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Entries from March 2008

The Myth of the Media Myth

March 31st, 2008 · No Comments

From here:
Ultimately, Edison arrived at the same conclusion I did. “To me, that implies that the biggest myth might indeed be that there is a media myth at all - that non-gamers rarely think about games until they have to, and then tend to dismiss the industry wholesale. That part seems to come pretty easily.”
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Life, work, and play

March 27th, 2008 · No Comments

My wife and I have a recurring fight that we cannot seem to meet in the middle on. And it all has to do with how I like to spend my downtime.
I like to play online video games. To me, video games are no different than watching TV. If I had […]

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Tags: Rants

Keeping it all together

March 26th, 2008 · No Comments

I tell you what, keeping this environment up and fully operational is sometimes a bit taxing. I am always short on something, whether it be resources, time, money, or people, keeping everything up and operational is a bit of stretch. It is getting to the point that I almost avoid work, just in […]

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Seriously we can’t help it.

March 24th, 2008 · No Comments

From here:
Security requires a particular mindset. Security professionals — at least the good ones — see the world differently. They can’t walk into a store without noticing how they might shoplift. They can’t use a computer without wondering about the security vulnerabilities. They can’t vote without trying to figure out how to vote twice. They […]

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Ever have one of those days?

March 19th, 2008 · No Comments

Every have one of those days, where you just don’t want to be at work? And you don’t want to be at home?
You really don’t know what you want, you just feel restless.
Uncentered. Without cause. Movement without meaning or intention.
I am definitely having one of those days.
Just want to […]

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Another St. Patrick’s Day, Another Hangover

March 18th, 2008 · No Comments

I love Irish Car Bombs. They are delicious, yet dangerous.
Because, my word, they make you feel it the next day. There is no escape from the raging black and tan fury of the Guinness, the Whiskey, and the Irish Cream. A Molotov cocktail for the the discerning Irish drunk.
I almost view them […]

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Baby #2 is a boy

March 17th, 2008 · No Comments

So says the ultrasound tech… and sometimes they are like weathermen.
You know… Idiots. And completely wrong.
Guess we will find out for sure on Birthday.
Now if only my wife and I could agree on a damn name. So far, we have agreed to disagree on every single name.
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Un Lun Dun by China Mieville

March 17th, 2008 · No Comments

Un Lun Dun by China Mieville
I finished Un Lun Dun over the weekend, and as the third book I have read by China Mieville, I found it just a tad weaker than some of his other works. I think what threw me off was the tone and style. The style was more simple […]

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Tags: Books

Austin Powers without Austin Powers

March 10th, 2008 · No Comments


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Tags: Movies · Videos

WoW cover of Manamana!

March 8th, 2008 · No Comments

And the Muppets version from my childhood that probably sparks everyone’s memory:

And the original original (audio only):

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Tags: Videos