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This year
Mad Finger Games - Samurai: Way of the Warrior
by sbrothier
Set in the middle of the Sengoku period, play as Daisuke Shimada, a wandering samurai who travels around Japan. During the most dangerous times, Daisuke must ultimately defeat the mad and awful Daimyo Hattoro, who rules the province.
* First hack and slash game developed specifically to leverage the iPhone.
* Visit unique environments in the Japan in a feudal 16th century setting.
* Unlock all combo attacks and master your skills.
* Original comic storytelling.
* Special Dojo mode. Fight in the arena sparing enemies in the rounds.
* Original soundtrack.
2008
BBC NEWS | Business | Shunned Starbucks in Aussie exit
by karlcow
& 1 other
Très intéressant.The mighty Starbucks coffee empire has been handed a heavy defeat by thousands of small Australian cafes in the fight for a nation's taste buds. Eight years after it began selling its espressos and frappucinos in Australia, the US giant has succumbed to powerful financial and cultural pressures and has closed 61 of its 85 shops across the country.
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
by cryogenius
(via)
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog is the story of Dr. Horrible, a low-rent super villain trying to make his way in the world, being evil, defeat his nemesis, Captain Hammer, who beats him up on a weekly basis, and work up the courage to talk to the prettiest girl walking around. This will be shown on www.DrHorrible.com from 15th to 20th of July.
TypePad AntiSpam
by srcmax
(via)
Calling all bloggers! We’d like to enlist your help in making TypePad AntiSpam the best, smartest, free antispam service available. We’ve launched this beta version in an effort to make the service smarter, and we’re counting on your feedback to provide vital information on how to defeat spam more effectively.
Microsoft Spins Legal Defeat into PR Fool`s Gold
by ericpaul
"If you didn't know what was really behind Microsoft's open standards and source promises, it might sound like Microsoft was making real changes. You've got to give Microsoft credit for gall. They take a crunching defeat at the hands of the European Unio
Microsoft Spins Legal Defeat into PR Fool`s Gold
by ericpaul
"If you didn't know what was really behind Microsoft's open standards and source promises, it might sound like Microsoft was making real changes.
You've got to give Microsoft credit for gall. They take a crunching defeat at the hands of the European Union court system for trying to conceal information and now that the court has forced them to reveal that same information, Microsoft is all about increasing "the openness of its products and drive greater interoperability, opportunity and choice for developers, partners, customers and competitors."
Urgh. Excuse me. I feel a little ill." - Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
Pakistanis Deal Severe Defeat to Musharraf in Election - NYT
by ravi
Pakistanis dealt a crushing defeat to President Pervez Musharraf in parliamentary elections on Monday, in what government and opposition politicians said was a firm rejection of his policies since 2001 and those of his close ally, the United States.
Almost all the leading figures in the Pakistan Muslim League-Q, the party that has governed for the last five years under Mr. Musharraf, lost their seats, including the leader of the party, the former speaker of Parliament and six ministers.
Automattic Launches Group Twitter-style Platform
by mozkart
& 1 other
(via)
With Wordpress the dominant player in blogging, this could be a game changer.” Nah. It’s a reasonable enough idea, but the key to Twitter’s success has been three fold. One is its sheer volume of users that has seen it defeat competitors such as Jaiku by providing the most active and rich user base. Secondly although the centralized service is a weakness, it’s also a strength because when you connect to others on Twitter, you connect to others on Twitter. No working out whether the server they’re on is up-to-date, live or even compatible, it just works (when it’s not down, or “temporarily overloaded”). Third is the open access to Twitter via third party tools; just ask Leah Culver from Pownce (who’s not one of my fans) about why open access is vital in building something like this. Prologue may provide some open access, but its distributed nature will mean that ultimately it will be a niche product; possibly a good niche product, but it’s not going to knock the Twitter bird of its perch any time soon.
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2007
Second Life: First Codestation Coder’s Challenge
by BlueVoodoo
The first Codestation Coder's Challenge - the Sentinel 2.0 Project begins on July 31st. Can you build the ultimate SENTINEL defender? Compete against your fellow coders and explore Second Life as you strive to defeat evil and protect Codestation.
How to Defeat Comment Spam - Baekdal.com
by sbrothier
& 1 other
Comment spam is undoubtedly one of the most annoying aspects of running a website. It literally sucks the joy out of it. The spam is everywhere, and everyone has problems with it. But, there is actually a way to solve the problem.
Below you can see 8 ways to defeat comment spam - ranging from the simplest solutions, but also the least effective, to some that are very advanced and also highly effective.
2006
UNC-Chapel Hill Suffers Major Defeat
by jasontromm
In July of 2004, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) wrote to UNC-Chapel Hill, explaining for the second time in less than two years that constitutionally protected freedom of association is meaningless if a group cannot exclude people who do not share the beliefs of the group. This is both basic common sense and clearly established law. The College Democrats can exclude Republicans, the college environmental club can exclude students who hate environmentalism, and the college chess club can exclude members who hate the game and wish to see it abolished. In other words, if you form a group in order to express commonly held ideas or ideals, of course you can exclude those who disagree.
Free Anonymous Proxy, Free Anonymous Surf, Free Anonymous Web Access, Online Privacy Protection
by rickdog
& 5 others
* Filter out unwanted advertising such as banners and popups. * Defeat advertiser tracking and harmful web software * Encrypt your computer's IP address so that you are untraceable * Provide a secure domain for you to access your e-mail
Transfigurations by Resonant
by music2084
Five years after Voldemort's defeat, Harry returns to England to help re-open Hogwarts.
