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  • Augmented Reality

    Using the cameras on mobile devices to provide a real world environment, combined with computer-generated elements, make for a whole new gaming experience.

    Waiting for the bus has never been more fun.

    BBC reporter Dam Simmons presents a short video on how the gaming industry is taking full advantage of this cutting-edge technology. And it won't belong before it hits the streets.

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  • Eircom to Block Pirate Bay starting Sept 1st

    In what I consider a major act of censorship, one of Ireland's top ISPs, Eircom (surprise!), will block all (their loyal, paying) customers from accessing The Pirate Bay website, one of the most popular bit torrent sites ever.

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Ubuntus New Gutsy Gibbon

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ImageReview: Ubuntu's New 'Gutsy Gibbon' Brings Linux Out of the Jungle

The latest release of Ubuntu, version 7.10, proves that Linux can compete with and, in some cases, trump Windows as an everyday desktop system when it comes to pure usability.
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Total Annihilation

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10 years and this is still my favorite strategy game.

Fast and furious.

It was one of the first games to really embrace user modding fan sites. The community is still active at TAuniverse.com
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Reaper v2.0 is out

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Image A revolution in the making?

Or just a rip-off of other editors we’d have ignored if it didn’t come from the guy who made WinAMP? Now, you may commence singing

Don’t Fear the REAPER

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  • Chief NZ military scientist quits after lies he was connected with Jamaica's "Cool Runnings" team
    Why it's probably just as well New Zealand is a peaceful country: the nation's top military scientist has quit after allegations that his resume falsely claimed he was a former Marine, a nuclear weapons designer, and an Olympic bobsledder who raced against Jamaica's "Cool Runnings" team. (via Submitterator, thanks recoiled)...
  • Child-in-the-road illusion to deter speeding
    A Canadian safety awareness group put a 45-foot decal of a little girl on a West Vancouver intersection. Apparently when you approach it, it creates an optical illusion of a real 3D figure. The effect is similar to the fake speed bumps I posted about in 2008. The organization behind...
  • Just look at this awesome banana boat.
    Just look at it. Banana Boat. Wood, string and banana. 2010 (Jacob Dahlstrup Jensen, Denmark) (Thanks, Austin!) Previously: Just look at this awesome banana skateboard. Boing Boing Just look at this awesome banana Viking helmet. Boing Boing Just look at this awesome slow-moving performance artist whose face has been covered...

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