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Posts Tagged ‘Entertainment’

Goddamnit, iTunes

This morning I got onto my computer and was looking forward to watching an episode of The Walking Dead, recently downloaded for me in iTunes. Instead, I was greeted with this: Nope. I don’t get to watch the show I paid for on my computer because my monitor isn’t HDCP-capable. C’mon, Apple, I gave you [...]

Skyrim Shutdown Crash

I like Skyrim. It’s a great game. I wish I could play it on my PC. Often, and I’m not sure what the cause is as it seems to vary depending upon location or “some other set of conditions”, my PC will shutdown and reboot. I’ve been running temperature monitors and everything is well within [...]

So You’re Switching to Android and Think You’ll Miss Your iOS Games

It’s true. I made the switch to Android late last year. Many found this shocking as I like Apple’s stuff. People would look at my huge slab of an Android Nexus and say, “dude, that thing is huge” or, “sidetalkin’!”. After playing with it for a few minutes, their reactions were usually changed to something [...]

Perdido Street Station

Perdido Street Station by China MiĆ©ville My rating: 5 of 5 stars I put off reading this for so long, I’d forgotten why I never read it. It certainly came recommended from many sources. A great, sprawling book like the city fixture for which it’s named, Perdido Street Station is a modern fantasy with hints [...]

Hostage, by Robert Crais

Hostage by Robert Crais My rating: 3 of 5 stars Gripping. A burnt-out cop settles down in a small California town to deal with the aftermath of a hostage negotiation gone wrong. Separated from his family, and unable to communicate about his traumatic experiences, he withdraws into himself. Then a bungled robbery turns into a [...]

The Sopranos

I watched the first episode of the first season of The Sopranos tonight. It was good. Promising. It had Lynchian aspects to it. Only 8 seasons to go…

Top 5 iPhone / iPod games

It’s been awhile since I’ve done a favorite list of apps for my iPhone. Even more shockingly, I don’t think I’ve done a Top 5 games on my iPhone. A list that changes nearly every month as a new favorite rolls in and bumps out the old. Here’s what I’m playing now. (note, links to [...]

Best music of ’09

Yeah, I’m late, but I might as well type up this list before we’re much further into 2010. It seemed like kind of a dull year for music. I did a lot of back-filling which should make for an even more compelling Best of the Oughts if I can ever get around to writing that. [...]

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