Monthly Archives: February 2008

New York State of…Mind Bullets!

I am not a fan of traveling, but I’ve been on the road a lot lately. Three trips to Boston in the last year, one for each of the major games that are being developed there (BioShock, Rock Band, and … Continue reading

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How to fail at drums

Wow, I’d forgotten about this. At CES, this was my favorite product — but I didn’t remember I’d been (willingly) caught on video. buy viagra online buy viagra buy viagra now buy viagra online buy viagra cheap Not to spoil … Continue reading

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Another reason I like Dave Jaffe

Check out his first answer. He’s got a point — what’s the difference between a vehicle attack and a vehicle attack? I always liked him anyway, but that made me smile.

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Arcades

Let me show you them I do miss the old days.  This is a fantastic archive of what arcades looked like in the late 70s and early 80s. Specifically, it’s two chains, Time Out and Station Break. Station Break in … Continue reading

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Finally, a candy bar for the whole family

Well, mine, anyway.

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February 14

Memo to world: Celebrate today or don’t. Both are perfectly fine. You don’t need to convince other people that your take on Valentine’s Day is right. That’s all.

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LOLcats are over

Behold the new style

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Control-Shift

By the time you read this, I will have said goodbye to a dear friend. This monstrosity has been my keyboard for something in the neighborhood of eight years. Considering how much writing I do, there’s no piece of equipment … Continue reading

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A prime number (and an MP3 of the Moment)

So yeah, I’m 37 now. Fuck. To quote my idol since boyhood, Tom Lehrer, “It’s a sobering thought, for example, that when Mozart was my age, he had been dead for two years.” I’m milking that one all year long. … Continue reading

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Apparently, Sony is awesome (updated)

I went on a podcast and tried to be open-minded about what Microsoft is doing right and wrong. Brett from GamesRadar was on too, and he did the same for Nintendo. The guy from the PS3 site? Totally different agenda. … Continue reading

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