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Friday, the 30th July 2010

Daily Link Roundup: push send. PUSH SEND.

Fandom

Kotaku;
-I'm Commander Shepard, and This is My Favorite Cosplay in the Entire Universe

Rock, Paper, Shotgun;
-StarCrafted: Lego StarCraft

Gizmodo;
-Inception by Pixar, the Trailer

GameSetWatch;
-Limbo Re-Created in LittleBigPlanet

Videogames

GameSetWatch;
-The Psychology of Games: Psychological Reactance and Bioware Games

PopMatters Moving Pixels;
-The Spiritual Sequel to the 2008 Prince of Persia

Magical Wasteland;
-What Alan Wake Gets Wrong, and Right, About Being a Writer

Interactive Illuminatus;
-Dimensional conflict: diversion vs. expression

GamePolitics;
-Pros and Cons: Press Junkets

Kotaku;
-The Men and Women Behind Gaming's Most Iconic Characters Behold, the grossly disproportionate resumes of female and male Commander Shepard.
-The Companions and Cosplayers of ChinaJoy 2010
-Bayonetta Takes Amaterasu for a Walk
-Metroid: Other M to Include Two Hour Movie Version of Game

Film

io9;
-What would you do if your remote vacation was ruined by the apocalypse?

Television

Gizmodo;
-Bad Universe: The TV Program that Will Obliterate All Space Myths starring my favorite astronomer, Phil Plait!

Literature

io9;
-The dystopian novel that's turning China upside down

Curios

Gizmodo;
-Hacker Develops Program to Make ATMs Spit Out Free Cash
-Photoshop Opens Time Portals Into a World War II Ghost Dimension Ignore the cheesy headline. This is a beautiful set of WWII-to-contemporary photoblends depicting historic buildings in Europe that have survived into the present.
-How to Splice a Fiber Optic Cable

io9;
-Every major particle physics experiment that will happen between now and 2033

Scientific American;
-Genes from Ebola Virus Family Found in Human Genome

Srs Bzns

Gizmodo;
-CIA and Google's Joint Investment Raising Eyebrows
-The Young and the Restless and the Tech Support Guy Who Wanted Nude Photos

Boing Boing;
-Stating the Obvious: If you don't have a house you don't need no sofa
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    • Thursday, the 29th July 2010

    Daily Link Roundup: Is that a walk of shame dress?

    Videogames

    PopMatters Moving Pixels;
    -Limbo: Art and Frustration

    Rock, Paper, Shotgun;
    -RPS Half-Verdict: StarCraft 2

    Kotaku;
    -There's Narrative in my RTS: StarCraft Told a Story, Will the Sequel Make People Listen?

    Salon;
    -The temptation of Starcraft II

    TechSpot;
    -Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty GPU & CPU Performance

    Animation

    Gizmodo;
    -Please, Somebody Make These Beautiful HTML5 Animations into a Game

    Writing

    Not Exactly Rocket Science;
    -On the Origin of Science Writers

    Music

    Gizmodo;
    -Music Video Answers Eternal Flamethrower Versus Fire Extinguisher Question

    Curios

    io9;
    -People are still dressing up as Na'Vi at protests
    -The tenets of dieselpunk culture

    Gizmodo;
    -Longest Pinhole Exposure Ever is Also Most Beautiful

    Boing Boing;
    -DIY Kitty Crack: ultra-potent catnip extract

    Srs Bzns

    GamePolitics;
    -Seven People Hold the Keys to the Internet, Literally

    What the Hell

    io9;
    -The only post-apocalyptic condom ad you're ever likely to see [NSFW]
    -Birth control pills make females smell "wrong" to males

    As for people, men and women might not think they're influenced by each others' scents, but "Oh, we are!" said behavioral biologist Susan Jenks of the Sage Colleges in Troy, N.Y., after Drea's presentation. If women react to the hormones the way lemurs do, "maybe you don't want to be on contraceptives when you're picking your mate."

