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  • February 10, 2006

    Generation of Chaos Preorders Online!

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    Generation of Chaos, a strategy RPG for the PSP just went online for preorder today (err… yesterday) at NIS America. Being the NIS fanboy that I am, I'm really considering getting this. The only problem? I don't have a PSP…

    Now, the PSP is pretty well known for not having any games that “sell the system.” If Generation of Chaos rocks, it could very well be the turning point for me.

    I'll wait for the reviews personally. Sure, everything that Nippon Ichi does is money in the bank, but this game was actually developed by Idea Factory. That said, it might not be the SRPG I'm looking for. If only Nippon Ichi would develop for the Nintendo DS… Now that would be something!

  • February 10, 2006

    Nintendo DS lite Official Colors Announced

    Yep, the new colors have been announced:

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    Crystal White

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    Ice Blue

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    Enamel Navy

    Why they couldn't announce Lime Green is beyond me. I have the lime green Game Boy Color and the Donkey Kong special edition green Game Boy Advance SP, so all I really need now is a lime green DS lite! Please, Nintendo, grant this poor fanboy's wish! Make the lime green DS lite! It'll look so awesome:

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    “I love the Lime Green DS lite, it's so bad!”

  • February 10, 2006

    Elements of Modern Web Design

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    I found this link from BoingBoing. It basically goes through the elements of the more modern web pages out there. By modern, I really mean shiny and pretty. There's some really good info in here.

    The main idea is to use gradients to smooth things out and whitespace to be easy on the eyes. I think I might need to work a bit on the latter, myself.

    I've been trying to make the design of my blog to look somewhat cooler. So far, the plasticy header and sidebar things are to my liking, but I think there's probably more I could do. But first I need to get Photoshop! After that, I need some Photoshop skills…

    In related news, my blog in Internet Explorer looks like utter crap. To fix this, get Firefox.


  • February 08, 2006

    My Mom got this in the mail…

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    Hmmm… Let me guess… BECAUSE SHE'S SENILE!?!?!?!?!

  • February 07, 2006

    The IT Crowd

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    So I downloaded this show called “The IT Crowd.” It's some kind of British sitcom based on two guys and a girl in the IT department of a big company. In case you don't know, “IT” stands for “Information Technology” and basically means the department that fixes all the computer problems and controls the technology of a company. Yes, this show is geared towards nerds.

    The two guys are computer nerds, and the new girl knows nothing about computers. Blatant stereotypes aside, this show is very smart. The mise-en-scene in the basement has random computer parts everywhere, and geeks in the know will recognise the EFF stickers posted on pretty much everything.

    The great part about this show is that on top of being funny, it's also super random. I guess the British have a better appreciation for random crazy humor than Americans. My only major gripe has to do with the addition of a laugh track. I don't need people telling me when to laugh!

    It seems to have a very limited target audience, but hopefully this show will keep going for a long long time.

    (You can find The IT Crowd at your friendly neighborhood bittorrent tracker)