Monthly Archives: March 2006

World of Warcraft Capture The Flag

I know most of my friends who read this blog don’t play World of Warcraft.  However, many of them used to join me playing various First-Person shooters playing Capture The Flag (CTF) and I thought they’d get a kick out … Continue reading

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Mediums ‘R’ Us

Went for a haircut today and wandered through Metrotown afterwards.  I saw a t-shirt that caught my eye and went in to try it on.  I knew some of the new Large shirts I’d bought after my first Medifast run-through … Continue reading

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Road Hockey!

Hey guys (you still read this now that I’m in Burnaby, right?) is anyone up for starting up road hockey on Wednesdays again?  Daylight Savings is April 2nd which will make sunset on April 5th at 7:47pm.  If we start … Continue reading

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Lawyers Are Stupid

Every morning I open up my “Blogs” group (Maxthon has tabbed browsing and you can create a “group” of sites that gets opened all at the same time each in its own tab) and read the online blogs that I’m interested in. … Continue reading

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Marvel & DC Comics: Stealing Our Language

I’ve known for quite a while that Marvel & DC consider that they own the trademark on the term “superhero“, but it’s in the news again recently, concentrating on their efforts to trademark the hyphenated “super-hero” word. It’s a ridiculous … Continue reading

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So Say We All

You scored as Commander William Adama. You have risen to your position by being damn good at what you do. Not only that, you have the deepest respect for the people under your command. You may be a little grumpy … Continue reading

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Design Perfection

My favorite quote about design is from Antoine de St-Exupery who said “A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.” I need every one … Continue reading

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Virtual Goods Bragfest

Aside from the recent interest in Tribes 2 I’ve been playing a bit of World of Warcraft lately.  I played it several months ago and sort of enjoyed it (my main character being a rogue) but not enough to keep … Continue reading

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Happy 5th Anniversary Tribes 2!

Oh man, I played the hell out of the first two installments of the Tribes series.  The first was such a breath of fresh air in the gaming community with massive customizability, huge open maps, a few vehicles and intriguing … Continue reading

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Spore

There’s no doubt that Will Wright is a great game designer.  He’s the designer behind the incredibly popular “Sim” games like SimCity, SimAnt, SimEarth and “The Sims”. His next project is called “Spore” and if you watch this video on … Continue reading

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