Monthly Archives: November 2014

Academics find that girls are better at boys than writing video games

Posted on 2014/11/30 by gaikokumaniakku

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/video-games/video-game-news/11260699/Girls-better-than-boys-at-making-computer-games.html Girls write more complex programs and learn more about coding than boys when it comes to making computer games, a study has found. A group of 12 – 13-year old pupils spent eight weeks developing their own 3D role … Continue reading →

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Tam Pod Borem

Posted on 2014/11/30 by gaikokumaniakku

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Reasoning from the specific to the general about aristocracy

Posted on 2014/11/30 by gaikokumaniakku

Here is an example of reasoning from the specific to the general. A: Eighteenth-century English aristocrats were dishonest war profiteers. B: All aristocrats in all countries and times are/were exactly like eighteenth-century English aristocrats. C: Therefore, all aristocrats in all … Continue reading →

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Riu Riu by Anuna

Posted on 2014/11/30 by gaikokumaniakku

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Kuro-ossing the Kuro-icon

Posted on 2014/11/29 by gaikokumaniakku

“Kuro” means black, so crossing a Rubicon of blacks is “kuro”-ossing the “kuro”-icon. (“Kuro”-bicon? “Kuro”-con sounds like an abbreviation of “Kuro complex.”) I don’t care how bad my Japanese is, these puns still run through my head, and I’m not … Continue reading →

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