I was browsing the web today when I came upon a website that sells clothing branded with Nintendo characters. All I can say is WOW! This also begs the question, if a girl is wearing these panties, do you even need to ask? There is also a set of boxers for the guys. If you…
Month: November 2006
Small Town vs ASCAP
The small Connecticut town of New Milford has gotten the attention of ASCAP. They are being told to pay for a license but the town says no… Several months ago, the town of New Milford decided not to sign a licensing agreement with the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). The fee for…
Game Review: Britannia
Britannia (Fantasy Flight Games, 2006 – Lewis Pulshiper) is actually a reworking of the same game designed in 1986. Mr. Pulshiper stated that the new FFG is simply a fine tuning of the system with few major changes. Having never played the older Avalon Hill game, I was still intrigued to give this game a…
Three Hacks That Turn the Zune into an iPod Killer!
Three hacks have arrived on the scene that help the Zune in it’s battle against the iPod. There are two things about the Zune that are holding it back. One is the DRM and the other is it’s inability to be used as a mass storage device. Step 1: Enable disk Use: The iPod allows…
Is Digg Getting Serious About Dupes?
Every couple of days I like to submit a large number of stories to Digg. In the past Digg has been rather lazy about Dupe checking, I think this has now begun to change! While attempting to submit a large number of stories to Digg I kept running into items that had been posted on…
And the Hammer Falls!
There are many bloggers who post their content (or have it posted for them) onto Digg. This can generate a large amount of traffic in a short period of time. I was just about to submit a story to Digg from one of the blogs I read, boy was I surprised to see Digg tell…
Game Review: Kung-Fu Fighting!
Sometimes you don’t feel like sitting down with a heavy game but you don’t want something too lite either. At times like these, I pull out Slugfest Game’s Kung-Fu Fighting game! This game came out in 2004 and has been going strong ever since. Slugfest Games describes the action thusly: In this fast paced, exciting…
A Bloggers Guide to Etiquette
There are a lot of blogs on the Internet these days and though many of them are good some could use a quick lesson in etiquette. Lesson 1: Write Twice, Publish Once One thing every woodworker knows is that you “measure twice, cut once.” This rule should also guide you in your blogging. What I…
The Zune, held back from greatness by it’s own DRM
There has been a lot of talk around the net about Microsoft’s new “iPod killer” the Zune. Some things about the Zune are good, some things are bad. In this article I’m going to talk about the “social” aspect that is being promoted about the Zune. If you cruise on over to the Zune website…
Great Quotes by Comedians
Just a collection of quotes… “If you ever see me getting beaten by the police, put down the video camera and come help me.” –Bobcat Goldthwait “I’ve been doing the Fonda workout: the Peter Fonda workout. That’s where I wake up, take a hit of acid, smoke a joint, and run to my sister’s house…