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The Empire Wants You
Posted on August 27, 2010 | 1 CommentA few great posters by artist Cliff Chiang. -
Used Games, Good for Everyone
Posted on August 25, 2010 | No CommentsWhile secondhand commerce may not be popular with retailers, it is, and always has been, a prevalent segment of the marketplace. So it can hardly be a shock that gamers are outraged over video game developers considering, and even implementing, plans to block consumers who buy pre-owned games from using those games’ online components. -
How I Switched to Mac and Survived to Tell the Tale
Posted on August 24, 2010 | No CommentsI bought a Mac. It’s taking some getting used to. It’s a bit like being American and adjusting to British English. I’m a little uncomfortable. I don’t really know all of the words. Some of the words I do know don’t mean what I think they mean. -
The Naked Cowboy
Posted on August 20, 2010 | No CommentsBecause my wife has never heard of him, here is a picture of New York's own Naked Cowboy. -
An iPad Argument
Posted on August 19, 2010 | No CommentsI want an iPad. I’m supposed to want an iPad. I’m the demo; middle-aged guy with toy money. -
Fear and Loathing in Lower Manhattan
Posted on August 17, 2010 | 1 CommentThis is not a “teachable moment.” We learned this when we were children… and small children at that. -
When Procrastination Becomes Sloth
Posted on August 16, 2010 | No CommentsYeah, I know. I did this for a few weeks and then punked out. I got sick, then the holidays came then I made up a few more excuses, wrote some poetry and then a little while later it was August. Now I’m back. I... -
Where I’ve Been
Posted on December 2, 2009 | No CommentsI've been patrolling The Borderlands -
Mass Effect: Great Game Cheap and New to You
Posted on November 17, 2009 | No CommentsYou can sprint straight through the core missions if you like, but I suggest you ignore them, at least for a while. Mass Effect is a Star Wars quality universe. If you get hung up on the plot you’ll miss a lot of it. -
Hook Up with a Poet Tonight
Posted on November 15, 2009 | No CommentsKeats is dead. So is Shelley. Byron, Milton, Dickinson, Eliot… even Shakespeare; they’re all dead. Nearly everyone your Lit teachers tortured you with in high school have joined the Robin Williams Society.