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SpaceX: CEO Elon Musk on growth, pricing, profitability and China
0May 4, 2011 7:01 PM
It seems there’s just so much to say concerning SpaceX. Especially after the CEO and CTO, Elon Musk, addresses some big concerns and even takes on China. In an update formed as a sort of statement from himself on May 4th, Musk sets the record straight. Mentioning the criticism SpaceX received [...]
Cellphones and Cancer: Public Ignorance and Apathy
2May 3, 2011 7:55 PM
It appears there’s still a large debate concerning whether or not cell phones cause cancer. This is probably the most ridiculous argument ever. For one, because those who purport that it does, site studies that are unverifiable in nature or otherwise unreliable. The topic at hand is now two [...]
Consumers’ Reaction to PSN Outage
4April 27, 2011 6:44 PM
in Gaming
It’s been a week now since the Playstation Network went down, leaving millions of PS3 gamers no way to play online, receive updates to games, and in some situations, even play a game. I am of course one of these gamers. Let’s map my response. April 20th, “Weird, PSN is down. Oh well.” April [...]
Sony, the PS3, and hackers
0April 24, 2011 7:42 PM
in Gaming
I can’t really keep silent on this issue much longer. Recently there’s been a lot of news surrounding a one George Hotz (and other hackers), who were involved in jailbreaking the Ps3. Then due to Sony taking appropriate legal action against Hotz, the group Anonymous began attacking the [...]
Brave New World, Huxleys Vision
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After reading 1984, numerous people told me I must then read Brave New World. This was of course the next book on my list to read anyway, and a few days ago at the local plasma center, I finally finished it. This was a very different book than Orwells depiction of a dystopian future. Aldous [...]
Portal 2: Wrap-up!
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Having just moments ago finished my first play through of Portal 2, I feel comfortable saying this has got to be the best sequel ever. Yes, the Half-Life series is also phenomenal, which just goes to show that Valve certainly knows what they’re doing. But the beauty of Portal 2 is that it [...]
Portal 2: First Impressions
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Well, thanks to the local plasma center, I was able to save enough money to get Portal 2 on release day, woohoo! So, what do I have to say after only about an hour of gameplay?
First off, I bought my copy on the Playstation 3 from GameStop. I must say, a very good choice indeed! Why? Because [...]
Tron vs Tron Legacy
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This morning I began watching Tron Legacy, on 2D Blu-Ray, with my daughter. Which of course made me think of the almost 30 years since the original. While I wasn’t alive when it came out, it was certainly something I grew up with. But not until I entered my twenties did I realize just how big [...]