Chain Factor

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I am addicted to this game Chain Factor.

M of the M

Mario of the month for December. Photo found here.

M of the M

Mario of the month for November, which was skipped so I will post it late right now. Photo found here.

This cool film was made by filmmaker Bruce Branit.
Via: www.artlies.com

On the absence of compulsions as a blessing

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BoingBoing reports that "When asked why he strangled his little brother to death, 17-year old Andrew Conley of Rising Sun, Indiana said: 'Like, I had to. It's like when people have something like when they're hungry and there's a hamburger sitting there and they knew they had to have it.'"

Although of course the boy's answer is horrifying, I don't doubt that it might yet be true. Surely some of what we all do (lose our tempers, enjoy reading novels, eat too much, like The Beatles, drink a cup of water...) is due to forces acting on and inside us that we are not aware of and that we therefore cannot begin to comprehend.

To the extent that we are free of (or can consciously counter-act) forces that make us do things we regret or that harm others, we should feel blessed.

Virgin Princess Peach

Painted by Michael Fahey's girlfriend Emily's friend Sarah Bolton.

From kotaku.com 

Video game proverbs

GamerPaper.com has a whole set of proverbs re-configured for video games, like this version of 'A penny saved is a penny earned'. I didn't like it as much but also check out their series on 'What if Mario wasn't a plumber?'