Stanford

Even with us giving you the ball 5 times…

In other insane news: Longboard Freaks run the Claremont Canyon Hills

Dude…click image to watch:

Skip ahead to about 2:25.

Mythbusters – CPU vs. GPU [video]

More of the story here.

Google Driving Directions – Thwarted by Spectral Wolf

The xkcd cartoon today rules:

Hahaha!

Fallen Empire: Legions Goes Open Beta

There is a great article about the game up at Rock, Paper, Shotgun.

Obviously there are some strong Tribes vibes here (holding down right mouse button allows you to “ski” with your jetpack) and that’s definitely a good thing. There’s a good, smooth, fast-paced feel to it. Once you get into the skiing and start seeing the game as a series of ramps and jumps it becomes the FPS-variant of extreme sports. Rocket-skating for deathmongers. The weapons aren’t quite beefy enough (and I seem to remember saying the same thing about Tribes) and the rocket-launcher currently dominates the game. Still, I suspect that will change as people get a better handle on what the hit-scan weapons are actually capable of. Hurtling across the map with chaingun whirling is going to become a favourite feeling.

The environment for deathmatch and capture the flag do feel a little empty, but that seems to fit the fluid feel of the game. This about racing across open-space as you fight, a kind of humanoid, semi-aerial dogfighting. “Freedom of Movement Returns” is the tagline for Fallen Empires, and it’s bang on: what are all these game designers doing ignoring the jetpack? It’s the perfect videogame-world tool. Fallen Empires is an antidote to everything else that I’ve been playing for the past six months. Really great stuff.

Of course the Instant Action website itself is an incredible piece of software. Browser based gaming, all streamlined and simple. It should have been like this years ago, and GarageGames are my personal heroes for making it finally work so well. If you’ve not played around with this yet, then you should do.

Read the Full Article

And go sign up for InstantAction and play it for free! 

Also, be sure to view the n00b guide so you can avoid getting pwned! Legions takes a bit of practice to get good at. Click the image below to watch the video:

Before you know it, you will be able to do this:

and this:

but probably never this… ;)

High Speed Camera: Water-Balloon Pop

Cool.

Brutal Beating?

WHOA! Watch out for that huge foam bolder!!!

Note: FYI: This is post #500 for wtc!

Break the Same

An extended jam by Mute Math. Watch or just listen:

Rainy day workout? Dude. Seriously.

uhhhm…Prancing workout anyone?

Sorry…I guess…

“…remember to train, and not to strain…”
(Yeah, especially with that move at 3:08.)

Exit question: Why would you do this workout as opposed to just running? Rain? Seriously, you can only debase yourself so far.Once Again -> Possible workouts:

• Running
• Walking
• Wearing hot-pants and frolicking around like an idiot.

InstantAction Goes Public

That’s right. Anyone can now cruise on in and start playing games. Here’s the trailer video for the site: 

Sign up for your free account at InstantAction.com

I super stoked about InstantAction. Soon there will be tons of games of all types and it will be absolutely simple to play with your friends! Let me know what you think.