The perfectly fried egg
Looking to try this tomorrow morning… [Migrated from Google+]
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How many games are Turing complete?
It doesn’t really surprise me to hear that Magic The Gathering is Turing Complete, but it’s got me wondering what other games can be turned into Turing machines? Aside from Conway’s Life, I don’t know that I’ve heard of any… [Migrated from Google+]
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Kickstarter for 13th Age expansion
A friend of mine is cofounder of a relatively new game design company made up of former (read: laid off) Wizards of the Coast designers, and they’ve just launched a kick starter to expand their new tabletop RPG, 13th Age. If you’re into RPGs you should definitely check it out — it’s an incredibly talented
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Cyborg Assaulted at McDonald’s: a review
Steve Mann may be the self-titled “father of wearable computing,” but having worked alongside him for several years in the late 90s and at least tangentially followed his work since I’d say his biggest contribution to the field has been as an artist. At the Paris McDonald’s Dr. Mann has returned to the core theme
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Live demo of Google Glass at I/O
Wow — there were so many ways this demo could have not worked, and they nailed it. Take a look… [Migrated from Google+]
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Robotic grippers based on granular jamming
Originally shared by Chris DiBona [Migrated from Google+]
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Google: Governments seek more about you than ever
Originally shared by Adam Haberlach Despite the headline, this is not a fluff piece. Google is one of the few companies that actively reports on and provide statistics about the rate at which various governments seek to access your data and restrict your privacy. It’s good to be aware of, folks. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-20125483-83/google-governments-seek-more-about-you-than-ever/ [Migrated from Google+]
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Who killed video games
This is a great read (I’m curious how this jibes with how +Jay Schneider sees the landscape). Originally shared by Greg Linden. Brilliant article on how Facebook games, rather than try to be fun, try to be addictive. They feed on the compulsive until they give up their cash. Amazing statistic in this article, that some people
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Visualizing other people’s dreams
This is really impressive to watch. More details are at nishimoto et al 2011 | gallantlabucb. Originally shared by Thom Wright. Holy. Shit. I just got chills watching this… Video taken from an fMRI while a patient watches other videos. In a nutshell, a computer crunched some data on an fMRI and apparently produced a movie
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