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A brilliant and beautiful steampunk short film

Steven — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 23:40:26 +0000

As long time readers of this blog will know I have some serious steampunk and quality sci-fi short film love. There’s a lot of steampunk out there but because I’ve seen so much of it I’ve gotten even harder to impress and much the same can be said about the sci-fi short films.

So in the spirit of trying to bring you the best of both those things I bring you – Dr. Grordbort Presents: The Deadliest Game. This is a short film from the Media Design School and is based on the sci-fi world of Dr. Grordbort, a character created by writer and artist Greg Broadmore.

The whole film has a total steampunk look and feel but not over done which makes it doubly enjoyable.

And without further ado here you go.

via Geeks are Sexy

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Playing the Badgermin – huh?

Steven — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 21:10:35 +0000

I am pretty sure you won’t see this showing up in any orchestra in your town or as a part of DJ mix but before we start – what the hell is a Bagermin you are probably asking.

I don’t have a clue other than the fact it looks like something from a night of the town with a taxidermist and an amplifier with some roadkill tossed in for good measure. I mean look at it and tell me that the Badgermin doesn’t look just a tad creepy.

But as you can see in the video at the end it seems to be used to create music along with a grand piano for accompaniment.

and now for your listening pleasure I present – The Badgermin

via Nothing To Do With Arbroath

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Syndicate comes with a .NFO encouraging pirates to apply for a job

Steven — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 20:01:10 +0000

It isn’t very often that we hear of companies actively seeking out the people who pirate their stuff so that they can offer them a job but this is exactly what Starbreeze, developers of the Syndicate video game, have done.

Or at tleast that is the word from redditor MikkelManDK who said that there is a NFO file (a plain text instruction file usually found with pirated software) included with the game encouraging pirate to apply to Starbreeze for a job.

Now just in case you might be interested here is the text from the file

· ─ ─·-────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────-·─ ─ · Starbreeze Application Information · ─ ─·-────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────-·─ ─ ·Are you bored with watching from the sidelines? Ready to make the switch?

Do you have considerable talents in any of the following areas?

- Art, modeling, texturing, sound design

- Programming

- Game design

If you meet one or more of those criteria, and want to be a part of the fun, email us at jobs@starbreeze.com today!

For other ways to contact us, see below.

Over a hundred people spent several years of their lives making this game. If you like what you play, please consider purchasing it if you haven’t

· ─ ─·-────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────-·─ ─ · How to Contact Starbreeze · ─ ─·-────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────-·─ ─ · E-Mail: jobs@starbreeze.com Forum: http://www.starbreezeforum.se/ Web: http://www.starbreeze.com/ SBZ: No sleep until gold · ─ ─·-────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────-·─ ─

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Winextra Needs A Science Loving Geek To Write For Us

Steven — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 18:34:35 +0000

Winextra is looking to hire someone to write about science.

Think you can handle it?

The deal is simple – $10 per post for up to 10 post a month and we’ll even throw in a side dose of potential internet rock stardom.

So instead of dedicating your time to hunting for the Higgs Bosson particle and conquering the universe with your army of killer penguins, email me at steven@winextra.com, telling us why you’re so awesome and linking to some of your existing work.

I look forward to hearing from you.

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Steve Jobs? You’re doing it wrong [Pic]

Steven — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 02:53:45 +0000

I realize a lot of people and companies want to emulate Apple and Steve Jobs but somehow, just somehow, I don’t think this is going to work the way that they had hoped.

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Look Ma’, No Eyes. Text and Type With BrailleTouch.

Holden — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 01:12:54 +0000

Talking while texting at the dinner table just got a hell of a lot less rude thanks to a new texting interface called BrailleTouch.

Introduced by Georgia Tech Fellow Mario Romero, BrailleTouch uses concepts behind writing Braille to create an eyes free texting experience. While the product is intended for the visually impaired, this could quite possible go mainstream as well. After all, it would be nice if I could email my clients during lecture without getting called out by my professor in front of 200 classmates.

So when can we use BrailleTouch in the real world? No dates have yet to be announced, but I wouldn’t put it too far off in the future. While the app currently only works on iOS devices, Mario Romero has stated they are actively developing for the Android platform as well.

Going the route of Android could prove to be a boon for BrailleTouch. After all, alternative keyboards are all the rage amongst hardcore Android fans. A keyboard that allows us Android freaks to debate how much iOS sucks while maintaining eye contact is a dream come true.

Childish fanboism aside, this new keyboard adopted correctly could seriously help Android devices differentiate themselves for consumers with special needs. Android is the only platform widely used that allows for such flexibility. It could prove that fragmentation isn’t too bad after all.

Oh, and did we mention BrailleTouch is open-source as well? Check out the video below:

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