Bertrand Russell

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The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt.

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One should respect public opinion insofar as is necessary to avoid starvation and keep out of prison, but anything that goes beyond this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny.

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I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong.

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War does not determine who is right - only who is left.

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The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.

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Work is of two kinds: first, altering the position of matter at or near the earth's surface relative to other matter; second, telling other people to do so.

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Advocates of capitalism are very apt to appeal to the sacred principles of liberty, which are embodied in one maxim: The fortunate must not be restrained in the exercise of tyranny over the unfortunate.

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Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind.

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Conventional people are roused to fury by departure from convention, largely because they regard such departure as a criticism of themselves.

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To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead.

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A hallucination is a fact, not an error; what is erroneous is a judgment based upon it.

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The megalomaniac differs from the narcissist by the fact that he wishes to be powerful rather than charming, and seeks to be feared rather than loved. To this type belong many lunatics and most of the great men of history.

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The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts.

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Boredom is... a vital problem for the moralist, since half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.

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I believe in using words, not fists. I believe in my outrage knowing people are living in boxes on the street. I believe in honesty. I believe in a good time. I believe in good food. I believe in sex.

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Men are born ignorant, not stupid. They are made stupid by education.

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To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.

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Democracy is the process by which people choose the man who'll get the blame.

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Anything you're good at contributes to happiness.

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I say quite deliberately that the Christian religion, as organized in its Churches, has been and still is the principal enemy of moral progress in the world.

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Lucille Ball

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I'd rather regret the things I've done than regret the things I haven't done.

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Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead.

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Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.

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I'm happy that I have brought laughter because I have been shown by many the value of it in so many lives, in so many ways.

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One of the things I learned the hard way was that it doesn' t pay to get discouraged. Keeping busy and making optimism a way of life can restore your faith in yourself.

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I have an everyday religion that works for me. Love yourself first, and everything else falls into line.

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If you want something done, ask a busy person to do it. The more things you do, the more you can do.

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The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age.

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I'm not funny. What I am is brave.

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It's a helluva start, being able to recognize what makes you happy.

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The more things you do, the more you can do.

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In life, all good things come hard, but wisdom is the hardest to come by.

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I think knowing what you cannot do is more important than knowing what you can.

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Luck? I don't know anything about luck. I've never banked on it and I'm afraid of people who do. Luck to me is something else: Hard work - and realizing what is opportunity and what isn't.

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Ability is of little account without opportunity.

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How I Love Lucy was born? We decided that instead of divorce lawyers profiting from our mistakes, we'd profit from them.

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I regret the passing of the studio system. I was very appreciative of it because I had no talent.

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I hate failure and that divorce was a Number One failure in my eyes. It was the worst period of my life. Neither Desi nor I have been the same since, physically or mentally.

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Use a make-up table with everything close at hand and don't rush; otherwise you'll look like a patchwork quilt.

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I am a real ham. I love an audience. I work better with an audience. I am dead, in fact, without one.

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Ken Kesey

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People think love is an emotion. Love is good sense.

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I've been to too many Dead concerts. There've been smokin' holes where my memory used to be.

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I was raised a Christian and was a stone-faced acid head.

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If you're a Conservative, why aren't you behind conserving the land?

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You don't lead by pointing and telling people some place to go. You lead by going to that place and making a case.

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If grass were legalized, it would help our drug problem enormously.

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It's time to move on to the next step in the psychedelic revolution. We've reached a certain point, but we're not moving any more.

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There's something about taking a plow and breaking new ground. It gives you energy.

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Man, when you lose your laugh you lose your footing.

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Listen, wait, and be patient. Every shaman knows you have to deal with the fire that's in your audience's eye.

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Fascism wants Baptism coast to coast.

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Nowhere else in history has there ever been a flag that stands for the right to burn itself. This is the fractal of our flag. It stands for the right to destroy itself.

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People don't want other people to get high, because if you get high, you might see the falsity of the fabric of the society we live in.

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The '60s aren't over; they won't be over until the Fat Lady gets high.

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The fundamentalists have taken the fun out of the mental.

