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The Ouya made a huge splash when it arrived on Kickstarter back in 2012, and then...then a lot of us forgot about it. The indie-friendly microconsole has yet to catch on in the gaming community, but it's still alive and kickin'. Ouya CEO Julie Uhrman spoke at E3 about the development efforts her company is currently fostering, including a female-led Ouya-exclusive title debuting later this year.

It turns out, Dave Chapelle was responsible for giving Kanye West his first real TV appearance before he even had produced a record.

He served as the upbeat host of the countdown radio show for almost four decades and provided the voice for “Scooby-Doo’s” Shaggy. His final years were marked by intense feuding between the children from his first marriage and his second wife, Jean.

I got the gaming bug from my dad, who used to sit three-year-old me on his lap while he played Myst and Doom – which, in hindsight, may not have been the best plan, but hey. So what better way to celebrate Father’s Day than with a collection of cards (lovingly made by myself and my fellow former Weekend Editor, Becky Chambers) dedicated to our fave, most-devoted in-game dads?

If we missed the game dad of your choice, let us know in the comments – or make your own super-high-quality cards to rival ours!

This post was originally published in 2014 and has been updated.

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In their sculpture series “Oratorical Type,” artists Ryuta Iida and Yoshihisa Tanaka of art duo Nerhol have created an alphabet out of carved Japanese books.

photos via Nerhol

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Historical Map: Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board - Proposals for General Scheme, 1923

Another great planning map from almost 100 years ago. Melbourne, of course, is one city that has retained its trams over the years, rather than tearing them all out, only to eventually replace them with light rail or new trams in the modern day.

trammuseum:

Here’s a great map that we’ve just added to our archives today. Authored by the M&MTB’s Chief Engineer T.P. Strickland in 1923 and overlaid on a Sands & McDougall map of Metropolitan Melbourne, it shows the extent of the cable tram network and the electric routes inherited by the Board four years earlier in 1919, and a slew of proposed lines as outlined in the “General Scheme for Future Tramways.” Some of these were eventually constructed, many others remain unrealised.

Most curious: the proposal for lines on the Footscray system to Sunshine and the City via Dynon Road; the original plan to join Spencer St/Clarendon St via Hanna St (now Kings Way) to Toorak Rd; a curious loop arrangement near Caulfield Station; the extensive network in the bayside suburbs of Elsternwick, Glenhuntly, and Moorabbin; and all of the connections in the inner northern suburbs of Fitzroy, Northcote, Preston, Brunswick, and Coburg.

tamorapierce:

penspride:

I was walking home today from my friend’s house and I walked past a house and this dog just stuck his head underneath the fence. 

Somebody is a silly putty.

so I heard Reboot is getting a reboot. 

Dot Matrix - owner of pretty much ever business in Mainframe 

akeppleaday:

"Happy" World Cup, Brazil.

(Here are some sources.)

leecario:

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Marriage is an intrinsic part of long-running life sim series, Harvest Moon, but to date same sex marriage hasn't been possible. The newest game in the series, Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley for 3DS, won't change that trend, but future games might, if...

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n64thstreet:

Benza/Johnny from Robot Ponkottsu 64, by Hudson.

This game has the best monster design I have ever seen.

N64 (1999) and GBC (1998)

Dark Heart Armoury

krushak-dagra:

World championship Battle of the Nation - Women League

A NASA-funded study has found that there might be serious drawbacks to having a bunch of extroverts on a long space missions. Finally, a win for the introverts.

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Amalgamating at least four martial arts, stuntman Eric Jacobus takes us on a quick tour through hundreds of different kicks and combinations that he uses in action movies…

punkmonsieur:

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importantbirds:

Does BIRB wish like for MORE REFINE in ART?? It has done an DIGITAL INKS, to make the PRETTY MORE for PREHIBIRB.

Human friend to birb AGAIN is present for smiles!

Oh, exclamation! I has great head ideas for to do an HUMAN/DINOBIRB BUDY COP MOVFIES??? Will birb fund kiCKstarts for film trilogies???

OBSERVE the UPDAG UPON DINO UNCLE AND HUMANS.  Please MAKE BUDDLE MOV I WILL WATCH DONATE FISH

ordon-village:

stunningpicture:

Lobster in a bucket looks like a gigantic monster on a metallic planet, and the waterdrops look like stars.

This is transcendental. 

byyourleave:

I don’t understand, it’s just a dude running with some musi—/SCREAMING

♫katamari dovahkii~n♫

Polish designer Zuzia Kozerska uses a laser engraver to engrave custom designs into wooden rolling pins. In addition to being pleasing to the eye, the engravings will imprint custom patterns into dough for patterned cookies, pastries, and other dough-based creations. Kozerska makes a variety of standard designs and will also customize pins to order.

photos via Zuzia Kozerska

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