Archive Jul 21, 2005
Become a Beauty and The Geek Contestant!
Look, folks – I’m enjoying Beauty and the Geek (just like the rest of you), but I am not like Richard in any way. Two people have made this innocent juxtaposition, but it’s just flat-out wrong. He’s the lanky guy who has no social skills. First, I’m not lanky – I was husky in junior [...]
Is It Time to Upgrade to AMD Dual Core Processor?
Mark calls in to ask about the AMD Dual Core X2 processor? He’s thinking about upgrading his PC and wants to know if it’s time to upgrade or would it be better to wait for Longhorn? Will this processor be Longhorn compatible? Is it better than Intel Dual Core? Is the performance enough better than [...]
Willy Wonka, Willy Wonka!
The verdict is in: Burton's interpretation of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a winner. Ponzi disagrees. I felt this film was much more true to Dahl's original story, and infinitely more complete (with backstory and epilogue). Since I'm a huge Elfman fan, I really appreciated the updated score / Oompa Loompa songs. I'm not [...]
Power Generator Blues
Nothing zaps afternoon productivity quicker than a power outage. Not just a power surge, mind you – but an all-out power outage. Wattage droppage. At first, I thought it was because I was running too many things at once – the blender, the microwave, my teleporter, etc. Suckin' up da juice, yo! I ran downstairs [...]
Seattle Real Estate
They say the real estate market is about to burst – or is housing about to bust? Well, we're officially house hunting – and boy, are there a lot of house species in the wild. You have your classic Fixerus Uppicus, which needs a lot more than TLC. There's the wily Bungali Crampi, or the [...]
This Week in Games – July 21, 2005
This Week In Games – TWIG – is a weekly podcast. In every episode I’ll give you the lowdown on what’s going on in the industry, and tack along my personal opinions. This week we covered a lot of new, including the Majesco class-action lawsuit, EA games picking up Half-Life 2, and others. Please note: [...]
