Didn't expect Curly Brace to be that hot

Posted by pondwater on March 19, 2007, 10:15 a.m.

Almost anyone into independent (freeware inclusive) games would have almost definitely come across and been delighted by Cave Story. If you have not tried it yet, you do not need me to tell you to.

Its developer, pixel, is indeed a one-man army. The game was exceptional, and now is …

Cthulhu?

Posted by pondwater on March 7, 2007, 8:09 a.m.

Here's a vaguely interesting article for those with interests in Oceanography.

(<a href="http://www.noc.soton.ac.uk/gg/classroom@sea/JC007/about.html" target="_blank">Drilling the Mid-Atlantic Ridge</a>):

"Scientists have discovered a large area thousands of square kilometres in extent in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean where the Earth's crust seems to be missing entirely… Where there should …

A tiff with Digital Rights Management

Posted by pondwater on March 1, 2007, 6:36 a.m.

I've never really been bothered much by DRM's (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_rights_management" target="_blank">Digital Rights Management</a>). One field in which its negative impact was possibly greatest felt was when it came to music, but fortunately for me, the sort of music I live for are a little "esoteric", and not a …