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The Grateful Dead are our religion. This is a religion that doesn't pay homage to the God that all the other religions pay homage to.

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I'd rather be a lightning rod than a seismograph.

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You can't really be strong until you see a funny side to things.

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Allen Ginsberg is a tremendous warrior as time goes by. He's a warrior first and a poet second.

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I used to think we were going to win in the '60s. Nixon went out and I thought we won.

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Is the plane in the new teaser image the Avenger?

Yesterday, the Call of Duty website released another blurry teaser image. This time around, it looks to be some sort of plane. While others have guessed that it is a Spy Plane or a Blackbird, Reddit user millionsofplankton believes that it is in fact, the Predator C (now known as the General Atomics Avenger). This seems plausible as it would fall into line with Treyarch's choice of the Quadrotor. Reason being: Both the Quadrotor and the Predator C are pieces of technology that are currently being tested. i.e. both will be used in the near future. Here is a picture of the teaser image showing the Predator C:



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The future is not as far off as most people think - We're not ready for it

The Call of Duty website released another teaser today. Basically, it was an image that said:
.This reinforces what many people have already been thinking. That Black Ops 2 will be set in the near future. Why? Because two of the possible killstreaks (the Quadrotor and the Avenger) are both prototype drones that are set to be used in future combat. Some people have also speculated that the game could involve time travel, although I personally doubt that.at4:04 AM

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Leaked screenshots

Apparently, screenshots of the upcoming Black Ops 2 game were leaked by a special effects company. The reason these screenshots are believed to be official is because the Quadrotor appears in them. In case you didn't already know, the Quadrotor appeared as a teaser image on the official Call of Duty website.

Firstly, here is a piece of leaked art. Note that this isn't a screenshot. This is simply a piece of art that would normally be used in promotional posters etc. Notice the Quadrotor in the background.



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When is Blacks Ops 2 released?

All evidence points towards Black Ops 2 being released on the 13th of November 2012. For example, here's a leaked header for an online pre-order:



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Set in the future

It looks as if the pre-order page for Black Ops 2 on the official Call of Duty website went live by mistake and a few people managed to grab a screenshot of the page in question. On the page, a description of the game said that Black Ops 2 will actually be set in the near future. Here's a screenshot of the page (which has been blocked since):



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Gameplay from E3

Here's some of the walkthrough gameplay for Black Ops 2. This was at this year's E3 conference:




This is a demo from the single story campaign mode.at12:11 PM

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What will be the top level prestige on Black Ops 2?

In Black Ops 2, it looks as if you will have to work your way through 55 levels before you can hit the prestige button. This is opposed to the previous Call of Duty game (MW3), where you had to reach level 80 before you could get into the next prestige. Note that this information was gleaned from the multiplayer demo at E3, so it could be changed before release (although I doubt it).

There's still no information regarding how many prestiges will be in Black Ops 2. Usually, you'd bet your money on 10, but who knows; Treyarch could follow Infinity Ward's lead and add in an extra 5. My best guess would be 10.at5:07 AM

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Adjustable FOV in Multiplayer

Twitter user pcdev, who just so happens to be the Director of Technology at Treyarch, announced today that there will be adjustable FOV in Black Ops 2's multiplayer.

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When will the multiplayer reveal be released?

Let's face it: Most Call of Duty fans only care about the multiplayer side of things. While I say that I like hearing news about the upcoming single player, there's always that voice in the back of my head that says "Shut up and tell me about the goddamn multiplayer!"

Fortunately, it looks as if a reveal trailer is set for mid-August, which is earlier than last year's reveal, which took place in September.

This is according to Treyarch's David Vonderhaar, who told everyone on Twitter that information about Black Ops 2's multiplayer will be released in 7 or 8 weeks.at4:49 AM

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Nuketown 2025 bonus map

It looks as if those who preorder Black Ops 2 will be given a bonus map called Nuketown 2025. This is extremely interesting because of a number of reasons:

Firstly, it kind of confirms people's expectations that Black Ops 2's multiplayer will be set in the future. Although we've already been told that the single player would take place in a near-future setting, there has been no real confirmation about whether or not the multiplayer will follow the same time frame. Now that we know there will be a futuristic version of Nuketown, we can safely guess that the Black Ops 2 multiplayer will also be based on the near future.

