A week of family stuffs, most of it sad or at least worrisome… Too many days of work in a row… 60 hours of work already this week if you exclude Sunday… overloaded. Mini-break coming up this weekend sans notebook – back to business as usual next week.
I think I’ll take a moment to frag some beta souls before going to bed…
Looking over this week’s ads from Target – and debating on picking up a copy of Pokémon before flying to Vegas this weekend – I noticed a “Diet Coke Plus” on one of the pages… what’s the “plus”? That’s what I said.
Well, it’s new enough so that it’s not even on their web yet, but this image tells us it’s “Diet Coke with Vitamins and Minerals”.
I do not what to know – I mean, what’s next, a Big Mac with extra Vitamin-C?
Wired: ‘Several Korean youths who knew Cho Seung Hui from his high school days said he was a fan of violent video games, particularly Counterstrike, a hugely popular online game published by Microsoft, in which players join terrorism or counterterrorism groups and try to shoot each other using all types of guns.’ Mr. Gates, your company is potentially legally liable the [sic] harm done at Virginia Tech. Your game, a killing simulator, according to the news that used to be in the Post, trained him to enjoy killing and how to kill.
Jesus Christ, Jack. Why not be a bit more subtle and just dance a jig on the graves of people that were killed just for going to class. You have no heart. No class. And you should be disbarred for wasting people’s time and energy for a self-serving invented witch hunt.
You, sir, are so beneath the human race that I believe you should be disbarred: you shouldn’t be allowed to speak for my species.
Continue reading Leave The Gun, Take The Cannoli
I’m at Borders, in their cafe section. I’m reading a book I ordered years ago at Amazon while I wait for my Jeep to get repaired up the road. On my table are three books I bought and a ColdBrewed latte. There’s a couple next to me reading through a stack of seven magazines apiece, with no drink or food in sight.
What the fuck?!
I have no idea why Borders allows themselves to be a customer funded library, but I do know this just pisses me off. Especially when I think about how often I buy stuff here… I have to wonder how many times I paid full price for books that were actually pre-read – used merchandise sold fruadulently as new!
In every sense: campers, leechers, and r0dents are t3h suck.
Actually, yes, I did.
In light of the fallout of the Imus Debacle I’m reminded just how much I dislike Media Whores of all race, gender, and creed. Consider Al Sharpton. The last time I looked, Al Baby doesn’t play women’s basketball at Rutgers and given recent events, I’d say that the team at Rutgers can easily take care of themselves and are empowered to voice their own opinion. Why is he taking offense to Imus’s comments? Does Al Baby think he’s a nappy headed ho? I dunno, but I’ll take a guess as to why: for the media exposure!
What does that have to do with the war in Iraq? Let me start my own version of a spin machine and explain.
Continue reading Oh No He Didn’t!
For the last year I’ve watched – and worked with – Hired Gun as they’ve worked on Halo 2 for Vista. As part of the work that I’ve helped with in months past – and as an active beta tester – is something called Tray & Play. Jo talks about it at IGN – it was also called out as a feature in other preview news during GDC this year.
How cool is this type of technology for PC gamers? Let me give you an example: the first time you play Halo 2 for Vista it takes less time to get into the game on my notebook than it took to get into Resistance – Fall of Man on a PS3.
Yes, the initial PC install process beat the most recent gaming console’s setup.
Continue reading Halo 2 For Vista: Tray & Play
This very well may be the best questions I’ve ever been asked from some one in IM:
“did u go to the anime palooza yesterday??? is your hair blue???”
True story, even if the answers are No and No.
Wild stuff. I’ve been playing a few games of MLB2K7 [from TakeTwo] between Guitar Hero II sessions. Yeah, I know, but it’s so much better to play than 2K6 – really, it is. Besides, I thought I had noticed some neat things about the players, but since I haven’t seen a whole lot of baseball on TV lately, I thought I’d confirm what I suspected… so I set up a game with the Mariners vs the Yankees in The Bronx.
Confirmation: it’s far more realistic than I gave it credit for.
Not only does Ichiro show his trademarked sleave-tug stance while at the plate but you can clearly hear the Bleacher Creatures from the right field bleachers in the top of the first inning.
Out-freakin’-standing!
The other day I was reading something about how some guy was in trouble for using the N-word on air. MSNBC just the other day posted something about about a pilot that got suspended from his job for “dropping the F-bomb” while on a cell call pre-flight (although at one point he did swear at a passenger, but still). South Park got an entire episode out of using the sh!t on “quasi-public TV”.
What the fuck is wrong with you all?
Continue reading Oi: Get The F-bomb Outta Here Edition
After over seven years of waiting, the end of The Sopranos is at hand, starting with the first episode of the second part of Season 6. Hell yeah, I’m excited.
For those of you that have missed the entire series – or for people that need a refresher – take a look at this YouTube video that Steve found. It’s a pretty solid recap.
And yes, my phone will be turned off tomorrow night.
OK, now I’m po’. Not destitute but the freakin expo center put a huge dent in my fun fund. Although, I did end up working a booth for a while. Yeah, I know, it sounds odd to me too, but I was wandering the lobby, some hot cosplay chick was holding a “Help Wanted” sign, I didn’t have anything pressing at that moment, they told me they’d pay me in merchandice, I swooned and spent 3 hours selling manga and anime to customers. Was actually pretty freakin’ fun, for the first stab at working retail in over a decade. Especially since the entire [humans in cosplay as the] cast of Bleach walked by at one point…
Funny thing: there were two perfect adaptations: one was Yachiru who even had the red blushed checks done and another woman as Orihime who, um, well, I don’t think she was at all padded. ^.-
Talk about feeling under dressed… yeesh. and while I couldn’t tell you what makes the diference there is such a difference between cosplay and dress-like-a-slut.
Anyway the line for registration was at least 150 deep at 8:30am – I <3 pre-registration ^.^
Meh. No, no, really – that’s what my shirt says today. And it’s spot on. I feel totally randomized today. Like late to work, got the wrong coffee, picked out the wrong breakfast, drove the wrong car – even blew off a maintenance visit for the thing, on a morning that’s sunny with a high of 75 expected which is key considering I walk to the mechanics.
I think I got too much sleep last night or something… odd.
Yes, that’s a new Xbox 360 Guitar Hero II controller plugged in and very much alive on my Windows Vista PC.
Now the question is how many awesome things will people put together with XNA Game Studio Express for the 360 and for PC-based games that can take advantage of the new hardware?
Sakura-Con 2007 is going on this weekend… and yes, I finally gave in and bought a three day pass. Now the question is whether or not I actually get off my ass and go.
Go be a fan boy and try to pay homage to Fred, Hawk, or Chris? Maybe. It’d throw in the Rooster Teeth or Errant Story crew, but I don’t think they’ll be there. Hell I don’t know who’s going to be there.
I do know one thing: if I see even one 350 pound man that’s furry from facial hair that dressed like Sailor Moon and that will be it. Decades of therapy. Endless nightmares. I’ll have to wax my head or something.
Maybe I should rethink my plans this weekend…
