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{ Monthly Archives } December 2002

Spaceward Ho!

One of my favorite Mac games of all time received an update earlier this week. Spaceward Ho! 5 was released, and it’s better than ever. I downloaded the demo, and at first glance is very similar to version 4, but they have made quite a few small enhancements, and one major one (IMO). Now, instead […]

morning haiku

stepping carefully old shoes on tentative feet yard filled with dog poo

Online Shopping

Well the online Christmas is coming together nicely. I’ve yet to enter a mall in search of gifts, and I think I’m down to one or two more gifts to purchase, so it’s looking good. Some people are all up in arms about the proliferation of “registering” for Christmas gifts. I can see the point, […]

Froogle!

Everyone’s favorite homepage, and probably among the coolest places in the world to work, Google.com, has created what maybe the greatest thing ever for online shoppers. Froogle. (Get it? Froogle/Frugal?) Anyways, it’s what you’d expect, Google for shopping. It’s everything Google is known for, simplicity, speed, accuracy. I’m hooked already, try it out. Google Viewer […]

More on Artificial Intelligence

The “evolution” of digital “lifeforms” is another fascinating subject that I wish I had more time to learn about. One scientist decided to recreate some of the machines he had evolved in his computer programs in real life. They’re actually quite beautiful if you ask me.

AI in The Lord of the Rings

Wired, in my opinion, has gone downhill since I first started reading the magazine. However, they still write some cool articles from time to time. This article, discussing some of the battle scenes for The Two Towers is amazing. When an animator places agents into a simulation, they’re released to do what they will. It’s […]

Cool Site of the Day

Today’s Cool Site: Memigo. If you are a bit of a news junkie, as I am, you will find this site to be indispensible. It works sort of like Amazon’s Recommends feature. Based on the stories you read and rank, it gives you more stories that it thinks you’ll like, based on those ratings and […]