Author: dansomeone

A Game Of Thrones – Genesis

via agot-genesis.com

Oh. OH. Oh my. This is… Why didn’t I know about this until now? (OK, the site is a design disaster – so much animation! – but the game! The game! I so hope it doesn’t suck.)

A Code for What Ails You

A Code for What Ails You

Today, hospitals and doctors use a system of about 18,000 codes to describe medical services in bills they send to insurers. A new federally-mandated version will expand the number to around 140,000, adding codes that can describe precisely what bone was broken and where the patient got hurt, from art galleries to chicken coops. Search for diagnosis codes from the U.S. edition of the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision — by typing in a keyword. We’ve provided a few to get you started.

Source: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

via graphicsweb.wsj.com

I plugged “jet engine” into the WSJ’s interactive tool, and it came up with three codes: “Sucked into jet engine, initial encounter,” “Sucked into jet engine, subsequent encounter,” and “Sucked into jet engine, sequela.”

I want to know who gets sucked into a jet engine more than once. I would think the first time would pretty much sour a guy on the whole concept.

Possibly doing the impossible

via kickstarter.com

As ridiculous as it sounds, this kind of thing might even get me to start running.

ZOMBIES, RUN! Running game & audio adventure for iOS/Android by Six to Start and Naomi Alderman — Kickstarter

Build Droids Instead Of Death Stars

“Don’t Come To The Dark Side: Acquisition Lessons From A Galaxy, Far, Far Away” (.pdf) is a brilliant commentary on military acquisitions, through a Star Wars filter. Written by an Air Force acquisitions specialist for a defense acquisitions periodical.

Sample: More than one writer inexplicably complimented Vader’s leadership style, conveniently overlooking his use of telekinetic strangulation as a primary motivational approach.