Secondly; how will people react to this? Being awarded free DLC for pre-ordering is often frowned upon by ardent gamers who feel as if publishers are already making enough money as it is. It's definitively not a subject that is without controversy. Although, it has to be said: it is much better than awarding people extra guns or perks.

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Nostalgia blog

Off-topic post:

If you're interested in old games from the 80s or 90s TV shows as Kenan and Kel, check out the blog that I've recently setup:

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Who is Cordis Die?

Today, Treyarch released a new trailer called "Villain" for Black Ops 2:



In the trailer, a US general is taking to the camera:
He's like... a celebrity now. People, in America... idolize him. They'll wake up tomorrow and realize that their hero... has wiped them out! We've used advanced technology to track him... and he's just... disappeared! Where the hell is he? He doesn't need his own weapons. He's got ours.
The interesting thing about this trailer is the fact that it shows a Youtube channel owned by somebody called "Cordis Die". This channel has 55,867,489 subscribers and 678,546,724 total upload views. After searching around on YT, I found a new YT account owned by a user called cordisdie. The channel is completely blank, except for one video:



In it, a man with a foreign accent says:
Come, my friends. It is not too late to seek a newer world.

So, what does it all mean? Who is the grey-haired man in the trailer that is talking to Frank Woods? What did he mean when he said "It begins?" What is his mission? So many questions...

If you look up the word "CORDIS", you'll find that it stands for Community Research and Development Information Service, which is an interactive online portal that aims to support European research and innovation. Whether or not this has anything to do with it remains to be seen.

As for the story: My guess is that you take control of Mason's son and that this is the character you will be chasing (only to find out he's really the good guy and that your superiors have been misleading you). I'm also guessing that this Cordis Die guy is opposed to way technology has taken over the world / military. It also seems as if the US army / government will be the "bad guy" for most of the story.

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Multiplayer Reveal Trailer

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The long-awaited Black Ops 2 will be officially released tomorrow. Last Friday, the Call of Duty Twitter account announced that the official trailer would be released on Tuesday the 7th of August, much to everyone's excitement. Speaking on Twitter, the official COD account tweeted:
In just 4 days, we reveal #BlackOps2MP. RT if you’re ready to see Multiplayer in action.While everyone likes seeing single player reveals, the vast majority of Call of Duty fans tend to impatiently await the release of multiplayer details.at4:30 AM

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Shock Charge

One of the first things that we get to see in the multiplayer reveal trailer is something called the . Basically, it's a throw-able piece of equipment that can stun / electrocute enemies and temporarily disable them. Here's a screenshot of it being thrown:



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See Players Through Walls

A lot of discussion has been going on about the multiplayer reveal. However, one thing I've noticed is that not many people have picked up on the fact that one guy is able to see through walls and smoke. For example, look at this screenshot of the guy with the PDW 57:



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Should have set this up earlier. But hey, better late than never. Like our Facebook page if you like our content and want news and updates in the future:

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Custom Emblems

In a livestream at Gamescom, Treyarch developer David Vonderhaar confirmed that the emblem editor would be returning in Black Ops 2. The emblem editor allows players to create their own using a selection of shapes and letters that they can select, colorize and layer over one another.  While some people are extremely happy about being allowed to express their creativity in-game, others have complained that it will just lead to more pictures of dongs and swastikas. What are your thoughts on ?at10:42 AM

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COD Points

Well, it's official. The COD currency point system that featured in the previous Treyarch game will not be returning in Black Ops 2. While speaking to NowGamer about the return of wager matches, David Vonderhaar said:
In Black Ops they were called Wager Matches, and there was the ‘gambling’ component. But those somewhat oddball, out-of-context, just kind of fun game modes are actually going to make a fairly significant return in Black Ops 2, as what we call Party Games.He then went on to state that the currency system would no longer be involved:
Party games is how we think about that – we think about them as you and I just goofing off, having some fun in this arguably slightly silly game mode. We love making those game modes, and they’ll be a part of this game too. They just don’t have the mechanic of gambling in them in that way, because there are no .In case you've no idea what actually are: They were a currency system that allowed you to purchase weapons and attachments instead of unlocking them via leveling up. Many players disliked the system because they felt as if took the challenge away from earning weapons etc.at1:54 PM

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Unboxing

Treyarch's next Call of Duty game is Black Ops 2. It will be released on the 13th of November 2012.

