Ryan Block

Taiwanese paper DigiTimes put out a report (read: rumor) on this year's iPod line (supposedly due this September), which is said to be primarily flash based (up to 16GB), eschewing hard drives ...

'You Just Can't Do All the Projects You Want' — Rockstar Co-Founder Dan Houser Says Bully 2 Didn't Happen Due to 'Bandwidth Issues'

Dan Houser, Rockstar Games co-founder and the writer behind the studio's biggest games, including the Grand Theft Auto and ...
Communications of the ACM

The Innovation Engine: Government-Funded Academic Research

Reduced Instruction Set Computer (RISC).25 Simplified instruction sets enabled faster microprocessors. Today, 99% of all ...

30 Sweet And Genuine Fan-Celeb Encounters That Prove Fame Hasn’t Ruined Every Celebrity

Years ago, when I was working as a tennis journalist, I had the opportunity to attend press conferences with the world's top ...

Dan Houser Says GTA 6 Will Be 'Great' but Thinks 'The World Probably Had Enough GTA From Me' in First Comments Since Leaving Rockstar

Rockstar Games co-founder and writer of almost all the Grand Theft Auto games released to date, Dan Houser, has confirmed ...
eLife

Peer reviewers altered their recommendation based on whether they were cited or wanted to be cited. A matched study of open peer review at four journals

Peer reviewers judge the validity and quality of new research. These judgements would ideally be impartial, but some reviewers may give a more favourable review if they are cited in the article ...