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  • Dial-A-Song – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    "Established by rock band They Might Be Giants (TMBG), Dial-A-Song consisted of an answering machine with a tape of the band playing various songs. The machine played one track at a time, ranging from demos and uncompleted work to fake advertisements the band had created… Due to the nature of an answering machine, only one caller could listen to the current song at any given time. This had been noted as creating a special bond between the song and the person calling as it is playing just for them… John Linnell stated in an interview in early 2008 that Dial-A-Song had died of a technical crash, and that the internet had taken over where the machine left off." How did I not know this? There is nothing about this that is not brilliant.
    (tags: music distribution technology massproduction automation telephones tmbg theymightbegiants answerphone )
  • GameSetWatch – Column: 'Diamond in the Rough' : Caring About The Prince
    "This Prince of Persia is many things good and bad, but for me, it has been one of the more enthralling experiences provided by a video game. It eschews frustrating, punishing gameplay tropes, and instead follows a hugely unpopular and successful (at its aim) path: it aims to create a continuous, enjoyable, flowing experience, one unhindered by the mechanical, artificial traditions of “achievement” and “fun” that so many games cling to."
    (tags: games storytelling narrative difficulty experience flow princeofpersia gamesetwatch )
  • BREAKING: Eddie Murphy Killed in Filming of Left 4 Dead Film « Hardcasual
    "Murphy was also rumored to have been attempting to supply his castmates with pain pills. When asked about the rumors, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, playing “The Tank” in the film, said, “Eddie was just achievement-boosting. Anything else is a rumor, plain and simple.”" Hardcasual, again, I love you.
    (tags: games humour left4dead hardcasual eddiemurphy )

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