July 2011
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Thoughts on Halo: ODST and Halo: Reach
This past weekend I finished playing Halo: ODST. I found it to be harder than expected but quickly learned that several fights (especially those as the rookie) are best avoided. I enjoyed the title a great deal but was hoping for more teamwork throughout and not just lone-wolf style gameplay. I’d love to play a Halo game more along the lines of say a Republic Commando where...
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Fixing Games for Windows login failed after...
Since I bought an Xbox 360 recently I could finally change my Live ID to use a live.com account and get rid of my Hotmail one (I closed it out, good riddance). Anytime though I would start up a Steam game that had Games for Windows support such as Fallout 3 or Red Faction: Guerilla my login would fail despite entering it correctly. As expected it would work fine anywhere else such as on xbox.com...
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Solution for PS3 data transfer utility not working...
This weekend I was setting up my new PS3 Slim and needed to transfer the data I have from my old 80GB PS3. I had run into some trouble where I set everything up and then told the source PS3 (the 80GB) to transfer data to the new one and it would just sit there and eventually time out and then basically saying the PS3’s aren’t connected via ethernet cable when they were. I followed...
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“The idea behind minimalism is that you only keep what you need, and any time...”
– Josh Mock on Applying minimalism to development
March 2011
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Hey, do you like to eat, explore and find new... →
I’m working with Jess on this project so if you have some time please fill out the survey with as little or as much feedback as you can, thanks!
November 2010
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A U.S. citizen's TSA encounter on arriving from an... →
I thought being scanned or receiving a pat-down was only an issue on departures but now non and U.S. citizens are being scanned on arriving from international flights. This is a great look into how its not just TSA that is involved on refusals but airport police and airline management and how neither are willing to accept responsibility on making a decision. Talk about disorganized. It cost this...
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“We do have a new medium here, Your Honor, but we have a history in this country...”
– Supreme Court Reacts to Violent Game Law (complete transcript in PDF)
October 2010
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New TSA pat-down procedure being introduced in all... →
Passengers should continue to expect “an unpredictable mix of security layers that include explosives trace detection, advanced imaging technology, canine teams, among others.”
In a statement CNN received from the TSA they pointed out that: ”passengers who opt out of advanced imaging technology screening will receive alternate screening to include a thorough pat-down.”
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Google Launches Smart Search for Places
jesseddy:
Google will automatically choose the so-called Place search, rather than a general web search, if it thinks your query is about a place — something Place Search product manager Jackie Bavaro says accounts for about 20 percent of Google searches. (Read More)
For example, looking for a “museum” in “new york” - see what the results look like.
(Thanks to Javier for the tip)
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“Scientists warn that unless people start doing more to protect species,...”
– U.N. environment chief: ‘We are destroying life on Earth’
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Setting up Clojure on Mac and further learning...
Knowing both procedural and static languages I figured why bother learning another similar one when I can do something completely different so I decided on Clojure, a functional programming language. Something I knew nothing about.
I was very impressed with how easy it was to start as anything with a lot of setup through command line is usually very error prone in my experience and ends up in...
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Enabling word wrap on a Flex 4 List component
Recently, Alex Harui blogged reminding Flex developers on how to have variable row height in a Flex 3 DataGrid or List with item renderers that contain multiline text.
To achieve the same in Flex 4 with the new Spark components takes a different approach. In this example we’ll use the Spark List so you’ll need to override the layout and set the alignment to “justify” as...
September 2010
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“Why does Twitter work better for news than Google Reader? Simple, Twitter gives...”
– Dave Winer: How to reboot RSS (via marco)
June 2010
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“People are more successful if we force them to move away from a problem or...”
– How Twitter and Facebook Make Us More Productive by Brendan I. Koerner
May 2010
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U.S. citizen pleads guilty to sending funds to al... →
So this Missouri man who was helping to fund al Qaeda is a US citizen but so is another man who attempted to detonate a bomb in Times Square. Seriously, you came to this country, you were not only welcomed but made a citizen (a fucking citizen!) and now you want to go as far as supporting and worse by your own hand killing those that welcomed you?! Nothing is perfect I know but how could you get...
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“Do me a favor, will you? Stop giving me the run around just like the rest of the...”
– From the saddest email I’ve received today.
It’s from an Internet Explorer user, frustrated that he couldn’t get Instapaper’s “Read Later” bookmarklet installed. (It’s incredibly clunky to do in IE, because IE doesn’t support the troops, poisons your children, and gives you cancer.)
It’s a sad...
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“The hero of the Times Square bomb attempt was an immigrant. A Muslim. Senegalese...”
