Reviews and Rants
A Letter to the Creators of EVE
A Response to CCP Hellmar’s Letter. The estrangement from CCP that many of you have been feeling of late is my fault, and for that I am truly sorry. There are many contributing factors, but in the end it is I who must shoulder the responsibility for much of what has happened. I appreciate both [...]
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Fear and Loathing On Tranquility
There’s a general tendency in the world to cruelty and sadism, a kind of malaise that affects the hearts and minds of those who for all intents and purposes appear to be normal human beings. You never know who they are in your daily life, but they exist, some are called sociopaths, others psychopaths, but [...]
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Fuck Kindle and Amazon
So a few months ago I bought a Kindle, and was right on the edge of Kindle evangelism, until today. From this point on, all I have to say about Kindle, is fuck you, and fuck Amazon too. I went to amazon.com searching for a book, and for the first time ever, I got this [...]
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News: Apple rejects Sony eBook reader App…oi here we go again
In this article on ebookmagazine.co.uk I read: In a statement posted on its ereader site, Sony said: “Unfortunately, with little notice, Apple changed the way it enforces its rules and this will prevent the current version of the Reader™ for iPhone® from being available in the app store. We opened a dialog with Apple to [...]
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DC Universe Online Game Review
DCUO is about as original as a Xerox of a tracing of a photograph. I love online games, ever since I played my first MUD back in 1998, I have loved the idea of online gaming, especially the social aspects, call me a weirdo, but I don’t see much difference in the kinds of friendships [...]
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Developer Blues
You know, I have been working with web languages for about a decade now. I love them to death, and I think that many more problems than most would imagine can be solved on the web. Still, I’d like to contribute something to the world of the desktop. I love the Qt C++ kit. I [...]
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The Devil in Modern Martial Arts
There is a devil in modern martial arts, a creeping, slithering, and disdainful philosophy that permeates martial arts, and lessens it with farcical sentimentality. That devil is peace. It is absolutely absurd, to think that the “martial” arts should ever be about peace, and this absurd absolute is vehemently defended by the modern martial arts [...]
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