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Ten more games that will make you think about life

Ten more games that will make you think about life
Life, eh? It's all a bit mad really, isn't it? Here we are, the products of millions of years of chance chemical and biological reactions, wandering around on a dying rock as it spins through the vast, indifferent universe with nought but the knowledge of our own inevitable oblivion for company. A sobering thought. 1 One Chance Here's something to think about - every decision we ever make, no matter how seemingly inconsequential it may be at the time, has the potential to fundamentally change our lives forever. Of course, the thing about decisions is you normally only get one chance to make them and, once they're made, you can't go back. You are the super-smart scientist whose discovery appears to have conquered one of the most devastating diseases known to humankind. 2 A Mother in Festerwood Kids, eh? As a mother, it's your job to keep your little tyke in the safety of the homestead until they have enough experience to survive the monster-infested woods. 3 American Dream 4 As I Lay Dying

Cool Open Source Games you should contribute to | Shinnok's Rants [Update1 20-07-2011] As per numerous requests, the games list has been updated with some more cool games that I’ve missed. They have been prepended to the top of the list and as before, they are in no particular order. While the popular conception when it comes to games for Linux is that they are almost non-existent, this is only true when it comes to big and popular commercial franchises that are backed up by giant video game studios and publishers like EA Games, Blizzard and Konami. 1. There’s not much to argue about whether the best algorithm should be used over an existing crappy implementation, but there’s lots to argue about whether a character class should be more powerful then another or if health and mana potions should be acquirable at the market or at all. 2. 3. If you’re the CEO or have influence over a hosting or isp company you could help Open Source Gaming by donating resources to those games that need it. Xonotic Zero Ballistics Speed Dreams

Index of /library/D&D Books/3.5E Handbooks Index of /library/D&D Books/3.5E Handbooks GunBlood Western Shootout - Flash Shooting Games - OfficeGameSpot Game Overview: Attempt to become the most feared gunslinger in the land by defeating all those who stand in your way. GunBlood pits your reflexes against nine computer opponents in one-on-one gun fights and includes four bonus rounds. High scores are tabulated according to accuracy, speed, and your life remaining after each round. At the start of each level, the player and computer opponent each start with 6 shots. If both players are alive and no shots are remaining, the match will end in a draw to be re-played. During each of the four bonus rounds, the goal is to hit the target objects and NOT the assistant. Controls / How To Play: 1) Select 'Start Game' and choose a character from the character select screen. 2) Begin the round by placing your cursor over your gun barrel located at the lower left-hand corner of the game screen. 3) The cursor must remain over the barrel during the countdown or the game will become paused.

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100 Websites You Should Know and Use In the spring of 2007, Julius Wiedemann, editor in charge at Taschen GmbH, gave a legendary TED University talk: an ultra-fast-moving ride through the “100 websites you should know and use.” Six years later, it remains one of the most viewed TED blog posts ever. Time for an update? To see the original list, click here. And now, the original list from 2007, created by Julius Wiedemann, editor in charge at Taschen GmbH. In the spring of 2007, Julius Wiedemann, editor in charge at Taschen GmbH, gave a legendary TED University talk: an ultra-fast-moving ride through the “100 websites you should know and use.” To see the original list, click here. And now, the original list from 2007, created by Julius Wiedemann, editor in charge at Taschen GmbH.

Old PC Games - homepage Index of /library/D&D Books/handbooks Index of /library/D&D Books/handbooks 100 Things Personality Test - VisualDNA VisualDNA brings a new layer of information to the world of technology that will help bring it closer to the people who use it – making it more enjoyable and relevant. Technology provides businesses with a surfeit of DATA – what and when. However it provides very little in the way of UNDERSTANDING – who did things, and why they did them. We have a different approach. In the financial sector this approach has led to a five-fold increase in ROI, in media we have seen 35% improvement in click rates. Watch a short video about VisualDNA. Learn more about our solutions for business: 9 Tactics for Rapid Learning (That Most People Have Never Heard Of) Whenever the subject of why some people learn faster comes up, I get a whole host of common answers: Some people are just naturally smart. (Often implying you can’t improve)Everyone is “smart” in their own way. (Nonsense, research indicates different “intelligences” often correlate)IQ is all in the genes. There may be some truth to these claims. Considering the upcoming launch of my rapid learning program, I wanted to share my favorite tactics to learn faster, retain information better or just enjoy the process of learning more: #1 – Pegging (or How Mental Magicians can Perfectly Recall Hundreds of Numbers) One of my favorite learning tactics, that is rarely mentioned, is pegging. The systems I’ve seen typically work with a special cheat sheet. From there, you can translate any series of numbers into a series of letters. Then, once you have your string of nouns, you just need to create a story that combines each of the nouns in a sequence. If you want to speed read, the basics are:

Thread of overlooked PC indie games recommendation Thread title speaks for itself! I dont think GAF pays enough attention to the independent scene. Since making the Super Meat Boy thread i was surprised at how many gaffers didnt knew where the secret characters came from. And i can see how its hard to stay up to date with the whole scene, so the idea for this is to make a coherent list of the best of the unknown out there (unknown meaning = Braid, N+ etc dont count). Keep in mind that a lot of the links listed beneath the games direct you to the developer's site. Developer: Terry Cavanagh If this was pressed into a ROM back in the heyday of the NES it would be considered a seminal platformer, rubbing shoulders with the likes of Mega Man 2 and Super Mario Bros. Free Demo Buy it on Steam Time Fcuk Developers: Edmund McMillen, Alex Free to play at Newgrounds Spelunky Developer: Derek Yu The game has you delving in some ancient cave, trying to get loot. Download for free Knytt Stories Developer: Nicklas 'Nifflas' Nygren Gish Developer: Chronic Logic Coma

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