PagesBlack Ops 2WeaponsZombiesPerksKillstreaksCountdown timerGlitchesMaps

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PC Specs / Requirements

Today, the PC Requirements / Specs were released for Black Ops 2.

Minimum System Requirements
Operating System: Windows Vista SP2 or Windows 7 CPU: Intel Core2 Duo E8200 2.66 GHz or AMD Phenom X3 8750 2.4 GHzRAM: 2GB for 32 bit systems. 4GB for 64 bit systems.Video Card: Nvidia GeForce 8800GT 512 MB or ATI Radeon HD 3870 512 MB
Points of note
Windows XP
Black Ops 2 will NOT run on Windows XP because Treyarch have updated their engine to use DirectX11.

Minimum Specs
Treyarch have tested the game on minimum specs and according to them, performance will be fine.

Quality Vs Performance
There will be an option to specify whether you care more about performance or visual graphics. Of course, those will high-end PCs will probably get to experience both. Apparently, this will be a slider option that players can tweak according to their machine.

Framerate
There will be no framerate cap. Although the user can specify one using the game options.at11:45 PM

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Can't Knife Turrets

Today, David Vonderhaar announced on Twitter that players will be unable to knife any of the Turrets found in the upcoming Black Ops 2 multiplayer. In his opinion, the ability to knife turrets made them completely under-powered and undervalued. Speaking on Twitter, David (who is one of the lead developers at Treyarch) had this to say:
You in Black Ops 2 MP. It was destroying where they were they existed in the power/value band.If you played the previous game, you'd know that SAM Turrets were sitting ducks because a) they showed up on the map when they fired and b) they were easily destroyed with a one-hit knife. At the moment, the only turret that we know of is the Guardian Turret, which projects microwaves at enemy players and impairs their vision/slows them down.

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Unlock Weapon Camos

Today, Treyarch developer David Vonderhaar announced on Twitter that all cosmetics in Black Ops 2 (weapon camo, facepaint etc) will be unlocked via challenges. In the previous game, the player unlocked these items by spending COD points. The tweet in question read:
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Eurogamer Expo - 2012

Between Thursday, September the 27th and Sunday, September the 30th, Call of Duty fans in the UK will get a chance to play the Black Ops 2 multiplayer at the Eurogamer Expo in Earls Court, London. If you're looking for details on how to attend, you should check out their website before tickets sell out.at4:38 AM

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Unemployment, Ben Bernanke And Self-Fulfilling Prophecies

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What people think is going to happen to the economy has a huge influence over what actually happens. If you can change peoples' expectations, you can change the world.

The Federal Reserve knows this. And, as Robert Smith pointed out this morning, Ben Bernanke and the Fed have been using the power of expectations more and more in recent years.

This afternoon, the Fed took another huge step in this direction.

 

The Fed just released a policy statement that is a very big deal not so much because of the specific actions the Fed announced, but because of the language the Fed used, and the expectations that language will create.

The Fed announced a new plan to buy $40 billion of mortgage bonds every month. It's the third round of quantitative easing

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Apple Reports Record March Quarter Sales of iPhone, iPad, and Mac

Apple Leadership Product Images & Info Press Releases Apple Reports Second Quarter Results Record March Quarter Sales of iPhones, iPads and Macs

Net Profit Increases 94% Year-over-Year

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Amtrak Enlists iPhone as a Service Tool

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Free Game Friday: Surreal Robot Battles and Puzzling RPGs

This week’s games will have you fighting robots and puzzling your way past monsters but the biggest free game on this week’s list is a free multi-platform first person puzzle game where you’ll be manipulating gravity for your own purposes.