    Oh, good plan! Don't use birth control when looking for a mate. Thanks for the uninformed editorializing, Dr. What The Hell Were You Thinking.
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    • Wednesday, the 28th July 2010

    Daily Link Roundup: madeleines would be good with tea

    Fandom

    Kotaku;
    -The Modern War Gear Solid Saga Continues

    Videogames

    Gamasutra;
    -Critical Reception: Playdead's Limbo
    -Interview: What GameStop's Kongregate Buy Can Mean for Indies

    PopMatters Moving Pixels;
    -Pac-Man Will Die: Cynicism and Retro Game "Endings"

    Kotaku;
    -The Science Behind Starcraft II
    -What I Discovered from Gaming Like a Girl
    -How to Pick Your Race in Starcraft II
    -How to Fail at Starcraft II Multiplayer
    -You Play Video Games Like a Cyclops

    Sexy Videogameland;
    -Oh, Come On

    Film

    io9;
    -Geeking out about science fiction movies with Sigourney Weaver

    Curios

    Gizmodo;
    -The Nazi Train that Destroyed Train Tracks
    -How a Tiny Magnet Could Produce a Force Field Big Enough to Protect a Space Ship

    Boing Boing;
    -Postcard from Language Camp

    Kotaku;
    -In Protest, Chinese Artist Paints Self to OctoCamo Perfection

    io9;
    -Ask a Physicist: How long does it take for you to fall into a black hole?

    Srs Bzns

    Kotaku;
    -250 Foxconn Employees Poisoned by Pesticide

    GamePolitics;
    -Akihabara Killer Blames Rampage on Cyber Bullying

    Boing Boing;
    -Where Did the Money to Rebuild Iraq Go?

    What the Hell

    Gizmodo;
    -Comcast to Customer: Pay Us $0.00 or We'll Cancel Your Service and charge you $25
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    • Tuesday, the 27th July 2010

    Daily Link Roundup: Game, anyone?

    Oh Look I Wrote Something

    PopMatters Multimedia Reviews;
    -Limbo: A Little Physics Platformer in the Gothic Tradition

    Large Hadron Collider

    Gizmodo;
    -What Comes After the Large Hadron Collider?

    Videogames

    GameSetWatch;
    -Limbo: 'The Game Beat': What's in a Length?

    Gamasutra;
    -Blog: How to solve a problem like Machinarium
    -Blog: Play Style DOES Matter
    -Square Enix SVP Tanaka on Developing 'Huge, Mainstream' MMO Final Fantasy XIV

    Wired Game|Life;
    -B&M Retailer GameStop to Purchase Flash Game Site Kongregate
    -StarCraft II Shows Decade of Polish in Slick New Presentation

    Rock, Paper, Shotgun;
    -Mod News: Fear and Forget

    Film

    Gizmodo;
    -The Neuroscience of Inception

    io9;
    -Watch one of the past decade's greatest scifi movies, Primer, free online

    Kotaku;
    -Inception's Usability Problem

    Literature

    GameSetWatch;
    -Olly Moss' Bookmark for Gamers

    Science in My Fiction;
    -I know why the vampire sparkles!

    Boing Boing:
    -Street-Fighting Math: down and dirty guide to approximation and problem-solving

    Curios

    Gizmodo;
    -Man Uses Photoshopped Photos in Plea for Reduced Prison Sentence

    Bad Astronomy;
    -If you can understand this diagram, you're already too nerdy

    Srs Bzns

    io9;
    -Teen dressed as the Joker burns down his high school in Ireland for "hypocrisy"
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    • Monday, the 26th July 2010

    Daily Link Roundup: what's your pleasure, what is your pain.

    San Diego Comic Con

    io9;
    -He may not fly, but he can walk on water
    -The biggest winners and losers of Comic Con 2010

    Kotaku;
    -Too Soon?

    Fandom

    Kotaku;
    -Summer Cosplay Looks Like This

    Videogames

    IndieGames;
    -No More Sweden 2010 Video Presentations

    Brainy Gamer;
    -Arab shooting gallery

    GamePolitics;
    -U.S. Govt Okays Jailbreaking and Breaking Game DRM for Investigative Purposes

    Wired Game|Life;
    -Q&A: American McGee Returns to Alice's Nightmare Wonderland

    Kotaku;
    -Starcraft II Singleplayer, the Idiot's Guide
    -Heavy Rain Move Support Might as Well be Violin Support
    -Final Fantasy XIV ESRB Rating Warns Against Putting Your Manhood in the Forge

    Tabletop Gaming

    Boing Boing;
    -Existential D&D comedy: when characters realize they are trapped in adolescents' imagination

    Animation

    io9;
    -Warren Ellis' Marvel anime series will air in the US in 2011

    Film

    Kotaku;
    -Did Video Games Help Me Accept Inception's Ending?

