December 2006 Entries
For all those curious about the execution of Saddam Hussein, below is a link to a video taken by a cell phone camera.
Please be aware that the content is very graphic and may be disturbing to some viewers.
If you are having trouble viewing the clip above, you can view it here as well.
There's a great article out there at ARS Technica entitled Why Piracy is Still More Common Than Legal Video Downloads. The article goes over several well articulated points that explain why digital piracy is the best way to go:
P2P wins the the selection category hands down.
P2P wins the freedom of use category.
P2P wins in the quality category.
P2P clearly gives you more bang for your buck.
Take, for example, a movie download of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest from Apple's iTunes service. ...
Strange name or not, the Nintendo Wii is trouncing the PS3 in sales. Yesterday I was able to get my hands on one to find out why.
While a bit difficult to initially point with, the Wii really gets you in the game with its interactive appeal. The game is less controlled with your fingers than it is with your hands, which gives the Wii its superior play. Most actions are controlled by a motion and tilt sensitive chip inside the controller. This means, for example, that instead of pressing buttons to steer a car, you tilt...
For those of you who don't live with their heads in the sand, President Bush announced during a press conference today that he is "inclined to believe that we need to increase in — the permanent size of both the United States Army and the United States Marines."
With troops already stretched thin by several tours of duty in Afghanistan and Iraq, what other solutions are out there to increase the size of the military other than through conscription? President Bush has already voiced opposition to the idea of reinstating the draft, but resources seem to be scarce in a...
Well, if there's anyone out there looking to buy a Christmas gift for me and has ~$160 that they'd rather spend on me instead of feeding the hungry, you can hop on over to Newegg.com and purchase an nVidia 7900GS video card.
The wife has pretty much vetoed any possibility of purchasing one for myself (despite all the wheeling and dealing I could muster), so hopefully there's someone out there willing to help an ol' man and his gaming addiction. Half Life 2: Episode 2 is due out (hopefully) in the next few months, So making the leap to better...