Deepak Fights Robots

Deepak Fights Robots is, if nothing else, true to its title. You’ll be playing mild-mannered Deepak, who is mysteriously (and surreally) kidnapped to the land of robots where he has to collect glowing power ups to become powerful enough to fight his mechanical pursuers. The game plays about like a platforming Pac-man but it’s real charm is in it’s music and tongue-in-cheek world.

Encounter

Encounter is a delightful combination of a classic puzzle game and an old-school JRPG. It can also be a little bit complicated, since the game is in Japanese (and hosted on Geocities, to boot). Essentially you’re presented with a field of characters looking to defeat some powerful enemies. You can attack them by selecting any row, column or diagonal selection of four heroes. Each hero type has a different effect (the healer heals you, the mage attacks in an area, the warrior does great base damage, etc) and the more of one type of hero you manage to select at once the more effective they become.

Force: Leashed

Force: Leashed is both a wonderful pun and a physics-based puzzler you can download for free for Windows, Mac OS X or Linux. You’ll be manipulating gravity to hit targets, open doors and find your way to the exit. As the game’s website says. It’s not like Portal

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Free Game Friday: A Game That Wants You to Give Up

This week’s games are all about constant motion. From a technicolor open-world skating game to an almost impossible Flash game that mocks you as you fail, this week’s games are all about making sure you get in motion and stay there.

Jumping Line

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Free Game Friday: Three Games on Evolution

This week’s roundup of free games are all about evolving. Thanks to a recent Ludum Dare 48 Hour game jam on the theme of evolution, this week has seen a cavalcade of great free games about the survival of the fittest.

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5 indie PC games that ripple with retro intrigue

Not enough computer games involve moustaches, particle physics, and bright pink caves. Curious? Here are 5 you must check out.By Carlos Rodela, PCWorld  

Times are tough. We're all looking to stretch our budgets, so the thought of paying $20 or more for a PC game from a commercial development studio is, well, a tough download to swallow. But in your effort to save money, you need not sacrifice winning gameplay. Independent gaming studios are releasing awesome titles

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Free Game Friday: A Civilization Simulator and a Free MMO

We’ve got a lovely little 3D puzzle platformer and another simulator game for you this week, but the big story in free games right now is that an entire MMO has been released for free. Not free to play with a lot of strings attached but actually free. It’s an odd move, but nothing about our first game has ever been normal.

Love

Love is an odd MMO in that it’s a one man project. It’s also odd in that it’s an MMO that’s been released for free. In fact, almost everything about Love is odd in a totally delightful way. The game’s graphics, gameplay and world all mark it as unique and while you won’t find as much content here as you do in other major MMOs (creator Eskil Steenberg’s been working on it for five years but he is just one man) there is enough of a sense of wonder and enough clever and bizarre gameplay moments to make it worth far more than the price of admission.

Cuboid Sandbox

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PAX Prime 2012: SimCity Preview

Simulation fans have been pining for a new SimCity since the release of SimCity 4 in 2003. Sure, there’s been games between then and now, like SimCity Societies and SimCity Social, but they just aren’t the same. They aren’t what PC gamers want from the series, and it looks like Maxis and EA have finally acknowledged that with a new title in the series simply titled SimCity.

It looks good, too. Not another middling offering meant to make what money it can between major releases, but a proper SimCity that doesn’t mind being cutesy and somewhat cartoonish in exchange for quality gameplay. While SimCity has never been overtly serious in tone, this new direction highlights exactly what proper SimCity has always been about: having fun.

As I stepped up to the demo station at PAX 2012 to get some time with the game, I noticed just how massive the machine was that I’d be playing on. It towered over me as I played, glowing green and showcasing the Nvidia technology that SimCity ostensibly "runs best" on. However, as I moved around the simple starter town that the game provides, I realized that it doesn’t really matter what machine you run the game on; the art style allows it to look beautiful on any machine, as the highly stylized nature of the visuals make the game seem totally scalable across a variety of machines.

