StarCraft 2 Multiplayer Beta Launches [Updated]
by Chris Faylor Feb 17, 2010 2:37pm CST tags: StarCraft 2
Update: You can now download the client direct from FileShack in US and GB flavours, though of course you'll still need a Battle.net account with beta access.
Following through on Blizzard's recent vow to launch the StarCraft II multiplayer beta in February 2010, those that have been invited to the first wave can now download and play a sample of the anticipated strategy game through the redesigned Battle.net platform.
Among the multiplayer modes available to testers are ranked 1v1, 2v2 and free-for-all matches, along with unranked custom matches. And though the beta is focused on the multplayer portion of the anticipated strategy sequel, participants can still engage in combat with or against a computer opponent if they so choose.
via StarCraft 2 Multiplayer Beta Launches [Updated] – Shacknews – PC Games, PlayStation, Xbox 360 and Wii video game news, previews and downloads.
rePost::‘Think twice,’ Ermita warns telcos – INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos
There was this The West Wing episode about a televised presidential debate. That episode is very meaningful here.
The Telcos are operating based on being able to use the electromagnetic spectrum. This is not their right but rather a massive gift to them from the government. To do something that is detrimental to our republic must also entail an equal or a more pronounced response. If they fear for their security then they have no right to enjoy the massive profits they get out of using a resource that is in some ways fully owned by the Filipino people. Withdrawal of support must mean withdrawal of use of the resource upon which the massive salaries of their executives/shareholders and workers are based on.
ON PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF POLL SUPPORT
‘Think twice,’ Ermita warns telcos
By Lira Dalangin-Fernandez
INQUIRER.net
First Posted 16:59:00 02/17/2010
Filed Under: Telecommunications Services, Elections, Eleksyon 2010
MANILA, Philippines—Malacañang on Wednesday cautioned telecommunications firms against backing out of its commitment to provide the main data center for the May election, saying national interest is at stake.
“I think they should think twice before they resort to what they say they may refuse because you know this thing involves the national welfare, it involves the national interest and very surely the Comelec would know what to do in order to ensure that the commitment under the contract will be fulfilled,” Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita said.
The Palace executive was reacting to reports that Globe Telecoms and the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company, which owns Telecommunications, have proposed to withdraw its offer to setup a main data center in its offices for the transmission of election results in the May 10 polls.
The firms have expressed fears of physical attacks against their facilities during the election.
via ‘Think twice,’ Ermita warns telcos – INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos.
rePost:Excellent Slides from Bill Gates!!!:Duarte Blog » Blog Archive » News Alert: Bill Gates is officially redeemed from presentation purgatory
Click through and look at those gorgeous slides!!!!
News Alert: Bill Gates is officially redeemed from presentation purgatory
NANCY DUARTE
Wow, Gates did a great job at TED this year. Why is he suddenly a great communicator and presenter? What has driven his transformation? I think it’s because he moved from presenting about his job to presenting about his passion, and suddenly he communicates well. So, is it possible that we can be so passionate about what we do that we can present software upgrades with as much care and thoughtfulness? I think so!
This year at TED, Mr. Gates talked about climate change. Not sure who’s building his content or slides, but please keep them employed!
via Duarte Blog » Blog Archive » News Alert: Bill Gates is officially redeemed from presentation purgatory.
rePost::Revilla Jr.'s surname is now Bong Revilla – Nation – GMANews.TV – Official Website of GMA News and Public Affairs – Latest Philippine News
Wow who ever is advising him must be commended this shows an amazing grasps of human psychology and some mental shortcuts people make!!! bravo!!! maybe the best move (in an intellectual sense) for the past 10 years!!!
So that he will be on top of the alphabetical list of senatorial candidates in the ballots, re-electionist Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. decided to change his surname to Bong Revilla.
Revilla’s lawyer, George Erwin Garcia, said the Cavite Regional Trial Court Branch 19 had approved the use of Bong Revilla as a registered family name last October 19, 2009.
“At least yung paggamit niya ng (his use of) Bong Revilla has the imprimatur of the court, it is perfectly legal,” Garcia said, adding that even Revilla’s birth certificate has been corrected.
Revilla’s decision to change his surname prompted a certain Mary Emily Verr Peji to file a disqualification case against him with the Commission on Elections (Comelec) last December.
via Revilla Jr.’s surname is now Bong Revilla – Nation – GMANews.TV – Official Website of GMA News and Public Affairs – Latest Philippine News.
Quote::the ‘die trying’ print | gapingvoid
see the pic at the linked site!