– Some Assembly Required (via AZspot) (via marco)
April 2010
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http://kotaku.com/5518493/fifa-promotion-doesnt-get... →
A washed up sumo wrestler, a cross dressing kick boxer and a 14 year old Youtube idol are the stars of a FIFA 2010 promotion in Japan… are you serious? Promote a game in a country where your biggest competing game Pro Evolution is made with an event containing no soccer players let alone anyone related or working in the game of soccer. Genius! Really, wish I had thought of it!
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“The difference between exclusive and multi-platform games is the difference...”
– The Making Of A Video Game Fanboy
March 2010
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http://bit.ly/buAjol →
A California man recreates San Francisco using 100,000 toothpicks in what took him 3,000 hours over the span of over 35 years! On top of that the sculpture has rolling pathways where ping pong balls can be placed to navigate through working its way down to the bottom. Article includes video.
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“Today, the teacher-education curriculum is a confusing patchwork. Academic...”
– Building a Better Teacher - NY Times
“The fact that NOT ONE SINGLE REPUBLICAN voted against the party line is damning...”
– George R. R. Martin (via azspot) (via marco)
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“Finally, I want to address all of the hate and insults that have been directed...”
– My Thoughts on the Future of Flash by Grant Skinner
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Always-online and DRM-enabled games only hurts... →
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“Celebrate failure. Here’s an analogy — the Roman legions used to send out scouts...”
– Guess What? Google Fears the Next ‘Google’
February 2010
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Always opening .doc files with Pages →
Always been frustrated opening .doc files on a Mac since it won’t use Pages by default. Sadly, using the “Open With” option when right clicking on the file and checking a box to always use that desired application doesn’t work. At least not for Pages.
Another simple, working solution is to right click on the file, select “Get Info” and open a section called...
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Sorry Firefox. It's not really working out. →
Earlier in the week I decided to remove Firefox from my dock on my Macbook as I hardly used it anymore. I had no idea though that a day or two later a new Chrome update for the Mac would be available with new features including extensions, bookmarks manager and bookmark synchronization.
On my PC at home, Chrome has been my main browser for several months. I’ve been really impressed with the...
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“People just Google for whatever they’re looking for and assume the first result...”
– (via John Gruber)
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“Anonymous rude comments are the coolest way to anonymously tell the world you...”
– Kelly Oxford (via marco)
January 2010
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Forgotten Music: Kula Shaker →
At random yesterday I had remembered there was a band I liked from when I was in high school but couldn’t remember the name. I had to find out. A few minutes searching through Google brought it up. Kula Shaker! I have no idea why it all of sudden popped in my head but I’ve been enjoying catching up after all these years.
Have you rediscovered a band you’ve long forgotten?
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Email Clutter: Do you keep or delete?
I don’t like clutter and find myself regularly clearing out stuff I don’t need or use. Especially with email despite a generous amount of available space. When it comes to email, do you keep all your read messages in your inbox? Archive them? Or cleanup and delete them?
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List of Flash Gaming Engines →
(via jesseddy)
Jackpot! Thanks for sharing as I’ve been learning about game development in pure AS3 (considering using Flex too). A great list of resources all in one place.
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A great interview with Nathan Fillion where he...
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Indie+Relief →
An excellent selection of indie Mac software and iPhone apps where all proceeds will be donated to Haitian relief. Selection includes some of the best too like Instapaper Pro, Things, SubEthaEdit and Tweetie.
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“There’s no system in place here. Literally these people here are being...”
– CNN - Where bodies go after natural disasters
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Tuper Tario Tros. →
A great Flash game that combines.. I kid you not.. the original Mario Bros. on the NES and Tetris. Think Super Paper Mario on the Wii where you can switch between 2D and 3D. When you switch you’ll be in Tetris mode where you can create blocks to help Mario jump past obstacles. Neat combination!
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First Person Tetris →
Brutal! With only a few rotates you’ll have a killer headache. Why? Because the falling Tetrimino doesn’t rotate, stupid. The entire screen does!
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October 2009
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Favorite Craziest Maradona Moment →
In 2000, Maradona became fed up by the constant intrusion into his personal life by paparazzi that he reacted by punching and breaking a photographer’s car window. Diego explained the incident as follows: “If, in 1986, I said the goal against the English came from the ‘Hand of God’, today I announce this broken glass comes from the ‘Hand of Reason’.”
May 2008
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Managing Inter = Big Bucks! →
So what we have read as rumors for so long now is true. Roberto Mancini is definitely making way at Inter Milan for Jose Mourinho! I know managers for International teams that make less than $100,000 and Mourinho will get, no joke, $9 million per year! Niceee!
What's The Rush?
Luckily, I’ve been very calm up to the point and even after the release of Grand Theft Auto IV. I’d be more than happy to get a PS3 but I figured I’d be patient since I have plenty to keep me busy on the PS2 and elsewhere. Although with all the good things I’ve read about GTA IV I’ve realized why I’m so happy to just take it easy and wait. I know its the...