The demo started with a short tutorial that introduced me to the basic elements of gameplay I would need to know before starting. Thankfully, it didn’t teach them through long text prompts and boring arrow pointers; it taught them by showing. I got an alert that said that local business owners needed more space to work and that they needed me to zone out more space in the city for commercial use. If it wasn’t for this demonstration, I would have had trouble later down the line when trying to build businesses on residential or industrial property without the proper zoning requirements.

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Hands-On With Steam’s Big Picture Mode

The big news out of Valve this week is their move into the living room with a new version of Steam. I got a chance to poke around Steam’s new Big Picture beta and while I was impressed by what I saw, I don't think this is the ultimate solution to gaming on the TV some may be hoping for.

If you’re not familiar with Pig Picture, it’s a new beta product released by Valve on Monday that promises to make the company’s Steam gaming platform more TV-friendly. And it succeeds at that challenge; Tthe Big Picture interface apes the best interface tricks of set-top boxes and game consoles. Big bright buttons with stripped-down and easy-to-navigate interfaces abound.

Most impressively, Valve has implemented a new lotus keyboard method for typing without a keyboard that uses the thumbstick of your Xbox or PS3 controller to let you type. Instead of laboriously navigating to each letter, you navigate to a general part of the alphabet by pressing in a general direction on the stick and then move in a second direction to choose a specific letter with your second stick.

It’s more complicated to explain than the typical on-screen keyboard, but in action it’s both faster and more elegant.

The problem with Big Picture isn’t with Steam’s design but with my own set-up. It’s an ideal solution for gamers with a very specific tech loadout. A big TV relatively far (but not too far for screen-mirroring) from their PC that’s loaded up with the kinds of FPS and casual games that translate easily to a controller. With my small apartment and eclectic taste in games, Big Picture is more of an interesting diversion than a new way of gaming.

In some sense it’s unfair to knock Valve for failing to release a beta product that’s all things to all people, and I want to stress again that Big Picture does some truly impressive things. The lotus keyboard in particular is an interface innovation I expect to see on every set-top box and game console in a few years. Still, if I want more from Big Picture it’s because Valve certainly seems to be expecting (or at least hoping) for more from it as well.

In their press materials concerning the new beta Valve has repeatedly claimed that they’re looking to see what users will do with the new mode. While I didn’t find a place for Big Picture with my specific tech set-up, Valve did a great job on the design and interface front that makes me excited to see what users will come up with for it as well.

The natural question that most of the gaming and tech press has asked in response to Big Picture is

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Apple Reports Third Quarter Results

today announced financial results for its fiscal 2012 third quarter ended June 30, 2012. The Company posted quarterly revenue of $35.0 billion and quarterly net profit of $8.8 billion, or $9.32 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $28.6 billion and net profit of $7.3 billion, or $7.79 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. Gross margin was 42.8 percent compared to 41.7 percent in the year-ago quarter. International sales accounted for 62 percent of the quarter’s revenue.

The Company sold 26.0 million iPhones in the quarter, representing 28 percent unit growth over the year-ago quarter. Apple sold 17.0 million iPads during the quarter, an 84 percent unit increase over the year-ago quarter. The Company sold 4.0 million Macs during the quarter, a two percent unit increase over the year-ago quarter. Apple sold 6.8 million iPods, a 10 percent unit decline from the year-ago quarter.

Apple’s Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $2.65 per share of the Company’s common stock. The dividend is payable on August 16, 2012, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on August 13, 2012.



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Apple Unveils New iTunes

With iTunes in the Cloud, the music, apps, and books you purchase automatically appear on all your devices. Or you can download only the stuff you want

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Foster the People Pumps Up with Logic Pro

was no problem at all. Using Logic Pro, and playing all the instruments himself, Foster was able to write and record the single in just a day and a half. After the demo went viral on the web, the song climbed the charts and eventually became a kind of fan anthem at the band’s typically sold-out concerts.

