Examining the World of Warcraft forums is quite the experience, especially for those who do not play the game. One of the most commonly suggested arguments on these forums comes in the form of a symbological statement “RL > WoW” – or “Real life is greater (more important) than WoW.”

Certainly, there are elements [...]

What would Zizek do? Here’s a statement made “to” me yesterday by someone on some forum:
You take things just a little too personally for my taste (perhaps you got more loving as a child than i did and that makes you more emotional QQ me). I don’t give a !@!* what you think of me. [...]

Let me start off by showing, what I consider to be, my five minimalist UI’s:
http://omgphatloots.org/UI/newui.jpg
http://omgphatloots.org/UI/UI2.jpg
http://omgphatloots.org/UI/UI.jpg
http://omgphatloots.org/UI/=O.jpg
http://omgphatloots.org/UI/Semiotics.jpg

The first was inspired by Not Another Minimalist UI, the third by Chim’s 3.2, and the fourth by Chim 5b. I consider the second and fifth to be without inspiration in a direct sense, but Chim’s influence [...]

Looks like Blizzard just announced that their newest game will be StarCraft 2!
Really, it was fitting. Where better to release info about the new SC2 than in Korea =P
Link to Up-to-the-Minute IGN Goodness

When you can understand how a group of beligerent and angry posters can drive away people from this game with an uncrafted and improvisational campaign of misery and spin-doctoring, then perhaps, you can understand the decisions I make. Until you face mobs of psychology, you will not see my side.Until you see some bright-eyed [...]

This morning I was writing my Identity Politics final paper, on the formation of identity. Sure, not a thrilling topic I guess, but it made me think. The OED* defines it like this. Identity: The sameness of a person or thing at all times or in all circumstances; the condition or fact that a [...]