Category Archives: Opinions

God sells cocaine? What’s next?

A man named God was arrested for selling cocaine near a church. Ironic, but hardly material for an action-packed murder mystery thriller.

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mod_rails (Phusion Passenger) Second Impressions

After my initial setup problems with mod_rails, I never really paid much attention to the thing. It should be noted first and foremost that all of my problems setting up Passenger appear to indeed be my own fault. So why … Continue reading

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Twilight of the Arnor — Unhappy Campers

I just finished talking about my first full game of GC2:TotA, and how much I enjoy all the new content. Critics seem to agree – Metacritic shows a 95% average rating for this expansion, and gamerankings shows an average of … Continue reading

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Galactic Civilizations 2: Twilight of the Arnor – Second Impressions

Well… it only took me about a month to finish my first game of the official version of TotA, which isn’t terrible considering (a) I have very little spare time, (b) I chose to play on the new map size, … Continue reading

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How the middle-class pirates stole Christmas… from the music industry

30-second recap: Middle-class piracy Failed anti-piracy measures in software How software anti-piracy measures have gotten both worse and better How piracy could be stopped in movies and television, but isn’t So my friend, the pirate, doesn’t like to pay for … Continue reading

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Middle-class Piracy in Movies and Television

To recap, I’ve written lately about middle-class piracy and how it affects the software industry. My friend is a pirate, but he pays for things when it’s convenient, and not riddled with anti-piracy measures that detract from the overall experience … Continue reading

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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

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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

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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

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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

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