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  • The Call of Cthulhu
    The Call of Cthulhu by H. P. Lovecraft

  • Welcome

    My name is Mikael Säker. I am a game designer and writer. I am currently working as a contractor for EA/DICE on the upcoming "Battlefield 4".

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    If you’re a Thanksgiving dinner, but you don’t like the stuffing or the cranberry sauce or anything else, just pretend like you’re eating it, but instead, put it all in your lap and form it into a big mushy ball. Then, later, when you’re out back having cigars with the boys, let out a big fake cough and throw the ball to the ground. Then say, “Boy, these are good cigars!” — Jack Handey

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      Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man by Marshall McLuhan, Lewis H. Lapham
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      The TeXbook by Donald E. Knuth
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      The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature by Steven Pinker
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      Taming the Infinite: The Story of Mathematics from the First Numbers to Chaos Theory by Ian Stewart

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