Saturday, August 02, 2008

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Romans Used 20-Sided Dice Two Millennia Before D&D

Many of us geeks take great pride in the ability to recite the history of role-playing games based on the 20-sided die, but what about the history of the die itself? Apparently it predates the original Dungeons and Dragons by almost two millenia.

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Friday, May 30, 2008

Claire McCaskill on Colbert Report

Senator Claire McCaskill explains why Barack Obama is the best man or woman to be the next president of the United States.

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Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Economics 101: The Price of Gas

Gas prices are up and oil executives are once again testifying before Congress. Clearly, many politicians, pundits, and consumers lament the rising cost of gas. Before we join them in their chorus, let us take a step back and ask this question: Are gas prices really all that high?

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Sunday, April 20, 2008

Rome Marks Anniversary of Founding

Rome was said to be founded on 21 April, 753 BC by the twin sons of the war god Mars, Romulus and Remus. Celebrations were held on Sunday to mark the anniversary.

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Jessica Rabbit Untooned

pixeloo's followup to the 'Real Mario' and 'Real Homer Simpson'. Jessica Rabbit!

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Wednesday, April 09, 2008

Saturday, March 29, 2008

The Worldwide Network of US Military Bases

The Worldwide control of humanity's economic, social and political activities is under the helm of US corporate and military power. Underlying this process are various schemes of direct and indirect military intervention. These US sponsored strategies ultmately consist in a process of global subordination.

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Thursday, March 27, 2008

"Liberating Iraq Would be a Cakewalk"

In what sense Mr. Adelman? All I see is a walk of death.

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How to guarantee a girl never leaves you



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Anatomy of an Icon: Inside the Apple IIc

At 7.5 pounds, the Apple IIc portable computer was the MacBook Air of 1984. Ever wonder what makes up a vintage classic? We took one apart to find out.

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