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Who doesn’t love physics?
One of the great things about the recent PC game Half Life 2 was it’s amazing physics engine, which made object collisions and interactions much more realistic. One of the other nice things about it is the map editor which allows players to design their own levels. Combine the two in an entirely useless but amazingly cool way and what do you have? Falling dominoes in Half-Life. Enjoy!
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The New Consoles: My Take
So the dust has finally settled on E3, now seems like a good time to take a step back and see what all the fuss was about. As expected, all three next-gen consoles were unveiled (to some extent) during the preshow, and I think there were more than a few surprises. First, the good stuff:
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Announcing the PSP 2!
OK, maybe not. But a bunch of Japanese hackers have put an old Famicom console into what looks like a plastic lunchbox, together with an LCD screen and battery pack. Super cool retro-handheld gaming!
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Pet Shop Boys – Miracles
I have a confession. I’ve been in the closet all these years and now it’s time to come out. Yes, I am a Pet Shop Boys fan. It’s not something I’m proud of, but there it is.
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So…much…music…
The Tofu Hut is a cool blog covering obscure, indy, old, rare or otherwise non-mainstream music. They’ve just published a list of hundreds of other music related blogs, categorized by genre. There’s a nice (but fairly small) set in there of electronica/dance sites, it’s worth checking out. Note: This isn’t about piracy – you won’t find anything commercial to download, but there’s a lot of fun mashups and unpublished stuff.