At the turn of the century (that is, in 1899 – the LAST century) I think that few people would have guessed that photography would become a significant form of art or that recorded music would mostly displace performance music as the core of the musical arts nor would many believe that future forms of …
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July 8, 2007: Wrapping Up a Video Game Weekend.
Dominica and my weekend of total relaxation continues today. We slept in a little this morning and then I decided to start playing Suikoden III on the PS2 which I just got a week or so ago. I originally played Suikoden on the Playstation back in the late 1990s and it was very good – …
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The End of Powered Telephones
I have long argued that the legacy telephone network was on its last leg. It no longer serves any real purpose. It is expensive both for end users and for the telephone companies. The quality of phone calls, in my personal experience, has been inconsistent and only on par with VoIP. I have heard many …
July 7, 2007: Really Completing Dragon Quest VIII
After completing Dragon Quest VIII last night and seeing the first ending I was determined that I was going to get to the end of this game today and find the true ending. The storyline was way too engaging to let it go without knowing the “truth” of the characters’ backgrounds and how they are …
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July 6, 2007: Dragon Quest VIII Completed… We Thought
Today is my one day of work in what would otherwise be a five day vacation, more or less. Today is hardly a work day, though. There is almost nothing to do. I slept in until seven and started checking my Blackberry. There was a tiny bit of work right at eight in the morning …
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