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Scientists ask: Where have all the dolphins gone?
Scientists ask: Where have all the dolphins gone? Eeep. Ok, I’m hitchin’ a ride outta here. Got my towel? Check. Got my electronic thumb? Check. Three pints of beer to cushion my system a bit? Check. I’m going outside to look for the Vogon Constructor Fleet. So long, and thanks for all the fish!
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So what if Paramount was paid to support HD DVD
Paramount and Dreamworks Paid $150 Million for HD DVD Support So what?! I guess the gist is that someone (Toshiba?) is paying Paramount (aka Viacom) for exclusivity. The implication is that HD DVD really isn’t worth supporting by itself, only by being paid off to do it. Umm… HD DVD was developed by Toshiba…
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Fanboy Extreme
If you’ve read my rant series, you’ve seen some of my comments about fanboys. Well, a site called the Sony Defense Force has a rather large collection of Sony ones. I’d stay away if I were you. There posted their “review” of Bioshock. Right now, Gamerankings has Bioshock at an average review score of…
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My Dream Car is making a comeback!
Texas Entrepreneur Set to Start Building DeLorean Cars Some people like Bimmers or Ferrari’s… I’ll take a DeLorean any day.
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This gives me chills every time I watch it.
I saw this video a few months ago, and just re-watched it, and it still gives me chills. It’s a 1st audition from a guy named Paul Potts on the British ITV2 program Britain’s Got Talent, the British counterpart to the U.S. talent show, America’s Got Talent. Watch the whole thing and turn the volume…
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Game Impressions #1: Resident Evil 4 Wii Edition
I’ll start out my game impressions segment with a doozy: Resident Evil 4 Wii Edition. While I have RE4 for the Gamecube (GameStop LE) and for the PS2, the Wii version is the first I really got into, and thus the one I’ll be referring to. I never got past the first chapter of the Cube…
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Bottled Water: Rant Follow-up
Here’s an article released today called Bottled Water: The new public enemy #1. It talks about the rash of anti-bottled water stories hitting the news the last few months, pushed mainly by environmentalists who are upset by how much waste is produced throwing those bottles away. First, the bottled water sitting on my desk (refilled…
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Weekly Rant #5: Politics in Gaming
Are politics and games a good mix? I’ve been reading the August 2007 issue of Edge magazine (an excellent UK gaming magazine, btw), and I came across an preview article about Blacksite, Midway Austin’s sequel to the 2005 game Area 51. In the article, creative director Harvey Smith states: “The tone is from the left,…
