Archive for November, 2007
Thursday, November 29th, 2007
A section of page 230 from Mistress of the Pearl reads:
Its shift from the pursuit of science to the amassing of political power had broken the whole into fractious blocs.
How aptly does this describe our current collection of scientists? The truth is merely a matter of degrees, but it’s impossible to deny that certain members [...]
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Thursday, November 29th, 2007
18 volts?!? I’m waiting for the next-gen 64 volt version. Pfft.
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Thursday, November 29th, 2007
MTV Talks About Rock Band the TV Show
Seems all I post about is GH/RB these days (my apologies to the more mature) but this stuff is just so intriguing to me. If I could buy stock in Rock Band, I would. (It’s gonna be so much more than just a video game.) Somebody show me [...]
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Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
Clark: Hey, Kids, I heard on the news that an airline pilot spotted Santa’s sleigh on it’s way in from New York City.
Eddie: [after a pause] You serious, Clark?
Man o’ man I had a tough time tonight. To put it into perspective, Clark W. Griswold makes me look like I should be riding the [...]
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Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
You don’t want your kid sitting in this guy’s lap, right? [via thebluestbutterfly]
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Tuesday, November 27th, 2007
Best and Worst Consumer Electronics, 2007
Wii Destroys PS3 and 360, France Surrenders
Clinton, she scares me a little
A little? She scares me a lot!
MTV’s “Rock Band” takes on “Guitar Hero”
Apparently there’s a big RB announcement coming “soon.” One I would mightily hope for is better quality on their controllers because it seems the current ones are [...]
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Monday, November 26th, 2007
What follows is a true story documented by Pastor Rob Reid. At this time of year, with the world the way it is, it’s heartwarming to read stories like this. Please pass it along to someone in need of encouragement.
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Monday, November 26th, 2007
Eight Quotes by C.S. Lewis
My favorite from his list: “If you are really a product of a materialistic universe, how is it that you don’t feel at home there?†C. S. Lewis is easily one of mankind’s most brilliant thinkers.
Video Game Hall of Fame
Added another winner to the Hall. Can you guess which one?
Gators’ Tebow [...]
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Monday, November 26th, 2007
Microsoft has a product called Zune. This product, of course, has a logo. What I’m unsure about is why they thought the logo’s bug made any sense. As a designer, it seems fairly straight-forward (at least to me) that they were trying to create a 3D version of a “Z” but I think the one [...]
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Sunday, November 25th, 2007
In what amounts to the least “big surprise” ever, songs included on games like Guitar Hero have seen their sales jump. Of course, some more than others. Older, more established songs generally increase by a smaller margin. So the question remains why do some artists continue to refuse to play?
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Sunday, November 25th, 2007
LG.Philips to Make Clean Notebook Screen
A must for any parent of young, active children. *wink*
Tired on Thanksgiving? Don’t Blame Turkey
Non-experts, you and I, need to realize that the experts flip-flop more than the politicians on parade. Make up your mind already!
A better infograph to fit a year comfortably within a business card.
“Fitting” it is one [...]
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Saturday, November 24th, 2007
Everyone has heard of Black Friday, right? What about Buy Nothing Day? The big wiki calls it:
an informal day of protest against consumerism observed by social activists
Sounds fair enough, even if underneath it all it’s a targeted jab against the wealthy. Well, strangely enough, the spot is not right for MTV. This is what their [...]
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Friday, November 23rd, 2007
Weaving Arantix bikes by hand
They’ll do anything to reduce weight on these things.
Stem cell breakthrough uses no embryos
This would be absolutely huge! No more “farming” embryos.
Video: Nvidia’s weekend gaming bash
The latest in gaming graphics and physics is Crysis. As to the video card needed to actually play the game? It better be big. Ouch!
Wii Is [...]
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Friday, November 23rd, 2007
I was waiting for Bioshock since late-summer. I knew that the producers of such great games as Ultima Underworld, System Shock I & II and Freedom Force were involved and couldn’t help but have high expectations.
To say they delivered would be an understatement. I believe that this is the best, single-player videogame I’ve ever played. [...]
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Friday, November 23rd, 2007
Thanks to reader thebluestbutterfly who posted about The Romantics suing Activision over GH’s cover of their song “What I Like About You.” Get this, they claim the cover song was too close to their original. Wouldn’t that be a good thing?
Here’s to money grubbing lawyers and greedy aging rock bands getting theirs this Christmas. And [...]
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