alright, while that headline might seem a little over zealous, but for some reason, everytime i've ever heard about a giant squid i get excited.
an article on discovery.com discusses a giant squid that's been caught on film, possibly the only one to be filmed ever.
they attempted to capture it, but it died in the process, which is pretty sad. the big problem i have there, is that there aren't exactly a lot of them seen, does it really seem like it's in the best interest of these massive creatures to 'capture' them?
still, there's some interesting pictures to look at anyway.
you don't know jack
literally. i was excited when penny-arcade featured a link to a web based ydkj, and although it's in 'beta' and merely dis or dat... it's still tons of fun.
jellyvision, inc., the company that produces it, has a great article about how they do it: the jack principles. it's pretty interesting to read what they say about how to make the game fun and interesting.
so check it out, 'cause you don't know jack!
interview with an assassin
indepentant online has an article that piqued my interest. nikola kavaja is a 73 year old man who has a great deal of story to tell of his life, to quote the article:
Christopher S: Stewart You were a Second World War prisoner, a Communist soldier, a CIA hitman, a hijacker, and now a fugitive on the run (among other things). Where to begin?
Nikola Kavaja: Write down my name. N-I-K-O-L-A K-A-V-A-J-A. You can call me Nik.
i'm not entirely convinced that the story is 100% true, mostly because it seems so fantastic. it seems more like a character, cleverly written by a tom clancy fan, than a real person who's actually sharing their life. of course, that might be the draw of this particular story for me, because it seems so hard to know whether it's believable or not.
it's a very good read, either way.
another console war article
gamasutra has an article from a designer's point of view. yet again, it looks like the 360 get's another nod, but some of the perspective is pretty interesting, at least to me. check it out.
rambling discourse on my life again...
last night was interesting, though i use the term lightly, i went up to play texas hold 'em again. i went out pretty quickly though, mostly because i missed a crucial cue from another guy, but also because i wanted to go watch players that are actually good duke it out (and hang out with melissa, 'cause she's fun.). afterwards, we were actually supposed to go over to dave & busters for a while, but it didn't happen because the people we were supposed to meet over there dipped really early. which sucked, because after the poker's over at kelly's it gets pretty dull around there. so, the latter half of the night was kinda dull, but oh well, it was still better than watching paint dry. i did, however, upset melissa when i said it was kinda boring that i was going to leave, she got the idea that i was saying that she's boring... which doesn't make a lot of sense. veronica understood what i was saying, but, in the end melissa just sorta took off on me without a word. not a stellar night, but there's always tomorrow, right?
something funny though, i saw ben phenow, which is pretty hilarious, because i see the kid everywhere. we always recognize each other, because we've known each since 4th grade at champlin elementary. but, he and i were never in the same social crowd, and he still keeps up with a lot of people from high school that i only really knew in name. so everytime i see him, there's a lot of, "hey, do you remember so and so", and i say, yeah, i do. there's rarely a story about this person, it's just like he wants me to remember them. last night, however, he did tell me about a guy from our high school that actually just died in a car crash, which, while i wasn't exactly friends with the guy, i knew him, and now he's gone. it's a little odd to hear news like this, and i've heard similar news a lot over the last couple years, it seems. it just seems impossible that these people should be gone already.
christmas is upon us, and behold its wonder. i'm amazed at the number of presents under the tree this year, yet again. the last couple of years i've said that i wasn't going to go crazy over my girls, and every year the tree is held up entirely as presents. i can't help myself.
i'm excited last night i picked up anansi boys neil gaiman's follow up to american gods, which i immensly enjoyed. i've been looking to pick this one up for a while now, and can't wait to crack it open!
the concept of american gods is elegant in it's simplicity. it's all about the united states as a melting pot, and draws on the concept of various cultures migrating here over the many centuries. as people came, they brought their gods with them, but over time, they lost their faith in them, being seperated from their own cultures for so long. the gods, however, didn't just disappear, they mostly had to get real jobs, or, as is the case, use their (now dwindling) powers for their own personal gain. in edition, there's new gods cropping up, all based around current 'worshipers' of things like the internet and television. the story is a clash between the old gods and the new, all orchestrated in a very humerous, although wildly epic way.
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