time travel, parallel universes, and other useful illusions
A long, long time ago, I remember messing around with a few chatbots I’d randomly downloaded from the Internet. One was named Billy. The other was something like Daisy or Diane. These days, you can just hop over to Cleverbot if you feel like chatting with a not-so-intelligent AI.
Sure, the world of Minecraft can be a pretty dark place. Old, abandoned fortresses, strange urban legends, maybe even a Slender Man or two. But the best thing about Minecraft is that it’s effectively a virtual box of LEGOs. You can build whatever you want. Sprawling castles, underground railways, working computers. And, yeah, you and …
Speaking of Minecraft, I get a lot of hits these days from people searching for either the default Steve Minecraft skin, or a Herobrine one. They probably leave disappointed. So (and I’m very close to entering off-topic territory here, so I apologize), I thought I’d just fix that problem real quick. Here’s the default Steve …
There’s something altogether Lovecraftian about Minecraft. It’s not the story — Minecraft doesn’t have a story, per se. It’s the world. A limitless expanse, filled with strange creatures hidden in dark chasms and deep, forgotten mine shafts.
Speaking of Minecraft, here’s a video of the infamous double-slit experiment being performed in the game with…chickens. Does it actually work? Well, no. But remember: DO NOT LOOK DIRECTLY AT CHICKEN BEAM.
Let me tell you a story about Herobrine. If you’ve never played Minecraft, it’s a game of relatively endless possibilities. What began as nothing more than virtual LEGOs has evolved into one of the best sandboxes ever created, selling over 4.5 million copies. You can build, fight, excavate, explore. You’re limited only by your imagination, …
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