A massive rare 'superstorm' is currently
bearing down on Alaska, with hurricane force winds (100+mph gusts), blizzard, sea-surge flooding. "This is going to be one of the worst storms on record over the Bering Sea". The storm passed through an area of unusually high sea surface temperatures. "This may
help explain why the storm is turning from an ordinary Bering Sea disturbance into a ‘superstorm’."
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posted by stbalbach
on Nov 9, 2011 -
69 comments
Just wait till we're alone together. Then I will tell you something new, something cold, something sleepy, something of cease and peace and the long bright curve of space. Go upstairs to your room. I will be waiting for you... As a rare October blizzard drifts a blanket of white across the Northeast just before Halloween, what better time to settle in and read (or watch)
Conrad Aiken's most famous short story,
"Silent Snow, Secret Snow." About a small boy who increasingly slips into an ominous fantasy of isolation and endless snow, it could be viewed as a metaphor about autism, Asperger's syndrome, and even schizophrenia before such conditions even had names. In addition to the 1934 short story, the tale has also been adapted as a
creepy 1966 black-and-white
short film (also at
the Internet Archive) and as a
Night Gallery episode (
1,
2) narrated by Orson Welles. Or for a more academic take, see the essay
"The Delicious Progress" examining Aiken's use of white as a symbol of psychological regression.
posted by Rhaomi
on Oct 29, 2011 -
9 comments
BlizzCon, the monumental annual event that Blizzard Entertainment puts on every year, just wrapped up this weekend. It concluded with a massive party and concert, during which George Fisher was at one point invited on stage. Mr. Fisher is also known by his stage name "Corpsegrinder" and is the singer for heavy metal band Cannibal Corpse. In order to introduce him to the audience,
this snippet of an interview with him was played (YT link). In case it's not totally clear what's getting beeped out,
here's the unedited version (YT link, NSFW language).
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posted by kavasa
on Oct 24, 2011 -
61 comments
StarCraft II (
previously) has yet to be released, but that hasn't stopped the
open beta in Korea from being played so extensively that standout players and strategies are becoming clear well in advance of the
limited US beta. Moreover, tournaments are taking place and, while probably inaccessible to those unfamiliar with
StarCraft, many matches are available to watch in very high definition on YouTube, complete with surprisingly professional and insightful commentary by
SC veterans.
Despite not being a major
SC fan, I found myself embarrassingly absorbed by a monster 47-minute Terran vs. Protoss battle, TheLittleOne vs. LiquidNazgul: parts
one,
two,
three,
four. It's an excellent crash course in
SC2 culture and terminology as well as a fun watch and great match. There are
many more.
posted by BlackLeotardFront
on Apr 16, 2010 -
94 comments
Kotaku interviews Dez , the producer of
Whores of Warcraft (
NSFW)(
previously), as well as Mia Rose and Hannah Harper, 2 porn stars recently added to the rolls of addicted
World of Warcraft players. Apparently, Dez has at least 2 level 70 characters, and plays in a guild with Hannah's husband, where she's taken her Blood Elf Priest to level 26 already. Talking about Phat Lewt not getting you hot? How about some
Bare Maidens? (gee, NSFW, you think?). Dez also has a fascinating
MySpace page, mostly for his ...interesting mix of friends.
posted by thanotopsis
on Feb 7, 2007 -
22 comments
WoWFilter: It's official. The Burning Crusade debuts today in Los Angeles at
BlizzCon, a company-sponsored event that is also showing off
Starcraft: Ghost. The convention has been sold out for nearly 3 months now. Surprisingly, even after selling out all the tickets, Blizzard went on to announce that
The Offspring will perform (with an opener from
Christian Finnegan), there will be a fully equipped exhibit hall, and the event will take place right next to
Disney Land. The convention opened its doors this morning, and Blizzard promptly put up the official site for the expansion. The only question that remains is: What is the new mystery playable race for the Alliance? My vote is for drunk Panda Ninjas.
posted by thanotopsis
on Oct 28, 2005 -
43 comments
Diablo II Goes Gold! The official release date is now next week, 6/29/01. Diablo was addictive, Hellfire was even worse. I spent a six months playing Diablo II non stop and now this. I hope my wife doesn't kick me and my Assassin out the door.
posted by me myself and i
on Jun 24, 2001 -
10 comments
