Copycats out there.

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I’ve been more active on my site and noticed I’ve been getting some comments posted to this site, which in general is nice. It shows people are reading my site. The one thing I’ve noticed about all these comments I get on my site is that they are from websites and people promoting their on website, and more interesting, they are copying snippets of my own content, which is original, and putting it on their own site.

I’ve put in a call to my lawyer about it. Since I’m making an effort to turn this in a company, I don’t appreciate others taking parts of my own work for their benefit.

Wits & Wagers for XBL

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I tried out Wits & Wagers for XBL. The concept of the game is a series of questions, and for each question you guess what the the closest answer is without going over that actual value. Then you see all the answers selected by all the users, and you place bets on the closest answer to the real answers without going over the real answer. The person with the highest number of chips at the end wins. It’s a fairly simple game, with a number of features thrown in just for eye candy that I found the game to be not worth it. You may want to check it out, but was a bit disappointed by it, and have decided to not get the game and I removed the demo from my computer.

It’s not worth 800 points. I think there are a few people who may like it, but honestly, get Scene It! instead.

Rocky & Bullwinkle Game for XBL

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I tried out the demo version of Rocky & Bullwinkle for XBL this weekend. It’s listed as a party game, so I thought it might be something my girlfriend and I might enjoy. We both enjoy playing “Scene It!” and are glad to hear a new version is coming out at the end of the year. So when I saw this as a party game, I figured I would give it a try.

I played it for about 5 minutes… It sucked! Seriously. This is a series of mini games to play, oh should I say microgames. The games are so short, and in some cases, not well designed that I’m just like “WTF”. I game mechanics are overly simplistic and you don’t feel like you’re getting any level of enjoyment out of it. You would think that have a brand like Rocky and Bullwinkle, they would do something a little more creative and interesting. Unfortunately they do not.

After a few minutes, I removed the game from my harddrive. What a shame. It’s 800 points to get the full game. Umm, don’t, really, don’t.

Fedex API testing

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I’m currently working on a project where we want to integrate some of the Fedex functionality. I have the test account, and all the php code, and wsdl files. The one thing you can’t seem to find on their website, is the specific url for testing. I did some digging online and found a post from someone who ran into the same problem. The solution was to change the url from https://gateway.fedex.com:443/web-services to https://gatewaybeta.fedex.com:443/web-services

Fedex, please update your dev site with this little bit of information.

Star Trek Online – Game Trailer Available

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I saw a story on digg today about Star Trek Online, the new mmo based on the Star Trek universe, is seeing the light of day again, after an initial failure in development.
On August 8th, 2008, they released a game trailer for the game. You can download the trailer at: http://www.startrekonline.com/videos

I’m a fan of the franchise, and have a number of their games for the PC. I still play Star Trek Armada, with the Millenium Project Mod, and still enjoy it. The AI can be a little dumb even when you have it on medium, and the borg ships are quite large, and can have difficulty moving around the field of play, but I still enjoy it.

I really hope this mmo is going to be something of value. I’ve played Star Wars Galaxies in the past, but after a while, the game felt more like work, than a game when I had an Armorsmith and a Tera Kara Artist. I was managing two stores, and setting up a third, mining for resources, building armor with what felt like a given 17% failure rate built into the game, and travelling from planet to planet, while playing two wookie characters; yeah it definitely felt like work.

I’m curious to see how the game play will be for the Star Trek game. I’m hoping for something really nice. Would be nice to fly around the galaxy in a big ship. =)

http://www.startrekonline.com/videos

Politics is amazing. Clinton aide sounds like a cry baby.

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I just came across this news article through news.google.com titled “Edwards’ Cover-up Cost Clinton the Nomination”. The article talks about what one of Clinton’s aides feels was a deciding factor in Clinton not receiving the nomination, that Edwards didn’t come clean in time about his extramartial affair. Well shit, you got beat by someone who hid a lie, during a time he was trying to campaign. He did something that Clinton’s own husband did, lied about an extramartial affair.

How about the fact that Clinton didn’t convince enough voters that she was the right choice for the nomination.  I think that’s the issue. Clinton has been planning for this candidacy ever since she left the White House in 2000. Someone doesn’t just up and move to NY, to then try and become a senator for “shits n giggles”. Your home base is Arkansas, why didn’t you go back there, and be a senator for that state, if you the voters would pick you. Because you tried to make the best moves to get back into the White House, by gaining a broader fan base.

I knew this was Clinton’s strategy from day one, despite all the denials. Now, one of your aides wants to complain about hiding a secret, and your aide wants to use that as another excuse for you losing. Please, stop the insanity.

Kimbo Slice is going Hollywood with Kids Film! Say What?

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I just came across this news article about Kimbo Slice getting a film deal for a kids movie… What??? Wait, isn’t this the same Kimbo Slice that we know from all the street brawls that are available from YouTube. Isn’t this the same Kimbo Slice that you see a number of porn videos online from the company World Net Media. Umm yeah. Soooo, ummm, yeah, he’s the perfect candidate to make into a cartoon.

The details are of the deal are that Kimbo will be starring in a kids movie, shot in 3_D, about a group of misfit kids who are sent to a martial arts school to learn self-defense. The movie also stars Hulk Hogan. The movie will be called “Kung Fu U”. I wonder if they will have a School Bus in the movie driving by “Dirty Sanchez”.

I think I need to create a WTF category for this blog. This one goes right next to the John Oates entry.

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