Monthly Archives: February 2010

Back to Borderlands

Posted on February 28, 2010 by Phileosophos

My gaming buddies bought the new DLC for Borderlands, so we were at it again tonight. Two of us had not yet played the Moxi content, so we tackled one of those arenas first and then headed off to confront … Continue reading →

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Evil Then, Fine Now

Posted on February 26, 2010 by Phileosophos

Remember how evil the patriot act was when Bush was in office? How it was a constitution shredder, depriving us all of essential civil liberties? And useless, pointless, and misguided for stopping terrorism? Well apparently the same patriot act is … Continue reading →

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Simply Awful

Posted on February 25, 2010 by Phileosophos

I happened to catch a quick hint of a headline and was startled to find that Walter Koenig’s son, Andrew, has apparently taken his own life. For those who don’t recognize the name, Walter Koenig played the character of Chekov … Continue reading →

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The Photon Dump

Posted on February 24, 2010 by Phileosophos

One of the things I really like about Star Trek Online (STO) is the degree to which tactics matter. You can come up with some pleasantly unorthodox maneuvers that are nevertheless effective. For my part, I think I’ve just about … Continue reading →

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The Usual Hypocrisy

Posted on February 23, 2010 by Phileosophos

Hypocrisy and stupidity form the bulk of my expectations where politicians are concerned, and Canadian Premier Danny Williams only reinforces that with his recent trip to the U.S. for heart surgery. He says of his decision that “I have the … Continue reading →

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What a Day

Posted on February 22, 2010 by Phileosophos

You ever have one of those days where everything just builds in a direction you didn’t expect? Today was definitely one of those days.

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The Tragic Truth of War

Posted on February 22, 2010 by Phileosophos

Victor Davis Hanson is always worth reading, but his latest piece “The Tragic Truth of War” is particularly valuable. Highly recommended.

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A Whole New Game

Posted on February 22, 2010 by Phileosophos

After running Windows 7 for more than a week, the pain of installation faded, I can appreciate its strengths, one of which is how it runs the original S.T.A.L.K.E.R. I bought that game on sale but never got far into … Continue reading →

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Worked all Week

Posted on February 21, 2010 by Phileosophos

I really hate it when I work all week. And I don’t mean I had a few things to do here and there outside of normal business hours, I mean I worked all week. For my day job I was … Continue reading →

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Obama-fool Blows Our Wad in Las Vegas

Posted on February 20, 2010 by Phileosophos

Didn’t the Obama-fool recently say that now is not the time to go blowing a wad of cash in Las Vegas? So why is he dumping $1.5B of our money there? Oh right, because he’s a feckless fool. I keep … Continue reading →

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