Computers-Plus

The never-ending debate about the alleged link between violence and video games has hit the news yet again.

I’ll state right now I’m not a big believer that movies, video games, books and music cause violence. 

I think when people claim they do, it’s usually a knee jerk reaction to a tragedy, or a nationwide problem.

Back in the fifties, comic books were blamed for juvenile delinquency, (the censors against comics were saying Batman and Robin were gay, and that Wonder Woman was “a sadistic lesbian”), artists like Ozzy and Slayer came under fire when the Parents Music Resource Center wanted albums labeled, and violent movies came under the hammer like never before post-Columbine.

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Well, the title is deceiving, isn’t it. A funny “FPS IRL” video from Freddie Wong of “Behind the Scenes” fame. Give it a watch below:

It’s a well done video, surprisingly made in just a week! T

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NEWS

The developer’s build of Google’s Chrome browser now includes WebM, the open-source and royalty-free video technology that allows browsers to use cutting-edge streaming video features without publishers paying.

In the new Chrome dev released on Thursday for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Google has baked in support for the VP8- and Ogg Vorbis-powered, next-generation WebM codec.

The developer’s build of Chrome is now the third major browser to support WebM, along with versions of Firefox and Opera that are still in development. Chromium, the open-source fountainhead of Chrome, added rudimentary support in mid-May.

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Watch the video of the completely successful—and awesome—Orion Launch Abort System test. Hey NASA, in the future, please give me a call. I’ll sign any papers you want, but I must get inside for the next ride.

The 97-second full test of Orion’s Launch Abort System—which was already budgeted before Obama’s space plan—was conducted on May 6. At 9AM EDT, the abort motor accelerated the Orion crew vehicle with half-million pounds of thrust for six seconds. In the first three seconds, the crew module reached 445mph. Three s

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