Paktu - Slashdot User

Comment This project has actually been put on hold (Score 1) 249

by Paktu on Saturday December 20, 2008 @04:08AM (#26182399) Attached to: Dubai Is Building a Refrigerated Beach

I live in Dubai. I read one of the local newspapers here this morning just before I checked Slashdot, and it turns out the air-conditioned beach has been put on hold until they find a way to make it more "environmentally friendly".

Comment Could someone enlighten me? (Score 2, Insightful) 205

by Paktu on Sunday April 06, 2008 @06:52AM (#22978718) Attached to: Unique Broadband Over Powerline Project Planned For Mosques

Why would you need high speed internet at a mosque of all places? Who goes to a church, synagogue, temple, Scientology brainwashing center, etc. to access the Web?

Submission + - Political PC game gets retail release (democracygame.com)

Submitted by

cliffski

on Wednesday November 07, 2007 @01:32PM

cliffski writes: "Discussions about games and politics are nothing new, but games actually about politics are. Thankfully the popular turn based politics sim 'Democracy' just got a retail release. Democracy has been sold on-line for a few years and a sequel is in the works, but this is the first time the game has hit US stores. Unlike most 'election games', Democracy has always been about the nuts and bolts of running the country (similar to the on-line game 'NationStates', rather than taking the more cynical approach of other games which concentrate entirely on the electoral process. A niche game built on a neural network, assuming a highly educated and literate audience, this is an example of the kind of game you will only see released on the PC platform."

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