View From the Bushes

Another day, another blog, another chance to bash George Lucas. Actually, I'm going to try and refrain from any Lucas bashing (this does not extend to include any sort of prohibition against Jar-Jar bashing, who has to be considered some sort of hell-spawn rather than some kind of mortal creation.) Before we dive in to it (I leave the antecedent to your imagination, but I imagine that it's smelly), my friend pointed out a great link to an interactive version of Drake's equation. For those unfamiliar with Drake or his equation, it's a way of estimating how many "civilizations" the galaxy might have. It has seven terms ranging from the rate at which new stars form, to the length of time a civilization broadcasts radio waves.

In other news, one of my friends lent me his copy of Dawn of War. Last night I didn't get past the installation, but it looks pretty fun. Overall I'd have to put RTS (real-time strategy) behind turn-based strategy and RPG's but if done right they can still be quite enjoyable, and hopefully not quite as time-consuming or addictive as the other kinds of games. The game is based off the Warhammer 40k table-top miniatures game, which is a close relative of role-playing games, so that adds a couple of points right there.

I think that will about do it for today. Tune in tomorrow for more banal discourse from the fringe of society and sanity.

Carpe Diem Quam Minimum Credula Postero
Ross