3/31    From slashdot: "Neal Stephenson, author of greats like Snow Crash and
        Cryptonomicon..."  So, I hated Cryptonomicon.  I thought it was boring
        and generally kinda stupid.  I only read it all the way through because
        I got it as a gift.  The same guy who gave me Cryptonomicon also
        highly recommends Snow Crash.  Is Snow Crash also crap?  Everything
        people say is 'cool' about it sounds like it was made up by a 9th
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7/9     Using multiplayer Alternate Reality Games on the Internet to find
        solutions to complex world problems
        http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2007/07/10/alternative_reality_games
        \_ WE NEED MORE GOLD!
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11/1    Any Nintendo DS owners out there?  Any must own games for it?
        \_ the doctor game and the lawyer game
        \_ I got one but I haven't played it in a long time. I thought
           the New Super Mario game was pretty good, and the Castlevania
           one. I was playing Brain Age for a while; it includes sudoku
           puzzles. I haven't kept up with it. Advance Wars and Mario
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1/6     Very cool Open Source Turn-Based Strategy game. Supports online multiplayer.
        http://www.wesnoth.org
        \_ VERY cool, thanks for the link!  Blew Saturday playing it...
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8/17    Anyone played the multiplayer online games in China (or Korea)
        offered by companies like Shanda and Netease before?  What
        are they like and how do they compare with US offerings?
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7/12    Any MUD afficianados around here?  My buddy is teaching a class
        to kids in "interactive fiction" and wants a MUD or mud like app that
         - Easy and fun to learn.  Presumably it is fun when you get a lot of
           results for little effort.
         - Can be played on the net via a java applet, so parents can play it
           without installing anything
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6/20    If there are any X-COM: UFO defense fans in the audience, check out
        laser squad: nemesis.  Very fun squad-level turn-based strategy game,
        in the spirit of X-COM, Combat Mission, Jagged Alliance, etc. -- ilyas
        \_ I would love a game where you can lead a platoon and order them to
           do things (split, outflank, regroup) AND participate in the war
           in 3D. For example, in Battlefield 2 you're a soldier and you have
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4/26    X-Com UFO Defense is an awesome game.
        \_ is this 4/26/94?
           \_ nope, it's 4/27/10191
        \_ Seconded.  I reinstalled it on my laptop (there is a nice
           launcher to make it work under XP as well as a multiplayer
           add-on) to play on planes and places w/out wifi.  Let me know
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12/3    Sid Meier's Pirates r0x3s HL2's b0x0rz.  Also, HL1 > HL2 (not
        technically, of course, but as a game - HL1 was just more memorable and
        satisfying back then than HL2 today).  In this respect, The Sims 2 >
        HL2 as well.
        \_ is Pirates challenging at all? I tried it at a demo station
           somewhere and was easily capturing ships left and right. That's what
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10/26   I haven't played any computer games in a very very long time.  What is
        a fun game to play in cooperative mode?  I'm primarily looking for
        first person shooter type games, but would be interested to hear
        alternative suggestions.
        \_ Bubble Bobble
        \_ Star Wars Battlefront allows you to play coperatively, and you're
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