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16
Jan
2010
RE: My Thoughts on Digital Distribution
This is a response to this blog post. Go and read it first otherwise this one will make no sense at all.
Removal of Consumer Rights
I absolutely understand not wanting to lose this control. If I want a friend to borrow a a game all I have to do is lend them the cd, they play, give it back when they are done.
Instead, if I want someone to play my game I’d have to give them access to my entire account and I won’t be able to play these game myself at the time. Not to mention I don’t think steam would take this nicely.
However, on used game sales, I have sold maybe two PC games over the last 10 or so years I’ve been playing them for. It is not a big loss to me at all. Read the rest of this entry »
29
Aug
2009
Restroom/Bathroom/Washroom
Three lovely words to describe where humans do their dirty business, and none of them actually describe what is actually done.
Restroom: If anyone things their resting while in there, I have to wonder what I’ve been doing wrong. I think this word is much more appropriate for a bedroom where you can get some real resting done. This really isn’t appropriate in language today.
Bathroom: Does it have a bath in it? About 50% chance in a house, no chance in a restaurant. Are you going to use it? Maybe 20-25% of the time in a given day but I usually don’t need to actually say “I’m going to the bathroom to have a bath.” when it is much simpler to say “I’m going to have a bath.” and location is implied. (Note: I don’t take baths, but I don’t want to call it a showerroom either.)
Washroom: Yes, it is part of the process. A very important part I might add. And you can just do a wash by itself. But it does NOT represent the majority of the going ons in the “washroom”. But this does seem to be the best choice to describe the room while still avoiding all the actual subject.
24
Aug
2009
Insisting on putting cases on everything
I hate people who put cases on everything. Cases on ipods, cell phones, DS/PSPs. These devices are specifically designed for a small form factor and yet people will sometimes double the size to throw on some plastic case over their devices.
Why do people do this? Protection. So that their gadget still looks good after a few months of use.
But what ends up happening is the case starts to look horrible. It scratches easier than what it is protecting in the first place. I’ve seen cell phones and ipods with screens you can’t even see anymore. So you end up with a terrible looking unusable device.
The only thing worse than this is leaving the plastic covers on that devices are shipped. This is most evident on HP Laptops. These are generally dirtier than the device because they’ve been through the factory. They have bubbles under them. They sometimes are half off and people still try to keep it on… Next time I see one of those I’m ripping it off.
Update Dec 2009: There are many new computers at work with that plastic film that I have been able to take off. It feels great!
30
Mar
2009
Veronica Mars
Just finished watching it. All three seasons. Great TV show, but with each season it got a little bit worse.
The first season had a very nice overall plot, wrapped up at the end with a nice slightly unexpected ending. The overall arc completed and it wrapped up in the first few episodes of the next season.
The second season was a bit worse. They threw a large event in at the very beginning. And then they didn’t touch it for a while. And then they brought it up again. And then it disappeared. They used it for a few random smaller arcs within the season and then in the end it was someone who wasn’t even remotely related at the beginning. Before the end he was mostly a minor character. Not the even close to the best season of a TV show I’ve seen.
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