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Something else to keep in mind if you do get another horse, IMO girls play better with girls and boys play better with boys.

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It's no secret that data visualization is hot right now. How hot? Just check out the latest research from MSDS.
In all seriousness, data is hot. And it should be…from the public sector to non-profits and private enterprise, data is remaking our world. This once hallowed refuge for geeks, nerds and accountants has become a genuine hotspot. And perhaps nowhere is data hotter than on the fevered pitch of data visualization, where design-minded professionals and amateurs alike dedicate themselves to charting anything that isn't nailed to a spreadsheet. All of which begs the inevitable question, is data visualization just a trend? A passing fad, geared to dress up otherwise unappealing information? Or does it underscore our deeper need to simplify information, organize it and make it more accessible?
This tension between form and function isn't likely to be resolved anytime soon—nor should it. Form pushes us to make information more visual and interesting to those who would not otherwise find it so. Function demands we make information more meaningful and useful. And therein lies design's promise. Design serves both form and function. Designing data visualization that delivers more relevant, more meaningful, more effective solutions requires balancing our design choices between these two priorities.
We've spent years designing data visualization, and so in the spirit of evolution, I wanted to hopefully demystify what can be a daunting exercise by sharing some of the things we've learned in this time refining our process for designing with data for clients.
Start By Asking One Fundamental Question
It's important first to not lump all data visualizations into one undifferentiated heap. Some are simple, geometric abstractions like pie charts, scatter diagrams or area charts that help clarify phenomena from a data set. Others, such as infographics can take a more iconic, or illustrative approach in order to promote greater understanding of a complex process or system. What is important is to approach each one with an eye towards answering one simple question: "Why is this information meaningful to the audience?" You've got to take the complexity of the numbers, process or ecosystem and boil it down to this one essential idea. Everything else is secondary.
Our process for designing with data is rooted in the strategic approach we take to designing for any medium or content, which like many design processes, consists of four phases: Research, Strategy, Exploration, and Execution. For data design, we simply take it one step further by digging into the numbers, making sense of them, then find ways to present them that speed understanding, strengthen brand narratives, and ultimately motivate audiences to action.
Step 1: Research
Effective design research, like any other, means asking the right questions. Start with the basics: discuss the project with the client, identify the goals for the project and how the project fits into their broader organizational goals. Digging deeper: What information are we trying to communicate? Is it organized in a way that's easy to understand? What are the top-level takeaways, and how might we translate them into a visualization? Who are the core audiences and what do they already know about the subject matter? What do they read, what's their graphic literacy, and how sophisticated should the visualizations be? How is the data structured, and how flexibly can we apply it? The goal is to immerse ourselves, absorb everything we can, then approach solving the problem to unite the interests of the brand and the audience.
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- Identify strategic goals
- Read everything from the client
- Perform independent research
- Understand the audience
Step 2: Strategy
Once you've absorbed everything we can about the information and the audience, it's time to focus to developing the strategy. Start with communication strategy: what's the most effective means of delivering the experience? Where will the audience be? Will they have time to do a deep dive, or is it more of a quick take at a high level? Then, content strategy: how can the information be edited and organized to deliver a more salient message? How can we simplify ideas and concepts to their essential truths? And finally, design strategy: what techniques can we use to create a more engaging presentation? What are the brand considerations in design execution? If it's an interactive visualization, which of the countless tools out there is the best one for the job? These strategies must often be reconciled, and an effective approach takes them all into account, then strikes a balance between them.
- Content strategy: clarify the narrative, create hierarchy
- Design strategy: address presentation, structure, technical issues
- Communication strategy: what is the medium, how is the message delivered?
Step 3: Exploration
So we've got a good idea of what the issues and ideas are, why they're important, and how they're going to be used. It's time to get our hands dirty and come up with design concepts! We prefer rapid prototyping to get as many ideas out there quickly, so this means starting with some pencil sketches to flesh out ideas. When visualizations or the project in which they will live are more complex, we may turn to full-blown information architecture and wireframes to develop more refined concepts. Now we're ready to jump into look and feel, adding stylistic elements such as fonts, colors, iconography, etc. The key here is to work from the outside in; start with basic, high-level concepting, collaborate to develop the structural elements, then gradually hone in on the details.
- Sketch out broad concepts
- Develop an information architecture / wireframe to establish structure
- Create a design mockup
- Refine as needed
Step 4: Execution
As they say, without proper execution, even the best strategy is useless. Making sure you have the right team in place to execute the project is critical, particularly for interactive visualizations that may require integration with outside data systems or custom development. Execution follows the same tried-and-tested approach that much design development takes: design it, refine it, repeat, focusing heavily on design intent, content accuracy, and legibility. Then, be sure you test it: if we're working in print, reproduce it in as close to the final format as possible, and if it's interactive, employ a standard QA process. We should also design for flexibility to extend our work across other parts of a client's brand, so plan ahead and consider how visualizations might be exported or adjusted to be used in other mediums.
