Friday, September 16, 2005
So gas is finally going down! The local Hess station had $2.99 gas last night and by the time I went to get some around 8pm they were sold out. That's never happened to me before lol but at least the next cheapest was $3.05. I can deal with that.
So today at the Tokyo Game Show conference the Nintendo Revolution controller details were released! Fanboys rejoice! There had been a lot of speculation...(Build Your Own!)
And definitely some *over-speculation*
Here's the keynote speech minute by minute.
And IGN's hands-on with the controller.
"For months, years even, we've been hearing Nintendo reiterate that it does not want to be part of the same battle that Sony and Microsoft are deeply entrenched in. This was an important message from Nintendo in our meeting. It wants to explore uncharted waters, be a blue ocean company, and not find itself sailing the bloody waters where the competition resides."
Main controller features:
* 3D Pointing. Sensors understand up, down, left, right, forward and backward.
* Tilt Sensitive. Controller can be rotated or rolled from side-to-side.
* Buttons Included. Has a trigger on its backside, face buttons, and a D-Pad.
* Multifunctional. Has an expansion port which can be used with different types of controller peripherals. Analog stick with two trigger buttons planned for left hand.
* Wireless. Totally wire-free. Currently there are no details on the max distance, source or power, or otherwise.
* Rumble Built-in. Included as a standard in all the controllers.
Here are some more "fake controllers" designed by Nintendo fanboys. A few had me really cracking up.
Nintendo For Women
Nintendo For Men
Atari Oldskool
Actually a good design
Lol
Overdoing it...
So today at the Tokyo Game Show conference the Nintendo Revolution controller details were released! Fanboys rejoice! There had been a lot of speculation...(Build Your Own!)
And definitely some *over-speculation*
Here's the keynote speech minute by minute.
And IGN's hands-on with the controller.
"For months, years even, we've been hearing Nintendo reiterate that it does not want to be part of the same battle that Sony and Microsoft are deeply entrenched in. This was an important message from Nintendo in our meeting. It wants to explore uncharted waters, be a blue ocean company, and not find itself sailing the bloody waters where the competition resides."
Main controller features:
* 3D Pointing. Sensors understand up, down, left, right, forward and backward.
* Tilt Sensitive. Controller can be rotated or rolled from side-to-side.
* Buttons Included. Has a trigger on its backside, face buttons, and a D-Pad.
* Multifunctional. Has an expansion port which can be used with different types of controller peripherals. Analog stick with two trigger buttons planned for left hand.
* Wireless. Totally wire-free. Currently there are no details on the max distance, source or power, or otherwise.
* Rumble Built-in. Included as a standard in all the controllers.
Here are some more "fake controllers" designed by Nintendo fanboys. A few had me really cracking up.
Nintendo For Women
Nintendo For Men
Atari Oldskool
Actually a good design
Lol
Overdoing it...
Thursday, September 15, 2005
So I'm planning a new blog design, but it's going to take awhile. It's so much easier when you can grab graphics from somewhere but I've got to actually design this site the way I want it or it will look like middle school crap.
FFO fun continues at work, and the traffic morning and nightly makes me want to scream. It's not that there *is* traffic but it's like "phantom traffic." Anyone else from NJ will know exactly what I mean about 18, 287, 80 and 380. You'll be driving along driving along driving along, BAM....dead stop. You don't see any flashing lights, dead deer, crazy nuns on acid blocking the road. You crawl forward playing the stop-and-go game. Suddenly the cars in front of you JET FORWARD in a Red-Bull Taurine induced rush! And you continue on as normal with still no cause for the backup. Frustrating...to the max.
Thank God I've got an iPod.
So everyone here at Pfizer's been super nice so far. Ed and I switched offices about a week after Dendrite found out Pfizer would not be renewing their service contract post 2005. Dendrite didn't want us there anymore, (raising questions of if they ever did), and my 10 minute commute became the former grueling hour. It's literally down the road a few minutes from where I used to work at AIG. A couple former co-workers and I may meet up for lunch sometime. It would be good to see Regina and Trish again. They were cool my 3 1/2 years at AIG. Time to order updated business cards though...kinda pisses me off that the 200 I've got left are kind of useless now :L
Back to the grind!
