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		<title>New social / economic simulation game launched</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A recent start up, Renegade Games has launched a unique genre of game, described by creator Peter Zaborszky as “A mix of social, economic and political games, SimRepublic combines elements from farming games, city building games, and politics games, creating an on line virtual world where everyone can find a niche of their own, all [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://renegadegames.co.uk/2010/02/04/new-social-economic-simulation-game-launched/</link>
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		<title>Decreasing return of ad spots on websites</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For the past 2-3 months I have been 100% focused on building an ad network, while at the same time optimising adverts on my own websites so that I get the biggest return possible on my traffic (usually called maximum ecpm). Not only have I been using adverts that I have sold myself, I have [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://renegadegames.co.uk/2010/01/06/decreasing-return-of-ad-spots-on-websites/</link>
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		<title>Information Seeking People</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There are certain types of people who are quite rare, but are extremely valuable. These are the ones who throughout their lives, try to seek information about absolutely everything they encounter. If they face something new in their lives, they seek out as much information as they can about it. It is worth mentioning, that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://renegadegames.co.uk/2009/10/30/information-seeking-people/</link>
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		<title>Using SSH as a SOCKS proxy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently I have been looking into buying some secure VPN for myself, in case I ever wanted to browse the net securely. To do this completely anonymously, you would need to buy a secure vpn connection, this starts from around $30 per month. I am not sure about the speed though and reliability. There is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://renegadegames.co.uk/2009/09/23/using-ssh-as-a-socks-proxy/</link>
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		<title>The Power of AJAX</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Soon I will be releasing a beta version of the new Republic-Online, it will even have a completely new name. I must say I have used A LOT of AJAX to build it, and it is phenomenal what you can do with it with a bit of creativity. Javascript is already powerful in manipulating web [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://renegadegames.co.uk/2009/09/15/the-power-of-ajax/</link>
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		<title>Addiction to Games and MMORPGs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We can break addiction down into two categories, one where someone is addicted to a certain substance, usually because the body is used to having it in the body and &#8220;can&#8217;t live without it&#8221;. For example, cigarettes. However, we can also get addicted without it being a substance, addicted to a certain routine, certain activities. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://renegadegames.co.uk/2009/06/16/addiction-to-games-and-mmorpgs/</link>
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		<title>Opening up gaming to new people</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I think the arrival of the Nintendo Wii has proved to everyone that it is not just geeks and gadget guys, and mostly male audiences that can enjoy computer games. Nintendo actually managed to bring gaming to everyone, without taking a big risk themselves, all they did was change the controller, and build some games [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://renegadegames.co.uk/2009/06/09/opening-up-gaming-to-new-people/</link>
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		<title>Top 5 reasons business success is easier in games</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When I was younger, and still, my favourite genre of game is construction/simulation games. Mostly, the games that usually started with the name &#8220;Theme&#8221;, or ended with the name &#8220;Tycoon&#8221;. My all time favourite is Capitalism II, I think it is a very advanced business simulation game. I always though if I could complete Capitalism [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://renegadegames.co.uk/2009/05/26/top-5-reasons-business-success-is-easier-in-games/</link>
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		<title>Working everywhere</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently I&#8217;ve spent my days working like poets used to in the 19th century, in cafes. I must say it is a very interesting, and highly entertaining at times. I&#8217;m quite good at multi tasking as I find it quite easy to work and listen in on other people&#8217;s converstations at the same time. Back [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://renegadegames.co.uk/2009/05/19/working-everywhere/</link>
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		<title>Negotiation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I think negotiating is one of the most fun things to do. It gives you a big thrill, and a real sense of achievement. Apart from a few good negotiations, up until about 21 years old I didn&#8217;t really negotiate very much. It was scary, and I didn&#8217;t have the social skills to do it. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://renegadegames.co.uk/2009/03/24/negotiation/</link>
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