Love this quote!!!
Of course, once people saw this cartoon, I got a lot of people saying, “Hugh, you should make that into a t-shirt. I’d wear one!”
Eh. I don’t do t-shirts. Too much hassle. Learned that a long time ago…
Still, it’s a nice idea. One thing I know about me and my audience, is that we’re not interested in doing stuff just for the paycheck. We’re trying to do stuff that matters, even if it kills us…
via the ‘die trying’ print | gapingvoid.
rePost::Innovation Lessons in "Start-Up Nation" – O'Reilly Radar
I think tis is beginning to happen at least in th IT industry. Some people are emerging as leaders who start events, etc to help people connect, and learn. Give it less than a decade and the lower level people like me would probably be in a position to create a bigger more community focused industry!!!!!
Traits that other countries can emulate
Although Israel has special advantages, some of the elements to which Senor and Singer trace its innovativeness can theoretically be achieved elsewhere. Briefly, these are:
A loyalty to the entire community that goes beyond personal success. The authors point out that, for all of Israelis' notorious fractiousness, they expend enormous effort helping total strangers. All of Israel is a single team, even a single family. (Obviously, this family feeling does not extend to non-Jews.) Israeli entrepreneurs who give talks abroad often play up the strengths of their country as well as their company.
via Innovation Lessons in “Start-Up Nation” – O’Reilly Radar.
rePost::Innovation Lessons in "Start-Up Nation" – O'Reilly Radar
Wow , High Praise. This book goes into the to read/ to buy list. I think I saw this at a Fully Booked branch.
Innovation Lessons in “Start-Up Nation”
by Andy Oram | @praxagora | comments: 10
One might expect Start-Up Nation: The Story of Israel's Economic Miracle to come from the pen of business school or economics professors, but the biographies of authors Dan Senor and Saul Singer reveal policy backgrounds. Both were advisors in the U.S. Federal Government.
These backgrounds give a clue that Senor and Singer aim beyond questions of how to be a successful entrepreneur or high-tech executive. In fact, their book is a serious investigation of the social, historical, and psychological traits that produce extraordinarily creative people–and significantly, creative people who can translate their cranial light-bulbs into technologies with the potential to change the world.
The book has garnered a fair amount of news coverage, but still not as much as it deserves, in my opinion. It took me only about three hours to read, and I highly recommend it as a refreshing–but not necessarily reassuring–perspective on a country that is profoundly misunderstood and misrepresented by media outside its diminutive borders.
via Innovation Lessons in “Start-Up Nation” – O’Reilly Radar.
rePost::Want Passionate Kids? Leave 'em Alone – Yahoo! News
Parents who want their children to discover a passion for music, sports, or other hobbies should follow a simple plan: Don’t pressure them.
By allowing kids to explore activities on their own, parents not only help children pinpoint the pursuit that fits them best, but they can also prevent young minds from obsessing over an activity, a new study finds.
“Passion comes from a special fit between an activity and a person,” said Geneviève Mageau, a psychology professor at the University of Montreal. “You can’t force that fit; it has to be found.”
The study focused on what psychologists call autonomy, the basic need to feel like you’re acting based on your own values and desires, not those of others. Controlling parents chip away at their child’s autonomy, by pushing them into a hobby, the researchers say. So when the kid picks up his clarinet it’s not out of a desire to play music, but due to a sense of obligation or a fear of disappointing his parents, according to Mageau.
Elink Video:: We Can Live Anywhere by Big D And The Kids Table
A single guy’s post valentine’s hopefulness!
We Can Live Anywhere
by : Big D And The Kids Table
Oom dada, dada, oom dada, dada
If you don’t like the streets
Then that’s all you have to say to me
If you don’t like the coffee shops
Saying, the people aren’t as nice
Well, let’s get out of here
‘Cause you’ve never said to me
Your soul can’t breathe
We’ll live where we just smile most, yeah
No matter how far
We’ll find our nest of peace
‘Cause we can live anywhere
Yes we can live anywhere
Pack your things up c’mon let’s go
Didn’t you know we own this world?
Yeah we can live anywhere
You’re much happier when you sing
About how much you dig everything
We’ll live where we just joke the most yeah
Too far? No way man
We’ll find that nest of peace
Would you like to go today, London ain’t too far away
Would you like to go today, Paris ain’t too far away
Would you like to go today, for you nothing’s too far away
Elink Video :: Richard Feynman schools interviewer!!!
This has been going around since last last week but it is too awesome not to post!!!!