I have been fighting an ulcer of sorts.
Actually five.
I saw my doctor early this week. Of the five ulcers two have healed up completely. The other have healed to a point the my daily wound cleaning has been changed to a Monday, Wednesday, Friday schedule.
I have also been taking physical and occupational therapy. The physical therapy is helping me relearn to walk. I have taken a few spins around the house using a walker. I still can not walk on my own.
The occupational therapy is helping me build my upper body strength. I have one of those rubber band things I do a set of daily exercises with.
In other news GTA 4 will be released next week. I can hardly wait. It will be like a very early Christmas.
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Friday, March 21, 2008
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Army of Screwed
I have been playing the new game "Army of Two"
Here my review and a warning...
Army of Two is a wonderful game with two flaws one of which is absolutely unforgivable and fatal to the game.
In Army of Two you play one of two former Air-born Rangers.
You and an artificial intelligent character or in online mode a real player will team up to save the world (of course) and make some money while your at it. The game includes a new gimmick called back to back. At certain points you and your partner will stand back to back and take on all comers who attack you. This is wonderfully done and is a fine new addition to gaming.
You may upgrade your weapons, buy new weapons, and change your appearance all by shopping in the in game stores.
The graphics and audio is very nicely done. The control are a bit complicated but the game offers so much it is understandable. The game is responsive and runs smoothly.
The single player campaign is a training ground for the cooperative play online.
Here is where the games fatal flaw lies.
There is no online play for US and UK players.
This is an intentional design feature.
There reason give is by EA Montreal's Reid Schneider, senior producer of Army of Two is super slow connections are what prompted the region blocking. Using a deterministic (peer-to-peer) network model enables the game's synchronized game play animation, but requires parity on both systems. If a slow connection is thrown into the mix, "the person with the worst connection brings down the whole group to his/her worst connection level," explained Schneider. "While not generally a problem for COOP (since most people play coop with friends) when playing in Versus mode 3 people can be highly adversely affected by one player with a bad connection. We use the region lock to minimize the likelihood of this occurring."
Mr. Schneider my words to you are...
BULLSHIT!
You game may be highly demanding of servers but let the players deal with that.
Most players sir are a far shot brighter than you give them credit for.
This problem exists on every online game there is. The simple solution is to ask the slow player to leave. Kick him or her out of the game. Or even offer advise as how to resolve the problems on your own or having your ISP provide the service they are PAID for.
EA's action show arrogance and contempt for the player and PAYING customers. You should at least have the fact of no US / UK play clearly labeled on the package.
This is a fatal flaw to the game.
Had I been aware of this I would have not purchase the game.
Any lie to make money EA?
Hopefully EA will develop a patch for the glaring and unforgivable problem.
Shame on EA for not having the patch ready on day one and shame on them on not alerting the customers about this problem.
It is my opinion that EA has done serious damage to there reputation in the gaming community. Any first year business student will tell you EA that a companies reputation can either make them or break them.
Consider your reputation broken.
Here my review and a warning...
Army of Two is a wonderful game with two flaws one of which is absolutely unforgivable and fatal to the game.
In Army of Two you play one of two former Air-born Rangers.
You and an artificial intelligent character or in online mode a real player will team up to save the world (of course) and make some money while your at it. The game includes a new gimmick called back to back. At certain points you and your partner will stand back to back and take on all comers who attack you. This is wonderfully done and is a fine new addition to gaming.
You may upgrade your weapons, buy new weapons, and change your appearance all by shopping in the in game stores.
The graphics and audio is very nicely done. The control are a bit complicated but the game offers so much it is understandable. The game is responsive and runs smoothly.
The single player campaign is a training ground for the cooperative play online.
Here is where the games fatal flaw lies.
There is no online play for US and UK players.
This is an intentional design feature.
There reason give is by EA Montreal's Reid Schneider, senior producer of Army of Two is super slow connections are what prompted the region blocking. Using a deterministic (peer-to-peer) network model enables the game's synchronized game play animation, but requires parity on both systems. If a slow connection is thrown into the mix, "the person with the worst connection brings down the whole group to his/her worst connection level," explained Schneider. "While not generally a problem for COOP (since most people play coop with friends) when playing in Versus mode 3 people can be highly adversely affected by one player with a bad connection. We use the region lock to minimize the likelihood of this occurring."
Mr. Schneider my words to you are...
BULLSHIT!
You game may be highly demanding of servers but let the players deal with that.
Most players sir are a far shot brighter than you give them credit for.
This problem exists on every online game there is. The simple solution is to ask the slow player to leave. Kick him or her out of the game. Or even offer advise as how to resolve the problems on your own or having your ISP provide the service they are PAID for.
EA's action show arrogance and contempt for the player and PAYING customers. You should at least have the fact of no US / UK play clearly labeled on the package.
This is a fatal flaw to the game.
Had I been aware of this I would have not purchase the game.
