How come...

...duct tape is suddenly part of every American's terrorist incident survival kit?

According to a Washington Post article (annoying survey required to enter) one of the largest manufacturers of duct tape in the US donated over $100k to the Republican party. Their sales are now going through the roof.

You couldn't make this up.

[link: BoingBoing]

What a quote....

"What sort of sick individual brings a jelly trifle to a rock festival?"

(from this week's Bruce Dickinson rock show, prompted by the revelation that BD once had a whole trifle land at his feet on stage)

GC2

Woohoo!

There's going to be a Ground Control 2! [warning: flash, flash, and more flash]

I regard the original as one of the best RTS games ever - a tense, atmospheric, game of small-unit tactics, with stunning graphics. It actively rewarded caution and reconnaissance (more accurately, it tore you to pieces if you charged in all guns blazing).

The add-on pack was pants (how well can you cope as the scenario lures you into ambush after ambush, repeatedly dropping numerically superior enemy forces right in the midst of or behind your formations, with no warning) but that was developed by a third party, not the original team.

[link: blue's news]