what do DAT, Beta, MemoryStyx, and Bluray have in commmon? all Sony attempts to force media standards on the world that failed/will fail but in the most esoteric corners of media. its oddly obvious this time. calling it blu-ray. hd-dvd...hmmmm...can the consumer guess what hd-dvd has that dvd doesn't? what about blu-ray?
sony employees have a favorite river: de nile
NYTimes slams the PS3 here
RIP
i'll be enjoying my wii60 through the holidays.
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Monday, November 13, 2006
Black friday ads for free stuff...
A link with the ads for black friday scanned as .pdfs: http://bfads.net/adscans/
Sunday, November 12, 2006
XBox Gears of War
Spent a good portion of the weekend playing the new xbox. bought gears of war and have made it to some nasty dude RAAM which i think is the final battle and am having some trouble with him. i am a huge fan of the game, it is just amazing. the graphics look outstanding, the gameplay mechanics are great, the different sceneraios are sufficiently challenging but not frustrating, and the stop and pop style used for the fighting feels more like a real firefight than the 'run and shoot your enemy straight on' style of other FPSs. i like the way the damage icon shows up in the middle of the screen, truly and symbolically impairing your sight as you would if you were injured. also discourages you from doing the run and gun style in other fps games even if you wanted to.
i also played the online version for a few minutes. unlike previous multiplayer style games, i didn't feel like i was getting utterly anhilated by the kids i was playing against, and i just love being able to have a microphone to talk to people while we are playing. this game is great, as is my new 360 :)
i also played the online version for a few minutes. unlike previous multiplayer style games, i didn't feel like i was getting utterly anhilated by the kids i was playing against, and i just love being able to have a microphone to talk to people while we are playing. this game is great, as is my new 360 :)
Tuesday, November 07, 2006
Gears of War video
My new toy: XBox360!
Did a little shopping this weekend. Found this great deal at Circuit City: interest free financing until 2008 (yes, i financed my game console), a free wireless controller if i bought a game with it, some rechargeable batteries for the 2 wireless remotes, also picked up a copy of Saint's Row and got a 13 month gold membership for $39, good deal from what i have seen best is usually around $49.
I really like the xbox360, it seems to do lots of things right (fast, easy, etc.) and i just love the xbox live experience.
And, my xbox360 has its own blog here! I'll post a link to it on the right hand side later.
Stacey and I went through a bunch of game demos just checking them out, and I watched the gears of war trailer like 5 times, its awesome!
I really like the xbox360, it seems to do lots of things right (fast, easy, etc.) and i just love the xbox live experience.
And, my xbox360 has its own blog here! I'll post a link to it on the right hand side later.
Stacey and I went through a bunch of game demos just checking them out, and I watched the gears of war trailer like 5 times, its awesome!
Video of flight simulation patterns...
Very cool visualization from UCLA of FAA flight patterns (link from UCLA). Link here .
Saturday, November 04, 2006
Humorous real estate proposal...
I rx'd a spam email yesterday which i thought was funny:
"Are you are interested in owning one of the most beautiful pieces of land in all of the Tampa Bay area, located only 3 miles from the Buccaneer Football stadium, nestled in the heart of "Restaurant Row" of Tampa, and only 1/2 mile from Walmart, Target, 3 Supermarkets, Sam's Club, Home Depot, and about 60 Upscale Strip Malls of
Dale Mabry Hwy in Tampa? Please respond to this eMail, and I will forward you the details including survey maps and legal descriptions. I will entertain any offer that matches or exceeds the current offer by the developers of $875,000."
buy my property, surrounded by 60 strip malls. Ohhhh, that sounds truly like a beautiful piece of land.
"Are you are interested in owning one of the most beautiful pieces of land in all of the Tampa Bay area, located only 3 miles from the Buccaneer Football stadium, nestled in the heart of "Restaurant Row" of Tampa, and only 1/2 mile from Walmart, Target, 3 Supermarkets, Sam's Club, Home Depot, and about 60 Upscale Strip Malls of
Dale Mabry Hwy in Tampa? Please respond to this eMail, and I will forward you the details including survey maps and legal descriptions. I will entertain any offer that matches or exceeds the current offer by the developers of $875,000."
buy my property, surrounded by 60 strip malls. Ohhhh, that sounds truly like a beautiful piece of land.
Sunday, October 15, 2006
Michael Mann's activities...
One of my favorite shows growing up was Miami Vice, which was a creation of Michael Mann. On a rainy Sunday I rented the 3 hour epic Heat, turned out the lights, and watched this work of art. Out of curiousity, I wandered onto imdb, the internet movie database, and noticed he has a few more movies in the works:
The Few (2008) (announced) (producer)
Arms and the Man (2007) (announced) (producer)
Tonight, He Comes (2007) (pre-production) (producer)
The Kingdom (2007) (post-production) (producer)
Should be a sweet '07. Recently, he did Collateral which was also a great flick.
The Few (2008) (announced) (producer)
Arms and the Man (2007) (announced) (producer)
Tonight, He Comes (2007) (pre-production) (producer)
The Kingdom (2007) (post-production) (producer)
Should be a sweet '07. Recently, he did Collateral which was also a great flick.
Thursday, October 05, 2006
Beta Blogger Woes...
I volunteered to get migrated to the beta version of blogger and now I can't get to my blog :( Its some weird incompatibility with my PC because I am able to get to my page from another computer. Anyway, just explaining why I've been off the grid for a bit.
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