Category Pointers

Smart vectors.

A somewhat interesting flash exhibition of computer art.

Will Wright on the Computer History Museum (Google Video)

The man behind the SimCity and the Sims series of games, some of the world's most successful and original games of all time, speaks about game design, invoking the user imagination, modelling, and his own approach to gaming. Fascinating.

Net neutrality at risk.

Or "How the Markey Amendment got Shot Down by Congress". More e-patent-type barriers to entry for innovative startups. Also, read some more here and here.

DMCA 2.0

Freedom, Rights, Privacy: Going, going, gone.

It's all about the real estate.

Ars argues about the usefulness multiple displays. After using dualhead setups almost exclusively for a few years now, I think the productivity advantage is more than clear, at least to me. One thing is certain: after a while, it makes the run-of-the-mill 17" 1280x1024 desktop look like a PDA.

Πολυφασικός Ύπνος

Ιδιαίτερα ενδιαφέρον για όσους δεν εργάζονται, δεν έχουν ωράριο, θέλουν περισσότερο χρόνο ή έχουν αϋπνίες! Παραμένεις ξύπνιος 22 ώρες το 24ώρο. Καταργείς την αϋπνία. Και ίσως επηρεάζεις το οργανισμό σου με τρόπους που δε γνωρίζουμε.

The .eu fiasco.

EURID fails to regulate .eu and then keeps quiet hoping the worst is over.

The Lion's head on a plate.

Microsoft has announced that it has bought Lionhead Studios, one of the UK's leading (and controversial) game development companies. Microsoft most probably has no clue as to how Peter Molyneux (its head) works and I suspect it's not going to be too long before he leaves LH with a select team to found another company and promise the world once again.