Bravo. Just...

Bra-freaking-vo!

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Posted by roguespidor at 10:34 AM EDT

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Are you Gods damned kidding me?

Part of me is appalled.

Part of me wants to know where I can get this done.

Relax, family members. I've as much inclination to have this done as I have of getting tribal ritual scars. If I'm going to brand myself as coming from certain subcultures, it'll by by social interaction, not advertising.

Now... if other people want to do this, that's fine with me. It looks kind of neat. But I think it might mess up my chances of getting promoted to Big Kahuna of Major Corporation Inc.

So... it's not for me.

Posted by roguespidor at 12:01 AM EDT

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According to this page, 60% of all gamers in 2008 were males, and the average age was 35.

Okay.

Pandering to a demographic is how media thrives.

That's probably why the game Bayonetta was made.

Guys like explosions, guns, action, fighting, and, let's face it, hotties. With that in mind, this game has it all... perhaps in quantities best described as "too much." Seriously... a pistol strapped to a boot heel? Just kicking the victim isn't enough; the heroine has to be able to shoot them at the same time? I had to input my age just to log into the game's home page.

And this is Sega; the game company that brought you Sonic the Hedgehog. Remember him? He ran around at high speed collecting gold rings, and also cartoon and comic book franchises. He was kid-friendly, and nice.

You didn't need to input your age to see him.

Now Sega is all about the boobies.

I'd be too embarassed to play this game to find out if it's any fun or not. I considered taking a cold shower after watching the "teaser"* film.

In fairness, I shouldn't assume it's all just sex-and-violence-and-more-sex. It might be really, really fun. It might have amazing game play, with challenging bosses and environments that add an enjoyable element to the experience, with an intriguing story line that hints at a dark history, giving an ultimate goal of redemption and hope.

I'll never know. They sell it with T&A, so it's likely just another excuse to push soft porn to lonely thirty-somethings. That's not worth my gaming dollar.

Posted by roguespidor at 9:03 AM EDT

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This is awesome.

Here I was feeling smug because I've got Windows 7.0 Ultimate, 64 bit, installed on my system and I'm now seeing all 8 gigs of RAM I have, and then I see that and know what I really want to have.

Oh. Yeah. I'm doing entries again. I've been distracted.

...sorry.

Posted by roguespidor at 8:12 AM EDT

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I caught this video from Weregeek. It's pretty much what "cool" watches when it wants to see something more cool than itself.

Electric violins? They've always equalled cool. They're somewhere between electric guitars and Eddie Van Halen.

This is a classic example of said coolery.

As an added bonus, the drummer's name is "Meytal."

Posted by roguespidor at 4:11 PM EDT

Updated: Monday, 28 September 2009 4:13 PM EDT

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Who'd have thought it? Yawns are so contagious, chimps can catch yawning from other chimps... and even from animations of other chimps.

I thought this was interesting. I told my wife about it. Her response was immediate and deflating: "You can make dogs yawn." She wasn't being mean... she meant that any person can evoke a yawn from a dog. She wasn't saying that I am so boring, that even dogs will fall asleep when in proximity to me. That is what I tell myself.

"That's because dogs think they're people... or vice versa" I replied. And then I yawned.

"See? It's so contagious you're doing it." 

"No, I'm yawning because I'm tired. I found this because I Googled 'yawn.'" Why did I Google "yawn?" Because I yawned. I wanted to know what really causes a yawn. I still don't know because I was distracted by the stupid chimp animation.

What I really want to know is: if they wanted a realistic chimp in the animation, then why are all its teeth so straight and white? Have they never seen a real chimp?

If not, how do they know what one looks like when it yawns?

This post has gone nowhere. Thanks for reading it anyway.

Posted by roguespidor at 5:04 AM EDT

Updated: Wednesday, 9 September 2009 8:54 AM EDT

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This is how you know you've made it big. Not that Bowie needed any kind of additional indicator; it's pretty much been well established that he's surpassed the mere "idol" stage. But it's still nice to see.

I'd think it was, anyway.

Oh, and here's a Google image search for the little beast. I don't see much of a resemblance.

Posted by roguespidor at 2:12 PM EDT

Updated: Tuesday, 8 September 2009 2:17 PM EDT

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I like Monopoly. I'm good at it. Not great, but good.

I've been accused of playing cut-throat, because I know and follow the rules. I don't ask for favors, and I don't give them. I will make trades, but the object of the game is not to see how long you can keep playing until everyone just wants to die, so sick of the game they'll never play again. The object is to be the last person in the game with money. Finish the damn game, already, and quit offering "free stay for a free stay" deals! 

Anyway.

It's a fun game. I like it.

Now, if you like it a lot, you may want to participate in this. I think I might. I'm certainly going to keep checking into it.

I'm going to buy streets on which people I don't like live, and then jack their rent sky-high. Oh, their real rent won't be affected, and they probably won't even notice a thing. It's a vicarious thing.

Relax. It's only a game. 

Posted by roguespidor at 7:54 PM EDT

Updated: Monday, 7 September 2009 7:55 PM EDT

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Google says that there's going to be a new law on September first that will stop robocallers from doing what they do.

I am skeptical. I recall a spam email bill that only made it easier for spammers to flood my email inbox.

Anyway, I'm sharing the info, in case it is worthwhile. We'll see in a few days.

Posted by roguespidor at 8:46 AM EDT

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This is not the Loch Ness Monster. There is nothing to suggest that it is any kind of living organism at all. People, you're seeing what you want to believe. Stop it.

Best line in the article: "I couldn't believe it. It's just like the descriptions of Nessie."

Security guards shouldn't be smoking that stuff.

Posted by roguespidor at 4:36 PM EDT

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