-
phones
Time for ask lj. Not that many people read it, but heck, I suppose this makes it more a thought organiser / reveal to plv my thought processes post ( Read more... ) -
scribblenauts
Is quite good, although the ui is as annoying as people say. I do like the particularly literal approach it takes to checking whether you have solved the puzzle or not.
examples:
1. kitten is on top of house, owner next to house. Reunite kitten with owner.
cwoac solution: summon lighter. ignite house*. Cat leaps off house in fear. success2. park ( Read more... ) -
Just when I thought anime plots were becoming boring.
They just start munging them together ( Read more... ) -
rejected game ideas
Who needs snail racing when you could be playing the (turn based?) Zombie DDR! -
todays handy 'nix command
rename 's/(.*) - (.*)\.(.*)/$2 - $1.$3/' *
What it does: takes a file which is split into two (or more chunks) by
- , and 'rotates' it - ie. moves the last chunk to the beginning.
Related ones:
rename 's/, The/_____/' *; rename 's/^/The /' *_____*; rename 's/_____//' *
rename 's/, A/_____/' *; rename 's/^/A /' *_____*; rename 's/_____//' *for ( Read more... ) -
cross-genres.
I don't know why, and I know it is a source of annoyance to PLV, but I do have a weakness in my musical taste (such as it is) for cross-genre covers, however the latest one I have encountered is actually reasonably good, probably since they aren't too far apart: Hayseed Dixie, a band which started out doing bluegrass covers of AC-DC (hence the name ( Read more... ) -
trailers.
1. go to youtube (or other video site of choice)
2. watch trailer for megashark vs giant octopus (no really).
3. be both shocked and awed that this is
A. Real
B. A film that came out this year -
pointless geekery at its finest.
A thread on PA whereby some guy attempts to put every game possible on a single timeline. With references.
Did you know that Star wars happened at roughly the same time as castlevania? (end of the 18th century). No? well you do now. -
4X space games
now this techtree
is what I call a techtree...