Following a decade working dead-end jobs in Los Angeles while trying to make it as a songwriter and musician, a career-launching hit was more than Foster could reasonably have hoped for. But

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Apple Reports Third Quarter Results

today announced financial results for its fiscal 2012 third quarter ended June 30, 2012. The Company posted quarterly revenue of $35.0 billion and quarterly net profit of $8.8 billion, or $9.32 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $28.6 billion and net profit of $7.3 billion, or $7.79 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. Gross margin was 42.8 percent compared to 41.7 percent in the year-ago quarter. International sales accounted for 62 percent of the quarter’s revenue.

The Company sold 26.0 million iPhones in the quarter, representing 28 percent unit growth over the year-ago quarter. Apple sold 17.0 million iPads during the quarter, an 84 percent unit increase over the year-ago quarter. The Company sold 4.0 million Macs during the quarter, a two percent unit increase over the year-ago quarter. Apple sold 6.8 million iPods, a 10 percent unit decline from the year-ago quarter.

Apple’s Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $2.65 per share of the Company’s common stock. The dividend is payable on August 16, 2012, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on August 13, 2012.



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OS X Mountain Lion “Most Polished” Version Yet

Mg SieglerWednesday, July 25th, 2012 CommentsView Columnist PageFollow me on Twitter

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Mountain Lion Downloads Top Three Million

Mountain Lion have exceeded three million in four days, making it the most successful OS X release in Apple’s history. With more than 200 innovative new features, Mountain Lion is the ninth major release of the world’s most advanced desktop operating system and is available through the Mac

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Apps Now Key to Small-Business Savings

Reprints & PermissionsSmall businesses are using technology to help them operate more efficiently and cost-effectively in an increasingly competitive environment. Each Monday, USA TODAY looks at new ways companies are gaining an innovative edge in a tough economy.

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Hands-On Learning with iPad

Teachers and students at Northwest Kansas Tech find a common touch point in iPad.

The inspiration

Since 1964, Northwest Kansas Technical College — a two-year school located in Goodland, a farming community of 4500 people in northwest Kansas — has developed highly skilled workers for the technical industries that maintain the nation’s infrastructure. The school does this by rigorously training its students on the same technology they’ll use in the workplace.

The school’s programs are ideally suited for the workforce needs of the state and region. On its 20-building campus, Northwest Kansas Tech offers 15 programs and more than 40 online and evening classes in construction, health and human services, information technology, and transportation. Recently it has added cutting-edge training in hybrid vehicle technology, biodiesel process, and

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Controlling Your Home with the Touch of an iPad

Morgan Brennan Forbes Staff

When you step off the elevator into the 8,000-square foot Savant Experience Center, it feels less like a showroom and more like a swanky Manhattan abode.

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Apple Unveils New iTunes

With iTunes in the Cloud, the music, apps, and books you purchase automatically appear on all your devices. Or you can download only the stuff you want

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Apple Introduces New iPod touch and iPod nano

iTunes in the Cloud lets you automatically download new music, app, and book purchases to all your devices. Or you can download only the stuff you want to just the devices you want.

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Apple Introduces iPhone 5

FeaturesDesignBuilt-in AppsFrom the App StoreiOSiCloudTech SpecsBuy iPhoneiPhone 5. The biggest thing to happen to iPhone since iPhone.Thinner, lighter design. So much more than before. And so much less, too.4-inch Retina display. It’s not just bigger. It’s just right.Ultrafast wireless. Browse, download, and stream content at blazing-fast speeds.A6 chip. Performance and graphics up to twice as fast.iSight camera. The camera you love now shoots in panorama.iOS 6. The world’s most advanced mobile operating system.PreviousNextGallery: iPhone 5Gallery: iPhone 5Gallery: iPhone 5Gallery: iPhone 5Gallery: iPhone 5Gallery: iPhone 5Gallery: iPhone 5

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More Jobs, Smaller Paychecks

Census Bureau Real earnings for full-time workers from 1967 to 2011

And household income was stagnant across the income spectrum.

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McDonald's Adds Calorie Counts And Maybe Grilled McNuggets To Menu

Keoni Cabral/Flickr.com McDonald's gives its menu boards a makeover by adding calorie counts.