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- Refine as needed
So that's our approach to designing data visualizations, and we've found it consistently yields the best results for our clients and ourselves. Of course, there are a number of software applications that promise to make producing data visualizations easy, from Excel to Google Charts to Tableau and beyond. And by and large, these are excellent tools. But if there's any one takeaway I'd like to leave you with, it would be this: great data visualizations don't make themselves. Short-cuts usually just short-change your results. So if creating data visualizations with impact is your highest priority, whether you're doing the work yourself or partnering with someone do it for you, you would do well to commit to a strategic design process.
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I always seem to do my deepest thinking when I am at the gym, not sure why, but I do. Here are a few of those thoughts I have had in the last couple days.
1) The gym is not a place for perfect people to show off how perfect they are, a real gym is a place where ordinary people come and put their courage on display. Overcoming obstacles, having faith to make a change in spite of what they see or feel at the moment.
2) You cant force your body to lose weight, so many pounds by such and such a date, no more than you can �order� your body to heal itself from some disease by a certain time. its good to have goals but your body works on its own clock. At a hospital, they create the environment for your body to heal itself and thats all (removing the problem and let your body do the rest). All I can do is create the environment for my body by nutrition and exercise then let the body respond by working its magic. Anything more than that and your body will fight you. I think this maybe how yo-yo�ing happens. Starvation, loss then rapid weight gain etc��.
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Awesome. #1 is what I finally realized last week when I got myself to the gym I had been paying for the past year but never went to. Once there, I realized 90% of them were just like me, overweight, feeling nervous and fumbling around to find what works. That was a relief!
And I love what you said in #2, as well. It's so true that we put so many requirements on our bodies and the truth is, we simply can't control most of what our bodies do. I love the analogy of likening it to a hospital, where we give our bodies all the necessary components to lose weight (healthy diet, exercise, etc) and then let our body take it from there.
You really should be a trainer. Seriously.
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I work out at my local y and I try hard to always look good now but I am so glad there are people there of all shapes and sizes and walks of life. I would never feel comfortable at a gym where everyone there was on display with trophy body.
Great work being so far on your journey.
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I love number 1. That is one of the most insightful thoughts I have heard regarding the gym. It takes courage to go out and fight your way through the
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It is well known that rising medical malpractice premiums have reached a crisis point in many areas of the United States, and the economic and emotional costs of these claims are driving physicians and surgeons away from high-risk specialties. However, according to the authors of a study published in the April issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons, implementation of comprehensive tort reform has been associated with a nearly 80 percent decrease in the prevalence of surgical malpractice lawsuits at one academic medical center. This decrease in lawsuits also resulted in a significant decrease in malpractice-associated costs.
As a part of comprehensive tort reform in 2003, Texas Proposition 12 placed a $750,000 cap on non-economic damages in medical malpractice lawsuits, and limited an individual physician's liability to $250,000. Researchers at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio conducted the study, which was based on data extracted from two hospital databases. They reviewed malpractice suit prevalence and associated costs, spanning an 18-year period from 1992-2010.
During this timeframe, surgeons performed 98,513 surgical procedures. Out of this cohort, surgical patients filed 28 lawsuits. The great majority of the suits (25) were filed between 1992-2003 (the pre-reform period). About half of these cases (13) were decided in favor of the plaintiff, and the remainder (12) in favor of the surgeon. The liability cost of the lawsuits was $5.56 million, and the legal fees were $1.6 million for a total litigation cost of $7.16 million. The annualized cost was almost $600,000 per year. Since 2004 (the post-reform period), three surgical-related lawsuits have been filed. The total legal cost for these cases was $3,345, or an annualized cost of about $500 per year.
The prevalence of surgical malpractice lawsuits significantly decreased following tort reform. During the pre-reform period,
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October 15, 2012
According to a FEMA press release, more than a million people will take part in "Drop, Cover, and Hold On," an earthquake drill to be held after the first anniversary of the M5.9 Mineral, Virginia earthquake.
"We were reminded last year that earthquakes can and do happen anywhere. Everyone should make plans and take actions to ensure that disasters do not become catastrophes and this drill is an excellent start," said FEMA Region III Acting Regional Administrator Robert Welch.
Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia "are encouraging their schools, businesses, organizations, government agencies, communities, and households to participate in this historic event," the press release states.
FEMA claims nearly 11 million people around the world will participate in the Great ShakeOut.
"There are many ways for individuals, businesses, schools, faith-based organizations, community groups, scouts, and others to participate in the ShakeOut, to get prepared for earthquakes, and to share activities with others," the FEMA website states.
