[caption id=“attachment_2795” align=“aligncenter” width=“300”] Pay to Win games make casual gaming futile[/caption] Several years ago a friend told me about Clash of Clans and I began to play the game. The game is an enjoyable distraction for when you have a minute or two three. You perform a few actions and then you get on with your other tasks. When you play for free patience is an asset. You have to wait to get enough gold, elixir or gems before you can complete certain actions.
Imagine for a moment that television did what other industries did. Imagine for a minute that every program you watched was so good you wanted to pay money for it. If people want to pay money to watch it then your content is valid and worthwhile. Commercial peak time television is rubbish placed to fill the space between adverts. As a result when people say “TV rots your brain” and “Television is a waste of time” and “Television makes you dumb” they are for the most part right.
 Learning judo is important. Some people choose to learn this martial art as soon as they can stand on two legs.
Alex Leonard - 10th of Feb, 2013
Lunatics! Very silly lunatics.
Richard - 10th of Feb, 2013
I know, that’s not something you would see me do. I can’t ride a unicycle on a flat road.
Extreme Mountain Unicycling - 10th of Feb, 2013
[…] Azia shared the below video and well I couldn’t help but watch it. Yes, the somewhat ludicrous title […]
Sometimes you watch clips that impress you. In this case it’s a clip that scares me. I wouldn’t want to ride a unicycle down that type of landscape. Would you?
Playing with your sense of time and logic.
‘Back to Solitude’ (2011) from Joschka Laukeninks on Vimeo.
In the valley close to Champéry there is a via ferrata. Via Ferrata are routes passing on rock faces thanks to the help of metal pedals, hand and foot pedals and bridges. On this Via Ferrata you climb up vertically and horizontally depending on the moment. Some obstacles are easier to get past than others but overall it’s good fun. One of the things you should take the time to watch, especially on a rainy day is the way the water erupts out of the rock.
warzabidul - Jan 4, 2009
Makes a change from the geeky stuff I usually write about :-)
Nice article Richard!
I love high definition because it reminds me of those massive paintings you see in art galleries. You know the ones. It’s those that have things happening in different parts. Look to the top right and you see one set of people, look at the centre of the image and you notice something slightly different. Look to the right of there and yet another story is told. That’s because high definition is a large canvas where everyone that appears in the shot tells a story.
With a friend we’ve been playing with a slow motion camera and here are two of the results.