Media
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As someone who is slightly outside the usual demographic for video gamers, I periodically get asked what the appeal is. Of course, it’s usually phrased more like, “Don’t you have anything better to do with your life?” That depends on how you define better. The short answer is, “Nope.” Told you it was short. That’s…
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Okay, you’ve finally got me. I can’t take it any more. Our society is caught in a feedback loop and just like the feedback at a live concert, the whining is driving me nuts. Someone says, “One percent of the population controls most of the money while the other ninety-nine percent struggles.” and a media…
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The nice people at Electronic Arts (commonly know as EA) are rolling out a new service called “Legend”. Sounds impressive right? Well here’s the thing, it’s not. At least not for gamers. Or is it? Confused? Sorry. I’ve got some mixed feelings about this one myself. First, let me tell you what “Legend” is. It’s…
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Christina Blizzard, writing in the Ottawa Sun is slamming David Suzuki and Dalton McGuinty. One for being a “pompous ass”, and the other being praised by a pompous ass for wanting to build wind turbines where the wind blows. Before I go any farther, I want to make it clear that this is not to…
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Okay, so I know this may be a bit of a departure from the usual, but the usual is usually over-rated. I’m a Zombie fan. Not Rob Zombie. Not Voodoo zombies. I’m talking contagion driven, George A. Romero ZOMBIES. Ever since I first saw Night of the Living Dead many, many years ago, I’ve been…
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I think it’s only fair to say upfront that I work for Blockbuster Canada, but not for much longer. The most recent deal fell through, and with nothing promising on the horizon, the receiver is recommending the liquidation of the company to pay the creditors. The problem is, they aren’t our creditors. Before our parent…
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This information is indicative of a more open position on the part of the APA. As such, I felt it important to post it in the interest of balance and fairness. In doing some further reading, I discovered the APA (American Psychiatric Association) classifies video-game addiction and Internet addiction as “reward driven behavioral disorders”. It…
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So I’ve been reading again. This time, it was an article about the perils of video-game addiction. I actually found it sort of refreshing. In amongst the drama of neglected family and career, there was an item rarely seen in such an article. Turns out, the American Psychiatric Association (the organization that literally writes the…
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