We had a few discussions about Civilization IV game today in the office. I wasn’t paying much attention as I am not a big fan of strategy games, especially turn-based strategy games. But at some point I was looking at this technology research tree diagram (click for full-sized version, source). And I couldn’t help to … Continue reading History of the world through a game
The Next Web reports that a Dutch insurance company is warning its clients to not blog or Twitter their vacations. According to the company criminals are using social networking tools to find possible victims. In the past, these criminals used to check mailboxes (full mailbox = probably away for the week) which houses they could … Continue reading Technology helping criminals
If you still haven’t heard of, or haven’t made yourself one Gravatar – you are missing out. Gravatar is a globally recognized avatar. And avatar is the little picture that shows up on all those blogs and forums that you comment on. The thing is that you can get bored of uploading your picture to … Continue reading Gravatar – your face on the web
Went to see “Crossing Over” in the cinema. Not that I was particularly waiting for it or anything – it’s just that there isn’t much else too see these days, and a duo of Harrison Ford and Ray Liotta in the same film sounded a tiny bit interesting. The film turned out to be pretty … Continue reading Crossing Over
I’ve never been much of a gamer. I used to play a few games here and there and all that was long ago. The only game I played seriously at all was Quake III. But that too was way too long. Then I had a break for a few years, and I’ve been too busy … Continue reading Grand Theft Auto IV