"Drop, Cover, and Hold On" is another effort to keep the "federal family" relevant and integrate "state, tribal and territorial partners" into FEMA's continuity of government agenda designed to be activated following a declaration of martial law.
As the agency's response during Hurricane Katrina revealed, it is not tasked with helping the American people following natural disasters. "It's no longer designed to meet the needs of a natural disaster but, rather, to advance the political agenda of the current regime," Mike Whitney wrote in 2005.
FEMA is an unconstitutional government organization established by presidential executive fiat during the Kennedy administration. Under Executive Order 12148, the agency interfaces with the Department of Defense and is tasked with emergency preparedness and civil defense.
During the reign of Jimmy Carter, FEMA's powers were consolidated to incorporate the National Security Act of 1947, which allows for the "strategic relocation of industries, services, government and other essential economic activities, and to rationalize the requirements for manpower, resources and production facilities." writes Harry V. Martin.
FEMA was designed to establish and enforce martial law. "Drop, Cover, and Hold On" and other programs primarily provide public relations cover and function as bait and switch operations to mask the agency's real mandate.
"FEMA is the Patriot Act on crack," writes Sheila Samples. "Once its powers are unleashed, Oliver North's REX 84 'exercise' will become a reality. The Constitution will be suspended and FEMA will have the right to detain or seize the property of anyone even suspected of engaging in, or who might be thinking of conspiring with others to engage in acts of espionage or sabotage."
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Hello, my name is Deb and I'm a mug-a-holic…. There, I finally said it! And they SAY that just admitting you have problem gets you 90% closer to the cure.
I LOVE mugs! I have SO many mugs that I could open a mug store downtown and have ALL the inventory I need for AT LEAST the rest of this year. OK, maybe not THAT many, but I must have hundreds!
Why then you ask, did I end up with SO many mugs? Well, it's because mugs SELL ~ LOTS of different types of mugs sell ~ that's why! I innocently stumbled into this particular niche YEARS ago and well you know the old saying…
"The road to HELL is paved with good intentions." …. and MY intention was (and still is TO THIS VERY DAY) to sell them ALL and make a sizable FORTUNE.
I suffer from "Online Sourcing Disease"…. I can't resist picking up something that I just KNOW will bring in some bucks, but I fail to actually LIST it online for sale.
Sound familiar???
Does anyone know of a CURE?
Ok, I digress… the point is, that mugs are EVERYWHERE! You can find them at thrift stores, at live auctions, at yard sales, in "FREE boxes", on Freecycle, in YOUR cabinets, in YOUR garage, in YOUR attic, and in ALL of your friends' AND neighbors' AND family's houses. You can buy mugs for a dime, a quarter even a dollar, and chances are PRETTY good that if you are smart about WHICH mugs you buy, you will end up making AT LEAST 10 times your initial investment — and this is assuming you paid $1 per mug!
Remember when I talked about the Starbucks City Series mug that sold for $197.50? Well, MOST mugs don't sell for THAT much, but you can easily get $5, $10, $20 or even MORE each for ALMOST any mug….
So without further adieu, I've put together a SMALL list of just a handful of ideas:
~ Depicting famous places, people, TV shows, movies, restaurants (real OR fictional) – "Central Perk", with a "Warner Brothers" back stamp on base as shown above.
(Bought mine: 75 cents, Sold mine: $20.00)
~ Made in Italy, or marked "Solimene" – Classic hand painted ceramic "Italian look" as seen above.
(Bought mine: 50 cents, Sold mine: $21.25)
~ High end brand name mugs – Lenox, Villeroy & Boch, Portmeirion, Tiffany, Wedgwood, Adams… you get my drift – I bought 8 Villeroy & Boch Botanica mugs – see picture to left – for $1.00 each from Goodwill and sold them in two sets of four on eBay – one auction closed at $81.00 PLUS I made a successful second chance offer to the next highest bidder.
(Bought mine: $8 ($1 x 8 mugs) total, Sold mine: $156.28 ($81.00 + $75.28) total)
~ Unique GLASS punch cups, ones that have colored handles, very ornate pressed patterns, cut glass patterns or etching, have an acid etched "mark" on the bottom – I bought 5 Duncan & Miller Radiance pressed glass punch cups at a yard sale – see picture on right – and sold them as a set.
(Bought mine: $1 total, Sold mine: $25.00)
~ Restaurant-ware mugs, especially if the top mark (the actual Restaurant, US Military Branch, Railroad, Hotel, etc. logo or name) is featured on the mug – I bought a US Navy McNicol cup that I was able to date between 1966-1969. I listed it under Military, original period items, Vietnam era.
