July 2011
1 post
Duels of the Planeswalkers, or how I learned to...
Magic: The Gathering has always been a tough game for me to play. When you find a group of people who play for the sake of fun and enjoy each other’s company it’s a blast. The problem is that Magic tends to attract the sort of over competitive personality that is incapable of playing a game without constantly seeking a crushing victory.
I’ve had the itch to start playing...
September 2009
1 post
Frankfurt 2009: Bentley Mulsanne makes 752 lb-ft... →
Filed under: Frankfurt Motor Show, Sedan, Bentley, UK, Luxury
2011 Bentley Muslanne - Click above for a high-res image gallery
We warned you the specs would be “…
August 2009
2 posts
38 Studios appoints MacLean as new CEO →
38 Studios has put Jennifer MacLean at the head of the board table, announcing the departure of former CEO Brett Close. Despite the studio being founded and chaired by former Red Sox…
Microsoft, Nokia Team To Add Mobile Office Apps To... →
CWmike writes “On the same day a court banned sales of Microsoft Office for PCs, Microsoft and Nokia said they are working together to put Microsoft Office on Nokia handsets, It’s a move that should…
July 2009
5 posts
What’s Important →
Super Mario Marathon For Child's Play Version 2.0 →
Three gamers, the entire Mario library, and at least 64 hours of dedication, all for the sake of the children. The trio is back again this year broadcasting their Super Mario Marathon live all this…
Knitted Steel: Supporting Lori (Bracelets for a... →
Although awesome looking, these bracelets are actually going toward a real cause. Lori is losing her right leg to an auto-immune disorder known as APS. The proceeds of these bracelets will go to…
Acer's 11.6-inch Aspire Timeline 1810T: a netbook... →
We’re doing our darnedest to keep our expectations in check, but it looks like the long, painful wait for a halfway potent netbook may be drawing to a close. With Windows 7 just…
June 2009
2 posts
Ron Gilbert (creator of Monkey Island) to give PAX... →
LucasArts nerds rejoice! “PAX 2009 organizers humbly announced today that industry legend Ron Gilbert will grace the stage as keynote speaker at the sixth annual gaming festival.”
January 2009
2 posts
Deep inside the Windows 7 public beta →
Microsoft announced the Windows 7 beta at CES last week, and Ars has been using it since the moment it became available. Here’s an in-depth look at the current state of the next version of Windows.
Barenaked Ladies "One Week" Parody Music Video →
If you can finish the phrase “Chickety China, the Chinese Chicken,” or you hate people who can… watch this video.
December 2008
1 post
How to Run OSX on a Netbook (Full Video Tut.from... →
Apple isn’t ready to offer an inexpensive, low-powered netbook yet — so why not make one yourself? In this week’s video podcast, Brian Chen goes over the process of installing an illegal, hacked…
November 2008
4 posts
Zero Punctuation: Fallout 3 →
Fallout 3 review on Zero Punctuation via The Escapist
Game Boy Calculator Earns A Perfect 10 From The... →
You know how it goes. You’re waist-deep in physics exams, calculations and numbers out the wahzoo, and all you really want to do is play Tetris. Whipping out a Game Boy in the lab, that’s poor…
New ESRB Ratings Tread Into Spoiler Territory... →
This week, when the ESRB reported new ratings guidelines, and two senators seem pleased, but if you’re curious how a game like Fallout 3 gets treated in the more descriptive write-ups, be…
Get art for $4 →
Aah, more from Ikea hackers’ favourite haunt - the As-Is section. Markus picks up some vanilla As-Is MDF boards and does a bang up job turning them into wall decor. Love how serene they look on his…
October 2008
39 posts
Sarah Palin, proud socialist →
The best part of Hendrik Hertzberg’s excellent New Yorker commentary about McCain and Palin’s failed attempt to convince people that Obama is a socialist is the final paragraph containing this boast…
Olbermann: Sarah Palin Is A Socialist →
In a Special Campaign Comment, Keith Olbermann cites yet another example of the McCain campaign accusing Barack Obama of something of which they themselves are guilty. In this case, Sarah Palin is…
McCain Recalls Chris Farley Character (VIDEO) →
John McCain, in his ranting about Joe the Plumber, sounds suspiciously like Matt Foley, the motivational speaker played by Chris Farley on Saturday Night Live and known for living in a “van down by…
Bruce Schneier's election night analysis →
I’m about to go off-blog until November 17* (I’m off on my honeymoon!) but I’d be remiss if I failed to mention that Bruce Schneier will be doing mathematically oriented election coverage on the…
Michael Seitzman: The Lyin', the Witch and the... →
Watching the fruit fly speech, I wasn’t sure if I was seeing the real Sarah Palin, Tina Fey as Sarah Palin, or Sarah Palin as Tina Fey as Sarah Palin. It’s all starting to blur. She was so absurd,…
Bruce Schneier's election night analysis →
I’m about to go off-blog until November 17* (I’m off on my honeymoon!) but I’d be remiss if I failed to mention that Bruce Schneier will be doing mathematically oriented election coverage on the…
Will Ferrell Back As Bush With Tina Fey's... →
Thursday’s “Saturday Night Live” election special welcomed Will Ferrell back playing President Bush in the opening sketch, with Ferrell’s Bush offering an unwanted endorsement for the McCain- Palin…
NASA - Enchanting Saturn →
This marvelous panoramic view was created by combining a 165 images taken by the Cassini wide-angle camera over nearly three hours on Sept. 15, 2006. The mosaic images were acquired as the spacecraft…
Obama Talks Halloween, Clooney And Dancing:... →
Barack Obama made a light-hearted satellite appearance on Wednesday’s “Ellen” from Miami. On the pretaped show Ellen had three big questions for him, how does he feel about his dancing vs….
