I've heard it said that in a world where magic exists, there can be no advance of technology. Most often I've heard this said in relationship to D&D. I disagree. I think that market forces would drive innovation, creating alternative, technologically based solutions to problems. Here's why ( Read more... )

I'm sure most of you have either already thought of this, or have already seen this link, but in the interests of geeking out with friends:

Google Wave + D&D

Don't click through the following link if you really enjoy Sudoku puzzles.

How to solve Sudoku without trying.

Yeah, I've fiddled with Sudoku, but it's never quite as satisfying for me as solving a hard crossword puzzle. Since Sudoku seems a whole lot like encryption or file compression anyway, it makes sense that there's a system for solving it.