Renovation in Progress03/13/08 | Posted by: Brian Rubin in General | Comments (0)

This site is being put on hold while I come up with a strategy on what to do with it. I like the idea of what I've done so far, but I need to tweak it. I'm also going to be moving the blog/news portion of this site to a new domain, http://www.gorramit.com, so keep an eye out for that in the coming weeks. Thank you for your patience.

Social Networks and Why I Really Don't Like Them...03/10/08 | Posted by: Brian Rubin in Internet | Comments (0)

I like to call myself a "social firefly." This is because my love of the show Firefly led me to its fandom, which has made me a great many wonderful friends. I know a lot of people, love a few of them, and consider some to be best friends. I'm in constant touch with people over my cell phone, email, and IM. So since I consider myself quite social...why the hell are social networks like MySpace and Facebook just so dang annoying to me?

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Pirates director says games model is broken - ComputerAndVideoGames.com03/10/08 | Posted by: Brian Rubin in Gaming | Comments (0)

According to this article, Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinski is planning on developing a new video game because he percieves the current model of video game production as "broken." According to the article:
"Speaking with The L.A Times, he said: "I've got something in mind that I've had for about a year. I didn't want to jump into gaming from the executive level. I really want to sort of engage on a creative level.""
Interesting stuff, I'm looking forward to seeing what he has planned. Head over to ComputerAndVideoGames.com for the entire article.

First Look at StarCraft II Zerg - Kotaku03/10/08 | Posted by: Brian Rubin in Gaming | Comments (0)

The folks on Kotaku have posted a clip from StarCraft II that just premiered in Korea. This clip focuses entirely on the Zerg, and WOW is it impressive. Head over and check it out.

Happy Birthday, Telephone! - Neatorama 03/10/08 | Posted by: Brian Rubin in Technology | Comments (0)

According to Neatorama, March 10th (today) is the birthday of the telephone back in 1876...or at least Alaxander Graham Bell's version of it (the article also discusses the controversy over who actually invented the telephone).

Regardless, happy birthday to a technology that now many of us can't live without (I know I can't leave the house without my cell phone). :)

Ubisoft vows to help the obese lose weight - ComputerAndVideoGames.com03/10/08 | Posted by: Brian Rubin in Gaming | Comments (0)

I think this is a marveouls idea, and makes me want to get a Nintendo DS even more now just to support the idea. Ubisoft will be releasing My Health Coach: Weight Management for the DS this summer. From the article:
"Developed under the guidance of a fitness coach and a nutritionist, My Health Coach is apparently a fun way to help you balance out a twenty-a-day cigarette habit with a spot of jogging, and remind you to occasionally have a celery stick instead of pie and chips at lunchtime."
The article over at ComputerAndVideoGames.com also mentions a game calle Wii Fit which sounds like a lot of fun. I know I'll keep playing Dance Dance Revolution for my exercise, but I'm glad gaming companies are starting to attack the issue of obesity head on.