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Incredible Low-Angle Satellite Photo of NYC From the always wonderful kottke.org comes a couple of low-angle satelittle shots of Manhattan.
Peter Birk
Quotes
The Commuting Principle That Shaped Urban History - CityLab
Today, like its predecessors, the expressway has struck a technological threshold. Its downfall is its limited capacity. Even the biggest highway can move at most a couple hundred thousand cars per day—sufficient for small cities and for long-distance trips, but inadequate in a city of millions. And while
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Diablo III is the comfort food of gaming.
Gaming
Orbital Maneuvers in the Dark
TIL that frigates do more than just go on missions for you. They can do things for you while cruising with your freighter. Per the wiki: The five types of frigates are as follows: Combat Combat Specialist - Higher Combat capabilities through the basic trait and potential unique traits. Can assist
Gaming
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I'm just worried that when I tweet, "Oh wow, it's really buggy," that I'm contributing to a negative impression of the game that I don't actually have. I think it's a great update, and I'm really
Gaming
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But the big update and the introduction of VR have thrown a spotlight on the game. Big name streamers are playing, and there's a lot of interest and that's great, because the game really deserves it. #nomanssky
Gaming
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The bugs in Beyond will go away. Hello has a great track record of putting out update after update. In two months, Beyond will be much better. #nomanssky
Gaming
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I don't think Beyond is necessarily going to change that narrative. It's still a beefy free update to a three year old game, and I think Hello Games deserves a lot of credit, especially for being a small, indie studio. #nomanssky
Gaming
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I think it's incredible that No Man's Sky has gone from being shorthand for a game that over-promised and under-delivered to being shorthand for a game that was broken at launch and got fixed. #nomanssky
Gaming
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I'm really enjoying Beyond, and I can't wait to get back into it. I had an idea for switch last night before I went to bed and it was only because it was after midnight that I didn't get up and start playing. #nomanssky
Gaming
Bread in Space
It was a good first day back. I loaded up my old save in Beyond, and everything was alright, for the most part. Before Beyond dropped, I had been building a little cabin on an island in a crater lake. Then I had gone out building little one-off bases
Gaming
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Don't mind me, I'm just baking bread… in space! #nomanssky