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As we’ve written before, one of our goals is to enable everyone using Google to find the information they want easily, no matter what language they speak.

It recently came to our attention that Google was not accessible to a large, influential, and notoriously quick-tempered community: Pirates. As of today we are proud and rather relieved to announce that Google Search is available in Pirate.

As you can see from this graph of the popularity of related searches from past years, we have reason to believe that this might be a timely addition:

If ye’re a gentleman or lady o’ fortune yerself — or just want t’ talk like one — ye c’n set Pirate as yer preferred lingo usin’ th’ Likes an’ Dislikes page, or cast yer deadlights on an example.

Posted by Cap’n Pam Greenebearde

Another new Xbox 360 game is rumored to be revealed at a big event in a few weeks. In addition to a new Bungie game, a new Halo game and a new Rare game, AddictGaming is reporting that the next game in the PGR series will also be revealed.

According to the site a source close to Turn 10 showed them emails and an invitation that is definitive evidence. Turn 10 had been strongly rumoured to be at the helm of the next game seeing as it’s the only racing studio Microsoft owns.

A4 Photocopy of Peter Fischli and David Weiss’s How to Work Better (1991) as photographed by the author in his studio.
© Photograph: Ryan Gander © the artists

1. Do one thing at a time
2. Know the problem
3. Learn to listen
4. Learn to ask questions
5. Distinguish sense from nonsense
6. Accept change as inevitable
7. Admit mistakes
8. Say it simple
9. Be calm
10. Smile

When you’re trying to create the conditions for getting creative work done, what do you do? What would your “How to work better” manifesto” look like? Tell us in the comments.

Midnight Club: LA, a game based around street racing and customising cars, aims to replicate the work of car modification specialists, such as US company Saleen. Players will be able to manipulate aesthetic details, including paint type and colour, interior detailing, materials and finish, as well as engineering details and panelling.

Car manufactures including, Lamborghini, Audi and Aston Martin have licensed the use of their cars in the game, which uses the same graphics engine as Grand Theft Auto 4.

The breadth of the design options in the game, launching on 10 October, is said to be a response to gamers’ demand for accuracy and marks car designers’ willingness to act as consultants in the virtual world

Become an observer of life, and of human nature. Listen to people’s conversations to improve your dialog writing. People-watch at busy places and take notes. When you’re going through something tough in life, reflect on it in your writing. Wherever you are, notice details.

Actions have consequences…first rule of life. And the second rule is this – you are the only one responsible for your own actions