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Archive for August, 2010
Used Game Sales
Posted in Economics, Games, tagged Economics, Used Games on August 25, 2010 | 6 Comments »
Evolutionary Impetus
Posted in Academia, Philosophy, tagged Biology, Evolution, Philosophy on August 24, 2010 | 5 Comments »
This article from the BBC discusses a study which correlates increased living space with increased evolution. More particularly, the ability of a mutation to thrive is directly correlated to the ease with which it can enter an evolutionary niche. The article ends with a critical quote from another evolutionary biologist: And in general, what is [...]
World of Warcraft: Cataclysm System Changes Annoy Me
Posted in Cataclysm, Games, World of Warcraft, tagged Cataclysm, WoW< World of Warcraft on August 17, 2010 | 5 Comments »
I haven’t said much about WoW because I’ve said all I can: the quest changes are pure awesome. The zone revamps really expand the story. And I just have nothing to say about the talent tree revamps. They haven’t done anything for me. I don’t like them. They killed even the old illusion of choice. [...]
A Question: How can GDP grow without debt-financed spending?
Posted in Economics on August 13, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Seriously. I want an answer to this, because it seems to be the underlying assumption of all arguments against any kind of government spending; that GDP growth occurs, but does so without being debt-financed. How can this be so? I don’t see how it can. Let’s assume a closed economy with a set quantity of [...]
Apple Applies for Patent to Generate a Book Based on Game Performance
Posted in Random on August 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I disapprove of even the possibility of patenting something like this. More specifically, it seems as if patents, generally, are now producing precisely the opposite of the intended effect. So I guess I’m less disapproving and more curious as to whether this is reasonable and why exactly we allow it.
Guild Wars 2: Disingenuous
Posted in Games, tagged Arenanet, Guild Wars, Guild Wars 2, MMO, NCSoft on August 10, 2010 | 4 Comments »
I’m actually pretty excited about Guild Wars 2; it’s expanding on some neat ideas and has a couple neat innovations. Sadly, they’ve given themselves over to marketing speak and have been…overstating their case. The most recent example was the levelling curve. Look, it’s true: RPGs tend to ask you to spend more time between levels [...]
Kotaku Previews Awesomeness (aka Civ V)
Posted in Games, tagged Civ V, Civilization V, Sid Meiers on August 5, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Nothing else need be said.
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Web Tracking and Data Analysis Privacy Concerns
Posted in Commentary, Computing on August 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Just read this (H/T Naked Capitalism). It’s really nothing terribly new for anyone who has worked in web development or studied the internet. In general, your IP Address can be narrowed down to a specific geographical region. Additionally, tracking cookies can know an awful lot about you. In this case, [x+1] uses either its own [...]
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