Recent content by HeartAttackBob

This is pure comedic genius. After laughing so hard I nearly fell out of my chair, I emailed the link to friends that would understand it.

This looks like a false positive. Chances are the researchers inadvertently did something to cue the subjects that they were supposed to do better. The placebo effect is plenty powerful enough to account for this sort of thing. ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfRVCaA5o18 ) Still, it's in...

While I agree that torturing and killing dogs for entertainment is repugnant and ethically wrong, I have to respectfully disagree with the condemnation of Vick. Nature is far more creatively cruel than Michael Vick could ever hope to be. There are many examples, but the first that comes to...

It is interesting that a lot of voices seem to condemn Warner for being irresponsible or a bad parent. Realistically people, having the physical capacity to produce an offspring does not magically endow you with the wisdom and patience necessary to successfully raise the kid. From what I can...

Yea, Fallen Earth is still alive, but last I heard they cut about 3/4 of their staff (down to ~30 people) to make ends meet. FE has a reason to poke at WoW, it's got substantially different mechanics, aesthetics, and story. I played in the Rift beta, and from what I saw it is about as close...

Now that I think about it, this could be an insidiously clever Long Term marketing plan: get hardcore gamers to reproduce, their offspring are likely to become gamers, who will then buy more Bethesda products... Social engineering to create more gamers! I can get behind that. =)

Wow... Those numbers are a bit lower than I was expecting, assuming they are reasonably representative. I guess I'm glad I'm going the ivory tower academic route. Professors don't get paid much more, but we have better job security and a lot better holidays. =)

My Life for Aiur! Sadly I must agree. Hope my executor finished the leg upgrade...

Fallen Earth is a fun game, I played it for a few months last year. It has a big world that's cool to explore, and the best crafting system I've ever seen in... anywhere. These days I just don't have the free time to make a monthly subscription worthwhile. =(

Agreed. I have to come down on the side of Smith. Giving credit where credit is due is important, but from all appearances he did that. Modders throwing a tantrum and calling him a jerk is one thing, but threatening legal action is kind of strange. I don't think they have much of a legal...

I would be an incredibly rich elite hacker with the power to destroy people's lives in a matter of minutes. Been going old school this holiday and playing Uplink. Great example of a world that starts the moment you run the program and never breaks context. Although, in retrospect, I think...

Perfect timing for this article, I just procured a good joystick about a week ago and have been looking for games to play using it. Actually, I wonder if the necessity for fine grained control (joystick, xbox controller, etc) had something to with Allegiance's failure. It's nearly impossible...

Keep in mind, this study was of gamers IN relationships. It doesn't even take into account all the guys out there who are just too busy gaming to bother chasing girls. Although that poll representative may think it's a sad thing, I don't. For one, if guys are abandoning their girls to play...

Wow. Ok Brendan, I have to stop a moment and congratulate you. That article was Fuckin Awesome. I literally shivered remembering how creepy it was listening to Mantis "read your mind." Truly a puppet who can see the strings. We should all be so lucky...

Agreed. So funny, and so horribly, beautifully true. As much as I love bioware, they do occasionally have those moments where someone says: "Shepard, place your face in this bear trap" to which you have the options of replying "Yes sir, Thank you sir, may I do it again!" OR "Screw you...