Fixer movement?

http://www.wired.com/opinion/2013/06/qq_thompson/
Fixer movement?
Next in the Hacker/Maker movement, it looks like what I've been trying to do to dying devices except being too noob to do it. Sounds good! (Sustainability (Y) haha)

2 lovely things - One Piece & Startups

http://www.techinasia.com/3-startups-learn-reading-piece-manga/
Yep, 2 lovely things I thought had no relation to each other xP

CryEngine 3 on Linux?

So I'd be super hyped if CryEngine 3 did come on Linux - mainly because of Star Citizen.
And there's quite a bit (21% of voters) of support for it over at RSI's Star Citizen

Now, since DirectX is a MS product, and trawling through a few forums seem to suggest that non-MS consoles (ie PS3/4 and Wii/Wii U) must therefore use OpenGL. (I still don't have a concrete answer on this, there is lots of talk about Wii U having DirectX 11 capabilities, but no concrete answer from a reputable source - general forum-poster consensus is that it uses OpenGL)

If that is the case, then this: Cry Engine 3 fully supports Wii U should mean something. Possibly something very shiny.

IP, law, patents

This is why I think the USPTO is ridiculous, especially in light of Apple vs. Everyone they can extort  =P (eg, Samsung, HTC, Google, etc.) ;P
http://blog.joshuafox.com/2012/10/the-evil-engineers-guide-to-patents.html

That said, this is on my do to list just to see the whole process and whether or not I should do it for something in the future just to protect my/our work (so people like Apple can't just patent something you made but didn't bother patenting). And then I could open source/give out ALL the licences for it. =D

Canadian MV in the ISS

this is both lol and respect++
Art & Science ^^ Actually sounds pretty nice =) If you haven't seen Commander Hadfield's other cool vids, check them out! CSA's channel. Hadfield's channel. 
Wonder if they lugged the guitar up when they still had the Space Shuttle ...
It's like the first 'movie' in space by the tourist and Ultima series creator (friends of CIG's and RSI's Chris Roberts et al).

IllumiRoom

Great idea, and looks pretty cool. So it's apparently being integrated in Xbox 720, but will probably make it to the PC/Linux platform via hackers/makers.
(wii was pretty good, and also hacked to work on PC/Linux =P - yes, an upcoming project - I've got it to connect and work, but need to make an IR light setup on my laptop for the pointer to work properly =D That said, I should blog more on my projects instead of reblogging cool stuff >_> )

Game piracy (+drone that sticks on walls)

http://www.greenheartgames.com/2013/04/29/what-happens-when-pirates-play-a-game-development-simulator-and-then-go-bankrupt-because-of-piracy/

I lol'd like the dev, but it is pretty sad. Most games have 'DRM' in the form of having to connect to a server on the internet to be able to play multiplayer. But for single player games, this would be stupid, and everyone loves DRM free, for reasons stated. They have a demo, so no excuse dl'ing the torrent.

In other news:
http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2013-05/gecko-like-drone-can-land-on-walls-and-ceilings

All this time we thought SERN (CERN) was evil but it was actually NASA

no, NASA actually real cool, pimping laptops with tanks and rovers with skycranes. It's just CERN we have to worry about (Steins Gate).

Interview with Logan Cunningham (voice of Rucks, Bastion)

http://indiestatik.com/2013/05/01/logan-cunningham-interview/


I am always delighted when someone is sharing this on Dota 2. Would love to get it but for the steep price, and other priorities in life =P
Secret trivia: I have considered voice acting/SFX making with my voice back in primary school (among my inventor, pirate and movie director and cameo dreams). Have not worked much on this since, though love to sing =P

2012 SciFi realities and Future Tech + Virgin Galactic

http://myscienceacademy.org/2013/01/03/27-science-fictions-that-became-science-facts-in-2012/


That chimera - bloody biologists are making FMA stuff a reality! I also lol'd at the accidents on self-driving cars ...

Also, Oculus Rift (revealed 2012) is a giant leap for NerveGear (SAO).

And congratulations to the folks at Virgin Galactic for the first powered SpaceShipTwo flight breaking mach 1, add that to the list of official responses =P.