Something funny happened when video games went from 2D to 3D. A lot of otherwise great games could not make the transition. While some platformers like Mario 64 shined when it came to 3D, polygonal platforming, the same cannot be said about the following games, which had a much harder time with the transition.
Poor Sonic. How we loved thee, but it’s time to throw in the towel, blue buddy! 3D just isn’t meant for you.
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The computer show is a series of videos that parodies those really bad tech talk shows that we used to see on community television in the 80s. There’s just two episodes so far, but I’m sure more will be released in the near future.
Your thoughts matter. You dreams matter. Your life matters. YOU MATTER! Here are 20 important quotes from everyone’s favorite misunderstood skull-faced villain! Yeah, these might be fake, but who cares! Putting words in the mouth of Skeletor makes them at least 10 times more inspiring! See part I here.
[Source: Heal Yourself Skeletor]
From the developer whose name made a lot more sense when they were making goofy platformers about animal men comes the series that dares to ask, “what if Tomb Raider was a dude?!”
From Markiplier:
Behold the result of 8 hours of wasted time in an effort to make the stupidest video I possibly could!
Before wandering the wasteland on November 10, watch the world of Fallout 4 come to life in this live-action trailer. Welcome Home.
Yikes, that is one impressive Rock Band 4 performance! The hardest song, on the hardest level. Wow!
Facebook reports 800,000 Americans “came out” on the site in the past year. The actual numbers may be affected by Facebook’s chosen definition, but there’s clearly a social trend this year.
The number covers both sexuality and gender. The Facebook research team put together the figures by compiling the number of people each day who either updated their profile to show a same-gender attraction (which appears to include bisexuality); changed their relationship status to show a same-gender partner; or changed their listed gender to one of the 56 options (other than male or female) added last year.
It’s not clear if this definition of “coming out” includes people who’ve taken advantage of the option to add a custom gender visible to their Facebook friends while keeping either male or female on their public profile.
The company didn’t give figures for people who’ve changed their status from a same-gender attraction to either no listed status or an opposite-gender. There’s also no figure for users who’ve made a formal announcement of coming out in a status updates, though of course it would be almost impossible to assess that with an automated filter. Presumably the figures relate to individual users rather than double-counting people who’ve changed statuses more than once, though Facebook doesn’t explicitly say so.
It very much appears as if the Supreme Court case on marriage equality this year correlates with a consistent increase in the rate of people coming out on the site. The graph above uses October 11 last year as a baseline, a date chosen because it is National Coming Out Day. Since May, the daily figure has been consistently above that point and rising, with a particular spike on the day of the Supreme Court decision (June 26.)
The total number of people who’ve ever met this criteria for “coming out” on Facebook now tops six million.
You may remember the brief trend for adding a rainbow effect to profile pictures to mark the decision. Facebook now says 26 million people took part in this display.
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Boss’s day is today, so here’s a Cartoon from artist Jim Benton to remind you that a boss can also be your friend!
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First there was the Death Star USB wall charger, and now this R2-D2 version. Now how awesome is that?
Measuring 3 1/2″ tall by 2″ wide and extending 1 1/4″ from the wall, R2 plugs into a grounded outlet and provides you 2 USB ports – one 2.1A and one 1.0A. Plus, he lights up when receiving power, so it’s an easy tool to bring with you when you’re testing breakers. Better to be safe than sorry with electronics procured from Jawas.
