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This is a fabulous game… a cross between robotron, gaunlet, and one of those games where you buy and equip weapons and armor. It is a demo, but I couldn’t finish it. I played it for nearly 2 hours straight…
ROBOKILL!
I enjoy using the K2 framework. They’ve gone to great lengths to provide a stable, extensible, flexible, modern, and juicy-featured theme for WordPress. I’ve used it now for about 2 years, if it’s various forms.
Currently it sits at version 1.0-RC6rev703, if you go by the nightlies. They’ve added a really slick sidebar manager, which was originally my reason for settling with this theme. It is the most flexible thing I’ve found to date.
Scientists solve riddle of toxic algae blooms.
After a remarkable 37-year experiment, University of Alberta scientist David Schindler and his colleagues have finally nailed down the chemical triggers for a problem that plagues thousands of freshwater and coastal ecosystems around the world.
He calls Al Gore a ’son of a bitch’ and tells the audience to ‘Get a f*ckin’ life!’.
I remember 18 years ago, sitting back in my tiny bedroom on Robertson st, insomniac and bored, watching this man’s infomercial more than once. I have listened to many of his tapes, watched him speak a few times, and read some of his writings. If I was to buy into anything, philosophy or otherwise, it would be this stuff.
Continue reading ‘Tony @ TED - Banana Hands’ approach to common sense’
AFP: Wii becomes top-selling video game console in US
Nintendo said Thursday that its globally popular Wii has become the top-selling video game console in the United States, a crown coveted by rivals Microsoft and Sony.
Not since the ColecoVision have I owned the most popular gaming system. I am on top of my game, so to speak.
Wow it’s amazing what a little attention to SEO methods can do for your site.
I have been experimenting with the various techniques of building traffic, gaining rank, watching and tracking visitors and their travels to and from my site. With some very minimal effort I’ve made some decent gains. check out this chart (screen grab from ALEXA.
and a few days later
and a few more days
and yet another few days
If I can make it to rank# 2.5 million by year end I’ll be tickled purple.
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