Naomi Clark is on the faculty of New York University's game Center. In this video she talks about how Tom Nook, the leader of the island communities in Animal Crossing,… Read the rest of the article: How Animal Crossing is modeled on 18th century debt-based Japanese villages
Yesterday's New York Times article about how people's spending patterns have changed because of the pandemic isn't too surprising. Grocery sales are up, due to a combination of panic buying… Read the rest of the article: Scooter sharing companies got clobbered by the pandemic
The guy who runs the Nippon Wandering TV YouTube channel hopped on his bike and took a video of Tokyo's Shinjuku ward six days after the Japanese government declared a… Read the rest of the article: Video of a deserted-looking Tokyo after state of emergency declared
As a long time fan of cartoonist Dave Cooper, I really enjoyed Jim Rugg and Ed Piskor going over Cooper's comic books of the late 1990s and early 2000s. I… Read the rest of the article: Ed Piskor and Jim Rugg look at the work of cartoonist Dave Cooper
The RetroFlag GPi Case, which uses a Raspberry Pi Zero, looks very nice. In this video, MakeUseOf gives it a 9/10 score. If the idea of making retro game players… Read the rest of the article: Here's a Raspberry Pi Zero case that looks like a Game Boy and lets you play retro games
Make: founder Dale Dougherty and executive editor Mike Senese talked with a number of people about "the state of open source ventilator options, and propose a modular system to allow… Read the rest of the article: Tracking and ranking open source ventilator projects
Aphids are related to bedbugs. But instead of sucking blood from people, they suck sweet sap out of plants. Their poop contains so much sugar it's called honeydew. Ants love… Read the rest of the article: Explainer video about aphids – a bug that poops candy
The coronavirus pandemic is being seen as a get-out-of-jail free card for imprisoned creeps. Bill Cosby is trying it. So is Michael Cohen and Lee Baca. If Jeffrey Epstein was still… Read the rest of the article: Paul Manafort is the latest terrible person who says he should be released from prison because of Covid-19
Last week Disney shared its recipe for Dole Whip and Churro Tots. This week, its sharing the recipe for the grilled three-cheese sandwich from Woody’s Lunch Box at Disney’s Hollywood… Read the rest of the article: Disney just released the secret recipe for its grilled three-cheese sandwich
Jaz and Garry Mott of Victoria, Australia thought it would be nice to share photos of their 2019 vacation with their Facebook friends. Unfortunately, eagle-eyed police officers spotted the photos… Read the rest of the article: Australian police fine couple $1,060 after they posted old vacation photos
My daughter and I are enjoying Animal Crossing: New Horizons, but when I read Cecilia D'Agostino's negative review of the smash hit Nintendo title in Wired, I couldn't help but think… Read the rest of the article: A review of Animal Crossing by someone who hates it
The puzzle game Chocolate Fix has been a family favorite around our house for years.
From Denis Shiraev — "[4k, 60 fps] San Francisco, a Trip down Market Street, April 14, 1906" Upscaled with neural networks trip down Market Street, San Francisco, 1906. This film… Read the rest of the article: Restored film of San Francisco's Market Street four days before 1906 quake
海外からの帰国者、成田空港でダンボールベッド。#コロナ #成田空港 https://t.co/31Hi5PKskf pic.twitter.com/s6j8uwZwtE — みさちゃす（Misachasu） (@misachasu0209) April 9, 2020 Everyone entering Japan must be tested for coronavirus. While waiting for test results, they are welcome to stay in Narita… Read the rest of the article: People stuck at Japan's Narita airport are sleeping in $70/night cardboard boxes
Take this multiple choice test that asks 13 science questions, one for each grade. I got 11 out of 13. I missed the 2nd grade and the 10th grade questions.
According to a tweet by ANI (Asian News International), "10 foreign nationals who were caught strolling along the bank of river Ganga in Rishikesh were made to write 'I didn't… Read the rest of the article: Unusual punishment for foreign tourists in India caught violating national lockdown
In light of current events, actor Lori Loughlin and her husband Mossimo Giannulli were probably hoping that federal prosecutors would forget about the upcoming criminal trial against them for allegedly… Read the rest of the article: Federal prosecutors release rowing photos Lori Loughlin allegedly used to get daughters into USC
33MTA3 seems like an innocuous combination of letters and numbers. Until you see them in a rear view mirror.
Some sports are slower. More about the strategy. pic.twitter.com/JMBaGJ1tSd — Andrew Cotter (@MrAndrewCotter) April 9, 2020 Oliver and Mabel are what the world needs now. Previously: Dogs' breakfast commentated Image:… Read the rest of the article: Competing labradors are back. This time: Game of Bones
I recently re-read Mindhacker: 60 Tips, Tricks, and Games to Take Your Mind to the Next Level, by Ron Hale-Evans and Marty Hale-Evans. It's full of interesting ways to memorize… Read the rest of the article: How to roll an imaginary 6-sided die in your head