Why We Should Have Gone to Business School: the... →
Filed under: Videos, Supercars, Lamborghini
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We can justify spending our time blogging about exotic supercars — instead of pursuing the wealth…
Dust devil sends tent into air at Maker Faire →
Gareth writes: “On Sunday afternoon at Maker Faire Austin, the lights went out. All power was lost in one whole area of the fairgrounds. It turned out that a dome tent from the camping…
Simulation of the Mars Science Laboratory Sky... →
An anonymous reader points us to Gizmodo for a fascinating video of NASA’s Sky Crane. “When I read that the UFO-looking Mars Science Laboratory’s aeroshell would use a floating crane — called Sky…
Simulation of the Mars Science Laboratory Sky... →
An anonymous reader points us to Gizmodo for a fascinating video of NASA’s Sky Crane. “When I read that the UFO-looking Mars Science Laboratory’s aeroshell would use a floating crane — called Sky…
Olbermann "Special Comment" On 'Real... →
Keith Olbermann offered a “Special Comment” tonight on his show Countdown, criticizing the McCain campaign and other Republicans, like Michele Bachmann, for their use of divisive politics during…
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High school student in Kentucky faces felony... →
Salim sez, “William Poole, an 18-year-old Kentucky high-school student wrote a story about a high-school over-ran by a plague of zombies. Not exactly the most original scenario, but just the sort of…
Home of Ralph the Swimming Pig to be bulldozed →
Jeff sez,
San Marcos, Texas’ Aquarena Center, formerly a hilarious tourist trap called Aquarena Springs, will be bulldozed, with the land being restored to turn-of-the-previous-century…
Zombie papercraft dollies →
The Zombiefie Six is a set of six papercraft zombie dollies for you to print, fold and play with. Fun! the ZOMBIEFIE SIX (Thanks, Doctor What!)
23 Most Incredible Photoshop Tutorials →
must see photoshop tutorials
Captured In Slow-Motion: The Awesome Beauty of... →
Feast your eyes on this arty video, where we’ve slowed down some of our favorite games to a crawl thanks to the wonder of video editing. Coo as a car expires in a fountain of dancing sparks in…
Home of Ralph the Swimming Pig to be bulldozed →
Jeff sez,
San Marcos, Texas’ Aquarena Center, formerly a hilarious tourist trap called Aquarena Springs, will be bulldozed, with the land being restored to turn-of-the-previous-century…
High school student in Kentucky faces felony... →
Salim sez, “William Poole, an 18-year-old Kentucky high-school student wrote a story about a high-school over-ran by a plague of zombies. Not exactly the most original scenario, but just the sort of…
Zombie papercraft dollies →
The Zombiefie Six is a set of six papercraft zombie dollies for you to print, fold and play with. Fun! the ZOMBIEFIE SIX (Thanks, Doctor What!)
Eat Me: memoir and cookbook from Shopsin's, the... →
I first read about Shopsin’s Greenwich Village restaurant in Calvin Trillan’s classic New Yorker tribute to it, and its owner, the eccentric, garrulous, cranky Kenny Shopsin. The last time I was…
McCain Turned into a Zombie at the Debate Tonight!... →
Congratulations Fail →
How Much Oil is Actually Left On This Planet? →
Barring some complete and miraculous harmony between all the world’s economic superpowers, fossil fuels will dominate our energy mix for at least the next few decades and we should just accept it.
Cookie Monster Slayer →
Palin E-mail Hacker Indicted →
doomsdaywire writes “A University of Tennessee student who is the son of a Memphis legislator has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of hacking Republican vice presidential candidate…
Graduating from Beer to Whisky: 10 Facts You Need... →
Whiskey on the other hand is seen as a hard drink. It is a drinker’s drink. The sole preserve of men. It’s serious. It is the opposite end of the spectrum to fruit-based neon-coloured liquids…
Weekend Note: WiiPez [Weekend Note] →
To: Luke From: Owen Hope you landed safely. Then again, if you didn’t, I probably wouldn’t be writing this, so much for small talk, hrm? Reader pepsidewd from Montreal sent that in (full…
The History of the Sega Dreamcast →
This is the sad story of the Sega Dreamcast. See what made this console a wonderful breakthrough and a disappointing failure at the same time. The fact that I have to submit this under ‘Industry…