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"Thanks! I have no idea, except that it must be a trait of indie games. Petri’s games, Cactus’s..."

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 21:31:22 +0200

“Thanks! I have no idea, except that it must be a trait of indie games. Petri’s games, Cactus’s games, Edmund’s games, and a bunch of indies that come to mind, all seem to be generators of mysterious intangible joy. Indie developers just really really care. Above all else. We love our games. We love our games so much that it’s ok if we can’t afford food. Or rent. Or to take Madonna the Cat to the vet in two years. The game has to be built, and the only building materials we have are raw love and c++ and maybe a questionable copy of Photoshop.”

- 2DBoy. I love these guys.

"There is a fourth source of tension between science and religion that may be the most important of..."

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 16:38:57 +0200

“There is a fourth source of tension between science and religion that may be the most important of all. Traditional religions generally rely on authority, whether the authority is an infallible leader, such as a prophet or a pope or an imam, or a body of sacred writings, a Bible or a Koran. Perhaps Galileo did not get into trouble solely because he was expressing views contrary to scripture, but because he was doing so independently, rather than as a theologian acting within the Church.”

- Religions hate independance of course.

"That’s just how the drug war works. Politicians fund prohibition. Prohibition funds violence...."

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 22:11:59 +0200

“That’s just how the drug war works. Politicians fund prohibition. Prohibition funds violence. Politicians feel pressured and fund more prohibition. If Obama wants to change the outcome, he’ll have to change the process.”

- Yeah. Please Barack.

"Some people come in for trouble with Internet porn. But the computer gamers tend to be harder to..."

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:38:30 +0200

“Some people come in for trouble with Internet porn. But the computer gamers tend to be harder to treat. People feel a lot of shame around computer games. Whereas it’s socially acceptable to have a porn problem.”

- Dr. Jerald Block, Boston Globe interview, June 2008 via IGDA.

Belgian code. (via Aria)

Sun, 21 Sep 2008 22:24:04 +0200

Belgian code. (via Aria)

BBB.

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 21:37:00 +0200

BBB.

"They are selling information in an “Information Society”. How the hell do they expect to..."

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:19:03 +0200

“

They are selling information in an “Information Society”.
How the hell do they expect to prevent people from sharing information?

That sums up entirely why they fail.

”

- Digg user of course.

"hmmm… you from the ex Yugoslavian region? We had bad childhoods in that era, which made us..."

Sat, 02 Aug 2008 00:25:14 +0200

“hmmm… you from the ex Yugoslavian region? We had bad childhoods in that era, which made us miss out on all the GOOD music! I cant stand this piece of shit music coming out today!! I wish my childhood was before the war!! SIMPLY RED NOT WAR!!! :D”

- Youtube user about that.

Via BBB.

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:05:58 +0200

Via BBB.

"Don’t get me wrong. I’m impressed we’d elect a dark-skinned guy with a small..."

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:36:02 +0200

“Don’t get me wrong. I’m impressed we’d elect a dark-skinned guy with a small Muslim legacy. But I still might hold out for a lesbian atheist.”

- +1 witty Remiel.

"Asked whether the French people are racist, Kelman replied: “It’s a racism of nuance...."

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:40:18 +0200

“Asked whether the French people are racist, Kelman replied: “It’s a racism of nuance. Every Frenchman would immediately say, ‘One of my closest friends is black.”’”

- I’m the “black closest friend” a lot.

Duke flight.

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:13:04 +0200

Duke flight.

"The more I think about it, I realize that I don’t want want to BE a game developer, writer,..."

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:04:33 +0200

“The more I think about it, I realize that I don’t want want to BE a game developer, writer, director, artist, architect, designer or anything else I just want to DO all those things. People who are driven by success and not by process are the ones who clog up the system, because they are so much louder then creative people.”

- So true, I love you.

Steve Schofield.

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:10:22 +0200

Steve Schofield.

"Our findings show the average French employee will get 37 vacation days spread over seven trips in..."

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 20:31:12 +0200

“Our findings show the average French employee will get 37 vacation days spread over seven trips in 2008, versus 14 for an American - who won’t even take them all.”

- Worst tourists of our times.

Tim Shaffer’s mini Me.

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:54:13 +0200

Tim Shaffer’s mini Me.

"Black people dominate sports in the United States. 20% of the population and 90% of the final four...."

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:08:00 +0200

“Black people dominate sports in the United States. 20% of the population and 90% of the final four. We own this shit. Basketball, baseball, football, golf, tennis, and as soon as they make a heated hockey rink we’ll take that shit too.”

- Chris Rock via Digg.

"For those who don’t know in Israel you can pay a cab according to 2 methods. Either by the..."

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:18:35 +0200

“

For those who don’t know in Israel you can pay a cab according to 2 methods. Either by the counter (like in all countries) or by fixed price for a certain distance. The fixed price can be set according to 2 methods: the official book price they all have on them, and negotiation.

In all cases Israeli taxi drivers will try to screw you.

”

- Great.

"After a few days I called him up to check in, make sure he hadn’t gone down the rabbit hole of..."

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 18:00:22 +0200

“

After a few days I called him up to check in, make sure he hadn’t gone down the rabbit hole of virtual unreality. I asked him what he thought of the game.

“I think,” he said slowly, “that they need to decide if they want to make a game or make a movie.”

”

- A 70 years old dude about Metal Gear Solid 4.

"As a consumer, I have a bookshelf full of $40-60 games that were cracked open once or twice and..."

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 13:29:29 +0200

“As a consumer, I have a bookshelf full of $40-60 games that were cracked open once or twice and maybe put back and I didn’t get a good experience from it… but when my son asks me for $5 for a premium package [in an online game], I know it’s money well spent.”

- Who’s Paying And Why In Virtual Worlds.