(Bought mine: 10 cents, Sold mine: $10.00)
~ Pyrex & CorningWare mugs…as long as you are willing to ship to Japan, you can make a small fortune specializing in just these alone – I have sold literally dozens of these types of mugs on eBay AND as a Star Supplier to Replacements, Ltd.
Want to learn the nitty gritty about Pyrex & CorningWare mugs???
Well, there's a NOaH (Niche on a Hook) for that!
NOaH –Pyrex / Corelle / Corning – Mugs, Mups & Cups ($9.97)


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NEW YORK, June 30 /PRNewswire/ -- In the fall of 2008, (RED) will unveil a simple, seamless way for people to receive music from artists they love and artists they will discover through (RED). By applying the (RED) idea to music this new model will create a new revenue stream for artists and labels and buy life-saving medicine for those living with AIDS in Africa.
Don MacKinnon, founder of HEAR Music and former Vice President of Music & Entertainment of Starbucks Coffee Company, conceived this concept.
"(RED) is such a powerful model," said Don MacKinnon, President of (RED) Content. "The world's best brands created (RED) products that have generated over $110 million. What we are doing now is applying the (RED) model to music. Every week you will receive great music from amazing artists and people living with AIDS in Africa will receive lifesaving antiretroviral medicine."
For five dollars a month, members will receive weekly issues containing a selection of four elements:
-- A (RED) SONG -- an exclusive song from one of the world's best artists.
-- A Discovery -- a great song by an emerging talent, selected by (RED).
-- A "Crackerjack surprise" -- a fun piece of non-music content (audio, video, text, images).
-- Stories describing details of (RED) dollars being put to work in Africa.
All the songs are permanent downloads in unprotected MP3 format. The content is delivered via a small application that the user downloads to their computer's desktop. The application was designed and developed in collaboration with IDEO -- recently named by Fast Company as the #5 most innovative company in the world. It was built by PassAlong Networks, a media services company that powers over 200 digital content stores.
Half of each month's membership fee will be contributed directly to the
Global Fund. Just five subscribers will generate enough money an
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It's Got Hair On It: Fuzzy Impressions of Too Human
I downloaded the demo for Too Human the day that it came out, but hadn't been able to touch it until last night. This is the result of that play session.
The intro was interesting to me, as I like the Norse mythology meets cybernetics theme quite a bit, and the cut scenes are skippable (a blessing to someone who just wants to play the damn game). The presentation is solid, and I like the menu designs, both on the front end and in-game. I will say that I found the in-game menus a bit frustrating to use due to how slow they transitioned and a bit of lag/slowdown during the movements.
The graphics are good. Gears of War 2 this ain't, but Silicon Knights has put together what I consider a good looking engine. That being said, they've been developing this thing so long that I expected the graphics and art design to blow me away. The art design succeeds more than the graphics, but neither really lived up to my (possibly unfair) expectations. The art and level assets vary from mildly interesting to meh, and I found the level design overall to be bland, but fairly enjoyable (like regular spaghetti with meat sauce... now I'm hungry).
On to the fur of this shedding experience, the controls. I spent about 45 minutes total with the demo, and I would say the first 30 were somewhat frustrating. The control design seems clunky at first, though that is likely due to me being used to controlling a camera with the right thumb stick instead of attacking with it. having to remove my thumb from the right stick to hit a button is nothing new for me (Halo for example) but it felt awkward to hit "a" to jump and then have to flick back to the stick to engage an air attack. For some reason, dodging using "b" and then attacking with the thumb stick felt less awkward, but was still awkward nonetheless. I'm going to chalk this complaint up to my familiarity with the control system, as I'm sure I would get more used to it as time went on.
The camera system is just plain difficult to adjust to. Holding RB and using the right stick to look around is all fine and good, but it only works outside of combat, and God forbid that I accidentally touch the right stick first or need to adjust the camera in battle, because then I'm shit out of luck and probably swinging my sword in the wrong direction. In many ways, this camera feels frustratingly similar to Ninja Gaiden 2's broken system.
I love the loot system. I'm a loot junkie going all the way back to the NES RPGs. Did anyone else play Chrono Trigger enough times through to get your entire party Gold Studs, Prism Caps, Prism Dresses (girls), and Moon Armor (guys)? Because I did, and it was awesome! I wish the equipment/weapon management were a bit more streamlined, but overall it works fine, save for having to deal with the clunky pause menu to get to it. If I buy this game, the loot is going to be what keeps me coming back for more.
Finally, the story looks really interesting. I love Norse mythology and the unique take on the Ragnarok story and its characters and events has my interest.
Overall, I found Too Human to be a solid effort, but disappointing given how long the game has been in production. I have not been able to try the co-op yet, and have been told that is where this game can really shine, so I'll hold my final judgement until I play through a gold copy.
on 05.15.2008
F*ck this, I quit
I don't know how I ended up with this shit job, but I'm out.
