qz thoughtsGreat Game Database
A site devoted to cataloging information about arcade games. Manufacturer, year of release, graphics type, some pictures, some trivia.
dead link: http://www.ggdb.com/
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[2006 Dec 21]
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Lego Knitting Machine
More of a spool knitter than a full knitting machine, but no small accomplishment. Photos and video.
dead link: http://homepage.mac.com/aklego/PhotoAlbum22.html
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[2006 Feb 03]
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LEGO Difference Engine
Andrew Carol's Lego Difference Engine is a low tech computer after Babbage's nineteenth century mechanical computer designs. This can evaluate any polynomial of the form ax^2 + bx + c, to three digits of precision, with an effort of a hundred or so turns of the crank.
dead link: http://acarol.woz.org/
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[2006 Feb 03]
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The 16mm Shrine
Movie reviews and discussion (not all new releases). Sample sentence: "Hollywood functions on the 'throw enough shit at the movies screen and some of it will stick, slide down, and leave a Vin Diesel-shaped smear' approach to filmmaking, and while it sometimes works, mainly it doesn't."
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[2006 Feb 02]
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