Hey,

So this Fall has seen a bumper crop of video games and I've been playing them. Here's what I've been playing and what I thought of them:

( Gears of War 3 )

Hey,

So here's a couple other things I've been goofing around with.

First up, the Summer Issue of Lapham's Quarterly is out. The theme this issue is Food. How we get it, how we consume it, how we relate to it and everything in between ( Read more... )

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Hey,

Finished up Portal 2 -- both single-player and co-op (thanks lucasthegray).

Fun stuff. Very fun stuff. Frankly, if you liked the first game, you'll love this one. Just more of everything and a startling amount of depth. There were only a few places I got stuck on, most puzzles were very satisfying in a "well, if I want to be there I need to be ( Read more... )

I've been real bad about keeping you caught up on events. Short version is: I'm still a badass. Longer version, some occult conspiracy group kidnapped my friend Leonardo da Vinci and I had to run around and get him back.

It may surprise you to know that the occult conspiracy group wasn't our old friends the Templars, but some outfit with a ( Read more... )

Hey,

I *really* hope someone makes a toy line of these because I need a few for my office.

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The high-end ones would have a motion sensor and voice box for "Resolution Interactions".

hee
Tom

...might I suggest that you develop a nasty blood-borne pathogen and infect your own troops with it?

Playing through the demo last night, the heroes looked like Jackson Pollock blew up on them. So the minions aren't terribly effective and that's why I'd go with bio-warfare.

later
Tom

...or I'd sit back and watch lucasthegray play it for me:

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later
Tom

Hey,

So, the Bugatti Veyron EB 16.4. The world's fastest street legal car with a top speed in excess of 250mph. At speed, the car's configuration changes to increase downward air pressure to hold the car on the road. There's an air brake that kicks in when you slow down from high speed. It goes from 0 to 60mph in under 3 seconds. It also ( Read more... )