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The Norwegian prison where inmates are treated like people. I'll admit I'm one of those dirty peace and love Jesus hippies who believes in redemption and forgiveness, so this article was right up my alley. US Prisons do a great job of preparing you for one thing, more prison. In our desire to see justice in the form of punishment we're only ensuring that people who have made mistakes are put in a situation where they keep making mistakes. Which would you rather have? More "luxurious, club-med" prisons or more crack heads on the street stealing your hubcaps?


From Dream To Disaster: The Story Of Aliens: Colonial Marines. This is a tremendous read. I've always wondered how a game that's been in the works for 6+ years can still end up a rushed piece of garbage. Now I know.

About 500 Gamestop Stores are Going out of Business. I know most people hate Gamestop but I've never had a bad experience there. The couple I go to on a semi-regular basis have real friendly staff and have always been helpful answering questions. I mean I never trade in games there because that's a total rip off and I'm kind of a hoarder when it comes to old games anyway. Still, the writing is on the wall for their business model. More digital distribution = less used games = no more Gamestops.

Sorry, Neil deGrasse Tyson, but you’re wrong about Thor’s hammer. In your face Neil deGrasse Tyson. I've always been more of a Brian Greene guy anyway. Seriously, how does Tyson have like a billion twitter followers and Greene have 7? There is no justice in quantum mechanics.


Inside the Battle of Hoth. You have no idea how happy I am that I picked up the "Special edition" DVDs of the original trilogy that included the unedited versions of all three films. I know it's not the best transfer quality but who cares? It's Star Wars the way it was meant to be seen, without Hayden Christiensen.

Sorry to say it, but keyboard and mouse are losing the FPS market. No big surprise here. One of the first things I did when I put together my new "gaming" pc is plug in a spare xbox 360 controller. Keyboard and mouse are unparalleled as far as control goes, but the overall gaming experience isn't just control, it's comfort as well.

Mouse & Keyboard Still A Major Player In FPS Market. Wait, but the article above said....