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Monthly Archives: May 2008
Middle-Class Piracy in the Software Industry, take 2
To recap, I’ve written lately about middle-class piracy and how it affects the software industry. My friend, the pirate, a really nice guy who’s kind of lazy, is a prime example. He could buy stuff but often doesn’t because DRM … Continue reading
Nerdbucket takes a dive…
I apologize for the downtime today. Apparently this new plugin I got for wordpress, bookmarkify, did a lot more than I expected. I read some idiotic rant about how some dude went from no traffic to 2,000 hits in one … Continue reading
Middle-Class Piracy in the Software Industry
Recently I discussed my own take on middle-class piracy. To recap, I’m talking about pirates who can easily turn into legitimate customers if the goods they steal are made more convenient to buy than to download illegally. They aren’t poor, … Continue reading
Middle-Class Piracy: an Overview
I’m always interested in the various industries and how they handle piracy concerns (as well as how they BS the U.S. to prove that domestic piracy is more than a minor problem). And seeing as… uh… a friend of mine … Continue reading
XML is still evil
I love people. Everybody who knows me is aware of how much I respect and admire the average person. Software folks are no different. Most of them are very intelligent and never say stupid things regarding topics about which they … Continue reading
Why Ruby is so sexy-awesome, part XXXIV
I use Ruby whenever I can. Not specifically with Rails – Rails extends the language and adds some nifty things, but the beauty is all Ruby’s. Today I was using Ruby (in a Rails app, as it happens), and I … Continue reading
Laid off? The one thing you absolutely need to do if you’re rich or stupid
I like people who have no understanding of the average Joe, but preach to him anyway. They’re cute and their naivety is endearing in a certain way. I’m talking about you, Jason Kester. Get laid off from your job, go … Continue reading
Intuit’s Evil Empire: Quicken Deluxe 2005 Strikes Back
I have always used Quicken for the most minimalistic of checkbook balancing. For some reason, even though the newer versions have continued to get bigger and more bloated, I’ve continued to stick with them, and even paid for the pile … Continue reading
Dotproject strikes again…
I’m sure I’ve bitched about open source plenty of times, but I have to rant once again. Dotproject is my project management application of choice. It does everything I want, and in particular allows for very awesome time estimation which was extremely useful for Bloodsport Colosseum. I was able to break down every task into subtasks and really get a feel for how much effort was left by looking at the accuracy of past estimates.
But it’s programmed by idiots…
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Twilight of the Arnor officially released!
All right, I’m a couple days late, but one of my all-time favorite games, Galactic Civilizations 2, has just released what I believe to be the most impressive expansion pack ever, Twilight of the Arnor. I’ve played with the beta … Continue reading