January 2009
107 posts
how does the Abercrombie&Fitch store stink like that ALL day? Do they have some kind of machine that pumps cologne stench out into the mall?
will be Mac-less for “4 to 6 biz days.” Gulp! Logic board needs replacing. Whatever that means.
all suggested Macbook fixes failed, sadly (thanks for all the tips tho) - awaiting Genius Bar
December 2008
71 posts
MacBook Pro turns on, but screen stays black no matter what fix I try. Help?
finally beat MGS4
new audio gear has arrived. Improved sound quality for podcast ahoy
have now spent over 3 hours trying to get through first part of MGS4 Act 5. Unnecessarily, stupidly hard. I’m done with it
FIFA All Play 09 a big, big hit with the 5 year old
What They Play podcast finally on iTunes http://tinyurl.com/9cv68u
Happy Holidays to all
just watched Star Wars for the first time with the kids. Big moment.
just fixed an old GShock by licking the battery. I have electric spit
downloading the MGS4 LBP pack. Two games I struggle with mashed together in one big strugglefest
spent 2 hours trying to get though the opening part of MGS4 Act 5. Am either too old, or too tired as I went to sleep utterly vanquished
time to reboot America: http://tinyurl.com/9nvrqc
Best Buy gutted of popular stuff. Rock Band, gone. Dark Knight, gone. Even Dual Shock 3s, gone.
post-morteming the podcast with @GarnettLee
starting Act 5 of MGS4. Am I going to be able to get through it in one evening?
new audio gear (well, a mic) ordered for show #2
wow…”better sound” wins by a pretty significant margin. Duly noted
win a Wii, courtesy of Sam & Max http://www.whattheyplay.com/contest/samandmax/
more bacon craziness http://tinyurl.com/5sqwya
Checking out @MrTweet, my personal assistant for discovering the great followers and influencers in my network! http://mrtweet.net?c=11!
apparently everyone I know just went Mr Tweet crazy
preference on podcasts: better sound? Or smaller files?
first What They Play podcast is live. Be gentle. http://tinyurl.com/6w3hu8
Bacon death http://tinyurl.com/5uf6l2
listening to Lawrence Lessig talk a lot of sense about online media on NPR “Fresh Air”
press conference with Assemblywoman Ma went well, but something about ESRB announcement was clearly misinterpreted http://tinyurl.com/9uyqty
interview with Artoon (XNA game) designer Oscar Kozlowski http://tinyurl.com/6txajw
plotting the next phases of the Reviews Symposium with Shawn and N’Gai
2 disastrous hours of shopping. FAIL
hmmm…shoulda holiday shopped earlier. Mall = hell on Earth. Isn’t there supposed to be a recession? Why are all these people here?
when I said “so Mac owners can’t use the offer, then?” AT&T rep said “use a different computer.” FAIL
switching from Comcast to AT&T with online offer. They said you can ONLY do it with IE 5.5 +. I have a Mac; No IE, no offer, apparently
have seen five people playing Rolando so far this morning on commute to work
Xbox 360 Fancasting with Xav and the guys
doing a press conference on Monday morning with CA Assembywoman Fiona Ma D-12 about the ESRB and game ratings. Zoiks.
spent the morning tag teaming the kids’ holiday parties with Mrs D. Little guy somewhat freaked by Santa
my 3 yr old’s justification for not talking to Santa = “I want Christmas to be a surprise.” Well played son
first part of the epic Reviews Symposium is up on Shawn’s blog: http://tinyurl.com/4ukzup
Reviews Symposium, part one →
Are reviews primarily a consumer guide, or should they serve another purpose? Do review scores deter intelligent discussion of video games? Is the presence or absence of a review score the only…
just got out of epic double header 1UP Yours recording with a ton of guests. There was a LOT of dude squeezed into that room
Dr Awesome and Dropship on iPhone reduced to $0.99, Topple is free: http://tinyurl.com/4jzwou
Silent Hill on iPhone this month: http://tinyurl.com/6paa93
going back and playing all the stuff I didn’t get to finish this year. 2008 = GREAT year for games. Currently love, love, loving MGS4
Metal Gear Solid for iPhone? http://tinyurl.com/6pamo8
second “Real Moms” story is up, Perrin Kaplan joins us this week http://tinyurl.com/5qyzwd
Axl Rose epic 4000 word forum post: http://tinyurl.com/5h2you
I haven’t worked in a cubicle like this for nearly 15 years. I kinda like it