Archive for August, 2003

Video games ‘teach more than school’

Saturday, August 30th, 2003

HOLY SHITBALLS! I just found a super-cool article called Video games ‘teach more than school’. This guy is fucking onto some hot shit! (and he has a book, which I will rush to buy later tonight!) Here’s the beginning of article:
“Violent video games are more educational than school, stimulating children to be more critical, […]

Make your own Zelda

Saturday, August 30th, 2003

Just found this site where you can make your own levels and missions in original Legend of Zelda style. I don’t know how good it is, but I’ll check it out and get back to you.

Personal Myths

Saturday, August 30th, 2003

I want to come back and read this paper later, about personal myths as fields of information. Not sure what they mean by it, but it sounds cool.

Haruki Murakami

Saturday, August 30th, 2003

I’ve come across this Japanese author before, Haruki Murakami before, thought he sounded awesome, but haven’t read anything by him yet. This is a great little thing about him though:
“Murakami also admires the Jungian mythographer Joseph Campbell and Jung himself. He examines the structure of his own fantasies in forensic detail. ‘I’ve been married […]

Twins

Saturday, August 30th, 2003

Aha! A few weeks ago, I came across mention of an ancient legend that Jesus had a twin brother, and was surprised that I had never heard that before. This Matrix article just filled it in for me: “In fact, the name Thomas means ‘the Twin,’ and in ancient Christian legend he is Jesus’ twin […]

In the Matrix

Saturday, August 30th, 2003

I’m reading this article about Gnosticism and Buddhism in the Matrix, and came across something I thought was awesome:
“In still another example, Neo enters the Nebuchadnezzar for the first time and the camera pans across the interior of the ship, resting on the make: ‘Mark III no. 11.’ This seems to be another messianic […]

Are You Living in a Computer Simulation?

Saturday, August 30th, 2003

This article is pretty cool. It’s some philosophical thing about how can you prove that you’re not living in a computer simulated reality right now. I like this part:
“In addition to ancestor-simulations, one may also consider the possibility of more selective simulations that include only a small group of humans or a single individual. The […]

Superman masturbating

Saturday, August 30th, 2003

Holy shit, just reading over Spiderbites weblog and came across one of the funniest lines I’ve seen in a long time: “i know i type faster than Superman masterbating”. Should I tell him that its spelled with a “u” and not an “e”? That also reminds me of the Simpsons episode where Bart says Principal […]