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Games: Each Nintendo Employee Generates $1.6 Million In Profit

Submitted: 2008-9-18 10:27:39 by Blogdrive it's an odd statistic, yes, but also an interesting one! the financial times have looked at some of the world's top-earning companies, and worked out how much cash each generates per capita (ie divide the total profit by the total number of employees). each worker at money grubbers goldman sachs, for example, is worth $1.24 million.(More...)
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Games: Difficulty is Difficult: Designing for Hard Modes in Games

Submitted: 2008-9-18 9:53:57 by UkFreeblog in this in-depth article, originally printed in game developer magazine, designer boutros takes a close look at difficulty in games, asking how creators can add unique, high-end challenges which excite, but don't frustrate skilled players.(More...)
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Technology: How to Make Hot Ice

Submitted: 2008-9-18 10:06:20 by UkFreeblog how can ice freeze without bringing it to freezing temperature? make instant hot ice, of course. impossible? possible!(More...)
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Hardware: The ultimate guide to motherboards

Submitted: 2008-9-16 20:23:05 by Blogcoin as with every other component, motherboards have come a long way from the original ibm pc of 1981. if you're old enough to remember the first de lorean dmc-12, perhaps the original pc xt mobo still casts some dark shadow over your memory?(More...)
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Society: The Superstar: Self-Sustaining City of the Future

Submitted: 2008-9-16 20:08:34 by Freeblogit the city of tomorrow takes to the skies in an incredible new concept from beijing-based mad architects. although its spires may look menacing, the aptly named superstar is a completely self-sustaining city that is capable of producing all of its own power and food while recycling all of its waste.(More...)
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Technology: First Synthetic Tree May Lead To Heat Transfer Technologies

Submitted: 2008-9-18 9:56:44 by UkFreeblog cornell researchers created a 'tree' that simulates the process of transpiration, the cohesive capillary action that allows trees to wick moisture upward to their highest branches. it also may lead to new passive heat transfer technologies for cars or buildings, better methods for remediating soil and more effective ways to draw water.(More...)
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Internet: Google Chrome 1.1 Now Available

Submitted: 2008-9-18 10:02:36 by UkFreeblog through a new developer program, google is letting people try the latest versions of its chrome web browser, and the first update is available.(More...)
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Lifestyles: My Family s No-Buy Experiment

Submitted: 2008-9-18 9:47:56 by UkFreeblog the rules were that we would buy nothing for 30 days except absolute essentials, like fresh milk & fruit. a handful of key outlays like our mortgage, utilities, and sebastian's preschool tuition were excused, but restaurants, parking, clothing, toiletries, internet access, babysitting, and, yes, gasoline, were now in the no-buy zone...(More...)
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News: Alan Greenspan says US Can t Afford McCain Tax Cuts

Submitted: 2008-9-15 10:40:05 by Blogmas former federal reserve chairman alan greenspan said the country can't afford $3.3 trillion of tax cuts proposed by republican presidential nominee john mccain without corresponding spending reductions. greenspan said today on bloomberg television that ``i'm not in favor of financing tax cuts with borrowed money.'(More...)
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Economic: Greenspan: Economy in once-in-a-century crisis

Submitted: 2008-9-16 20:11:23 by Freeblogit the u.s. credit squeeze has brought on a 'once-in-a-century' financial crisis that is likely to claim more big firms before it eases, former federal reserve chief alan greenspan said. greenspan told abc's 'this week' that the situation 'is in the process of outstripping anything i've seen, and it still is not resolved and it still has a way to go.'(More...)
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