Got to play a bit more Diablo III last night with my pal MrKawfy, as we dueled both the monsters of hell and the server outages from hell. The game is loads of fun, but the connectivity woes did nothing to discourage the idea that requiring a persistent connection for a single-player game is an absolutely terrible idea from the player's perspective. I guess the only surprise is that so many people were saying just that long before the game's release that it's hard to believe Activision Blizzard would not have been more prepared for the launch in an attempt to prove the skeptics wrong. Well, whatever they did failed. Score one for the skeptics. Here's hoping they straighten this mess up soon.

Messy Links:	Thanks Ant and Mike Martinez and Acleacius.
Play:	Monsterland - Junior vs Senior. Trigger Path.
Science:	Bipedal Robot Displays Impressive Sense of Balance.
Images:	Baby Sleep Positions.
Media:	10 Other Ways Portals Can Be Used. Thanks Digg. Epic Time-Lapse Map of Europe from 1000 AD. Teachers Dancing Behind Students.
Auction:	Custom Gaming Computer, designed and built by top modders.
The Funnies:	xkcd: Felidae.