December 20, 2004

Rhys Davies' "The Complete Guide to Isometric Pixel Art"

For those who are looking for another really good example of Isometric Pixel Art, take a look at Rhys Davies’ The Complete Guide to Isometric Pixel Art

Rhys covers basic isometry, outlines, highlighting, texturing, and a lot more. Visit Rhys at http://www.rhysd.org.

Great work, Rhys!

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December 19, 2004

TorrentBits.org and SuprNova.org Go Dark

The lights are off at TorrentBits.org and SuprNova.org, two of the largest bittorrent file sharing networks. At the moment, no explanation has been provided, however, rumors abound.

Why do I care? The bittorrent protocol is a wonderful medium of distributed computing, however, its being misused to share copyrighted material is illegal, unethical, and regrettable.

Many open source projects are distributed using bittorrent, a trend which is sure to continue.

Here’s the story per Slashdot.org:
Numerous people wrote in with similar stories: “Without providing a reason, both of these sites have shut down: SuprNova.org and TorrentBits.org.” We mentioned a few days ago that the MPAA was going after Bittorrent sites.

[ Full Story @ Slashdot ]

Source: Slashdot © 2004 Slashdot

Related websites (not necessarily endorsed by Anthony K. Valley):
SuprNova.org
TorrentBits.org
MPAA Hunts Down Bittorrent sites
The Unofficial SuprNova Closure FAQ

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