Interesting article outlining some of the numbers that Rockstar and GTA IV are producing. I must admit, I bought a ps3 and the game just a couple days ago. I’m blown away. I haven’t played any video games in quite a while, but after trying this out at a buddy’s house I went out and got my own. Its really amazing to experience all that the game has to offer. I highly recommend it, if you’re old enough. The game is definitely violent and adult themed. I would not recommend that any kids stick around while the game is on, the language is definitely not suitable for younger audiences. The same thing goes for the violence and overall story. Anyway, check out the story.
Can any game break the ‘GTA IV’ sales records? | Geek Gestalt - A blog by Daniel Terdiman - CNET News.com
On Wednesday, Take-Two Interactive, which owns GTA IV developer Rockstar Games, announced that the new game had raked in all-time records of $310 million on its launch day of April 29 and $500 million during its first week. The single-day figure shattered the previous record, set last September by Halo 3, of $170 million.And given how quickly Bungie Studios’ Halo 3 was reduced to second place, it stands to reason that even the monstrous pile of cash GTA IV has earned so far–it has already sold more than 6 million copies, Take-Two said–could be in danger from some game already in the pipeline.
I went out to see IronMan last night. It blew me away, you should definitely watch it in a theatre that offers good quality sound, DTS is awesome. The movie is well done, the story line is believable and you actually end up liking the whole story. I wish it would have been longer but oh well. I would even say that I like this movie better than Transformers. Of course the stories are way different, but they both have great fighting scenes and excellent animation. I can’t wait for the next chapter of the Iron Man franchise. My buddy David tells me that the main actors had to agree to a 3 movie deal.
It is just enough to leave you wanting more. Oh yeah and when you go see it, you should stick around until after the credits.
I also found this story (below), which is the stuff us nerds care about. The article points out two facts; the suit is not that far fetched; but until we have a new way of harnessing the energy needed to power a device like that, the suit will remain the stuff of comic books. It is simply impossible (today) to have the required energy in a practical format that could be used for such applications.
Tony Starks amazing suit is a long way from realization, mostly due to practical energy constraints.
As a comic book fan and physics professor, I am looking forward to the big screen debut of Iron Man. This is due, in part, to the fact that instead of getting belted with gamma rays or being born a demon from hell, industrialist and scientist Tony Stark got his super powers by means of his engineering genius.
But just how realistic is Starks amazing suit?
Sadly, nearly all of the features of the Iron Man suit, with one important exception, are not likely to be realized anytime soon. Lets look at each of the suits major elements in turn.
In case you haven’t heard it (only if you’ve been living under a rock) here’s the Bob Sinclair song, Love generation. I dig the beat and the whislte melody. I have found a few different versions of the songs, but the original is great.
Here’s the video, and the lyrics are below if you’re insterested:
So is this the first lawsuit to be brought to Google over Street View?
When Street View first came on the scene, the first thing I thought was: Who is going to be the first person to sue Google over a picture of their house. I thought that maybe Streetview would catch a revealing picture. Like if you hang your clothes out to dry and the Google guys caught a snapshot of your tidy whities. This case is not quite like this, I think the scenario I mention would be more entertaining than the actual case brought on. The couple suing Google, claims that the Google van drove into a “private” road and then took pictures of their house. This is the reason why they’re suing.
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I think we still don’t know why senseless killings like the Virginia Tech shooting happen. I hope one day these grotesque acts of violence in our country will cease to exist, we have had several shootings since the one in Virginia Tech last year. People outside of the US claim that this is an isolated issue in our Country. Is this a gun control issue? Is this a social issue? Continue Reading “remember Virginia Tech” »
Great commercial, what it would be like if programmers built airplanes. Haha, this is total geek humor so if you don’t at least smile at it, you probably never worked with developers.
These were funny…
“Some people like to climb mountains, I like to build planes… in the air.”
“its crisp, its refreshing.”
“thats’ why I build airplanes, in the sky.”
Both of the dogs are German Shepherd. I was blown away by their calculated movements and relentless focus. No matter what was going on around them. A child crying, a lady that smashed her luggage while trying to go up the escalator, my camera and the flash. Both dogs did not care at all about my presence or anyone else’s. They simply follow the Officers’ commands and remain alert while searching for anything that will trigger their sensitive sense of smell. Continue Reading “K9 training at SFO” »
In my last trip to Mexico, I thought this was very interesting. They have drive through pharmacies and stores, but not like you know them here in the US. When you’re down there, you don’t pull up to a window and order a few things and wait. They have drive through pharmacies where you actually drive into a small building and people assist you from both sides of the car. You tell them what you want and as you drive through it, they put it in bags then tally it up. You pay at the end and then your bags are delivered to your windows and you’re on your way
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I found this on the web the other day and I hadn’t a chance to share it with you. Its a cool 7 minute animation about a guy that gets put in jail. Its pretty creative and funny.
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I recently found out that non-compete agreements are illegal in California. There are two small exceptions, but they don’t quite apply to me so I can’t take advantage of those.
Why was I looking for a non-compete agreement in the first place? Well when you are doing business, over time you develop processes and procedures that might give you an edge over your competitors. Maybe you use the data you gather from your customers in certain ways to promote your business or improve on existing products. Perhaps you collect statistics on certain products you sell and you process this information to add new products. Continue Reading “Non-compete agreements are illegal.” »