Any lie to make money EA?
Hopefully EA will develop a patch for the glaring and unforgivable problem.
Shame on EA for not having the patch ready on day one and shame on them on not alerting the customers about this problem.
It is my opinion that EA has done serious damage to there reputation in the gaming community. Any first year business student will tell you EA that a companies reputation can either make them or break them.
Consider your reputation broken.
Monday, March 10, 2008
Weather Or Not
Winter is fading fast. Summer with it dreadful heat will be here soon.
The air conditioner will be running and at some point break. The power bill will skyrocket.
It is in the forecast to stay in the mid seventies this week. I will enjoy the cool while it lasts.
My cell phone contract is up soon and my phone is getting old and tired. I guess I will invest in a new phone. One I like is with a different carrier and another I like is made by my current provider.
I guess I will make my mind up in the next few days.
I am back to playing Halo 3.
I have a bunch of games to trade in for Grand Theft Auto 4 when it is released.
The air conditioner will be running and at some point break. The power bill will skyrocket.
It is in the forecast to stay in the mid seventies this week. I will enjoy the cool while it lasts.
My cell phone contract is up soon and my phone is getting old and tired. I guess I will invest in a new phone. One I like is with a different carrier and another I like is made by my current provider.
I guess I will make my mind up in the next few days.
I am back to playing Halo 3.
I have a bunch of games to trade in for Grand Theft Auto 4 when it is released.
Monday, March 03, 2008
Wars
My father is feeling better.
On Wednesday he finally went the the emergency room. They did a ton of test. He finally got checked in about ten pm. He spent the night.
It turn out he had a stomach blockage. When he was moving the heavy plants he somehow managed to have one of his hernias fold over his stomach and block his stomach. They decided to watch him over the night and then decide if they needed to operate.
However sometime during the night his stomach straitened itself out.
He came home Thursday and he seems happy to be home and have the cat bossing him around.
Yet another health war he has survived.
I bought Front lines Fuel Of War.
It is a single play first person shooter set in the near future. There is a world wide depression and a coalition of bad guys are hording all the oil so you must save the world.
The graphics and audio are very well done although there are some draw in problems.
The controls are very well laid out and easy to understand.
The battlefields are big and well designed. There always multiple solutions to any problem.
The one downside is there is no cover system. Even the system in Perfect Dark would have worked well here.
The political wars are in full force.
Barack Obama came to town and spoke for nearly an hour.
Hillery Clint has been here several times as well as husband and former president Bill Clinton.
The Republicans have seem to have forgotten about our little city. They all go on and on about how important the Texas vote is but none of the could be bothered to drop in and say hi. Extremely bad form.
On other wars it seems my doctor is running for congress. So if he wins I have to find a new doctor?
And finally Bill the cat has once again become embroiled in a war with another cat. Bill is scratched up but is doing well and is ruling the house with an iron paw.
On Wednesday he finally went the the emergency room. They did a ton of test. He finally got checked in about ten pm. He spent the night.
It turn out he had a stomach blockage. When he was moving the heavy plants he somehow managed to have one of his hernias fold over his stomach and block his stomach. They decided to watch him over the night and then decide if they needed to operate.
However sometime during the night his stomach straitened itself out.
He came home Thursday and he seems happy to be home and have the cat bossing him around.
Yet another health war he has survived.
I bought Front lines Fuel Of War.
It is a single play first person shooter set in the near future. There is a world wide depression and a coalition of bad guys are hording all the oil so you must save the world.
The graphics and audio are very well done although there are some draw in problems.
The controls are very well laid out and easy to understand.
The battlefields are big and well designed. There always multiple solutions to any problem.
The one downside is there is no cover system. Even the system in Perfect Dark would have worked well here.
The political wars are in full force.
Barack Obama came to town and spoke for nearly an hour.
Hillery Clint has been here several times as well as husband and former president Bill Clinton.
The Republicans have seem to have forgotten about our little city. They all go on and on about how important the Texas vote is but none of the could be bothered to drop in and say hi. Extremely bad form.
On other wars it seems my doctor is running for congress. So if he wins I have to find a new doctor?
And finally Bill the cat has once again become embroiled in a war with another cat. Bill is scratched up but is doing well and is ruling the house with an iron paw.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Another Record Day
Today we set an all time heat record. The high today was 91 degrees. I hope this does not indicate a long HOT summer.
Sick As A Dog
My father is sick as a dog. He has strained his back and pulled the muscles in his torso. He planted nine big paradise plants, He carried nine forty pound bags of fertilizer. He has been in pain and having chills since Saturday. He claims he feels better and is moving around more.
I hope he learns from this but I doubt he will.
I hope he learns from this but I doubt he will.
Saturday, February 23, 2008
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Writers Guild Strike Over
The Writers Guild Strike is over. It cost the entertainment industry an estimated $500 million. The strike that started November 5th 2007 dragged on for three months.
