So Stephanie was kind enough to pick up Halo 3 for me this week. I played it. It was gorgeous to look at initially. But ultimately it kinda sucks.
In Halo 2, the story was convoluted and both over- and under-written. It was confusing and cliched to an embarrassing degree. I figured [...]
Archive for September, 2007
27 Sep
Halo 3: Best graphics on the worst Halo
26 Sep
Hold on, Amazon…
Okay, so I looked a little closer at the Amazon MP3 downloads. Turns out they are NOT 256Kb bitrate files. They’re around 256Kb — they’re Variable Bit Rate (VBR) files.
That’s definitely not what I want. If you tell me it’s 256Kb, then I want my freaking two hundred fifty-six kilobits — every [...]
26 Sep
Amazon MP3 store — good so far
Well, Amazon introduced their online MP3 store in beta this week. I just purchased my first album using the service. There are some pros and cons…
PROS
No DRM lock-down on downloaded tracks, allowing you to move the music where you want.
256KB stereo bitrate on the MP3 files, ensuring a very-near-CD sound quality (I use the [...]
23 Sep
Blow it, throw it — just get rid of it
Oh, baby… you’re coming with me. I’ve got a job for you.
Last year I used a two-stroke gas engine snow blower (snow thrower — whatever) to keep the driveway clear in a fairly busy winter in Anchorage. Worked okay. It was a Toro, too.
But every time I used it I ended up smelling like a [...]
23 Sep
Early November trip south is set
Beginning Friday, November 2 at 9:42 p.m. (Alaska time), we begin a week-long trip south to visit family in upstate New York and western Massachusetts.
We’re flying to Albany (via Minneapolis and Detroit) and will touchdown just before noon on Saturday the 3rd.
We’ll then take off from Albany once more at a bleary-eyed 6:00 a.m. on [...]
9 Sep
Google Reader kicks, um… butt
So I’ve noodled around with Google Reader (a web-based RSS aggregator and reader) before, but not really taken it too seriously. The integration between web page and RSS feed reading in Apple’s Safari browser has made me happy for a long time.
However, once you’ve gotten past a handful of feeds, it becomes cumbersome to [...]
9 Sep
Now we’re talking dirty
Visit the best part of France — from the comfort of your own bathroom: cleanishappy.com
Creepy part of this site? How happy everyone is to talk about this, um… device. Perhaps clean really is happy.
I’m going to take a shower now. Seriously.
6 Sep
Tappa, tappa, tappa…
Oh my.
Do we…
wait for the iPhone to arrive in Alaska (when AT&T completes the buyout of Cellular One), or…
make the iPod touch plunge now and wait for a second/third generation iPhone?
Hmmm. I suppose we have a few weeks to decide.
Well, the Alaska Permanent Fund dividends should be here in October…
5 Sep
Just getting started
Hello there.
We just moved into this new site and are still unpacking, so give us a bit to get settled in.
The good news is that the site will be a little more lively in the weeks and months to come, simply because WordPress makes it so easy to edit the site at any time from [...]
