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?
Jan 1st
will be Mac-less for “4 to 6 biz days.” Gulp! Logic board needs replacing. Whatever that means.
Jan 1st
all suggested Macbook fixes failed, sadly (thanks for all the tips tho) - awaiting Genius Bar
Jan 1st
December 2008
71 posts
MacBook Pro turns on, but screen stays black no matter what fix I try. Help?
Dec 31st
finally beat MGS4
Dec 27th
new audio gear has arrived. Improved sound quality for podcast ahoy
Dec 27th
have now spent over 3 hours trying to get through first part of MGS4 Act 5. Unnecessarily, stupidly hard. I’m done with it
Dec 27th
FIFA All Play 09 a big, big hit with the 5 year old
Dec 27th
What They Play podcast finally on iTunes http://tinyurl.com/9cv68u
Dec 26th
Happy Holidays to all
Dec 25th
just watched Star Wars for the first time with the kids. Big moment.
Dec 25th
just fixed an old GShock by licking the battery. I have electric spit
Dec 24th
downloading the MGS4 LBP pack. Two games I struggle with mashed together in one big strugglefest
Dec 24th
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
Dec 24th
time to reboot America: http://tinyurl.com/9nvrqc
Dec 24th
Best Buy gutted of popular stuff. Rock Band, gone. Dark Knight, gone. Even Dual Shock 3s, gone.
Dec 24th
post-morteming the podcast with @GarnettLee
Dec 24th
starting Act 5 of MGS4. Am I going to be able to get through it in one evening?
Dec 24th
new audio gear (well, a mic) ordered for show #2
Dec 24th
wow…”better sound” wins by a pretty significant margin. Duly noted
Dec 24th
win a Wii, courtesy of Sam & Max http://www.whattheyplay.com/contest/samandmax/
Dec 24th
more bacon craziness http://tinyurl.com/5sqwya
Dec 24th
Checking out @MrTweet, my personal assistant for discovering the great followers and influencers in my network! http://mrtweet.net?c=11!
Dec 24th
apparently everyone I know just went Mr Tweet crazy
Dec 24th
preference on podcasts: better sound? Or smaller files?
Dec 24th
first What They Play podcast is live. Be gentle. http://tinyurl.com/6w3hu8
Dec 24th
Bacon death http://tinyurl.com/5uf6l2
Dec 24th
listening to Lawrence Lessig talk a lot of sense about online media on NPR “Fresh Air”
Dec 23rd
press conference with Assemblywoman Ma went well, but something about ESRB announcement was clearly misinterpreted http://tinyurl.com/9uyqty
Dec 23rd
interview with Artoon (XNA game) designer Oscar Kozlowski http://tinyurl.com/6txajw
Dec 23rd
plotting the next phases of the Reviews Symposium with Shawn and N’Gai
Dec 22nd
2 disastrous hours of shopping. FAIL
Dec 21st
hmmm…shoulda holiday shopped earlier. Mall = hell on Earth. Isn’t there supposed to be a recession? Why are all these people here?
Dec 21st
when I said “so Mac owners can’t use the offer, then?” AT&T rep said “use a different computer.” FAIL
Dec 21st
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
Dec 21st
have seen five people playing Rolando so far this morning on commute to work
Dec 20th
Xbox 360 Fancasting with Xav and the guys
Dec 20th
doing a press conference on Monday morning with CA Assembywoman Fiona Ma D-12 about the ESRB and game ratings. Zoiks.
Dec 20th
spent the morning tag teaming the kids’ holiday parties with Mrs D. Little guy somewhat freaked by Santa
Dec 19th
my 3 yr old’s justification for not talking to Santa = “I want Christmas to be a surprise.” Well played son
Dec 19th
first part of the epic Reviews Symposium is up on Shawn’s blog: http://tinyurl.com/4ukzup
Dec 19th
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…
Dec 19th
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
Dec 18th
Dr Awesome and Dropship on iPhone reduced to $0.99, Topple is free: http://tinyurl.com/4jzwou
Dec 18th
Silent Hill on iPhone this month: http://tinyurl.com/6paa93
Dec 17th
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
Dec 17th
Metal Gear Solid for iPhone? http://tinyurl.com/6pamo8
Dec 17th
second “Real Moms” story is up, Perrin Kaplan joins us this week http://tinyurl.com/5qyzwd
Dec 17th
Axl Rose epic 4000 word forum post: http://tinyurl.com/5h2you
Dec 16th
I haven’t worked in a cubicle like this for nearly 15 years. I kinda like it
Dec 16th