As a computer scientist, I’ve recently been fascinated by EVE Online. It is what I’ve always wanted an MMO to be.
EVE Online is an open-ended Massively Multiplayer Online Game (MMOG). Most other MMORPGs focus on a structured playing style with predictable outcomes and monotonous leveling. This seemingly innocent fact is why EVE is so different [...]
Amazon has this nice service aptly named Simple Storage Service (abbreviated S3), where they aim to provide simple storage of data of arbitrary size, with high availability at consumer-level cost. It really is a nice design. And there’s a REST interface setup for me to store my data!
And Jeremy Zawodny points out how using this [...]
How does an artist justify the $4000 pricetag of his instruments? Is creativity a luxury of the upper class? No! I say. If I can not create the sound output myself, what good is it?
(yes, i realise this is akin to saying if I can not touch-up a photo without photoshop, it should not be [...]