Call of Duty: Black Ops spawn points suck

But as some have probably already noticed, the spawn points in some MP maps aren't very good. Others are downright broken. Patch this please?

XML: Basic Structure

XML structure makes encourages simplicity and usability with strong Unicode support (to use the myriad languages of the world). XML is created for documents, but it is extended into arbitrary data structures, file centric database organization, and even web services.

The four kinds of hackers in video games

Hackers are usually considered a bad thing. Or a strange fear left over from 90s hysteria. Hackers are bad, but let's not start a witch hunt every time we play video games online! Either way, there are tons of gamers out there that think every great player in an online multiplayer gaming session is a hacker. Well, we beg to differ.

Vindictus: Free-to-play MMORPG from Nexon using Valve's Source Engine

Vindictus - it's free, built using Source, and has a great story The battles never end, the rain never ends, and nothing ever grows in this land. "Rain falls, yet the land is barren, as if the earth has been drenched in too much bloodshed…

PHP: Basic Class - Display a copyright tutorial

We are going to build a very quick PHP class that will automatically generate the copyright for the footer of your website

Super There Will Be Blood: 16bit milkshake drinking

I will drink your milkshake!

The Sony PlayStation Phone Picture

The time has come for another new phone device! Sony SVP Peter Dille recently mentioned that the PSP isn't equal in strength or ease as it's larger relative, the PS3, saying, "I don't think we fully realize that vision with a Wi-Fi device.…

Hide yo Vaio, hide yo PS3, cause Apple might be buying Sony

Inside stock market sources are all up in arms about the apparent possibility that Sony might get bought out by Apple. While ludicrous, frightening, and downright unsettling, the possibility of Apple buying Sony is a plausible one. Currently,…

Nine Anime movies worth seeing

Movies can change your entire life. They can alter your moods, your values and beliefs, and even change your hardened philosophy. Film brings out the best in people, allowing them to feel free and be open-minded about even the most controversial topics.

Craigslist overuse of the word Guru

WTF Craigslist? Why is it that whenever you look for a job on Craigslist, or a short HTML or PHP gig you see these same stupid posts about hiring a guru!? Why do people still use this word? It is so overused and so lame to use that when…

Hackers: The 1995 movie about hacking: A Review

If you do one nerdy thing all year, go watch Hackers. It will make you a more well-rounded person. It's clearly outdated, misinformed, and very campy, but it still features a ton of joy and character. You can even Netflix instant queue it!

WordPress: Disable automatic image thumbnail resizing

If you already knowingly and thoughtfully crop your images, then you may not need to have WordPress automatically create thumbnails or resize the images at all. Plus, every time you upload a new image, there are two or three more created from the resizing!

The Evolution of a geek. A flowchart

Geeks can and do come in all shapes and sizes and from all walks of life.

The plot of every single rpg game. Ever.

If you have played the Final Fantasy series, the old Shining Force series, tons of generic Japanese RPGs (JRPGs), MMORPGs, or even Sci-Fi Western RPGs, then you know that a lot of plot devices, ideas, and story mechanisms get reused very often. Some…

Why Warhammer Online Failed

The tale of the EALouse A former EA employee, one who has been scorned and angered by the sheer lack of terrible upper management (you know, the kind that fails to understand their own market and try to get promoted over furthering the company),…

HTML: i vs em and b vs strong

Countless web developers and designers alike seem to misunderstand the usage of certain HTML tags. While we can berate them all day long about their poor coding skills (and really why wouldn't we?), it is much more charitable to help them! First,…

Stayin alive in the wall: A Beegees vs Pink Floyd mashup

In this video, another mixup from the masters known as waxaudio, we have a mashup of the Bee Gees hit "Stayin Alive" versus the Pink Floyd anthem "Another Brick in the Wall". Extra points for using John Travolta's dance skills.

IE6 and IE7 standalone text input field bug

IE7 standalone text input and IE6 standalone text input bug While the separate install executable versions of Internet Explorer 6 and Internet Explorer 7 provided by tredosoft are great when used for testing CSS or most JavaScript functions,…

The correct way to check PHP form submission

Ever have a web-based form not submit the data or seemingly break for no reason?

Nickelodeon toons, Mario and Luigi, and 80s cartoon art

There's nothing like reminiscing about your favorite childhood TV shows, and what better way then to look at excellently crafted hand drawn pictures of Nickelodeon cartoon characters like: Rocko Ren and Stimpy CatDog Aaahh!!! Real Monsters Sponge…