| This, folks, is what I'm talking about when I say Flash is the new arcade game platform: Mr. Bounce, a take on Breakout, with bubbles. And arc-tracking. And controllable bounce height. And a slow-mo key. And 8-bit slow-techno track. And a timer that shrinks your already-barely-controllable platform. It isn't a very playable game, but it's playable enough to be fun. |
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| Creative Loafing's Beer Issue is up. Cheers! |
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Drought Panic 2: Electric Boogaloo
It's that time again: the really hot summer weather has settled in early, and that means it's time for Drought Panic '08! The AJC is starting to ramp up coverage, with a Weather Vent. Not that the drought ever broke; actually the winter weather rain patterns more closely resembled summer weather. It was all weekly rain fronts, with maybe two days of steady rain (vs. the normal 10 or 12 ). At least there are scattered storms meandering around the past few days; the big low that's currently flooding the midwest has dragged lots of Gulf air into the area; the storms simply coalesce from the mugginess like ghosts from aether. So some lucky folks are getting the 1"-2" rainstorm. There's been no luck for Lake Lanier, however. Most of the rain the past few months fell on the western part of the state; this has resulted in a record low (-17 feet) for the lake. Screwed, screwed, screwed. So, it's showers every other day again, for the time being. And as it turns out, the entire northeast corner of the state has been getting rain while I was typing this. Good deal. |
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