Archive for November, 2005
Firefox 1.5 is Out!
It’s finally here! Why am I so excited about a browser of all things? Beats me, but I’m pumped! Get your copy now.
Read More..>>What the Hell Did I Just Eat?
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Nokia Cans the N-Gage, Nobody Cares
Word on the street is that Nokia is bowing out of the handheld gaming market by quietly discontinuing the N-Gage. I’m really, really surprised they let it go this long (just over 2 years). I also did some quick calculations and discovered that yes, not a single person on the planet cares.
Read More..>>“My” New Pocket PC
They apparently like me at work, because my boss gave me a Compaq iPaq h3950 to use on the job. I’m supposed to dock it at my workstation every morning to sync with our Exchange server, so I can get my mails and appointments for the day. Of course my golden rule of electronics is [...]
Read More..>>The Next Step
So a couple weeks ago, I get off work and I’m sitting on my computer enjoying a beer after five hours of dealing with the type of people that order office supplies at 10 at night. I was honestly starting to panic, as my decision to work at Officemax was based entirely on the need [...]
Read More..>>Sony’s DRM Bullshit Round 3
So Sony has dropped their rootkit ‘copyright protection’, but another interesting development has come to light:
The source for it contains a good deal of open-source software, in the form of a portion of the LAME MP3 encoder. LAME isn’t licensed under the GNU public license, but under the LGPL, which states that if you use [...]
XBox 360
So I was up at Walmart last night getting some crap when I noticed that their XBox display unit has been replaced with an XBox 360. I was really caught off guard, but immediately grabbed the controller. The system itself is gorgeous. I really like the design, but it was difficult to get a feel [...]
Read More..>>Sony Cans the DRM Bullshit
I guess Sony pissed off enough of the right people and has dropped their rootkit copyright protection from BMG’s audio CDs. This is a complete 180° from just a couple days ago when they were basically denying that their rootkit software was anything to get worked up over.
Still though, don’t buy Sony’s products.
Sony’s Sweet New DRM Bullshit
Man, just when I thought there was no possible way I could loathe Sony more than I already do, they introduce an AWESOME new DRM…”technique”, which basically roots your Windows box in order to keep you from “abusing” BMG audio CDs.
Yes, buy a CD from Sony, toss it in your computer, and you must “OK” [...]
GameFAQs is Dumb
So GameFAQs has helped me quite a bit over the years, and I finally decided I’d like to contribute something. In my recent tradition of staring at my DS screen REALLY close and transferring something pixel by pixel, I decided to transcribe the Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow map, because the one on GameFAQs looks like [...]
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