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Speed Typing Test

Via lifehacker comes the Speed Typing Test

If you think you are too small to be effective, you have never been in the dark with a mosquito.

On my first try I got 100 words/minute with one typo and on the second I got 92 words/minute with two typos.

A gamer’s … dream

Wasn’t that what you always wanted? Boing Boing: Laptop-controlled projector based D&D table

This is a fancy gaming table for Dungeons and Dragons-style role playing games. Typically such games are played with miniatures on a tabletop. The problem is that the players are only supposed to see the parts of the terrain that they . . . → Read More: A gamer’s … dream

Sneak: One Day in Europe

Ein vom ZDF gesponsorter Episodenfilm zum Championsleaguefinale. Mit Fussball hat One Day in Europe aber nichts zu tun, auch wenn immer wieder ueberall die spanischen und türkische Fussballfans auftauchen und Unruhe stiften.
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Game Fame

What I am missing in WoW is a reputation system and a way to gain fame. Since we don’t have AI driven NPCs we cannot have real famous personalities in the world like Jaina Proudmoore or Prince Arthas or Thrall or whoever else appeared in the Warcraft series. They are there but afaik just as dumb as all other NPCs.

I am not saying that an appearance by Darth Vader on a raid wouldn’t be cool, well or at least a visit by Tyrande Whisperwind. Those are rare GM driven events, the coolness of which is hard to top.
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Mr Gadgeteer

Go look at the picture in the article and count the gizmos: Joi Ito’s Web: whatsinyourbag

I saw this fun whatsinyourbag flickr tag on Minami’s blog so I decided to dump the contents of my shoulder bag on the floor (at 5AM) and take a picture.

He’s outfitted it with some detailed notes on . . . → Read More: Mr Gadgeteer