The Plucky Programmer

I was a wee bit on the late side, but when I heard about the upcoming Sony NGP (official link), I saw every reason to read up on it. Though I will look forward to the release, I am also unsure about the device for more reasons more than one. The specs do sound like a whole lot: an additional analog stick, OLED touchscreen, a rear touchpad, two cameras (augmented  [ Read More ]

I started reading Carl Sagan’s Pale Blue Dot today, following up Cosmos which I read last month. Take a look at the names of the first four chapters; “You Are Here, “Abberations of Light”, “The Great Demotions” and “A Universe Not Made for Us”. Sagan talks mainly about the human tendency to be anthropocentric, i.e. believe that everything in the universe is made around, and for them. The human species,  [ Read More ]

Rating: 5/5 Price: $4.99 (iTunes link) Continuing on my iOS ‘gaming’ spree, I played EA Fight Night Champion. And as tired I am of every two-third thing I write a review on doing this to me, this game blew me off my rocker. To confess I’ve never really played a Fight Night title before, so this was a first. First up, the game offers a roster of over 20 great fighters,  [ Read More ]

Rating: 1.5 /5 Price: $4.99 (iTunes link) I am not the one to buy little known games/apps from the App Store. When I go looking for a new iOS game, its usually to pass me some time when on the move, and choosing one from the bestseller list works just fine. But this is one game that will probably never make it big there, but it still caught my eye.  [ Read More ]

This might seem a little off-hand, but for some inexplicable reason I just HAD to write this post. This was the epiphany I had while I was studying for my upcoming History exam, what with pastoralists and shepherds and all: Sheep creep me out. Just pause there and think about it. Here, some visuals might let your juices flow better:   I mean you go grow cotton “bolls” on plants,  [ Read More ]