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Portland State University - Freshman Inquiry Final Bridge Test

Create a bridge to hold 20lbs pass/fail format. Enjoy!

 

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ShowNotes:
This week marks the beginning of finals week for PSU Students, and oh boy that sucks. Last weekend I got the chance to go to CyborgCamp - The ultimate unconference experience on human technology bonding. I got to meet the creator of WikiWikiWeb Yeah THAT guy! Check out the stream to check out the full details of the conference.

Some Stories of Note!

Windows 7 Warp Speed for Graphics? — Just a few this time, make it so and check out the Windows 7 Graphics Layer “Warp”, this potentially will help push more power out of the system and streamline resources for gaming and intensive media.
http://tinyurl.com/68tz9y

Survey: Over half of adults play video games — After a day of dirty diapers and “Dora the Explorer,” of laundry and homework time, when her four kids are finally asleep, Sarah Ninesling begins roaming the ruins of a post-apocalyptic Washington, D.C., fighting mutants to help save the survivors of a nuclear war.
http://tinyurl.com/6nrd6c

20 Million German Bank Accounts Stolen - Now for Sale — Identity thieves who claim they stole details of 21 million German bank accounts are offering to sell the data on the black market for €12 million (US$15.3 million), a German magazine reported over the weekend.
http://tinyurl.com/6335hl

 

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Game: EVE Online
Rating: 3 out of 5

It goes without saying that EVE online is one of many, many MMORPGs available online. an Massively Multi-player Online Role Playing game has the added game benefit of large quantities of human players. In EVE’s instance this creates a massive amount of very real and stimulating simulation in that the players provide a depth of content and experience to the game that current programming lacks far behind in. Many modern games have compensated for the lack of compelling AI and programs for the simple and effective use of the players to help drive the game. This community effect in EVE provides a surreal exposure to all forms of life, both int he game, and literally as one interacts with the various different human players.

The game features an ‘eveolving’ graphics system that ranges from ugly and to the point, to a truly excellent looking game. The scaled down version of eve is small and runs on the most humble of graphics cards, while the premium all out visuals still will run well on even a 1-2year old video card decently. The graphics are stunning in regard to the scale, while at times there can be hundreds of other players in a region it can provide an immerse situation.

In these situations you can play out the roles of a trader,scientist,miner,fighter,pirate,Politician,or Guy who lives in Grandma’s basement. This provides a top down economy from raw materials to end user being provides potentially by human players.

The combat system is turn based, as are all actions within the game. This provides for a manageable-yet slow system to move about and act out your actions. The other premise to this game is the leveling system. Your level depicts your awesomeness/UV level against skin. In EVE unlike other MMORPGs such as WOW you accrue skill continuously even while not playing.  By allowing this one does not have to live in the game as much as some spend in other games, making it is easy to spend a few hours in the game and move on with your real life and be well off in the game.

I gave this game a 3 out of 5 because it will apeal to some and it will be an instant hit, while players who prefer faster gameplay will be dissapointed with how slow it is to train a character, some of the original players of the game are still out there, and they will remain years ahead of the average new player purely because of time and not because of any true player skill.

 

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ShowNotes

Thanksgiving Food - Bucket of Eggs and Bacon
http://tinyurl.com/22klkh

IRS will be watching for gifts to employees!!
http://tinyurl.com/5p2y8z

Russia seeks new missiles due to U.S. shield plans
http://tinyurl.com/5hd7vu

Absurdly Cute Kitten PIC
http://tinyurl.com/5s8y7m

How to be a Programmer: A Short, Comprehensive, and Personal Summary
http://tinyurl.com/5n3ppm

DICE Uses NVIDIA PhysX in Mirror’s Edge
http://tinyurl.com/5f2ejg

What Game Developers Do When Their Games Launch
http://tinyurl.com/5duy9d

TOP 10: Role-Playing Cliches
http://tinyurl.com/6od9qp

The 20 Stupidest GI Joe Vehicles Ever
http://tinyurl.com/6h9q6r

Zero Punctuation: Guitar Hero World Tour
http://tinyurl.com/6qf3gp

Suggested PodCast: FullSignull Gaming Podcast
http://fullsignull.com/

 

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This episode was a bunch of fun! I hope you enjoy!

3D Dorm Room: Virtual Tour
http://tinyurl.com/5qhzsd

Nifty 50 Lens Review
http://tinyurl.com/6adt3u

Why You Should Never Try to Steal a Law Student’s Laptop
http://tinyurl.com/58l38u

Soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan to get life saving anti-sniper device
http://tinyurl.com/6q4n2u

In a fit of irony, iPhone pirating app gets pirated
http://tinyurl.com/6924fn

Apple tells fan to “be patient” about Mac mini
http://tinyurl.com/5vzf5p

Apple Launches “iPhone Your Life” Site
http://tinyurl.com/5qgqbn

Nuclear Moon Bases
http://tinyurl.com/5afpme

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Miracle puppy hit by car at 70mph so hard he was embedded in the grill… and survived
http://tinyurl.com/6h2du7