Wii)? [read it here]
My fav parts below:
#1. origins of Donkey Kong (the first Mario game) and Miyamoto’s definition of a platform game like Super Mario…
The game he came up with was Donkey Kong. He had in mind a scenario based on Popeye, but Nintendo was unable to secure the rights, so he invented a new set...
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“Do unto others…” is a good rule of thumb. I live by that. Forgiveness is...”
– This paragraph captures exactly what it is about organized religion that has rubbed me the wrong way since I was a child.
A Holiday Message from Ricky Gervais: Why I’m An Atheist - Speakeasy - WSJ (via zeb)
My neighbor's top 5 favorite songs of 2010
Hahahha. Oh LOL.
gillianmae:
5. Drake - “Best I Ever Had”
4. Drake - “Fancy”
3. Drake - “Every Girl”
2. The-Dream - “Shawty is Da Sh*!” (Clean version)
1. Ciara - “Ride”
slick foursquare-enabled new years eve party at...
naveen:
Apartm.net’s 2011 New Year’s Eve invitation takes it to a whole new level | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
There’s a video!
“This is the heart of the game. I wanted each ghostly enemy to have a specific...”
– GameInternals - Understanding Pac-Man Ghost Behavior (via soxiam)
Brilliant.
“Coming back to capitalism is like walking into a brick wall. It’s like being...”
– Aurora Levins Morales from Shock. (via theredtree) (via deltafoxtrot)