Two groups beat Diablo III in 7 hours, one guy beats it solo in 12

Within just seven hours of Diablo III being released yesterday, several groups had already beaten the game and within 12 hours, one lone bastard beat the game single-handedly. While these sorts of speed runs don’t really allow for a real enjoyment of the content, it is pretty impressive and it’s the kind of crazy that comes with most Blizzard releases.

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Daily Discussion: The most beautiful place in the world

Of all the places in the world to be, what place do you find to be the most beautiful? Maybe it’s where you live now or somewhere you’ve lived or somewhere you’ve traveled to…

The long and gruesome history of using corpses in medicine

Last week, there was a story about a large shipment of ground up baby pills from China, seized by South Korean authorities and everyone was like “ewww China”. But it’s not just China— corpses have been used as medicine in Europe and almost everywhere else in the world at some time and place. It seems like a bad idea now, but some believed in the healing power of ground up dead people.

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How to create an incredibly inefficient IP network with xylophones

While people generally want faster and more efficient networks, R. Stuart Geiger, a graduate student at the Berkeley’s School of Information led a team that created an incredibly inefficient IP network using human-played xylophones. The purpose of all this was simply to demonstrate the versatility of internet protocol. That, and just having fun.

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Photos: Infinity Shred (fmr Starscream) @ Shea Stadium in NYC

If you’re into the 8-Bit/Chiptune genre, then chances are, you’re familiar with Starscream. The band consists of George Stroud on drums, Nathan Ritholz on guitar, and Damon Hardjowirogo who controls a few devices, including a couple of Nintendo Game Boys and a Commodore 64 with a Music Maker overlay. Their sound ranges from the ethereal to the downright destructive.

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