Portal 2 Trailer: Turrets

The creators of Portal 2 always put together some really humorous stuff. That, if for no other reason, is a great motivation to pick up the game when it comes out. (Plus, Portal just plain rawks.)

Cottonmouth

I took a double-shot of my sleep meds last night (because, hey, I’m allowed to), and I’m reminded today of why I don’t often do so. The inside of my mouth is so dry that it feels like there’s an entire cotton plantation in there.

GoDaddy CEO Kills Elephant So People Can Eat

GoDaddy.com CEO Bob Parsons under fire for Zimbabwe elephant-hunting video. Xeni Jardin, over at http://www.boingboing.net/2011/03/31/godaddy-ceo-draws-fi.html calls him an ‘asshole,’ but the reason he cites for the hunt is no different than the sort of...

Chess960

This week, I played — and won — my very first game of Chess960. As I mentioned on Twitter a couple of days ago, it’s a fascinating and bizarre way to play the game. For the uninitiated, Chess960 is also known as Fischer Random Chess and is a variant...