The newest Pokemon game has arrived, but how does it stack up?The Blue Rescue Team game is for the DS and the Red Rescue Team is for the GBA. Both play similar but Blue Rescue Team takes good advantage of the touch screen and the dual display.I own one of each so I will attempt…
Month: September 2006
The Digg Effect Part 4: Netscape vs. Digg vs. Stumbleupon
I recently posted a link back to my blog on both Digg and Netscape to see what would happen. The results were not as shocking as you might think… until you factor in StumbleUpon!The entry I linked to with both news aggregators was The Three Letters. I did not know what sort of result to…
The oldest mathematician joke…
This is a very old joke, but still funny…A Mathematician is on a boat and someone falls overboard.”Help me, help me,” cries a woman in the water.The mathematician quickly grabs a life preserver and throws it to the woman. Once she grabs a hold of it, he pulls her in. Grateful at being rescued, she…
Google convicted in case brought by Belgian press
Earlier this week a Belgian court ruled that Google News could not use material from “Belgian publishers of the French- and German-speaking daily press” without paying a copyright fee. The ruling followed a case brought by Copiepresse, an association of French- and German-language newspaper editors in Belgium, challenging the right of Google to run their…
Do police have jurisdiction on a private road?
An interesting question has come up in regards to a woman charged with DUI (Driving Under the Influence of alcohol) in Brookfield CT.Peg Roth, a 41 year old resident of Brookfield CT, was charged in 2005 for DUI while driving on Orchard Drive, which is part of a private lakeside community in Danbury CT.Her lawyer…
Hey Apple! Why did you break my iPod?
I have a 30GB video iPod that I got late last year. I love it! I take it everywhere with me and use it for listening to music and podcasts. Heck, I’ve even purchased a few videos for it and have the link cable to watch them on my TV!Recently, Apple did something to earn…
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: What Pokemon are You?
NOTE: If you are looking for information on the new Pokemon Mystery Dungeon game than you want to read the What Pokemon are you: Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of time and Explorers of Darkness article. Well, I got my copy of Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team last night, my daughter gets her copy of…
Fan-Subs – good for anime or bad?
I admit it, I watch anime. Not only do I watch anime but I even look for the fan-subs of current anime so I will know what I want to buy when it hits the American DVD market.Some people wonder about the legality of fan-subs and in this article I will discuss the pros and…
Looking For Mew
More information about obtaining Mew at Toys R Us stores on September 30th has just been posted at Nintendo.com.You will be able to get Mew on Ruby, Saphire, Leaf Green, Fire Red or Emerald.A direct link to the news story is Here.There is also information on Pokemon.com about getting Mew:Just make your way to the…
The Asbestos Story
This story takes place in the late 1980’s, while I was in High School. At that time, in the USA, there was a mad rush in asbestos abatement jobs. Everyone was getting asbestos removed from their buildings and it was all over the news. In more recent times we have seen an emergence of asbestos…
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon to air again on September 30, 3:00PM
The title says it all. There will be an airing of the Pokemon Mystery Dungeon animated TV show on September 30, 3:00PM EST on Cartoon Network.I do not yet know if this will be a repeat of the the first episode or a new one.Stay tuned to this blog entry and I will update as…
The Digg Effect, part 3: what does it do to your advertising revenue?
‘I recently had a blog entry hit the front page on Digg. When the heavy traffic arrived my server locked out the blog directory and I lost about 20K hits! I do not know why this occurred but it was a simple enough fix to make and once I found out about the trouble (I…