I'd rather tell people that I cremate babies for a living than admit to having this job.
on 05.12.2008
PS3 Assistance Needed: Now Funded by Our Tax Dollars
My bank account got a lovely surprise last Friday, in the form of an ill-conceived economic stimulus deposit (I'll save the rant on why it won't work and just smile for the "government error in my favor... sort of"). I've been wanting to get a PS3 for a while now, mostly because my lovely 60" Sony XBR doesn't have the Blu Rays yet, and also because I have a gigantic hard on for MGS.
I've been following Sony's ups and downs with the system, but really don't know which model is going to fit me best. I know that I can upgrade the hard drive to any size I want, and that certain models (the newer ones, right?) don't have PS2 backwards compatibility. I would prefer to get a bundle with the new dual shock included, and getting a free game with my purchase would also make me happy.
I would like to have PS2 backwards compatibility, but it isn't a deal breaker, as I'm moreso going for the best value. Please, my PS3-minded dtoiders, let me know what's important about the different offerings, and also, if anyone knows of a site where I can order the system without having to pay tax (eg. online only store), that would be helpful too. Please also chime in with game recommendations, as all I'm eyeing so far is Warhawk and Uncharted.
On the random update front, my work has been busy as hell (I'm a banker) and gaming time has been cut significantly. I'm middling through Condemned 2 (loving it more and more as I get further into the game... I'm in the Black Lake Lodge currently) and GTA IV (concurrent opinion with everyone else and their stepmoms: I love it). I miss all of your witty quips and NSFW links, too.
on 03.18.2008
It's Got Hair On It: Fuzzy Impressions of Condemned 2
As many of you know, I have a huge man crush on Condemned: Criminal Origins. I finally got my copy of Condemned 2 yesterday from the postman, who has gone up in my esteem for his timely and friendly customer service. After getting a whopping twenty minutes of playtime last night, mostly due to distractions of the green beer persuasion, here are an unabashed Condemned fanboy's impressions.
Let's start with the presentation, shall we? I liked the nasty, dirty world of the first Condemned. So far, this world seems to be more of the dilapidated city whose name I don't know, but I love. I'm hoping for a variety of environments, as the "dark farm where your only light comes from a burning plank" level from the first game was one of my favorites.
Just like Rev Anthony,
I am not enthralled with the new, "angsty" Ethan Thomas. I liked the old Ethan just fine. Greg Grunberg's voice was great in the first game, and the character was likeable in a way that few video game protagonists are. The nu-rock/metal playing in the background of the opening bar scene has me terrified as to the level of cliche that this character is going to be taken to. I understand that Monolith is trying to show how Ethan has changed due to the events of the first game, but not everyone should respond by becoming a gruff anti-hero. I'm hoping that this game doesn't become a textbook example of how to ruin an interesting main character.
The new play mechanics are a welcome change. I like the dual fist combat system, and I feel that on the whole, it gives me much more variety than the first game's "swing weapon, back up, move in, swing weapon" battle tactics. I could never seem to get the block to work just right in the first game, but the block mechanic in the sequel feels natural and works like I would expect it to. My only complaint in combat so far is that I dislike the destructible nature of the weapons. Again, I understand what Monolith is trying to do here, forcing the player into a little more variety, but I'm pretty sure that most metal pipes I've come across don't fall to pieces after hitting a guy in the head five times (note: test ludicrous statement). My other issue is with the timed response button presses. If you're going to give me an opportunity to respond to a situation with a button press, it would be nice to have an idea about the action that button press will cause. I didn't really want to flip that hobo off at the beginning of the game, he was just trying to be nice to me. Sorry, hobo. My bad.
I have to admit that I loved the convoluted story in the first game, and delved into all of the supporting documents that the game's achievements unlocked. Many of the reviews that I've read state that the game starts off well, but detours too far into the supernatural towards the end. I'm fine with this, as I liked the supernatural portions of the first game, and want to see where they take it.
So far, so good, but I have a long way to go with this game before I'll be able to render a final verdict.
on 03.04.2008
I was raped by Infinity Ward! (and loved every second of it)
Two weeks ago, in a scene reminiscent of a prison shower room, I was gang raped by a group of eight grown men, and loved every single second of it. Fortunately for me, the eight men were a crew from Infinity Ward, and said rape occurred in Call of Duty 4, not in any sort of mildewy locale with multiple shower heads.
I have hung out over at
Gearheads of War
, a site run by Tyler Bleszinski (brother of Cliff), since just before Gears of War came out, and play with those guys on a fairly regular basis. Tyler
did and interview with IW Community Manager Robert Bowling (402)
a while back, and challenged him to play in the regular Friday Night Frag Fest. Robert graciously accepted, and then (I can only imagine) set out to find the greatest set of ringers ever assembled for this match.
