April 2009
17 posts
cotysmith:
Continuing to port good games from the Dreamcast to the Xbox 360? Check
One of my favorite fighters, now with XBLA internet play? Yup
A “Take U 4 A Ride” remix by Q-bert? Uh-huh
Capcom fighting joystick in my posession? Umm, no. Not yet at least.
I have no reason to believe that I won’t get a little excited about this coming out and waiting for it, cash in hand. Even though I may...
Ad Astra per Aspera
chrysee:
adelamaide:
andreaallen:
caitlinoppermann:
Recently I was talking with friends about state birds, songs, and trees and such and I was shocked to discover that no one knew them!? I know that my home state’s bird is the Meadowlark, tree is the Cottonwood, flower is the Sunflower, song is Home on the Range and so on.
One thing that I also know is the motto of my home state: Ad...
The Terminator Timeline(s)
Tonight’s episode of The Sarah Connor Chronicles really screwed up the timeline, moreso than any episode so far.
I know I’m a TOTAL dork for doing it, but I wrote this timeline of major events in the Terminator series. There is a branch after Terminator 2: one which has the events of Terminator 3 and Terminator: Salvation, and one which has the events of TSCC.
TIMELINE A (Pre-time...
Things That Are Smart
cotysmith:
Microsoft allowing consumers to downgrade from Windows 7 to XP or Vista (bleh) if they are not satisfied.
But what if you aren’t satisfied with Windows products anymore?
I’m not so sure it’s a good idea. I would say a large majority of people that would rather have XP than Windows 7 feel that way only because they fear change. Windows 7, even the build 7000 beta, has...
Gettin' my geek on
There was a time when I would be mad when something geeky went mainstream. I always told myself that it was because it meant a dilution or distortion of whatever it was that I liked, or it was ‘selling out’ or some other such nonsense.
(I say nonsense, but sometimes it was valid: Michael Bay and Uwe Boll. Enough said.)
But mostly, it was really because I felt like I was in on a...