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Time Slip!

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Between work, school, and work, I seem to have misplaced October. Which is kinda nice actually because I’ve been waiting for November to kick off, what with all the GeekStuffs coming out:

11/?? – Xbox 360 Live Wireless Headset (already released!)

11/07 – Gears of War

11/07 – Call of Duty 3

11/07 – Blitz: The League (looks interest)

11/07 – History Channel: Civil War (The History Channel? If realistic, it could be fun)

11/07 – Xbox 360 HD-DVD Player

11/07 – Xbox 360 Wireless Racing Wheel

11/09 – Viva Piñata

11/17 – Playstation 3

11/19 – Wii

11/20 – Dead or Alive Xtreme 2 *g*

11/20 – Rainbow Six: Vegas

11/21 – Star Trek Legacy

*** all dates provided by EBGames

At least I didn’t have to freeze myself like Cartman did.


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Dash: How Good Is It?

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My last post was type in on a thumb keyboard. Wait, didn’t I say I’d never bother with one of those? Yeah, I did, but that wasn’t because there was a keyboard involved – it was because all of the devices that had keyboards were bricks. Or touch screens. Or both. Ew.

Obviously if I just bought a new T-Mobile Dash, that has a thumb keyboard, it much be small… right?
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The New Hotness

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Apple.com: The new Mac Book Pro.

The specs are impressive, especially on the 15″ – keeps the size and weight manageable but can be pimped out to almost match the 17″ specs – it looks like the only things exclusive to the 17″ are an extra USB port and speed of the SuperDrive… the 15″ can be bumped to the 17″ class with Core 2 Duo @ 2.33GHz, 3GB RAM, 200GB HDD, X1600 256MB (which can drive the 30″ monitor), and all the trimmings – impressive. Heat? No idea, but I’m hoping Apple learned how to apply the thermal grease that was the scapegoat for the original MBP – if not, this thing should be hot enough to fry an egg steak in under five minutes.

What I do feel I have to point out is that this unexpected release highlights my ongoing gripe with Apple and their obsession with secrecy: how sorry do you feel for the people that decided to buy a new Mac Book Pro, just last night? Can’t use the “oh, they didn’t do their research” argument here: while people expected a new model of the MBP, there was no indication that it would hit today. This cloak and dagger game that they play just sucks for the end consumer.

Harder to swallow than broken glass.

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Star Wars: I II III IV V VI

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Looks like Cinemax is running all six episodes of Star Wars from end to end, starting on November 10th.

Not so much that they running it, but what I thought it’s neat how they’re advertising it: they did a really nifty montage of all six movies to Coldplay’s Fix You which is not a song that you’d usually think of when you think of the “Story of Anakin.”

Should be interesting, although I do have all six movies on DVD already…

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If It Walks Like A Duck…

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CNN: Rose Rock, the mother of comedian Chris Rock, claims she was racially discriminated against when she was seated but ignored for a half hour at a Cracker Barrel restaurant along the South Carolina coast.

Discrimination? DISCRIMINATION?! How about just bad service?! It was in the south – they mighta been taking the time to brew fresh sweet tea… Even out here, I’ve had to wait days to get service in some places. Lenscrafters? Glasses ready in about an hour 168 hours.

Cracker Barrel has in the past faced numerous lawsuits and a federal inquiry over complaints of refusing to serve black customers, discriminating against minority workers and firing gay employees. The company has taken steps to rebuild its folksy image and reach out to minorities.

Oh. Well, then. Didn’t know that.

Rock, who is from Georgetown, said she and her 21-year-old daughter were the only blacks at the chain’s Murrells Inlet restaurant in April. She said when she asked the manager about the delay she was told they could have a free meal.

Ya, see. Now I say bad service again. And April?! It took you that long to feel discrimanted? Does Chris Rock have a new DVD coming out or something? Did he just need the press? Next thing ya know Al Sharpton will get involved with the case.

The Rev. Al Sharpton will join Rock on Wednesday in South Carolina to announce that Sharpton’s Action Network will finance the planned lawsuit.

Oh for fuck’s sake… Quack.

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I Like Dogs…?

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Looks like I’m going to be a student again.

Nope, not the Doctorate. Ha! Who has time for that? Too many 360 games queued up as it is. Not for another Masters, either – just a few classes that’s focused around game programming, but what’s nice is that it’s being offered by the University of Washington so it’s For Real.

I checked with alumni from UW: take a class and you insta-support purple and gold, especially during the Apple Cup. At least it won’t conflict with my former school – while both schools are Div-I, U-Dub is in a completely different grade compared to the [Sacred Heart] Pioneers… not all Div-I schools are equal, I reckon.

Good think I actually like Huskies… big furry beasties.

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HO SHVIT!

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It’s amused me over the years how some words from the “early” days of chat have become “common” words. Especially when the words are typos. True stuff like :) and l33t were typed like that on purpose but the other things like “pr0n” and “LOL!!11!1!” started as typos. “HO SHVIT!” is another, it’s one that about 18 years old, so most of you probably weren’t around to see it. Read it as a “HOLY SHIT” that got mauled because of a half-duplex terminal broadcasting at 300 baud (as in 0.3Kbps versus a dial up 56Kbps modem or a broadband 10000Kbps connection). Common error at the time, but one that has stuck with me for years and still makes me laugh.

But that’s not what I want to talk about… you see, my parents are moving.
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The Slate Makes Sense?

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The Slate: The “international community” has a chance to behave as if the term were more than a polite or ironic euphemism. If there’s a single national leader in the world who likes this new development, he hasn’t said so. The U.N. Security Council quickly voted 13-0 to condemn the nuclear test. Several nonmembers have joined in the criticism. Now all we need is a next step—action.

How serious is the situation with North Korea? The Slate and I agree on the issue. Insanity. Yet what’s worse is that I don’t know what’s more insane: the fact that North Korea got to this point over the last 10 years or that the politicians are more interested in using this to advance their own respective party and campaign since election day is within a month.

I can’t believe that there’s not a more unified front in DC over this: the impact of this could make 9/11 look like the Boston Tea Party.


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