Several years ago the mail-based DVD rental service, Netflix, launched and it sounded like a very interesting idea. My wife and I had spent so much money at Blockbuster, mainly on late fees, that we’d adopted the policy of just buying the DVD’s we wanted instead. With late fees we ended up spending that much […]

I’m writing this entry now in Firefox. That isn’t new. However, what is new is that I’m writing this in Firefox that’s running on a flavor of the Linux operating system known as Ubuntu. No, I haven’t abandoned Windows. I’m a gamer so that’s a bit difficult to do these days. I’m currently running this […]

What is the major malfunction with Chris Matthews? This morning he was on the “Morning Joe” show and stated, “We’re stuck in Iraq. 4,000 people are dead now because of decisions made by politicians like the Clintons.” Is he joking with that? Somehow the death of 4,000 soldiers in Iraq is the fault of the […]

Guitar maker Gibson apparently decided that the rejuvenation of the music industry thanks to the smash hits Guitar Hero (and its siblings) and Rock Band was too much good news. They’ve gone suit happy suing everyone remotely involved in it. This includes Wal-Mart, Target, Toys R Us, Amazon, K-Mart, Gamestop…… (I need a breather here… […]

For several years I’ve been hearing about a different type of reading experience referred to as the graphic novel. The concept of a graphic novel is that it’s a full story that’s driven by the illustrations. Graphic novels come in several flavors but there are two major distinctions. One is referred to as “Manga” and […]

If I read one more article about how the PC games business is dead or dying as a result of piracy I’m going to lose it. The latest news is from a head guy at THQ who thought it was a good idea to be quoted cursing about it in an article. Enough already. This […]

This has been talked about for some time now but I just had a recent conversation about it that caused me to comment on this here. Take a moment and look at the image below: This photo was taken September 17 in Indianola, Iowa during the national anthem. It was first brought to our attention […]

I’ve been playing around with the family in Rock Band after having an abortive experience with Guitar Hero III (after Easy I found it nearly impossible but remember I am an old fart for these kinds of games now). Anyway, it seems obvious that the popularity of these games has driven quite a bit of […]

Interesting day today. CNN ran a story that caught a number of people by surprise and sent links to people they knew. When we went to read the story, the part that caught their interest had actually been removed. The story noted that the stimulus package had been approved and was on its way to […]

Well Mitt Romney just brought his campaign to an end with a speech filled with all the standard rhetoric and misinformation. Lots of erroneous comments like, “The Democrats want to declare defeat and run away from Iraq.” No Democrat is going to have a press conference and say, “We have been defeated in Iraq and […]

It’s been heaven lately listening to conservative talk radio or watching Fox News. These people really don’t know what to do with themselves any longer. On the obvious hand you’ve got Barak HUSSEIN Obama gaining steam for the Democrats and the right just can’t figure out the allure. The thought of some young black guy […]

The Fox News organization needs to be flushed down the toilet as it’s clear from countless examples that what they have produced there is a large bowl of turds. Be sure to hold the handle down on this group. The latest incident comes from Fox commentator John Gibson. John is a noted gay-basher who, upon […]