as i sat at my desk sketching out a puzzle structure for my next game and listening to the latest episode of radiolab cho ice8221 i started to think about complexity in goal trees. just about any games structure can be represented as a tree a partiallyordered set really of goals some of which are required before others.
for the simplest of games this tree cons...... [Show More]
an interesting corollary to the multiverse theory discussed in several places here and here is that it raises the probability that our whole lives are a simulation arranged for by a supertechnological race somewhere. go ...... [Show More]
thanksgiving christmas yadda yadda. public radio nerds wait all year for this the newest season of radio lab. the fifth season of this wonderfully irreverent show about science morality and the worlds great mysteries kicks off at 3pm on friday november 14th on wnyc with a show about choice.
does free will exist is there such a thing as too many choices what happens wh...... [Show More]
i just listened to my backlog of radiolab podcasts. in one of them there was an amazing amazing cellist zoe keating who basically does incredible looping samples with her cello astonishing walls of sound. classical. beautiful. listen to this one and then buy all her albums like i did....... [Show More]
radiolab make the most beautiful compelling programmes. they recently broadcast a truly excellent edition on the war of the worlds radio broadcast which has sparked mass panics not once not twice but three times over a period of more than two decades.
the most famous adaptation of h.g. wells novel was originally broadcast by orson wells in 1938 and the radiolab team do a fanta...... [Show More]
if this election cycle has had any single theme that has dominated all possible themes it was without a doubt change. not only did barack obamas campaign coin it and stick to it but john mccains campaign coopted it in an effort to portray the mccainpalin ticket as the real agents of change. it is clear now who the majority of americans believed could actually effect change. no...... [Show More]
check out radiolab Post Source: feeds.feedburner.com Posted: Nov 07 2008 08:23:29
i love podcasts. i listen to them on trips while working in my sleep and at all times while gallavanting. its tricky though i like my podcasts to update regularly of course but ive had to unsubscribe to more than one for having too much content. i find its easy to get outnumbered by a backlog of unlistenedto episodes feeling overwhelmed and buried and hemmed in...... [Show More]
promoting conversation between science and the arts
dance your phd
my first choreographic effort
its so great to start with an idea and to actually devote a lot of time energy money a lot of hoping and crossing fingers to get a studio to ultimately see the project come to completion. i stumbled across this event cho reograping your phd earlier this year and just th...... [Show More]
actually tastes like spelt. montclair bread company celebrated election day with bama rolls decorated with the missing o. we read about it here . see any more electoral delectables take a photo and send it to us here ....... [Show More]
nyc votes Post Source: feeds.feedburner.com Posted: Nov 04 2008 22:40:58
text photos and video covering election day in new york
huge turnout has many city voters waiting in long lines ny1
voters share their experiences at the polls wnyc
tim robbins faces mixup at polling place new york times
on staten island house battle comes to a close new york times
a collection of photos video and voter testimonials gothamist...... [Show More]
milking it further Post Source: www.incontention.com Posted: Oct 29 2008 17:17:48
not to spend too much time today on milk stuff but i absolutely adored wnyc writer nathan lees closing graph of a piece written largely in response to yesterdays unfounded media flurry over the studio strategy of publicizing the film
of course no one is feeling very chill at the moment and milk is no ordinary prestige picture. here is after all a movie ...... [Show More]
radiolab sweethearts Post Source: feeds.feedburner.com Posted: Oct 29 2008 13:42:41
its an uphill battle explaining that kerry and i arent the radio sweethearts mentioned above. those sweethearts are bob garfield brooke gladstone and the love that dare not speak its name.
that said weve grown to love the title. okay were sweethearts. okay we run a blog about the radio. it may as well be us.
but as of this morning i have caught wind of a pair ...... [Show More]
random book review Post Source: www.boulderdude.com Posted: Oct 15 2008 21:06:59
anathem
i finished it last night just a bit after midnight and it was soooo goodsoooo very good in fact there are parts of it i want to read again for the bitshintsplot hooks that come to the forefront later. stephenson continues with several themes that he has played with before in zodiac diamond age and snow crash and if you have read those books they will leap out at you if not...... [Show More]
diary of a takeover
1237 witness stealing of lame urban outfitters tote bag giveaway confront perpetrator max page from park slope brooklyn.
max page haha i know that kid...... [Show More]
new art on willoughby and central photo by peter from city noise
willoughby gets art. kezam painting on willoughby and central avenues in bushwick.
dancing in hangar b. a dance installation in new yorks first municipal airport.a jonah boaker founding director of chez bushwick participates in a dance charette.
scene in bushwick. gallery scene that is.a the real d...... [Show More]
dear lord...
today at 3pm wnycs blog is hosting a live chat with claudia la rocco and nathan lee.
details are few but whatever any chat with l. ro. is bound to be like chicken soup for the critical soul. cheesy and delicious
ill update later on as soon as it becomes clear exactly how the hell this is going to play out.
xoxoc.c.
update
heres ...... [Show More]
monday links Post Source: www.brownstoner.com Posted: Oct 06 2008 12:57:19
photo by five2510thstreet from the brownstoner flickr pool .
complex feelings in brooklyns mix ny times
spruced up but some prefer scruffy ny times
two starrett city bidders are out crains ny
breaking ground deep in brooklyn wnyc
big old smorgasbord in brooklyn boston globe
countdown for waterfalls brooklyn eagle...... [Show More]
there are a lot of sitespecific offerings in new york but few come close to this series. and few sites can come close to hangar b.
breaking ground deep in brooklyn
by claudia la rocco
october 3 2008...... [Show More]
i meant to post this about three weeks ago sometime rockcritics.com contributor aaron aradillas has a good internet radio gig at at the movie geeks portal. aarons show is called back by midnight and focuses on all things home entertainm ent.8221 readers of this site will be especially interested to hear this episode with guest robert christgau among...... [Show More]
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