It’s worth reading girls don’t exist on the intarweb, a take on online gaming from a woman’s perspective. I’m not surprised by the negative reception she gets, it’s kind of sad though. The rest of the issue also deals with women in gaming. Alanah schools me in most of the games that we play; I have no doubts about female gaming ability. Guys would probably notice their asses getting kicked more often if they produced games that women actually wanted to play.
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Some famous people who are known for other things. Bruce Dickinson is the frontman for Iron Maiden. He also flies commercial jets, is a novelist and a fencing expert.
Eisenhower elected president
Eisenhower was elected president 53 years ago. Worthy of note, mostly because he agreed to appear in my header graphic.
Typography Crash Course Roundup
Particletree offers a typography crash course roundup of the better type-related tools and information available.
National Beard Month
Unofficially, November is National Beard month. If you’re considering face-fuzz, The Morning News offers a run down of the basic beard styles (or Wikipedia). If the benefits of beard growth alone aren’t worth it and you need some sort of reward, I suggest working towards an entry for the 2007 World Beard and Moustache Championship. Lastly, if you need inspirational support for your archipelago nightmares, you could try visiting the beard group or the Team USA weblog.
That worn, weathered, stamped look
Here’s a brief tutorial for creating that worn, weathered, stamped look.
New photoshop image
This image is something I threw together tonight. There wasn’t really any purpose, that’s why it’s in junk over at Seal Club. Just one of those photoshop experiments that ended up looking kind of cool.
Women of curling nude calendar
The women of curling are gaining greater exposure via their nude calendar (insert obligatory playing with rocks joke here). You can purchase the calendar via The Curling News. They also have a weblog about the sport; it offers some details about the calendar and today’s media response.
Google costume
Need a costume for tonight? In a pinch, going as Google Image Search seems relatively easy, but you’ll probably need body armor or a helmet to stave off the inevitable beating.
How to Survive a Robot Uprising
How to survive a robot uprising. I want it. This book will be essential in helping us deal with the future robot rebellion.
The case of the 500 mile email
Here’s a weird sys-admin story about a statistics department that couldn’t send email more than 500 miles. It would definitely be one of those tech-support calls that you choke on.
Introduction to visual math
An introduction to visual math. For those unfamiliar with the likes of golden ratios and the Mandelbrot sets.