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Pulsate

Link: Pulsate This little toy speaks to all the things I love – vision, dynamics and sound working together in a simple way. I can think of a few ways to enhance it, but I also respect its purity and simplicity.

Posted on 2010/07/09 by dominic in personal | Tagged Flash | Leave a comment

Tactics and strategy

The function of tactics and strategies in role-playing games is one of those areas that offers a prime opportunity to show something about your character, but that is often overlooked. With the recent release of the Player Strategy Guide for Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition, I thought it apt to write about my thoughts on […]

Posted on 2010/06/09 by dominic in at the table, character development | Tagged Character, character development, combat, D&D, Player | 1 Comment

San Francisco crime rates mapped as elevations

Link: San Francisco crime rates mapped as elevations I’m a sucker for fun ways to present data at the best of times, but this is presented particularly beautifully: Doug McCune has taken Crime rates in San Francisco and used them as elevations on a map of the city (via laughingsquid).

Posted on 2010/06/07 by dominic in personal | Tagged infographic, reblog, san francisco | Leave a comment

Adidas, meet Star Wars

Link: Adidas, meet Star Wars A really nicely made clip putting David Beckham, Snoop Dogg, Daft Punk and others into the Star Wars cantina.

Posted on 2010/06/04 by dominic in personal | Tagged star wars, video | Leave a comment

A neat video from MIT Tech TV on the often misunderstood Coriolis effect (via @mirtos)

Posted on 2010/06/01 by dominic in personal | Tagged physics, video | Leave a comment

Thank you, Douglas Adams

It’s Towel Day so I feel compelled to write about the effect Douglas Adams had on my world view and my life. I’m certainly not alone in recognising his impact on the world and it delights me to be one of many who felt touched by his writing. I received my first copy of The Hitch […]

Posted on 2010/05/26 by dominic in personal | Tagged books, douglas adams, towel day | Leave a comment

“She Demons!” “They dress the same, but their faces are normal.” “Even Better!” (via BoingBoing)

Posted on 2010/05/25 by dominic in personal | Tagged pulp, reblog, video | Leave a comment

Space suit of the week

Link: Space suit of the week I love this space suit. And no, I never thought that I’d write those words. It’s just so retro-futuristic and screams Kubrick to me. Also, I will now be subscribing to this site’s space suit of the week feature.

Posted on 2010/05/18 by dominic in personal | Tagged design, space | Leave a comment