| I Listen To: The Roots 2 days ago by Streetbeat If you watch the Jimmy Fallon show, chances are that you know them from there as the house band, and may even be surprised that they’re a pretty big deal also, when not stuck being his musical sidekicks. Well they are. The are the best hip hop band in the world, and probably one of the most underrat ... BANDIT - thisisbandit.com · Rank: 99,049 ·  8 references |
| With A Noose Around Your Neck 2 days ago by joshuajdrew I’m applying for a job at Progressive insurance. Is it because i’m dying to work in the industry or because I want to be a call center representative? Hell No. I’m applying because it’s a better paying job than the one I have now, it has benefits after thirty days and will reimburse my tuition so I ... State of My Union - stateofmyunion.wordpress.com |
| The End of Hit Points 3 days ago by Tim Abstractions are useful things. Particularly in simulations. Imagine trying to simulate an F-16 turning at high G. The number of variables that contribute to the actual turn rate, speed and altitude of the plane are staggering. You have the thrust of the engine, the air passing over the wings, the f ... Trembling Hand - tremblinghand.net · Rank: 75,513 · 28 references |
| Rock, Paper, Scissors… 3 days ago by Ξ Rock, Paper, Scissors is alive and well in elementary schools, at least from what I can hear [and hear I do, nearly every day]. I figured it was a simple game, but it turns out that it’s maybe not as straightforward as I thought. The first sign was when we were watching Big Bang Theorey and Sheldon ... 360 - threesixty360.wordpress.com · Rank: 12,512 · 80 references |
| The Conundrum of the Multiplayer Mindshare 3 days ago by nickhalme [Cross-posted on my Gamasutra blog] Recently I was attempting to write a review for CellFactor: Psychokinetic Wars — it’s a quality arena shooter with some new ideas that work well, and was released for XBLA on June 1st. When I got to the point where I felt I had to stop and wrap things up with the ... Vancouver Game Design - vancouvergamedesign.com · 1 reference |
| Example of Finding Game Theoretic Scenarios 3 days ago by futbolusa Found via reddit, but this following blog post does some neat analysis of game theory in The Dark Knight (Batman movie). I feel there could be more meat to their blog post, but who the hell am I to say? I guess what I mean is that it could have been more formalized. Perhaps that’s a problem left to ... I Study Things - istudythings.wordpress.com |
| bad clock management #2 4 days ago by Kevin I watched the Saints’ win over the Falcons. After the Falcons turned the ball over on downs with 1:49 left, I thought, “I realize they can’t quite run the clock out, but with an 11-point lead the Saints should kneel on the ball and then punt on 4th down. I realize this is one of those things where p ... Things Kevin Hates - thingskevinhates.wordpress.com |
| How Effective Is International Law? 4 days ago by Kindred Winecoff It starts here (and with the Bloggingheads above), then here and here, then here, here, here, and ending (for now) here. The debate is centered on Posner's new book, The Perils of Global Legalism, which I have not yet read but which seems to argue that international law is generally not effective. O ... IPE at UNC - ipeatunc.blogspot.com · Rank: 62,165 · 17 references |
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