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Over the past few months, I've been slowly working on creating a high-res, dock worthy, ponified icon for every game installed on my laptop.  Now with my project completed (for now), I share the fruits of my labors with the pony community.  

There are 110 of them, and they are all 256x256 in .ICO format.

I take no credit for the pony artwork and vectors, I have sourced them from many various artists in the MLP fandom, both on DA and Derpibooru.

If you have a game and you haven't been able to find a pony icon for it, please let me know and maybe I can add some more to this list.

Norwegian cat chases a fox off its owner’s property [dailymail]

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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, a 1982 national treasure directed by Steven Spielberg, is a terrific movie about a young boy whose life is changed by the arrival of a small and charming alien. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial game, however, released the same year and published by Atari, is widely regarded as one of the worst the industry as ever seen. Duke Nukem Forever bad, an atrocity against humanity. So bad that, as legend has it, prompted executives to bury thousands of unsold copies in the New Mexico desert.

To try and separate fact from legend, a team of contractors and archaeologists today started excavating a landfill in New Mexico to unearth the truth—and, well, turns out the fable was true. Pandora’s box has been opened.

Under a perfect desert sun, copies of the game have been triumphantly dug up—a time capsule of 80s horror now being unleashed upon the next generation of gaming. I can only imagine what is must be like for the game’s creators, seeing their work dug up after all these years; someone back then consciously buried their shame, hoping for the nightmare to go away—like trying to bury evidence of a crime—but the nightmare is back.

Back in 1982, after the movie’s release, Atari actually purchased the rights to make the game from Steven Spielberg and Universal for a whopping $22 million. But sales were horrendous, and it was a critical failure. Some say E.T., released for the Atari 2600, lead to the downfall of the gaming pioneer; two years later, in 1984, Atari Inc. was split as a result of a huge video game crash the year prior.

Back then, as the industry was crumbling to ruin, a report from The New York Times claimed Atari had dumped 14 truckloads of game cartridges at a Alamogordo, New Mexico landfill, including E.T.—a symbolic and literal gesture to signal the end of an era. Though, in 1985 (or 1983, depending on where you lived), a new console generation was being borne, setting the foundation for some of today’s most popular games.

Scott Warshaw, one of the game’s designer, said the landfill story is just a myth, but others were less convinced—and now the truth is out there. Today’s dig is actually a part of a documentary being made, directed by Zak Penn, who helped pen The Avengers; the documentary will be released as an original program for the Xbox. Meanwhile, the same burial ground will be in a new indie film, Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie, which is now in production.

E.T. the game isn’t particularly rare. But the story surrounding this mass burial has captivated Atari fans for years, which is why the dig is finally taking place. Among the gaming grave, those involved in the project also believe a terrible, early version of Pac-Man is also there, left to die in an era that imploded in on itself, now exposed for all to see.

E.T. has been found. Below, if you’re so inclined, is a walkthrough of the game. Proceed at your own risk.

Source: TheGuardian
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When you’re one of the poorest nations on Earth, but you need lots of money to spend on all military brass and polish, but you have nothing of real value, what do you do? Make meth. 98% pure crystal meth, and lots of it. So much of it, that the government encourages people to smoke it every day because they’ve got so much of it, and it’s pretty much the only thing that’s keeping the nation afloat at all. Had Breaking Bad not ended like it had, and Walter White wanted more than just the North American meth market, one more season and he could have been going toe-to-toe with the North Korean government. That would have been fun.

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Lets start with ice cream.  I just got done looking up desserts from around Europe, and it made me hungry.  This one was found at a convenience store in Cambridge, MA. I'm sure Pinkie Pie pops are going to spread everywhere soon though! Thanks to EddictedBrony for the image.

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J.K. Rowling will executive produce a three hour miniseries of her novel The Casual Vacancy to air on HBO. The BBC will co-produce.

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Just a quick little update for those following this one, the cover for "Fluttershy And the Fine Furry Friends Fair" book has been revealed. If you have the others in the G.M. Berrow set, you know what to expect with the usual show vector!

Thanks to Brony250 for the heads up!

Cats like to hide in the weirdest places and they can do that with this piece of furniture called CATable. CATable is a table that your cat can explore all day.

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n. the reverse of goodness; unkindness

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n. harm, damage; evil

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adj. incapable of repentance

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adj. incapable of weeping

Chocolate-Dipped, Bacon-Wrapped Bananas

If you think that bacon and bananas don’t go together, we’re here to tell you that you are wrong! If you’ve never tried this delectable flavor combo, you don’t know what you’re missing. This impressive dessert-on-a-stick is easy to make and will spark some interesting debate and conversation at your next party.

This recipe comes to us from Story by ModCloth, a smartly-crafted blog filled with the best and brightest of fashion and culture. It’s your place for all things ModCloth. Focused on community-driven content and the art of storytelling, they are always on the hunt for their next feature.

2 large bananas
4 strips thick-sliced bacon, cut in half
4 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons Cajun seasoning
2 tablespoons vegetable oil for frying
1 10-oz. package chocolate chips
8 toothpicks
8 bamboo sticks
Wax or parchment paper

1. Quarter bananas into pieces the width of the bacon. Wrap bacon around banana pieces and secure with toothpick.

2. Mix brown sugar and Cajun seasoning on plate to create rub. Set aside.

3. Heat oil in frying pan on medium/high heat, then add bacon-wrapped bananas. Fry evenly on each side until bacon is 3/4 of the way cooked.

4. Remove bacon-wrapped bananas from oil. Coat completely with sugar rub, remove toothpicks, then fry again until sugar caramelizes. Remove each, then either serve as is, or continue on to steps 5-8.

5. Place in freezer to cool for 30 minutes.

6. While you wait, melt chocolate chips in double boiler, stirring consistently as needed.

7. Remove bacon-wrapped bananas from freezer, then secure each to bamboo sticks for dipping.

8. Roll pieces in chocolate until covered, then set on wax or parchment paper. Refrigerate immediately until chocolate hardens.

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The third of six commissions for , who was bold enough to ask me to make all the mane 6 for him at once. Since I don't actually make the mane 6 all that often (most of them, at least), I accepted - I thought it would be fun to have them all done in the same style, for once! I'm making all their Elements of Harmony, too - when I'm done all 6 I'll post a group shot of them with their Elements.

So...having success with Rarity and AJ's hair, I decided to continue the trend towards improvement and completely rethink the way I do Flutters' hair. I am so ridiculously proud of the result that I'm actually kind of a disgusting human being to be around right now. It just turned out exactly the way I wanted. I hope you guys like her as much as I do!

I also decided to break with tradition and use a different color for Fluttershy's hair - in the show, her hair isn't really BRIGHT pink, it's a subdued rose-pink...and I've never liked using bright pinks for her hair, for that reason. So, I tried using Dusty Rose, and I REALLY like the result - it's slightly too dark, but it's the right shade and in person gives her a really soft look that suits her!

Others in this series so far:

Queen Cheese Legs is still my favorite bad guy design I think, probably tied with Discord actually.

Lots of plushies today! Get them all after the break.

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