Archive for February 4, 2007

Jack Thompson finally loosing his license?

The Florida Supreme court is having a disciplinary hearing on Jack Thompson following a recommendation by the the Florida Bar which could lead to him loosing his license to practice law. Could this be the beginning of the end for Jack Thompson?

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Modified Mario’s

Cool different looking Mario’s

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StrategyWiki achieves longed milestone; 100 completed walkthroughs!

StrategyWiki, the collaborative wiki which seeks to become the free source for GFDL-licensed game walkthroughs, has reached the incredible milestone of 100 completed guides! Thanks to MediaWiki, fully-illustrated game walkthroughs and the death of plaintext walkthroughs are both feasible dreams coming to a harsh reality. Watch out GameFAQs!

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Photograph: Infinite Loop

A beautiful shot of the Infinite Loop sculpture by an ex-Apple employee (I think).

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High-quality AirPort Extreme 802.11n unboxing photos

Apple’s new AirPort Extremes, which weigh a couple of pounds, come nestled in rather uneventful packaging of relative dimensions. The router itself rests atop a cardboard platform bearing the “Designed by Apple in California” digression. Underneath are a power brick, power cord, AirPort Extreme install disc, setup guide, access point…

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Fly Virgin, play Doom in the air

Want even more reason why Virgin America should be approved by the Department of Transportation? Take a look at this video that focuses on the seat-back entertainment on each seat.

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Novell could be banned from selling Linux: group

The Free Software Foundation is reviewing Novell Inc.’s right to sell new versions of Linux operating system software after the open-source community criticized Novell for teaming up with Microsoft Corp.

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Gamestop Routinely Opening Games but Still Selling Them As New

“So if I walk out the door right now with that unsealed case then walk back in here next week with it in the same condition, you’ll give me full return credit as a new game? I mean, it IS new after all right!?”

*blank stare*

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Web 2.0 Explained Through Inventive Video

The video titled, “Web 2.0 … The Machine is Us/ing Us” was created by Michael Wesch, an Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology at Kansas State University.

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Photo: Cisco’s Full Page Ad in NY Times Attacks Apple’s iPhone Name Usage

Signaling it has no plans to give up its claim to the iPhone trademark, Cisco Systems came out with a full-page ad yesterday to promote its version of the handheld gadget. The Ad which appeared in the New York Times, came three weeks after Cisco filed a lawsuit against Apple.

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New Wii Games Confirmed: Wii Health, Music, DK Konga Blast, and NEW Kirby!

Matt from IGN has confirmed some new Wii games that will be coming out within the next year or two. First up we have DK: Konga Blast which was slated for the Cube, but pushed to the Wii. Next is a new Kirby game, which was announced at E3 two years ago or so, but never heard from again, then Wii Music, which was a demo at E3, and Wii Health.

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Flashback to 1984: Bill before the Billions

A great look back at Bill Gates before he became the worlds richest man; before he put the dollar ahead of the experience.

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