November 2008
14 posts
The death of the dollar? →
Being someone who has always earned their currency in US dollars, but who lives in the Eurozone, the last 4 years have been especially difficult. As the intentionally undervalued dollar rises up against the Euro and other foreign currencies I have to wonder what will happen in the long term… When people start talking about currency in terms of nuclear armaments (deterrence anyone?) I get a...
A bright future indeed →
Well, we had a “good” run, time to move over I guess.
Delicious Irony →
Gotta love those CEOs man.
What a fucking mess in Gaza →
World of Goo piracy rate at 82% →
Damn, that’s high. Interesting conclusions from an independent analysis of piracy and DRM (that’s applicable to music and film as well as gaming). That 2D Boy can sure maintain his calm and think rationally though. It’s a noteable estimate that only 1 or 2 for every 1000 thefts could be converted to a sale… 1 pirate does not equal 1 customer by far.
“And apparently, my friend made the off-hand comment of “All your base are...”
– Obama on Zero Wing.
WatchIf this doesn’t spark your interest in Left4Dead, I don’t know what will!
In His Candidate’s Voice →
Great article about how Obama’s speeches get written. Verdict, sometimes by himself as in the 2004 democratic convention speech that kicked it all off. Sometimes as a tightly knit team with deep involvement, as in his victory speech. Phew, I was hoping it wasn’t some “by commitee” focus group crap like most candidates use.
English mayor of Spanish town can't speak Spanish →
Nice… here’s to integration eh!
