In the pilot episode, Trill Karina Prax becomes captain of the USS Lockheed. After a surprise Borg attack kills off all other senior officers, she is surprised to find out that she is the highest ranking personnel remaining on board the Lockheed. Unfazed (or should that be unphased) by this development, she finds a way [...]
Saturday, January 16, 2010
This is really more about the paid online service that comes with the Xbox and specifically, how it works with one game.
Specifically, in this case, Borderlands.
In order to start a multiplayer game of Borderlands on the PC. I had to remember my GameSpy account. And that was a pain. Then there was something that I [...]
There are times when I cannot sleep.
When I awake, it is not from a physical need or a nightmare that has suddenly ended. I simply open my eyes and I am fully awake. It is like this most mornings.
It’s dark outside, but for all I know, it might as well be six in [...]
Thursday, January 14, 2010
There is a certain enmity I have with my body when I’m sick.
I just want to get better, and do the things that I want to do. But the body takes priority. It’s fatigued, it’s weary, it’s doing unpleasant things with membranes and cough reflexes. It’s complaining and achy and demanding and I’m angry with [...]
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Okay, I’m a fan of preorder bonuses as much as the next guy, but Cryptic studios has put together fifteen different preorder bonus packages for Star Trek Online. This is only counting retailers in the United States. Counting the international editions of the preorder bonuses, there are forty. Forty different preorder bonuses.
I’m not saying that [...]
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
I really didn’t think that internet speed was going to be a make or break Quality of Life issue for me.
I’ve gone over to cable from DSL, and while the speed varies from time to time, it’s still about four to five times than what I was getting with my old provider. And there was [...]
I finally decided to move from speakeasy after I looked at the standard pricing for RCN.
It turns out that it’s seven times the bandwidth for fifty percent of my current rate. So it’s kind of a no brainer.
Although I do feel bad moving from Speakeasy, I have to say that it’s not them, it’s me. [...]