Tag Archives: Entertainment

Pong Democracy

By alex | Published: 10/30/2006
Just what you need: another game of Pong. But there is something less fun than facinating about this Massively Multiplayer Pong. Each side is played by a team of several people who, though constant feedback, “vote” where the paddle should be. One way to play is to place your vote where you think the paddle […]
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The muppet matrix

By alex | Published: 9/18/2006
In case you haven’t already seen it. Oh, and this is student work I can really dig. Are you diggin it?
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Is the new

By alex | Published: 8/12/2006
What’s “the new black”? More importantly, what’s the new X that is the new black? Check out the cool diagram of such claims from 2005. Wouldn’t be all that hard to automate the creation of that diagram, I think. A little script to automate a Google or Technorati search for “is the new,” a bit […]
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A populist review of Pirates of the Caribbean

By alex | Published: 7/19/2006
Chuck has a response to a recent article by AO Scott on dumb audiences that don’t seem to follow critics’ advice. Case in point: Pirates, which was suffering at the <60% mark over on the Tomatometer. I went to see it, and yes it was dumb, and I still enjoyed it. Just like I hated […]
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