The Friday of reckoning arrived. Because we had so many gearheads who wanted to play, the matches were set up as 3 groups of 8 on 8 domination, with each group getting to play two games against the IW crew before swapping out with the next group. Now before I go on, we had done some practicing, and had (what we thought) were some pretty solid domination strategies that were very effective during matchmaking matches. We were so wrong.
I was in the third and final group, and our two matches were to take place on Crossfire and Overgrown. The entire IW crew was a bunch of great guys. They were very nice and bantered back and forth with us a bit, until the game started. Then they were not very nice.
I had been warned how good they were by some gearheads in the first group who I played with while waiting, but I really didn't believe them. That is, until three grenades landed (one hitting me in the head) and exploded simultaneously right as I was about to capture point "B". Everything went horribly wrong from there. IW ran in teams of at least two, and if you got one of them down, the other one simply cleaned up. Our communication fell apart and they took over the point closest to our spawn ("C") and boxed us in the blown out building near "B", where we spawned and died for the rest of the game. They all had the Frag x3 perk, and I swear that they are all grenade bots. Their grenade placement was flawless, and their teamwork was the best that I've ever seen.
After the first match, we returned to the lobby, where our side was noticeably quieter, and I'm sure I mumbled something about them being part cyborg or something. Then the second match started up on Overgrown. Not much better here honestly. I did have the rather odd luck of running across the same guy about ten to fifteen times, and pretty much every time we went heads up, he won easily (I did kill him a whopping two times!). I found out after the match that he was their head play tester. We lost huge (I want to say 250-50 ish), and I was once again in awe of IW's teamwork and knowledge of their game.
After the second match we bantered around a bit, traded some friend requests, and thanked IW for a great time. They are truly a great group of guys, and it was a very cool experience to play against the developers of one of my favorite games. They don't just make games, they are most certainly gamers. Many thanks to the Infinity Ward crew for taking the time to play with a few regular joes. I think that this may have been the most fun I've had playing CoD4, simply because I was in awe of the other team's playing. I actually started giggling at one point during the first match because of how many times I died.
Infinity Ward has now officially taken my award for "Coolest Developers" from Bungie's hands (Sorry Bungie).
on 02.12.2008
Fish Tacos! Squeeeeeeee!
As most of you know by now, I have a huge nerd boner for the Condemned series. The first game is one of my favorite 360 titles, and I have high hopes for its sequel. Today, Monolith released a few detailed character bios that give a little bit more background information on some old favorites and some newcomers to the Condemned world.
Beware! Thar be spoilers in this here copy pasta!
Copy pasta to save you the trouble of following the link to
Ethan Thomas
Ethan Thomas was at summer camp when his parents where killed. He never received the full story of what happened. He was just told a car accident had taken their lives. Thomas was bounced from foster home to foster home until he entered college. His grades were average until college when studying criminal psychology and law enforcement really sparked his interest. He quickly found himself on a fast track to becoming a criminal profiler within the FBI. Thomas possessed an uncanny ability to visualize a crime scene and decipher important information regarding the perpetrator.
He was transferred to the Serial Crimes Unit (SCU) and began a very successful career under Deputy Director, Ike Farrell. Farrell personally recommended Thomas to the SCU and kept a close eye on his development as an agent. After a series of bizarre and unfortunate events, Thomas found himself drifting further and further from SCU, his former life and to some degree, his sanity. He became a suspect in a double homicide involving two Metro Police Officers. His boss, Ike Farrell, attempted to bring him in from the cold but Thomas refused�he trusted no one. He had questions about himself and about the mysterious dark influence over man that no one could answer. In addition, he commonly experienced horrific hallucinations that were getting worse each passing day. Wanting to numb his internal plight, Ethan hits rock bottom by choosing a life of isolation and self-medication to help silence his inner demons.
Deputy Director Ike Farrell and Special Agent Dorland
Farrell and Dorland are both acting members of a secret organization. Farrell holds a high position in the agency, doing his part to influence and guide mankind according to the grand scheme. Dorland is Farrell's right hand man and loose-cannon who is anxious to reach the top, but tends to make rash decisions and often appears impatient. He respects Farrell, but would step right over him if he had the opportunity. Both Farrell and Dorland are racked with pain due to the artificial tuning hidden under their skin. Farrell, a much older member, and a sufferer of many surgical re-tunings, lives with pain that he can barely endure. In fact, he is addicted to numerous kinds of pain killers that he must take regularly just to give the outward appearance of acting normal.
