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Battleship Galaxies: A classic game with a futuristic twist

by Jayvee Fernandez
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Battleship Galaxies: A classic game with a futuristic twist

I got what I wanted for Christmas. I’ve always been curious about a 2011 re-issue of Battleship but my mind was blown when Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast took the classic game I used to play when I was a kid and added a lot more depth into a foray in outer space. Battleship Galaxies: The Saturn Offensive is a tabletop miniature game that pulls you into a player vs player game of Battleship with a twist. Though it’s fit for two players, there are prepared scenarios for two teams for a total of four players. The contents consist of a several well built miniatures (themed for two factions), Read more »

Realizations while creating this desktop wallpaper tribute

by Jayvee Fernandez
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Realizations while creating this desktop wallpaper tribute

EDIT: The original image is traced back to the young Jonathan Mak. I found an Apple logo with Steve’s silhouette serving as the bite mark. I don’t recall exactly where I found it, but I really wanted to turn it into a little tribute wallpaper. Problem was, the image was around 300 x 300 and really wouldn’t fit anything, even a mobile device. I opened Keynote and created a new presentation with a black background. Pasted the image and it auto-aligned with the rulers. Added the text. It was that easy. Many years ago, creating something like this would have taken about 5 minutes if you were any good. It Read more »

The Top Tech Companies Resolutions for 2011

by Darice de Cuba
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The Top Tech Companies Resolutions for 2011

Today most people are writing down or telling themselves what resolutions they will be making for 2011. I decided that I will make no resolutions, I don’t want to start the year with expectations for myself, expectations I most likely won’t meet. This year has been eventful for companies and websites alike. Apple’s iPhone 4 prototype got lost and sold to Gizmodo. Consequence: Apple’s major iPhone reveal was ruined, Gizmodo has been banned from Apple events. Gawker was hacked, Tumblr had epic downtime, Delicious almost got shutdown by Yahoo and those are just on top of my head. The people at The Joy of Tech have come up with 2011 Read more »

There's nothing more manly: Painstaking efforts to land a "car" on Mars

by Jayvee Fernandez
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There's nothing more manly: Painstaking efforts to land a "car" on Mars

Jerry Seinfeld once said that it has been a motivational desire for man to conquer the moon — and drive around when they got there. I think the same applies here, except that since the conditions for actual driving around are logistically unfavorable due to travel time to Mars from our good old Earth, scientists have invested over USD $2 billion and a lot of delay to putting a titanium clad lander (with wheels) on Mars. The MSL as it is called, weights a ton and it is there to be used for collecting samples to be shot and sent back to Earth. Watch the video, and you’ll see just Read more »