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Make programming more like spellcasting, recreate a historic tea and much more with Episode 40 of the Geek Improvement Podcast!
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Show notes:
Videogames
Hearthstone’s vanity card backs and golden heroes - http://us.battle.net/hearthstone/en/blog/13154924
Planets3 - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1247991467/planets3
NES Voxel Engine - http://home.comcast.net/~plotor/, Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCeFpLMn3sc
Analogue NT: an NES machined from a solid block of aluminum - http://www.engadget.com/2014/03/12/nintendo-entertainment-system-mod-aluminum-analogue-interactive/ -
Shinjuku Dungeon - http://tinycartridge.com/post/79357544680/shinjuku-dungeon-makes-a-train-station-into-an
Dolphin emulator puts pixel processing problems to rest - https://dolphin-emu.org/blog/2014/03/15/pixel-processing-problems/
Steampunk
Figment Steampunk comic - http://www.insidethemagic.net/headlines/figment-comic-unveiled-from-disney-and-marvel-adding-dreamfinder-to-latest-in-disney-kingdoms-line/
Steampunk Cruise - http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/16/travel/steampunks-at-sea.html
Steampunk walking stick - https://www.etsy.com/listing/159285582/walking-stick-122-steampunk-walking?ref=market
Books
Words of Radiance - http://amzn.com/B00DA6YEKS?tag=geekimpro-20, Illustrations: http://www.tor.com/blogs/2014/03/the-stormlight-archive-brandon-sanderson-words-of-radiance-illustrations-available-online
The Way of Kings - http://amzn.com/B003P2WO5E?tag=geekimpro-20
A Learning Experience - http://amzn.com/B00IR97M98?tag=geekimpro-20
Technology
Replacing “import” with “accio” in Python - http://mathamy.com/import-accio-bootstrapping-python-grammar.html
Misc.
Recreating the Black Drink - http://jworthblog.blogspot.com/