    Curios

    io9;
    -Using Earth as a test case to find its exoplanet counterparts
    -Every black hole may hold a hidden universe

    Boing Boing;
    -The neuroscience of break-ups: it's like craving cocaine!

    Gizmodo;
    -Could This Electronic Voting System Make Fraud Impossible? ...not for the computer-illiterate, dork

    Srs Bzns

    Making Light;
    -Are you listening, Google? It's me, Teresa
    -...And you too, CNN

    GamePolitics;
    -Franken: 'Net Neutrality the First Amendment Issue of Our Time'

    Boing Boing;
    -U.S. Senate passes 'libel tourism' bill

    Gizmodo;
    -DRM Buster FAQ: What It Means for You
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    • Sunday, the 25th July 2010

    Daily Link Roundup: That is so not a word.

    San Diego Comic Con

    io9;
    -The five best moments from J.J. Abrams and Joss Whedon's Visionaries panel

    Kotaku;
    -Report: Crazed Harry Potter Fan Stabs Comic-Con Attendee in Face

    Videogames

    Video Game Theory & Language;
    -Cultural Hegemony Within the World of Mass Effect - part 1, part 2

    voorface;
    -Against Immersion

    brilli.am;
    -Pretense, Affectation, Video Games

    Film

    io9;
    -Let Me In is its own kind of emotionally devastating vampire flick

    Curios

    Boing Boing;
    -Jane Austen + Fight Club = Regency excitement!

    The Sexist;
    -Make Your Dude-Dominated Subculture More Accessible to Women

    Srs Bzns

    Gizmodo;
    -Controversial DNA Crime-fighting Technique Keeps It All in the Family

    Boing Boing;
    -Wikileaks releases classified Afghanistan war logs: "largest intelligence leak in history"
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    • Saturday, the 24th July 2010

    Daily Link Roundup: pale-faced laughs doom

    San Diego Comic Con

    Bad Astronomy;
    -Comic Con 1: Abusing the Sci of SciFi panel

    Videogames

    Rock, Paper, Shotgun;
    -Play Snake on YouTube. Why? Cos You Can

    Kotaku;
    -Why is Starcraft So Popular in Korea?
    -Metal Gear Solid's Cameo for Front Mission Evolved Revealed
    -Epic Mickey Spawns 'Tales of the Wasteland' Comic Book Spin-offs

    Film

    io9;
    -We've seen the alien in Simon Pegg's new roadtrip movie
    -Full Avengers cast assembles on stage at Comic-Con

    Curios

    Boing Boing;
    -No work in the US? Move to India

    Gizmodo;
    -Sharp Creates First 100GB Blu-ray Disc

    Srs Bzns

    Gizmodo;
    -"Critical Alarm System" Turned Off Before Deepwater Horizon Gulf Oil Explosion
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    • Friday, the 23rd July 2010

    Daily Link Roundup: Double rainbows all the way!

    San Diego Comic Con

    io9;
    -The SDCC "God Hates Fags" counterprotest had the best, nerdiest signs ever needs more longcat

    Boing Boing;
    -Comic-Con: Superheroes vs. Westboro Baptist Church

    Kotaku;
    -Righteousness

    Videogames

    GameSetWatch;
    -Prince of All Plushies
    -Ponversation Tests Your Game

    Gamasutra;
    -Analysis: Is the Game Industry a Happy Place?
    -Spector: Meaningful Choice is Audience-Friendly
    -No Capcom at GamesCom Following Dead Rising Ban

    PopMatters;
    -Making Emergent Stories Matter: Considering Left 4 Dead and Medal of Honor

