Just for Fun

Some fun-stuff I stumble upon

The power of Free

By tkhobbes on 13.10.2009

When you ask around, you still get the feeling that people think – what you don’t pay for is worthless. In line with traditional business models and experiences over 4000 years old, we seem to stick to the thought of associating “value” with “money” – and often, vice versa. But the winds of change are [...]

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Fix Mirror’s Edge

By tkhobbes on 17.08.2009

I recently bought “Mirror’s Edge” for a few bucks – I heard it’s an interesting game, at least design-wise, and wanted to try it out…. However, I ran into some troubles – the game simply did not start; I could see a flash screen with some EA logo, and then the application was terminated by [...]

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Adventure Speedruns

By tkhobbes on 02.08.2009

This is classic – some of the greatest adventures ever made in “speedruns” – i. e. played through in the shortest time possible. Maniac Mansion: [youtube WiBx1ndz3GY] Day of the Tentacle: [youtube ABaqSKl80yg] And – a really long one – King’s Quest 6 (first part – use YouTube links to get to parts 2-8): [youtube [...]

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Next Star Trek Books

By tkhobbes on 11.07.2009

As TrekMovie.com and 8of5 reported, the Star Trek books for 2010 will focus on the original series (TOS) and the relaunch universe created in the Movie “Star Trek”. However, the 2380ies also come back to life – some books will deal with the aftermaths of the disappearance of the Borg and the new Typhon pact, [...]

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