One of the things that has bothered me with blogging is the overwhelming amount of spam I receive from bots and what I suspect just might be aliens from the
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Am I Wasting My Time With This Blog (does anyone even read it)?Am I Wasting My Time With This Blog (does anyone even read it)?
For some time now, I’ve been wondering how many people actually read my blog, if any. I mean, I know a few people read it, and those are mainly my
Felicia Day and the Strange World of Geek Girl GamersFelicia Day and the Strange World of Geek Girl Gamers
The other day, I was following an argument about one of the comic book conventions when the subject turned to girl gamers, and at first was as I expected: Every
The Strange World of Free to Play (F2P) GamesThe Strange World of Free to Play (F2P) Games
Lately, I’ve been playing City of Heroes, which for those who don’t know it, is a massively multiplayer online persistant world game, often referred to as an MMO, or an
The Problem with Investing in Imaginary GoodsThe Problem with Investing in Imaginary Goods
Today, Zynga’s stock kind of went into a tailspin downwards. Zynga, in case you’re not aware, is famous for building software that used to consist of games you could play
Virgin Mobile’s Iphone Offering Could be a Game ChangerVirgin Mobile’s Iphone Offering Could be a Game Changer
Virgin Mobile announced that it is now going to selling an Iphone with a monthly plan that costs $30. Of course, the buy-in price is $549 for the 8GB Iphone.
Author’s Guild gains class action status vs. Google but do they really represent all authors?Author’s Guild gains class action status vs. Google but do they really represent all authors?
There’s an interesting case that’s making headlines right now about how Google was attempting to push the Author’s Guild out of the suit to sue Google for its Google Books
Why Don’t People Trust Facebook?Why Don’t People Trust Facebook?
There’s an article today on MSNBC, indicating that according to a poll, people generally don’t trust Facebook. The reasons the article comes up with are interesting, but it left me
Arbitrary Observations on a Thursday AfternoonArbitrary Observations on a Thursday Afternoon
I was walking from one building where I work to another one, which involves a couple of doors that need to be opened. As there was a bit of pedestrian
Coming Across the Spitting Image of Your Long-Lost LoveComing Across the Spitting Image of Your Long-Lost Love
Yesterday, I was waiting for a friend to pick me up outside of where I work so we could drive to Zeeland for a work-related film shoot. Where I was