I just got it! It's nice, but there are apparently some things missing. They took out the opening and ending credits with the dancing monkeys, and the old "iMuse" system that changed the music dynamically (think Banjo Kazooie) wasn't captured very well. I do hope those overlooked issues get fixed in a patch later, but it's still a great port.

Apparently buying it got me yet another license for the first special edition game, so I ended up sending it to a friend.

Never pay more than $50 for a video game.

So go get it!

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This isn't really news, as everyone's been carrying polls and approval numbers, but here it is anyway, in a precise and truncated format:

"Washington (CNN) - Nearly half of all Americans think President Barack Obama does not deserve re-election in 2012, according to a new national poll.

A Quinnipiac University survey released Wednesday indicates that 48 percent of the public thinks Obama doesn't deserve a second term in office, with four in ten saying he does deserve to be re-elected. By a 52 to 34 percent margin, Independent voters say the president doesn't deserve re-election.

Thirty-six percent of people questioned in the poll say they'd vote for Obama if the next presidential election were held today, with 39 percent saying they'd cast their ballot for the Republican candidate. Thirteen percent say their vote depends on which Republican would be facing off against Obama and 12 percent say they are undecided. By a 37 to 27 percent advantage, Independents say they'd vote for the Republican candidate.

"In politics, a month is a lifetime and we have 28 months until November of 2012. But politicians with re-elect numbers at 40 percent bear watching," says Quinnipiac University Polling Institute assistant director Peter Brown."
(CNN.COM/http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/?fbid=n9sih0_KAgm)

Now, OBVIOUSLY, this isn't a prez. election year. And OBVIOUSLY, if it were, the Dems would be pouring untold riches into rallying support, and those numbers above would be higher. Yet one must give some credence to the idea that, Obama isn't doing all that great of a job.

<a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-501465_162-20011080-501465.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+tech_talk+(CBS+News+-+Tech+Talk)&utm_content=Google+Reader">Way to go futurists.</a>

Next people will start realizing that the reason they rate cable TV so low is because no one really needs it any more.

http://www.southparkstudios.com/episodes/267112

...I'm starting to think I'm old. If this episode is anything to go by, it really is just a big guestbook. I don't get it.

Looks great... the original (about ten years ago now) was a very good third person action game, and hopefully this one will be as good.

Teaser trailer:
http://www.ea.com/alice/videos/teaser-trailer

Screenshots:










Concept art:

$200 for a new 4GB internal flash New Xbox 360, or $300 for a bundle with the 4GB Xbox and the Kinect (and Kinect Adventures). European prices are as always higher.

Kinect is two player standing room only, of course... and quite a bit more expensive than Wii. Does it really have a chance of competing?

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If they are this far along now, I would expect working consumer models within 15 years.

And, if there is a demonstrable use for this technology in medical and military fields, maybe even sooner than that.

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Okay, Toven: reverse-engineer it by the end of the week.

Resignation For Disc. Against White Farmer


I find this really curious. From the video, it seems very clear, from the way she sarcastically rolled her voice "soooo", that she is discriminating. The NAACP even called her out on it, citing it as "shameful." Obviously, now that the shit hit the fan, she's backtracking and casting herself as innocent.

I think she was being discriminatory and she's just trying to save her ass now.