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Same. (via)

buzzfeed — Wed, 22 May 2013 15:29:24 -0400

Same.

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If you love something, set it free.

buzzfeed — Wed, 22 May 2013 14:42:58 -0400

If you love something, set it free.

Meet the real life Tony Stark. Tech wunderkind turned massively...

buzzfeed — Wed, 22 May 2013 13:10:17 -0400

Meet the real life Tony Stark. Tech wunderkind turned massively successful innovator Elon Musk has everything but the suit.

The Only Post You Need To Read About The New Xbox It’s the...

buzzfeed — Wed, 22 May 2013 12:23:45 -0400

The Only Post You Need To Read About The New Xbox

It’s the first new console from Microsoft in eight years. Meet the Xbox One.

Okay, that’s impressive.

apcalvin — Tue, 21 May 2013 13:56:28 -0400

Okay, that’s impressive.

This is what the new ‘Xbox One’ looks like.

apcalvin — Tue, 21 May 2013 13:14:30 -0400

This is what the new ‘Xbox One’ looks like.

Hey Skittles, are you guys okay?

apcalvin — Tue, 21 May 2013 13:10:06 -0400

Hey Skittles, are you guys okay?

So Yahoo really actually had this print magazine about the...

apcalvin — Tue, 21 May 2013 12:23:36 -0400

So Yahoo really actually had this print magazine about the internet and it’s amazing.

NASA made 6,000 mile panorama photo and it’s absolutely...

apcalvin — Mon, 20 May 2013 14:43:11 -0400

NASA made 6,000 mile panorama photo and it’s absolutely mesmerizing.

Tech success = hoodie.

apcalvin — Mon, 20 May 2013 13:56:41 -0400

Tech success = hoodie.

When Yahoo was founded, Tumblr’s most important demographic...

apcalvin — Mon, 20 May 2013 13:10:16 -0400

When Yahoo was founded, Tumblr’s most important demographic wasn’t even born. This — not profit or monthly active user numbers or corporate image-making — is what explains why Yahoo wants Tumblr.

Yahoo is not the kind of site people have a strong affinity for. As a search engine, or a portal, it’s the type of site you choose out of familiarity, or by default. It’s the largest homepage of the post-homepage era. As a result, it doesn’t seriously overindex in any demographic. Perhaps its most enthusiastic users are old, but they’re few, too. The majority of its users are, if anything, apathetic. They’re just there.

Tumblr, on the other hand, is the young internet users’ service of choice. It’s rotten with young people, including a great deal of teens, many of whom use smartphones to check it and make updates (the only way Yahoo is on young people’s smartphones now is as a logo in Apple’s weather app).

Young people dictate Tumblr’s culture, and their interest dictates its future. David Karp, Tumblr’s founder, has remained a sort of adult teen avatar, allergic not just to selling out, but to making any money at all.

The Real Reason Yahoo Is Buying Tumblr

So Tumblr might be getting a little melodramatic about the Yahoo...

apcalvin — Mon, 20 May 2013 12:23:46 -0400

So Tumblr might be getting a little melodramatic about the Yahoo acquisition.

This is a trophy that someone made for their Mario...

buzzfeed — Fri, 17 May 2013 13:56:28 -0400

This is a trophy that someone made for their Mario Kart tournament and it’s incredible.

How game sequels are made: add a bow.

buzzfeed — Fri, 17 May 2013 13:10:18 -0400

How game sequels are made: add a bow.

This is Ira. He’s made from the best graphics in the...

buzzfeed — Fri, 17 May 2013 12:23:36 -0400

This is Ira. He’s made from the best graphics in the world. And now you can play with him yourself.

Pictured: Every known piece of space debris orbiting Earth....

buzzfeed — Fri, 17 May 2013 11:37:17 -0400

Pictured: Every known piece of space debris orbiting Earth. Woah.

Which internet companies have your back?

apcalvin — Wed, 15 May 2013 14:43:30 -0400

Which internet companies have your back?

Well, I’m here to report that the game I have been playing for...

apcalvin — Wed, 15 May 2013 13:56:32 -0400

Well, I’m here to report that the game I have been playing for the last two weeks,Animal Crossing: New Leaf, could well set the new standard in being adorable in video games. New Leaf is the latest in the series of “social simulators” from Nintendo, and the easiest way to think about it is as a tyke-sized Japanese Sims in which, strictly speaking, you don’t have to do anything. You have a village, and you can shake the trees for fruit, and make friends with the animals there, and go fishing, and sell stuff. But you can also do bupkis. You’re not going to die from having to go to the bathroom or anything.

Is This The Most Adorable Game Ever Made?

You will never look at Mario the same way again.

apcalvin — Wed, 15 May 2013 13:10:17 -0400

You will never look at Mario the same way again.

Hello, friends, First: congratulations on making Metro: Last...

apcalvin — Wed, 15 May 2013 12:23:46 -0400

Hello, friends,

First: congratulations on making Metro: Last Light. You’ve successfully identified the first and most important factor in breaking through here in the American game market: You made a first person shooter. Look: that’s no small thing. Believe it or not, in this market for games, there are still people making role-playing games and adventure games and all manner of dollar-store crap. So take a moment to pat yourselves on the back.

Ok, moment over, and that’s the last nice thing I’m going to say. Listen up. If you want this thing to sell at all in America, you will follow the advice I’m about to give you. It takes brass balls to succeed in this first person shooter market, and I’ve got them. This game is weird, and not in a good way like Bulletstorm, in a European way like BioShock, the success of which still boggles my mind. You need to make some changes for this thing to succeed.

How To Turn A European Video Game American.