Entries from December 2006

Hussein

Date December 30, 2006

Here’s the thing about justice. If it is not done properly, it is not done at all.
bq. These jokers are being dragged kicking and screaming to the realization that the whole thing’s a mess and that they’re going to be remembered for it — defined by it — for decades and centuries. But before we [...]

PS3 v. Wii, developer style

Date December 30, 2006

!(inset)http://www.thudfactor.com/images/grandma_wii.jpg!:http://www.flickr.com/photos/azadam/335885894/
Ernest Adams at “Gamasutra”:http://www.gamasutra.com/features/20061222/adams_01.shtml explores the PS3 and the Wii from a game _developer_ perspective rather than a player’s. He doesn’t address the toolset. Instead he talks about potential.
With the Wiii, Nintendo has clearly opted out of the video games arms race. The PS3 is far more powerful, and no one debates that. What the [...]

Guess Ten, Last 2006 Edition

Date December 29, 2006

Time to close out 2006 with a Guess Ten.
Ten lyrics. You tell me the song name and the performer(s). No Google.
# Way down south in Fargo, whenever we needs a little something extra…
# Barenaked Ladies, “Blame it On Me” [ "Jess":http://wiw.org/~jess/ ] -You think you’re so smart, but I’ve seen you naked.-
# Don’t you know [...]

Spit Take

Date December 29, 2006

Infant day care ’round these parts: $300 a week.

Only Skin Deep

Date December 29, 2006

The new year has me thinking about ye old Y2K bug, and I noticed just recently that we’ve gone back to displaying two digits in a lot of places now. It makes sense, especially in web development. Screen real-estate is still at a premium and in most cases prefixing years with “20″ doesn’t really give [...]