Extra Future

Day: March 8, 2010

  • Valve Announces Steam, Source Engine Coming to OS X

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    [Since they’re porting Source][link], that means Half-Life 2, Left 4 Dead, Team Fortress 2, Portal, Portal 2 and all Source-based games will be available for the Mac. Jimminy. [link]: http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2010/03/steam-mac/ “Valve Brings Hit Games, Steam Service to Mac | GameLife | Wired.com”

  • Funranium Labs’ Experiments in Coffee

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    >[At some point, all of us start wondering how much coffee we can drink before our hearts explode.][link] and with that, begins the journey. I am constitutionally incapable of seeing a coffee called “The Black Blood of the Earth” and not purchasing it. [link]: http://www.funranium.com/BBotE.html “Funranium Labs – Coffee Science”

  • Lost Garden on Video Game Heroes and Fandom

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    [The article is games-specific][link], but I find that it applies to any creative media: Games, film, music, web development. Many points and questions worth digesting, especially the central question: Are the games you have fandom for WORTH your time and love? Much of modern fandom is mired in what appears, to me, to be an…

  • Golden Ratio Calculator

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    [A simple web-based golden ratio calculator][link]. Used it this morning. (Via [Ryan Taylor][taylor]) [link]: http://goldenratiocalculator.com/ “Golden Ratio Calculator” [taylor]: http://twitter.com/ryantaylor/status/10174791544 “Twitter update source”