    Joystick Division;
    -Video Games and Comics Could Suffer the Same Fate

    GamePolitics;
    -No StarCraft II Reviews Before Launch

    Wired Game|Life;
    -Atlus Won't Shutter Demon's Souls Servers Just Yet

    IndieGames;
    -Links: Straw Houses and Big Bad Wolves

    Kotaku;
    -We Played Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep for 10 Minutes, in English
    -The Game Narrative Triangle
    -Can Gaming Allow You to "Level Up" in the Workplace?
    -How to Write a Post-Apocalyptic RPG, the Fallout: New Vegas Way

    Film

    Kotaku;
    -Your Guide to This Summer's Movies

    io9;
    -It was awesome: First impressions of the Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
    -Mysterious alien invasion movie Skyline could be the next District 9

    Curios

    Gizmodo;
    -Microsoft Uses Forensic Tech to Catch Software Counterfeiters At first I thought, do we really want these mega-corporations behaving in governmental ways? And then I remembered that Edison's thugs did the same thing to stamp out competitors and counterfeiters. Truly, nothing new under the sun. Also, history is written by bullies.
    -Find This Otherworldly Watchtower Right Here on Earth
    -The Five Most Endangered Words on the Internet

    The Atlantic;
    -The Varieties of Religious Experience: How Apple Stays Divine

    io9;
    -Tiny human fish can live for a century

    Boing Boing;
    -Jelloware: edible, biodegradable, compostable drinking cup concept

    LiveCheap;
    -Avoid 5 Grocery Rip-Offs - Read the Label

    Srs Bzns

    Boing Boing;
    -South African doctor invents "anti-rape" female condoms with "teeth"

    GamePolitics;
    -How to Save U.S. Newspapers: Sue

    What the Hell

    io9;
    -Darth Vader robbed a bank in Long Island
    -The Human Centipede cosplay that won $1000
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    • Thursday, the 22nd July 2010

    Daily Link Roundup: This tagging system seemed like such a good idea at the time.

    San Diego Comic Con

    Wired Game|Life;
    -The Gamer's Guide to Comic-Con 2010

    Videogames

    GameSetWatch;
    -Sony 360-Degree Autostereoscopic Display Prototype

    Gamasutra;
    -Blog: The Purpose of a Game
    -Blog: Let's Make a Deal!
    -Blog: Indie vs Goliath
    -Tale of Tales: Reaching New Audiences Hampered by Indie Resources
    -Q&A: Paradox's Wester on Digital Distribution Consolidation, DRM, F2P

    PopMatters;
    -Is Speed Running Artistic?

    Rock, Paper, Shotgun;
    -Develop 10: Molyneux on Fable III

    Boing Boing;
    -Similarities between gold farming networks and drug dealing networks

    Kotaku;
    -Try Not to Care About echochrome ii After Watching This
    -The 18 Classes of Final Fantasy XIV
    -Four Fantastic Playstation Move Tech Demos, with a StarCraft Twist
    -The "Ultimate Version" of Tactics Ogre Coming to PSP
    -DC's Mass Effect, Killzone, God of War Toys Up Close & Totally Awesome
    -Where Board Games and Video Games Come Together

    Film

    Boing Boing;
    -The Bechdel Test for women in movies

    io9;
    -It's official: Joss Whedon is directing the Avengers movie!

    Animation

    io9;
    -Checking out the new Transformers cartoon and the coolest Transformers toys at Comic Con!

    Writing

    Boing Boing;
    -Ted Chiang on Writing

    Comics

    io9;
    -Alan Moore: DC "offered me the rights to Watchmen back."
    -Bruce Willis reveals that the movie of Warren Ellis' ultra-violent Red is "a romantic comedy"

    Curios

    Boing Boing;
    -99 cent store sued for raising prices to 99.99 cents
    -101 Patterns for Influencing Behaviour Through Design: Oblique strategies for changing and controlling behavior

    io9;
    -How karate chops break concrete blocks
    -Are we searching for the wrong kinds of signals from aliens?
    -Why Does Michelle Rodriguez always get killed off? We asked her

    NPR;
    -A Uniquely Indian Perspective on Gay Marriage

    Srs Bzns

    Gizmodo;
    -Is It Time to Add Your Boss to This Sexual Harassment Registry?

    Boing Boing;
    -Arrested: Jihadi jerk who threatened South Park over Mohammed episode

    io9;
    -Are we in the middle of a mass extinction?
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