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Military Industrial Complex

Definition from Urban Dictionary: Refers to the friendly relationship between those in charge of defending the homeland and the industries that produce the equipment and weapons needed to fight a war. Could be summarized as a ‘war-for-profit’ scheme. Person 1: …but why on earth would a nation’s leaders be willing to sacrifice human life as an excuse [...]

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Assassin’s Creed 2’s DRM = Game Killer

The highly successful video game, Assassin’s Creed II, is having their PC Game release this March 9th. Gamers, expected to have the same, or better experience on their PC, are now faced with a new issue: Ubisoft’s new DRM. Assassin’s Creed 2’s PC DRM sucks: From Steam: “3rd-party DRM: UBISOFT REQUIRES A PERMANENT HIGH SPEED INTERNET CONNECTION AND [...]

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State of Ethics

(reference to the film “State of Play”) The recent political scandal involving the private military group, PointCorp, and Senator Stephen Collins has highlighted several ethical issues in regards to journalism. Cal McCaffery, a senior journalist from the Washington Post, has obtained information in some ways deemed unethical, thus placing his personal reputation, as well as his [...]

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Avoid the MP3!

As scary as movie posters come, nothing should be scarier in this technological generation, than the MP3. Designed to sacrifice quality for convenience, a large new generation of kids have grown up without appreciating audio quality. What is an MP3? (from Wikipedia) MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3 , more commonly referred to as MP3, is a patented [...]

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Slight tweaks to a G1 (HTC Dream)

The first official Android-powered phone, the HTC Dream, was far from perfect. With several modifications ranging from hardware to flashing the firmware, the G1, is one powerful underrated device. Over the course of my ownership of the G1, I’ve made several powerful tweaks myself, which I think you should try out. Battery Expansion One of the biggest [...]

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EFF’s “Blogger’s Rights”

Posted on 06 March 2010

Thanks to the Electronic Frontier Foundation, they have created a list of “Blogger’s Rights” to help everyone in the internet community. This excerpt is copied from the EFF & all of this is credit to them. “Bloggers’ Rights If you’re a blogger, this page is for you. One of EFF’s goals is to give you a basic roadmap to [...] Continue Reading

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Sears is selling a 600Hz Television [TYPO]

Posted on 06 March 2010

[TYPO] If you are the type of consumer who is looking for a deal, you can head out to buy your first ever 600Hz television. For only $800 (first television), and an extra 10% instant savings, you can have an experience, better than 3D, while most consumers enjoy their 60Hz HDTVs.  Continue Reading

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“Library of Games” on the RADIO! 89.5 FM

Posted on 01 March 2010

Congratulations! Your segment, ‘Library of Games Podcast: Episode 2 – 2.2.10 Library of Games – EP 02 ‘, has been featured on this playlist: What’s your secret weapon? (http://vocalo.org/on-air/playlist/60831). You can hear your piece live at Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010 7:00am – 9:00am or in the archives anytime after that. - Although you may be on your way [...] Continue Reading

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Library of Games Podcast – Episode 3

Posted on 28 February 2010

In the third installment of the Library of Games LOGcast we talk about: flash browser based games, machinarium, steam, wall-e, Fahrenheit 451 and other stuff as well! To Listen to the Podcast: CLICK HERE or go to the link below: http://vocalo.org/explore/content/60769 This podcast features Kailiff Ammen, Patrick Hermann, Deandre Washington and Taylor Bayless. Sorry for the background noise – [...] Continue Reading

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