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  • Role playing game pioneer dies

    All lovers of role playing knew -at least- the name of Gary Gygax, co-author of Dungeons & Dragons, the game that opened the path for all RPG (Role Playnig Games). This man who influenced the imaginations of countless players and inspired many other creators, just died at 69. No curing spell is going to bring…

  • Things that only happen in movies (top 17)

    Hollywood! Movies! There’s no other place where: If the hero starts dancing, suddenly, everybody around knows the steps and dance with them. Any car hit by a bullet immediately explodes in a cloud of flames, a mere rivulet of oil turns into a fire ball. An ugly girl only has to remove her glasses and…

  • Free university education

    You may not have the time and money to go to University lectures. But there are other open options that the Internet is now offering. Many universities and famous institutions provide free online lectures. Let’s browse a few of the best ones I could find: Collège de France : the most famous French scientific institution…

  • HD-DVD season’s sales

    As everybody is starting to understand that Blu-Ray won the Hirez battle for the next generation DVD format, the other contender is seeing its products dumped en masse on eBay. If you (still) want to buy a HD-DVD player, it’s your lucky day. Go to eBay auction outfit and you’ll find dozens of players for…

  • HDR photography, a few links

    HDR photography, a few links

    HDR photography (High Dynamic Range Photo) is a process where you take several photo pictures with very different exposures (different speeds or different apertures) and then use a software to pack them into one image packing the whole range of light. The result is often a little erie but allows to take images impossible to…

  • Time-lapse sequences: How-to and a 20000-image example

    Time-lapse sequences: How-to and a 20000-image example

    If like me your a photographer who wouldn’t dare making a video, you still can think about doing a decent time-lapse sequence out of your photographs. However, this cannot happen just by taking images and loading them into a software. You must start by studying the lessons from PhotoJojo.com’s Ultimate Guide to Time-Lapse Photography. When…

  • History of religions in a 90-second video

    Direct Link Its construction may be challenged by some of the historical information, but it’s fun to look at.

  • History of science in 10 centuries

    Scientific thought is a marvellous achievement that accelerated a lot in the last millenium. This graphic timeline will give you access to this recent history. TimeLineScience.org A lot of information to assimilate.

  • “Private moon” project

    “Private moon” project

    Boris Bendikov