February 9, 2010

I got the Bioshock 2 Special Edition for my birthday. I really enjoyed the first Bioshock (see my Game Impressions here), and have been looking forward to the sequel since it was announced. The Bioshock Special Editions have always been very nice, this one being no exception. Follow the jump to see pictures of the unboxing.
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February 9, 2010
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February 9, 2010

I feel immersed in all things Mass Effect lately. Aside from playing Mass Effect 2 on the Xbox 360 and playing Mass Effect Galaxy on my iPod Touch, I’ve been reading the Mass Effect: Ascension audiobook. Author Drew Karpyshyn was the lead writer on the first Mass Effect game, is co-lead writer on Mass Effect 2, and also wrote the first Mass Effect novel, Mass Effect: Revelation. I read and reviewed that novel. How does this one stack up?
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February 8, 2010

When I first got my iPod Touch, I was dumping apps onto it like crazy. Free apps, apps that made top 10 lists, just about anything. Many of those have been long since deleted. Weber’s On The Grill, however, has made the cut, and definitely falls into the category of “there’s an app for that.”
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February 8, 2010
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February 5, 2010
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February 3, 2010
We picked up the 21003 Seattle Space Needle LEGO set when we were in Seattle, Washington last year, at the Space Needle gift store, and finally got around to building it. It’s part of the Landmark series of LEGO Architecture sets.
It’s not a terribly complicated LEGO set, being only 57 pieces. Though it says on the back of the box that it’s 8.7 inches tall, I visualized it being a bit bigger. But it was kind of fun to see how they realized the look of the Space Needle with a limited amount of pieces.
One thing that was interesting is you actually cut the long curvy leg bits down to a specific size before threading them in. I don’t recall having to cut a LEGO piece before (not that I’m an expert by any means!).
More photos of the box and the completed set below.
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February 1, 2010
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January 29, 2010

People are weird.
I couldn’t help but look at the article on Gizmodo.com entitled Five Questions With Panera Bread iMac Man. I’d seen the story floating around for about a month. The Panera Bread reference in the title caught my eye, as it’s a local success story as a restaurant chain called St. Louis Bread Company that expanded nationally as Panera Bread. Then when I saw the picture, and the guy was playing World of Warcraft, I was hooked. But no one had asked him the burning question: why?
According to this week’s Gizmodo article, James the Panera Bread iMac Man says he goes there to use their internet connection because he doesn’t have one at home. He doesn’t say he can’t get one at home, so you have to wonder. He’s drinking coffee, and I assume he buys something each time he goes. He’s playing an MMO, which has a monthly subscription fee. He has a 20″ iMac, which wasn’t cheap and is fairly heavy (I know, I have one). He has an iLugger bag to carry the iMac around in, which goes for about 80 bucks. But he can’t pay for an internet connection at home??
There has to be more to this story. He can’t physically get internet at his home? He’s desperately trying to avoid his wife? He lives alone and just wants to be around people? We need 5 more questions!!
Or just chalk it up to the fact that people are weird.










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January 29, 2010
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