However don't hope to see new shows real soon. The scripts have to be written, approved, shredded by lawyers, re written, re approved, and re argued over. You can also expect a lot of hold ups from actor, director, and other who now want more money.
The Writers Guild states that 48 percent of their west coast union is unemployed. I say maybe they should look at the crap that is broadcast now and it would be easy to see why.
However don't hope to see new shows real soon. The scripts have to be written, approved, shredded by lawyers, re written, re approved, and re argued over. You can also expect a lot of hold ups from actor, director, and other who now want more money.
The Writers Guild states that 48 percent of their west coast union is unemployed. I say maybe they should look at the crap that is broadcast now and it would be easy to see why.
Looking Up
The weather man say it will be in the fifties Saturday. I cant wait.
My father sees an eye doctor today.
Hopefully he will get good news.
My new feathered neighbor has been dancing all day. He even got a piece of a doughnut. He loves doughnuts. A bird of great taste.
My father sees an eye doctor today.
Hopefully he will get good news.
My new feathered neighbor has been dancing all day. He even got a piece of a doughnut. He loves doughnuts. A bird of great taste.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Thunder and Lighting
A cold front is moving through the area. There is a lot of thunder and some lighting but very little rain.
It is cooling off some. Our winter is almost over entirely.
Football season is done and I miss it.
My birthday will be next week. I got a coupon for two dollars off the comic book of my choice from a local comic book store.
I may get a new cell phone for my birthday.
It is cooling off some. Our winter is almost over entirely.
Football season is done and I miss it.
My birthday will be next week. I got a coupon for two dollars off the comic book of my choice from a local comic book store.
I may get a new cell phone for my birthday.
Monday, February 11, 2008
Bad Foot
I think I may have re injured my foot. I accidentally put all my body weight on my bad foot. I almost fell into the bathtub.
My foot really hurts but it has hurt even worse.
I will survive.
My foot really hurts but it has hurt even worse.
I will survive.
Thursday, February 07, 2008
Birds
We went grocery shopping and annoyed a very busy bird. He was eating popcorn in the parking lot and he had to move aside while we went by. He was literally hopping mad. He followed me to the front door of the store screeching and fuming giving a if looks could kill look.
I drop a few pieces of my popcorn to make up for driving over his.
I have no idea what I want for my birthday and this is annoying some people.
Thats life.
I drop a few pieces of my popcorn to make up for driving over his.
I have no idea what I want for my birthday and this is annoying some people.
Thats life.
Wednesday, February 06, 2008
Ashes To Ashes
Today is ash Wednesday. A sure sing that Easter is soon to be here.
My birthday will be in a few weeks. Time flies when your busy.
As John Lennon said "Life is what happens while your busy making other plans."
My birthday will be in a few weeks. Time flies when your busy.
As John Lennon said "Life is what happens while your busy making other plans."
Blood
I had my blood work today. The lady was so fast that she had me ready to leave before the paper work done.
I went to the local grocery store and ran into an old friend I had not seen in years. He looked good. He busy working in the movie business.
I went to the local grocery store and ran into an old friend I had not seen in years. He looked good. He busy working in the movie business.
Saturday, February 02, 2008
Friday, February 01, 2008
Alice Mayor Is In Deep Shih Tzu
Alice Mayor Grace Saenz-Lopez has resigned her position.
Mayor Lopez was asked by neighbors to look after a dog named Puddles. The Major took in the pooch but has refused to return it to the owners. She even told the owners the dog had died while they where away. Now that that all this has caught the attention of the national media a petition has be circulated calling for her dismissal. There has also be a vote by Alice city council of no confidence.
Mayor Lopez was asked by neighbors to look after a dog named Puddles. The Major took in the pooch but has refused to return it to the owners. She even told the owners the dog had died while they where away. Now that that all this has caught the attention of the national media a petition has be circulated calling for her dismissal. There has also be a vote by Alice city council of no confidence.
Thursday, January 31, 2008
GTA IV
The release date for the long awaited Grand Theft Auto IV.
The second announced release date is April 29 2008.
The game is full of promise and the pressure is on the games creators. After the release date being pushed back and the talk of all the improvements this game better be a blockbuster. The makers of this game have a great deal on the line.
The second announced release date is April 29 2008.
The game is full of promise and the pressure is on the games creators. After the release date being pushed back and the talk of all the improvements this game better be a blockbuster. The makers of this game have a great deal on the line.
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Happy Birthday Dick and Nudelaftwaffe
Today was Dick Cheney's birthday.
There was a twenty one gun salute after which twenty one lawyers where rush to the hospital with gun shot wounds to the face. They all survived... unfortunately.
Germany has announced a nude airline.
No really !
More here.
There was a twenty one gun salute after which twenty one lawyers where rush to the hospital with gun shot wounds to the face. They all survived... unfortunately.
Germany has announced a nude airline.
No really !
More here.
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