When Ethan Thomas completed his medical examination while applying for the FBI, the results were intercepted and sent directly to Farrell. A chest x-ray revealed that Thomas had a cross-stringed vocal cord structure, prompting further investigation by Farrell that eventually led to the identity of Thomas' parents. He believed Thomas could be of great value and arranged to have him transferred to the SCU. However, after the strange events that took place during several mysterious investigations, Thomas left the agency and away from Farrell's protection.
Special Agent Rosa Angel and Special Agent LeRue
Rosa and LeRue are humans and their back stories are typical�smart and driven professionals who find themselves in the middle of something they don't understand or ever expected. Rosa was (and still is) a true friend of Thomas and will never purposely do anything that jeopardizes his well-being. LeRue is a new acquaintance of Thomas' and eventually becomes a trusted ally. The path will be rocky, but the struggle will shape their relationship.
Leland Vanhorn
Leland was a sickly child. He suffered from a disease that made his body thin and his bones brittle. Doctors were not able to diagnose the disease and unable to help young Leland. As he grew older, he was never able to fit in and often exhibited cruel and violent tendencies that pushed other kids away. Being a resourceful loner, he managed to live on the street and as he grew older, he naturally drifted towards a life a crime and eventually became fascinated by serial killers. Instead of simply becoming another serial killer, he wanted to one up all of them by becoming a serial killer that killed serial killers.
Not able to hunt down serial killers on his own, he secretly followed the day to day career of Agent Ethan Thomas, one of SCU's top agents. Through Thomas' expertise and exceptional talent at finding the killers, Leland let him do the work for him. Unfortunately, his plan backfired and he ultimately paid the price after being shot in the face by a .45. He survived, but his jaw and throat areas were damaged beyond repair. He couldn't even talk, but he found a backroom surgeon willing to implant the vocal cords into his throat and the procedure went without a hitch. Soon after surgery, Leland immediately began making primitive metal rods and pins and pierced his body according to drawings and sketches found in his library. Without the true knowledge of the art of tuning, the procedures were not overly successful and he mostly managed to further butcher his already ravaged body, making himself even more revolting than before. Frustrated, he began to kidnap street people, addicts and vagrants, and experimented on them, creating a small faction of deranged sociopaths hideously disfigured.
End Copy Pasta
It should be noted that as of this posting, the Leland Vanhorn section has been removed from both the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of the article. These bios are awesome, as they gives some clue as to what affected the biomechanical looking ninjas and the final boss, as well as a clue to what may have happened to Ethan at the end of the first game.
They also answer what happened to Leland Vanhorn at the end of the first game. Ethan shoots him (which coincidentally is what I did on my first play through), but he lived. I love that they address the redacted x-rays from the first game, and am loving the direction that they are taking this mythology. My only minor complaint is that I would like it if Greg Grunberg were still voicing the main character, as I enjoyed his performance in the original. But who knows, maybe the new guy will do a great job and I'll change my mind.
on 02.08.2008
Mile High Club put to shame
Most everyone who has CoD4 knows about the ridiculous "Mile High Club" achievement, where you have to get through the airplane epilogue on veteran in less than a minute.
I spent the two days this week trying to get this insanely hard (for me) achievement. It took about 60 runs for me to get it. After I beat it I went on youtube to see how other folks have done it. This is where the shaming starts.
(who gets huge props for an awesome name... because I'm Catholic and it's funny) has a video up in which he blows through the level in
35.5 seconds
. I think to myself, "Wow self. That put us to fucking shame. It took us almost the whole minute."
Then I check out this guy's other videos. Cries of "No Fucking Way" followed the viewing of this video, where he beats his previous best with 28.6 seconds:
It only gets more amazing from there. Just to prove that I had no clue how far people could take this, he does the following face meltingly awesome runs:
Using ONLY flashbangs and the knife:
Using ONLY FLASHBANGS (Are you fucking kidding me? I call shenanigans!):
And finally, using JUST the pistol with NO FLASHBANGS! (WHAAAAAAAT!?!?!?):
This has to have been one of the coolest displays of awesomeness I've seen in gaming. Knowing how hard it was to beat with all weapons and no self imposed limitations makes this all the more impressive to me. I shudder to think how many runs this guy had to make to get these vids. This was just too cool not to share.
on 02.08.2008
Zack and Wiki: Cheaper than Applebees
There has been a lot of love around here for Zack and Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure, but a few of us (namely me) had not yet picked it up, probably because we're cheapskates.
I just ordered it today, and the price is good enough that even if you're on food stamps, you should buy it. Over at
Family Video
, Zack and Wiki is running at a modest $27.64. Use the coupon code NEWMEM5F if this is your first time shopping at FV to get $5 off, and use the $0.99 shipping option, and you pay a total of $23.63 for this amazing game. FV doesn't charge tax unless you live in NJ, but if you live in NJ, you've got way more problems than paying $2 in tax.
