#FF00AA

@web@

I thought I was so clever, but of course company firewalls block port 81 — no more CSS, no more images, no more nothing, poof! Damnit. I have to buy another domain name and add an IP address to my webserver so I can use lighttpd on it.

 

@games@

An article and comment thread about the Uncanny Valley (and the theory that the Wii has an advantage over next-gen consoles in that its characters can’t look as uncanny due to inferior hardware — well, yes, that’s a pretty stupid point, as stupid points go) made me think: ten bucks that whoever isn’t freaked out by uncanny-valley characters is an Asperger’s. Which is also why games and robots move further into the Valley. And why many gamers and geeks don’t mind so much.

 

@games@

we make money not art:

The Endless Forest is a MMORPG where everyone plays a deer. And no, the aim is not to shoot other deers. There’s no violence, no particular rule to follow, neither does the game feature any chat-functions. All communication happens through deer-body-language. You can roar, sniff other deers, eat mushrooms from the trees, pick up and carry flowers on your antler, etc. Players do not even get “proper” names, but pictograms that represent their characters.

Sounds pretty cool. Not to the point of turning my PC on, though. Don’t hesitate to try it out and let us know what it’s like.