Month: June 2016
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Microsoft Windows Enterprise Edition
The other day I got to thinking: what would happen if the Starship Enterprise from Star Trek: The Next Generation was built with modern software? If it ran on Microsoft Windows, its own operating system might be bigger a danger to the crew than the Borg. Here’s how I suspect it would play out. …and…
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More relics from The Jejune Institute on the web
I have no idea what my brain does when I’m asleep. Occasionally it leads me to some strange discoveries. For example, up until today I’d always assumed “Nonchalance,” the name of the studio behind The Jejune Institute, was something they’d made up for the game’s second chapter. My own dreams proved this to be incorrect.…
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Birdhouse for rent in Dolores Park
While the plan to rent sections of Dolores Park to humans ended almost as soon as it began, birds now have the option to rent this lovely apartment dangling from a tree in the park, located at the corner near 20th and Dolores Street. The sign on the apartment doesn’t reveal the price or list…
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Breaking down San Francisco landmarks in the Watch Dogs 2 trailer
This week Ubisoft launched a trailer for their upcoming game, Watch Dogs 2. While I wasn’t particularly impressed by the first entry in the series, a 3rd person action/hacking game, the sequel immediately interested me due to the setting: San Francisco and the Bay Area at large. You can watch the trailer below or here.…
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Strandbeests at the Exploratorium After Dark
Last night I attended the Exploratorium’s After Dark series. While there were not any flying toasters present, there were numerous Strandbeests from Dutch artist Theo Jansen. The Strandbeests range in size from not much bigger than a human to stretching across a large room. Some of them are relatively simple contraptions that can be pushed…
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3D advertisement
Spotted at 12th and Folsom Oculus Rift? Microsoft HoloLens? Samsung Gear? Nah, who needs those? Old school red/blue 3D is where it’s at, as this somewhat illegally placed ad goes to show. Before you ask, yes — I put on the 3D glasses and tested it out. While the 3D effect does work on this…
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