Command & Conquer coded in HTML5
January 24, 2012 – 9:57 pm | No Comment

Remember the classic RTS known as Command & Conquer? Well, an enterprising coder, Aditya Ravi Shankar, actually recreated the strategy game using nothing but HTML5, where it runs on 69k of Javascript. Why did he set out on such an adventure? For starters, Shankar’s attempt was a self-mandated undertaking in order to improve his coding skills, where he gave himself a one month window to rebuild the game in the browser, and had to comb through the original game’s files in order to obtain all the right sprites, sounds and specs. According to Shankar, “In hindsight, I might have wanted to take smaller steps and make a tower defense game instead of jumping directly into an RTS. Trying to do the whole thing in under a month all by myself wasn’t the smartest idea.” As part of Shankar’s recreation of Command & Conquer, it included buildings, terrain, combat, tiberium harvesting and regrowth, in addition to the ability to sell and repair buildings. You want fog of war? It has that, too, in addition to a pannable map, different cursors, …

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LightCap 300 Solar Powered Lantern And Water Bottle

Submitted by admin on January 25, 2010 – 1:13 pmNo Comment

98dce62acfap 300.jpg LightCap 300 Solar Powered Lantern And Water Bottle

Think your current water bottle is way too boring? Well, in that case, check out the LightCap Solar Powered Lantern & Water Bottle. It sports 4 extremely bright white LEDs, and harness solar power to turn your water bottle into a nice little lantern. It’s touted to have an unbreakable cap, though we‘re fairly sure if you applied enough pressure on it, it would break. If you’re ever going camping and want to have some fun with water while you’re there, this will certainly be something that you should check out. At $29.99, it’s probably safe to give it a try.

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