By Frank on April 28, 2009
Two heroes, changed forever?
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Spoilers!
Heroes ended another volume yesterday, closing a chapter in which our intrepid people with amazing powers became fugitives, struggled with their pasts, and came full circle to a point that makes a Company even more powerful than ever before.
There’s a lot of criticism that has been [...]
Posted in TV and Movies | Tagged heroes, NathanPetrelli, season finales, sylar
By Frank on April 24, 2009
I love the smell of cheesy images in the morning.
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Lately there’s been a bit of a spat of the negative around the WAR community. You’ve got 3 different bloggers all putting down the pen or looking to other endeavors, a slew of articles met with constant skepticism, and a lot [...]
Posted in Gaming, Warhammer Online | Tagged Gaming, WAR
By Frank on April 18, 2009
The UK’s got it…
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So, here’s a break from the positive things for geeks….or is it?
Those of you who keep up with the intarwebz might have heard about 47 year old Susan Boyle, whose performance of Les Miserables classic “I Dreamed a Dream” on the Britain’s Got Talent reality show surprised, touched, and moved [...]
Posted in Internet, Social Geekery, TV and Movies | Tagged Les Misérables, Social network, Susan Boyle
By Frank on April 14, 2009
Via Eating Bees, Kill Ten Rats makes an insightful post that creates a very eye-opening comparison for developers.
I do have to say, the points really do add up. I sympathize, you know, because I work in technology and that’s another field where there are professional, amateurs, and the occasional star who’s been around, is a [...]
Posted in Gaming
By Frank on April 12, 2009
You wouldn’t like me when I’m grumpy.
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Over at Warhammer Alliance, where I write things that are not always as sunny as this little space of the internet, I wrote a piece about the lack of pride in WAR these days, where it went, and what we can do to [...]
Posted in Gaming, Warhammer Online | Tagged Gaming
By Frank on April 10, 2009
Sanya over at Eating Bees has a short survey for MMO players:
http://www.freesurveysonline.com/fso/AskSurvey.fso?Survey=16615&CheckID=14286
She’s writing a couple articles on a topic related to this survey, so feel free to help her out. Sanya is good peoples.
Posted in Gaming
By Frank on April 9, 2009
If this guy can shrug off looking like this, so can you.
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As with any MMO out there, WAR has its frustrating moments. Whether it’s getting a beatdown in a scenario, getting killed over and over again, or experiencing the long, hard grind to that next level and feeling bored, there are just some [...]
Posted in Gaming, Warhammer Online | Tagged rp, Warhammer Online
By Frank on April 8, 2009
That’s a White House smirk, you know.
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If you haven’t seen the latest episode of House, I warned ya.
Every so often an episode of a good TV show will come along that hits you straight out of left field. It points behind you and then takes the opportunity to punch you in the gut, [...]
Posted in Serious Business, TV and Movies | Tagged House, KalPenn, Kutner
By Frank on April 7, 2009
Wiimotes – Powering Investions everywhere
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On Kotaku via Gizmodo comes an enterprising Danish guy who’s created a way for a lawnmower to be controlled via the Wiimote. Looks like the little bot uses bluetooth to send the signals and turning and moving the lawnmower is as simple as moving the Wiimote forward or side [...]
Posted in Gaming | Tagged Gizmodo, wii
By Frank on April 3, 2009
You wouldn’t like me when I’m angry…on a forum
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Over at The Casual WAR, Josh decries the wonderful world of forums, frustrated and disheartened by the constant stream of negativity, ne’er do wells, and other such villainy over on forums in general.
It’s real easy to get discouraged by forums. After all, unless [...]
Posted in Internet, Serious Business
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