FFO fun continues at work, and the traffic morning and nightly makes me want to scream. It's not that there *is* traffic but it's like "phantom traffic." Anyone else from NJ will know exactly what I mean about 18, 287, 80 and 380. You'll be driving along driving along driving along, BAM....dead stop. You don't see any flashing lights, dead deer, crazy nuns on acid blocking the road. You crawl forward playing the stop-and-go game. Suddenly the cars in front of you JET FORWARD in a Red-Bull Taurine induced rush! And you continue on as normal with still no cause for the backup. Frustrating...to the max.
Thank God I've got an iPod.
So everyone here at Pfizer's been super nice so far. Ed and I switched offices about a week after Dendrite found out Pfizer would not be renewing their service contract post 2005. Dendrite didn't want us there anymore, (raising questions of if they ever did), and my 10 minute commute became the former grueling hour. It's literally down the road a few minutes from where I used to work at AIG. A couple former co-workers and I may meet up for lunch sometime. It would be good to see Regina and Trish again. They were cool my 3 1/2 years at AIG. Time to order updated business cards though...kinda pisses me off that the 200 I've got left are kind of useless now :L
Back to the grind!
Wednesday, September 14, 2005
"I heard from a very reliable source who saw a 25 foot deep crater under the levee breach. It may have been blown up to destroy the black part of town and keep the white part dry," Farrakhan said.
Ok now we're getting ridiculous. I actually heard people say that Bush caused the hurricane now. This is ignorance at its greatest form. Can we get rid of Farrakhan...and please someone take the shotgun away from Sean Penn. He doesn't need to be in New Orleans.
Ok now we're getting ridiculous. I actually heard people say that Bush caused the hurricane now. This is ignorance at its greatest form. Can we get rid of Farrakhan...and please someone take the shotgun away from Sean Penn. He doesn't need to be in New Orleans.
Tuesday, September 13, 2005
I thought it might be interesting for you to know which oil companies are the best to buy gas from and which major companies import Middle Eastern oil.
These companies import Middle Eastern oil:
Shell.................... 205,742,000 barrels
Chevron/Texaco........... 144,332,000 barrels
Exxon /Mobil............. 130,082,000 barrels
Marathon/Speedway........ 117,740,000 barrels
Amoco..................... 62,231,000 barrels
If you do the math at $30/barrel, these imports amount to over $18 BILLION! (oil is now $55-$60 a barrel)
Here are some large companies that do not import Middle Eastern oil:
Citgo..................... 0 barrels
Sunoco.................... 0 barrels
Conoco.................... 0 barrels
Sinclair.................. 0 barrels
BP/Phillips............... 0 barrels
Hess...................... 0 barrels
ARC0...................... 0 barrels
All of this information is available from the Department of Energy and each is required to state where they get their oil and how much they are importing. Choose carefully where you fill up.
These companies import Middle Eastern oil:
Shell.................... 205,742,000 barrels
Chevron/Texaco........... 144,332,000 barrels
Exxon /Mobil............. 130,082,000 barrels
Marathon/Speedway........ 117,740,000 barrels
Amoco..................... 62,231,000 barrels
If you do the math at $30/barrel, these imports amount to over $18 BILLION! (oil is now $55-$60 a barrel)
Here are some large companies that do not import Middle Eastern oil:
Citgo..................... 0 barrels
Sunoco.................... 0 barrels
Conoco.................... 0 barrels
Sinclair.................. 0 barrels
BP/Phillips............... 0 barrels
Hess...................... 0 barrels
ARC0...................... 0 barrels
All of this information is available from the Department of Energy and each is required to state where they get their oil and how much they are importing. Choose carefully where you fill up.
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