Monthly Archives: August 2005

food — steaks, carrot soup and then what?

We’re having some friends over for dinner tomorrow night, and I could use some menu help.  We’re already planning on making a ginger carrot soup, grilled steaks, and some sort of cobbler.  I can’t help but think another side dish … Continue reading

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did someone get suckered?

I don’t know, but this CNN article implies that Sony might have inflated price expectations so they can offer a lower priced PS3 next year.  If so, what does that mean for MS and the XBox360 two-tiered pricing model?  It … Continue reading

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Machinima…

We all know of Red vs Blue, and the photo album sharing done in things like The Sims…did you know there was actually a term for it?  Machinima.  I learned this today in one of the newer additions to the … Continue reading

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Wikipedia and ARGs

This is a few days old, but did you hear how Wikipedia got tricked by an ARG?  This Boing Boing post sums it up rather nicely.  ARGs and wikis are an interesting, though somewhat dangerous concept when taken together.  Sure, … Continue reading

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sudoku quest

Of course, no sooner do I write about Sudoku, I learn that you can download Sudoku Quest from MSN Games!  no word on the mobile version yet.

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Another mind game of sorts…

Haven’t tried this out yet, but Peakaboom is a game meant to help out researchers who are trying to figure out how people think (update:  actually it’s how computers see), and all that.  Nice concept, now is it fun?  (update … Continue reading

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Sudoku…

Apologies for the down time.  I’ve purposefully tried to lay low with all the press about GTA’s "hot coffee" mod and all that.  Way too much text, time, money spent on that topic for disingenuous motives of others.    I … Continue reading

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