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This video detailing the struggle to find the perfect SimCity plan is both beautiful and frightening, the same feeling perhaps one might feel witnessing the detonation of a nuclear bomb or a grizzly bear slaying a fawn. The elegance of it is undeniable and it seems to be underlain by a confounding universal harmony that could elevate one’s mind as easily as it could tear it asunder.

Thanks to Heather Anne Campbell for the link.

Jumpman, (no, not Jumpman), is a game for Mac/PC/Linux/iPhone with the look and feel of an Atari-era puzzle-platformer but with a few interesting twists thrown in. It’s fun! You can download it for *free* and give it a whirl. If you like it, consider shelling out a mere $2.99 for the iPhone version to support the creator.

Speaking of the creator, who seems to go by Mechanically Separated Meat, he (she?) sounds like a very smart and interesting fellow whose blog posts include lengthy discussions on Quantum Physics. His hacked SNES9X code for rendering multiple attempts on Super Mario World is particularly interesting.

PS, I found this guy via TouchArcade. (Bit Pilot is good too!)