So get off your lazy ass and buy this game. (Better late than never, right guys?)
Oh, and Applebees sucks, except for their Asian Crispy Chicken Salad. I could drink that dressing.
on 02.05.2008
Lasers in mah CoD4? Yes Please!
This video shows what one industrious Call of Duty 4 PC player,
, was able to do with just a week or so of time with IW's mod tools. Replace the air strike with a GoW Hammer of Dawn-style Ion Cannon, and you have much fapping.
It's things like this that make me wish that MS would unclench their virtual ass cheeks a bit on their proprietary DLC lockdown. Sorry 360 owners, but we'll never see this on our beloved space heater. It's almost enough to make me pick up a copy of CoD4 for the PC. Almost, but not quite, since I still have to find a way to pay for Condemned 2.
on 01.29.2008
Condemned 2 Official Site Goes Live
The official Condemned 2: Bloodshot website is now live.
Check it out here
If this game is anywhere near as good a the first Condemned, I will go ahead and forgive Sega for all of the Sonic dribble over the last ten years. Exploding babies and environmental kills = happy Fuzzy.
The site has your standard sections; Game Info, Media, Characters, Attacks, Downloads, and the always important Pre-Order Option. Characters, Attacks, and Downloads are "coming soon". Why would you make an official site live without having the content set? Maybe this is just one of those "delayed rollout to increase anticipation" scenarios.
Appealing to all of your cheaper natures, the lowest price that I have found for this game is at
Family Video
for $57.68. Has anyone found a lower price anywhere else?
on 01.23.2008
Condemned 2 Release Date Uncovered
The sequel to Monolith's criminally underrated 360 launch title Condemned: Criminal Origins has been given an official release date. Condemned 2: Bloodshot will be released on March 11th in the US, and might be released in Europe on March 14th (with Europe, you never know).
In a press release, Sega revealed a bit more information about Bloodshot's multiplayer offerings. There will be four modes available, Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, Crime Scene, and Bum Rush. Bum Rush is a survival gametype where one team tries to stay alive for a predetermined amount of time, while Crime Scene has multiple rounds in which one team tries to collect and analyze evidence, while the other team tries to hide and protect the evidence (using murder I would assume).
Other than the terrible subtitle (Bloodshot? Really?) I am squealing with glee right now. This game doesn't even need multiplayer to get my monies, as I was a hardcore fan of the original (I still play it). So what do you think dtoiders? Anyone else getting a chubby right now?
on 01.16.2008
Crysis ain't so tough
All I've heard about since Crysis was announced was that it is the system killer. That you have to have a monster rig to run the bastard. I'm here to tell you, that it isn't true (at least unless you want it to look better than your vision after a seventh Irish Car Bomb).
To test this monster, I downloaded the single player demo (took forever) and installed it (took longer than forever).
Here are the official minimum system specs for Crysis:
CPU: Intel Pentium 4 2.8 GHz (3.2 GHz for Vista), Intel Core 2.0 GHz (2.2 GHz for Vista), AMD Athlon 2800+ (3200+ for Vista) or better
RAM: 1GB (1.5GB on Windows Vista)
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT, ATI Radeon 9800 Pro (Radeon X800 Pro for Vista) or better
VRAM: 256MB of Graphics Memory
Storage: 12GB
Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c Compatible
OS: Microsoft Windows XP or Vista
DirectX: DX9.0c or DX10
And here are the systems specs for my laptop, which is a Toshiba Satellite A215:
CPU: AMD Turion 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL-58 1.9 Ghz
Video Card: ATI Radeon X1200
VRAM: I have no clue.
Storage: 160GB HD
Sound Card: I'm sure it may be possibly Direct x 9.0c Compatible
OS: Windows Vista Home Premium
DirectX: DX10 (I guess, since it upgraded my DX when it installed)
I was shocked when it actually ran. It had to be set at the minimum settings, and with no frills or shaders, but I'll be damned if it didn't run. It ran at a fairly smooth framerate, I'd say somewhere in the range of 20-30fps, and was reasonably playable, except for the fact that I forgot my external mouse today, and laptop touchpads were not made for FPSs.
In conclusion, Crysis on my computer looks like the best shooter that was never published on the N64.
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I've been gaming since the NES, and haven't missed much as far as games go between then and now.
Life has cut my gaming time back a bit, but I still find time for my 360 and my Wii. I still have a good many of my old systems (original NES still works like a dream) and about once a year will go on a two week nostalgia binge.
My all time favorite games are Chrono Trigger (sequel please?), FF III/VI(JP), anything Castlevania, Mario 64, Knights of the Old Repulbic, and Metal Gear Solid (PSX, not the GC remake).
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