If you didn't know that a Big Mac has 550 calories, or the Southwest Chicken Salad has 290, those numbers will be hard to miss the next time you visit McDonald's.

That's because the fast-food giant announced today that it will begin posting calories on its menu boards right above customers heads in the restaurant, and at the drive-thru starting next week.

McDonald's USA President Jan Fields says after talking with customers, it's clear they want more information. "They asked us to make it easier to find nutrition information at the restaurants," she says. (In fact, the company has offered nutrition information about its products for decades, if you knew to ask for them or to flip over the paper on your tray.)

 

As we've reported before, studies suggest it's not clear that adding calories to menu boards will change consumers decisions. A recent International Food information Council Foundation survey found that most of us are pretty bad about calculating our calories

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Apple Unveils New, Thinner, Lighter iPhone 5

"Apple Senior Vice President of Worldwide product marketing Phil Schiller announces the new iPhone 5 during an Apple special event at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, Calif." alt

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When Telemarketers Pocket Money Meant For Charity

"Telemarketers at work at an InfoCision call center. The for-profit company solicits millions in charitable donations each year and also provides marketing services to for-profit clients." alt

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New iPhone Plug Spells Inconvenience For Users, Change For Accessory Makers

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Philip Schiller of Apple announces the Lightning connector during an event to unveil the new iPhone 5 in San Francisco on Wednesday.

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Fed Stimulus Expected, But Remedy May Not Be Right

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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke in a hearing of the Joint Economic Committee on Capitol Hill in June.

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The Fed's Other Big Power

Alex Brandon/AP

Give us a sign.

We think of the power of the Federal Reserve as the power of money. After all, the Fed is the one institution that can create U.S. dollars out of thin air.

But recently, Ben Bernanke has argued that the Fed has another, critical power: the power of words. And when you're the chairman of the Fed, a few words can go a long way.

In a speech last month, Bernanke said this: "The Federal Reserve will provide additional policy accommodation as needed to promote a stronger economic recovery ..."

After the speech, the TV business channels went wild, suggesting that big Fed action was coming soon.

But how does the magic work? How do a few cryptic words get everyone so worked up?

 

Joe Gagnon, a former Fed economist who now works for the Peterson Institute for International Economics, pointed to a single word in that one sentence: "stronger"

Saying "stronger" recovery is "making it clear that this recovery we've had to date is not strong enough, in their view," Gagnon said. "That's a indication that they feel the need to do more."

It's subtle. But sentences like that provide a signal to investors so they don't get surprised when the Fed wants to do something big. When trillions of dollars are at stake, surprise is bad.

And as cryptic as it might sound sometimes, the Fed is now more clear and direct than its ever been in its history.

Just 20 years ago, the Fed didn't even tell the public what it was thinking or doing. People had to watch money moving in the markets to figure out what the Fed had decided to do.

These days, Ben Bernanke says that communication

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'Where's My AMC?' DISH Network Dispute Drags On

"Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) returns in October to fight more zombies in the hit AMC series The Walking Dead. But about 14 million people won't be able to see the premiere because of an ongoing dispute between AMC and satellite provider DISH Network" alt

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Mountain Lion Available Today From the Mac App Store

"The world’s most advanced desktop operating system gets even better. And makes the Mac, iPad, and iPhone work even better together. Now available on the Mac App Store for just $19.99." /

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MacBook Pro with Retina Display Named Editors’ Choice

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Apple Introduces All-New MacBook Pro with Retina Display

It’s just 0.71 inch thin and 4.46 pounds, yet the all-new MacBook Pro features the fastest, most powerful processors and graphics.
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Apple Updates MacBook Air and Current Generation MacBook Pro

With the latest Intel processors and graphics and faster flash storage, the ultimate everyday notebook is better than ever.11-inch starting at $999 13-inch now starting at $1199

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Apple Previews iOS 6

iOS 6 gives you more features to make the things you do every day even better. It’s free and easy to upgrade wirelessly on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.
Coming soon.

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