February 2008
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January 2008
Piracy: 90% Of United States Is Pirating DS Games? →
We’re not making as much money as we’d like, eh? Must be those damnable pirates!
DAMN YOU, PIRATES! You and your swashbuckling!
Amazon buys audiobook vendor Audible →
This is either going to be really awesome or really crappy. As an audible customer, I will be keeping my eye on this.
Let’s pray they go DRM-free.
I’m very tired of Hillman Curtis. Really tired.
“No, you whore-fucking sissy.”
– Bag of Bones by Stephen King
Nintendo: New Mario Kart Wii Details →
ZOMG!!1one TEH SNAX0R!!1
On a brighter note, this will eat up a large portion of my life when it is released. Charlie and I have something of a tradition of tackling Mario Kart together.
Same Difference
I am really digging Bag of Bones. However, I have come to the realization that I like it because I like The Shining. That is to say, they are essentially the same goddamn story.
King moved things around a little bit. The main character doesn’t technically have a child, and his wife is dead. Nonetheless, Bag of Bones contains the following similarities to The Shining:
The male protagonist...
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Thomas Bowdler →
Interesting fellow. Can’t say that I would have much liked to hang out with him, though.
“I have taught you well - always, ALWAYS doubt yourself.”
– Jonathan Coulton
Of Men and Music
Note: This post contains copious amounts of gushing about Jonathan Coulton.
My people, fellow nerds, often pigeonhole Jonathan Coulton as a novelty musician or a comedy musician. This saddens me because I think some of his best material is his sappy love songs or his songs about self doubt/internal struggle. Sure, most of his music is shrouded in humor and some silly lyrics, but that man can...
Public Service Announcement
Did you know that if the MacBook Air doesn’t suit your needs you DON’T have to buy it? I was shocked too.
You can stop whining now. Seriously, guys.
“Bye, baby bunting, daddy’s gone a hunting to get a little rabbit skin to...”
– Bye, Baby Bunting
“I Have Stubbed My Toe And Find It Painful: Time to Commit Suicide?”
– MacBook Air Attack | The Macalope: An Apple blog - CNET Blogs
Haters: You are SO Boring →
“I’m not even angry. I’m being so sincere right now. Even though you broke my...”
– Still Alive by Jonathan Coulton
Judgment Day is a very dangerous day.
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“At the end of the tour, when the road disappears, if there’s any more...”
– End of the Tour by They Might Be Giants
“It’s like ‘Where’s Waldo?’ on crack.”
– 7th Son: Deceit by J.C. Hutchins
“I’ve no idea how much that’s actually worth, but since it’s...”
– Did You Know WoW Has A Gold Limit?
About that $20 upgrade... →
I could kiss that damn Macalope.
Every goddamn year
Uncle Steve announces something. People bitch and moan for weeks. The product either becomes popular or it doesn’t. The stock price goes down, and then goes back up when people invent some new rumor. It is the same fucking shit.
Can you not see it? You people play the same game every Macworld, WWDC, and random announcement.
Do you remember “ZOMG TEH IPWN WIL ONLI HAB 2 SECUND OV...
My thoughts on the keynote.
1) Time Capsule is cool.
2) iPhone updates are cool.
3) iPod Touch updates are amazing.
4) Movie rentals have potential, but I’m not their market.
5) AppleTV 2.0 is cool, but I use my computer as my hub, not my TV.
6) The Macbook Air is pimp beyond words. It is an amazing laptop for traveling, writing, and surfing the web.
7) Music + Politics = Boring
“[Let] me take this opportunity of answering a question that has often been asked...”
– Lewis Carroll
“I wanted to run, but she made me crawl. Oh oh oh, the sweetest thing. Eternal...”
– The Sweetest Thing by U2
CEA's take on CES Gizmodo prank: Banned! →
Blogger beef. Yuck. I have a fondness for Rafe, and a distaste for Gizmodo.
Oddly enough, I think other Gawker blogs are fantastic. Gizmodo just doesn’t hold a candle to Engadget in my mind.
Writing: Fo' Reals
I am actually surprised that I am still going strong. I took two days off, but I wrote over a thousand words today. I am really pleased with how easily everything is flowing for me. I think the considerable research I did, and the extensive outlining is really paying off. These characters are a lot easier for me to write than any characters in my past. I have a more photorealistic image of them in...
“When it rains, I let myself get wet. I have always wanted to give something to...”
– Stretch You Out by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Rigorous Scholarship →
I wish I could say that I haven’t thought out similar things in the past.
What are you doing here? - man asks hooker - who... →
Once again, I don’t care how true this is. It is just a great story.
“Chitty, chitty baby. When your nose is in the nitty gritty, life could be a...”
– Tell Me Baby by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Newsgator turns NetNewsWire free for everyone →
Wow… That is pretty awesome.
“I missed the bus and there’ll be hell today. I’m late for work...”
– Thank You by Dido
“Enough is enough! I have had it with these motherfucking snakes on this...”
– Samuel L. Jackson in Snakes on a Plane
“A brave man once requested me to answer questions that are key. ‘Is it to...”
– Suicide is Painless by Johnny Mandel
SanDisk crams 12GB onto a microSDHC card →
O_O
Holy fuck. Do you know how small microSD cards are? REALLY small. I’m dumbstruck.
The Best of Red Hot Chili Peppers
Ready. Set. Write.
Oh shit! This is actually happening. I am actually starting a novel. I just finished outlining all of the events, and splitting them into twenty chapters. All in all, I am incredibly happy with what I have accomplished thus far; now comes the crazy part. I’m done pre-production, and now I have to begin production. I have to, you know, write a fucking novel.
The silly thing is that...
“My tendency for dependency is offending me. It’s upending me. I’m...”
– Warped by Red Hot Chili Peppers
“And so castles made of sand melts into the sea, eventually.”
– Castles Made of Sand by The Jimi Hendrix Experience
You know who seems to be excited the most about CES? The pundits.
You know who seems to be excited the most about MacWorld? Everybody else.
Mobile OS X Issues
My iPod Touch is great, but it certainly isn’t 100% perfect. Safari crashes from time to time. That doesn’t bother me, but there is one bug that drives me bonkers. If I am listening to something while surfing a particularly chunky website (Engadget), the audio will cut out. Nothing locks up, but I have to hit the home button, and restart the audio.
This is by no means a “Deal...
New Keyboard & iPod Case
Today I took a trip to the Apple store to pick up a case for my iPod Touch, and the new Apple keyboard. I wasn’t able to get the case that I had picked out online, but I picked one up that does the job. As for the keyboard, I must say that I am enjoying it quite a bit. It is super stylish, and the new controls make some of my Quicksilver commands obsolete.
John Foster is right. Getting a...
“Just one note could make me float; could make me float away. One note from the...”
– Aeroplane by Red Hot Chili Peppers
“That’s not Japanese! That’s Gungan.”
– Grant Brunner
“It seems we lose the game before we even start to play. Who made these rules?...”
– Everything Is Everything by Lauryn Hill
Worst of the Worst
Buzz Out Loud #634
Listen to the nonsense that Molly Wood spews forth starting at 14:09. That woman drives me up the wall. This type of thing is why I stopped listening to Buzz Out Loud a few months ago.