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Happy Returns

posted Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

My Xbox 360, which failed on the 24th of last month was returned to me yesterday, revived to what appears to be fully working condition. Total turnaround time: Three weeks and three days.
I was told—by some who have gone through this process before—not to expect my original machine back, but outwardly, it is [...]

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Marty Comes to Town

posted Thursday, March 6th, 2008

I read this morning that Martin Scorsese is shooting his new movie on location in neighboring Taunton, MA. The movie, Shutter Island (or Ashecliffe, depending on who you ask) is a drama “set in 1954, U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels is investigating the disappearance of a murderess who escaped from a hospital for the criminally [...]

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Hey you!

posted Friday, February 29th, 2008

Do you like free stuff?
Who doesn’t?
Do you like horror movies?
Who doesn’t?
Do you like free horror movies?
Tell me what you’re going on about already!

OK, no need to yell. Peter is holding a contest for a really nice prize over at his newly-redesigned website Horror’s Not Dead. Being the generous fellow that he is, he’s [...]

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RIP HD-DVD

posted Tuesday, February 19th, 2008

It’s official, the format war is over. HD-DVD, despite having the better name, is done.
I don’t even use a stand-alone DVD player anymore, so there’s little hope of me buying a new player just to play more expensive discs. All Microsoft needs to do is make an inexpensive Blu-ray (silly) attachment for the [...]

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The Jumpman Cometh

posted Wednesday, February 6th, 2008

I sat down to write a review of The King of Kong: A Pocketful of Quarters this morning, but was sidetracked by reading these clarifications by Twin Galaxies.
The movie portrays Steve Wiebe as an underdog outsider in the world of competitive gaming, and Billy Mitchell as something akin to royalty. But after reading Walter [...]

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