SubscribeMonthly Archives: August 2008
CC Sabathia No-Hitter Video – Brewers Appeal Call
If you listen to the Milwaukee Brewers, CC Sabathia was robbed of a no-hitter on Sunday. Sabathia, who the Brewers acquired from the Cleveland Indians earlier in the season, ended up pitching a one-hitter after an earlier call was scored a hit instead of an error.
Ironically enough, the fielder in question was Sabathia himself. Andy LaRoche of the Pittsburgh Pirates hit a dribbler to the mound that Sabathia tried to field with his bare hand. Sabathia wasn’t… More »
Sunday Update
I apologize for the lack of updates this weekend, but as I said on Friday our tech team has been busy working on our data migration so that the network can grow. With that said we should be back on top of things in the next few days as they work out any glitches that may come of the migration. Besides that it’s been a busy weekend working around the house and doing some really late spring cleaning that is… More »
Sammy Hagar Is Cool With McCain Using "Right Now"
Unlike the rest of the Van Halen camp, former VH front-man, Sammy Hagar said that he’s cool with either candidate using the song because the lyrics fit the times. I used to dislike Hagar as a singer for VH and not do much as a person, but lately, perhaps I’m opening another part of my mind and realizing that Hagar was a great VH front-man, with some really memorable songs during his time in the band and seems like a… More »
Rookie Running Back Sleepers – Fantasy Sleepers
This season, a number of rookie running backs have become fantasy football sleepers. If you can get these players on your fantasy team without using a high draft pick, you could be sitting pretty if sleepers pan out.
Kevin Smith, Detroit Lions
All indications point to Kevin Smith starting for the Lions at running back. Smith doesn’t have much competition — considering that Tatum Bell is his backup. He could be a big factor if he can stay healthy.
Matt… More »
Blog of Helios gives reasons why we should use Linux
The blog post “Why Linux…?” gives us a background on Linux and what we could gain from using Linux.
Regarding the background to Linux, the blog entry mentions the security benefits of using it as well as an idea that it is an operating system which has improved so that users young and old alike might all be able to use it. It also gave a link t an article about security.
As for the benefits, it emphasizes the freedom that… More »
Old school video game commercials
Here’s yet another collection of old video game and video-game related commercials, and I’ve got to tell you, some of them are really old. It’s a bit disconcerting to watch since it’s really just a mash up with no theme in mind. It does, however, bring back fond memories, especially if you grew up with the featured games.
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Mortal Kombat: Make your opponent bleed with these moves
Actually, these are not any of my signature moves. It’s actually a video showing a lot of combos and fatalities. I’m not really a big fan of Mortal Kombat since I find the idea of playing characters whose motions aren’t fluid, even by a long shot, dull. If not for the blood spewing out as the various characters punch and kick each other, I probably wouldn’t have paid Mortal Kombat any attention.
Well, here’s the video. Hope you get something out… More »
Moon Patrol: Crater upon crater of hopping fun
Somehow that didn’t sound right. Anyway, after my embarrassing run with Frogger and Space Invaders this past week, I tried my hand at the Flash version of the classic arcade hit Moon Patrol, which was first released in 1982 in the United States.
Here’s a brief background for those standing on the far side of the moon:
Moon Patrol is a classic arcade game by Irem that was first released in 1982. It was licensed to Williams for United States of America… More »
UNC Crashes Duke’s Party
“In about five years, maybe this will be funny,” UNC associate athletic director Rick Steinbacher said. “Right now, I’m just glad no one was hurt.” I’m glad that no one was hurt too, but make no mistake about it…it’s already fucking hilarious. The story goes like this: UNC hired to parachuters to land in their stadium during the pre-game show, carrying a game ball. The sky looked cloudy,though, so supposedly they called off the Kenan Stadium jump. Only… More »
Poll Question for September: Favorite messaging client
What is your favorite messaging client on Linux? I’d like to know why and in particular, what are the advantages for you.
Choices are:
Pidgin
GyachI
Kopete
Empathy
I’ve only listed down those that I know of and have tried at one point in time or another. Right now, I’d have to admit that I am still using Pidgin mainly for everything. I couldn’t switch to Empathy yet because I still don’t know what’s wrong with it and as I’ve been busy with… More »
Cincinnati Bengals Rudi Johnson Among High-Profile NFL Roster Cutdown Victims
National Football League Blogcast, NFL Blogcast
Yesterday was cutdown day in the National Football League. Every team had to trim their roster to 53 players for the upcoming regular season. Here are a few of the notable names who were cutdown victims and who are now looking for gainful employment with another NFL team as soon as possible:
Rudi Johnson, Bengals; Chris Simms, Bucs; Joey Harrington, Falcons; Ashley Lelie, 49ers; Jerome McDougle, Eagles; Willie Anderson, Bengals; John Lynch, Patriots; Fernando Bryant, Patriots;… More »
Dekaron SEA: Hype for open beta
What better way to make diehard MMORPG players salivate for a game than showing them clips upon clips of videos. This is just what mobiusgames, operator of Dekaron in Southeast Asia, is doing.
So, in case you missed the jump onto the Dekaron bandwagon, I suggest you watch these videos to whet your appetite in time for open beta this September:
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Ragnarok Online: Street vending blues
Some things never change. Player characters in the popular Korean-made MMORPG Ragnarok Online still litter the streets, not to engage in idle talk with fellow players but to hawk their wares. What else is new? Apparently not much. Check out one server, and your already taking a glimpse at what’s on the other servers. Every square inch of your computer monitor is cramped with vendors, much like the screenshot below:
Other players, however, are trying to set things right by vending… More »
Wrapping Up Health Care at the DNC
Last Thursday night, Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) accepted his party’s presidential nomination at the Democratic National Convention (DNC). His acceptance speech touched on nearly every issue under the sun that is of interest to voter’s in this election year. Regarding health care, Senator Obama’s approach was fairly predictable. He first pointed out where he believes his opponent Senator John McCain gets it wrong. He stated that the Republican senator doesn’t understand what’s really going on in the lives of Americans… More »
MMO Etiquette: Stop poking me!
It’s time again for another lesson in etiquette in MMORPGs. Here’s an interesting topic: Is it proper to invite another player to a party, initiate trading with another player, or challenging another player to a duel without asking first?
The answer: Hell no!
Why? Because it’s rude, annoying and always done at the wrong time. If you can’t see my point, try to put yourself on the receiving end of all of it. There you are, minding your own business, suddenly another… More »
