A young man, whom I know & like, is addicted to computer games. Nothing unusual in that—my grandsons are alike in loving flashing screens, random characters, and shooting with glee at innocent victims wandering across the screen. (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘EVE Online’
More Mining Games; To Hell With the Pebble Mine!
Posted in Human relations and mining, mining, Mining history, tagged computer games, EVE Online, minecraft, miningplayset, Pebble Mine, the mining game on November 3, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Gemcom’s Mining Buddy Builder
Posted in Human relations and mining, mining, People, tagged buddy builder, EVE Online, game, gemcom, grand auto theft, mining on December 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This message has just come through on the e-mail server:
Gemcom Software International Inc., the largest global supplier of mining software solutions, today announced the launch of its free Mining Buddy Builder online app which enables people in mining to create their own avatars for social media applications, user forums, instant messaging, mobile phones, computer desktop wallpapers, and other uses in the digital world. The Mining Buddy Builder app – available at www.miningbuddybuilder.com – takes visitors on a fun-filled mini adventure through an underground mine where they can quickly create likenesses of themselves wearing mining, casual, or business apparel along with related accessories. For the really adventurous, the Mining Buddy Builder app can challenge one’s creativity with exciting surprises that can lead to a truly unique, out-of-this world avatar. (more…)
Mining is extreme—-the poetry thereof
Posted in Mining history, tagged EVE Online, mining, poetry on August 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
EVE Online writers wax poetic about mining. True they write about the virtual not the real. But they capture the essence of a short, precious life filled with action and variety. More, they capture the essence of why mining, on the screen or in real life, is fascinating and fun. To see what I mean go read the blogger a misguided adventurer. I wonder who will do the same for real mining.
Asteroid mining with EVE and drones; employ the pirates and gun-runners
Posted in Investing & Finance, Jobs and Salaries, tagged career, EVE Online, exploration, investment, mining, pirate, recruitement, resume on April 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I despair. I have spent the last hour trying to write a serious article on how to make money mining. I have tried to set out the important things you need to do to invest in mining and grow rich. And now I read the following on the bloggersphere about EVE mining; and it is all so well stated and so obvious.
This is how you make money mining:
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