tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66504136859351862432011-07-30T23:53:37.164-04:00A modest man's take on gaming, sports, music, politics, science, and medicine.Cobaltnoreply@blogger.comBlogger541100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650413685935186243.post-1852736089798619172009-10-16T16:17:00.002-04:002009-10-16T16:26:35.629-04:00

This is a question Hunter Thompson was obsessed with. And thinking about it, what did happen to the American Dream? It clearly isn't dead, as to me that would mean America herself is dead.But these days, what is it? How do you find it? Is it in making money? Doing drugs? Doing nothing at all? Or is it an individual goal you set for yourself? My goal for now is to at least participate in the next

Cobaltnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650413685935186243.post-77446660078769881752009-08-23T00:16:00.002-04:002009-08-23T00:22:37.982-04:00

Just something I noticed over a couple of days, watching various sporting events, that struck me as odd.What compels us to behave in an identical fashion when in a large group? Such as, a crowd at a UFC event isn't enjoying a fight, so they chant, "BULL SHIT." One person's urge to say this is one thing, but what about everyone nearby?Or the wave? What on earth gets people to do the wave? I don't

Cobaltnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650413685935186243.post-86979877797122217202009-04-27T18:55:00.001-04:002009-04-27T18:56:43.925-04:00

http://espn.go.com Then, press the following buttons: Up arrow, up arrow, down arrow, down arrow, left arrow, right arrow, left arrow, right arrow, B, A, and then hit Enter a few times.

Cobaltnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650413685935186243.post-16199997912369888102009-04-04T14:13:00.002-04:002009-04-04T14:23:59.454-04:00

Check out something regarding "Bob's Game," a homebrew Nintendo DS game that took over 15,000 hours to do, all done by one individual. Link to Kotaku.Allow me to expand. Sadly, once he approached Nintendo, they basically said, "Meh. No thanks." After staging a protest, he gave up, realizing his dream wasn't going to come true. I, however, want this game. I hope it comes out on Xbox Live's Arcade,

Cobaltnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650413685935186243.post-72157441136331867892009-03-20T03:07:00.002-04:002009-03-20T03:07:30.154-04:00

It's pure advertising but it's so damned cool you can't object to it.

Cobaltnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650413685935186243.post-70630323034718171552009-03-19T03:44:00.000-04:002009-03-19T03:45:26.758-04:00

Click This Link

Cobaltnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650413685935186243.post-71918634707468984122009-03-15T00:35:00.002-04:002009-03-15T00:50:39.508-04:00

As if being in two upcoming games isn't enough...Vin Diesel wants to make a MMO!

Cobaltnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650413685935186243.post-50956084894467402012009-02-11T16:21:00.001-05:002009-02-11T16:23:26.322-05:00

Freestyle motocross rider Jeremy Lusk died at 24. Read the story here.

Cobaltnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650413685935186243.post-21847637454670989712009-02-09T16:46:00.003-05:002009-02-09T17:04:49.961-05:00

In what I can only call a mixed feeling, the Bobcats have traded the greatest mustache in the history of basketball (see below,) which belongs to one Adam Morrison to the Lakers.The best 'stache in basketball.Coming to the city of Charlotte will be Vladimir Radmonovic. It's an odd trade, considering that Vladimir had a decent spot in the rotation over in LA. Morrison can shoot, but, not a whole

Cobaltnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650413685935186243.post-69602958943742710202009-02-02T04:05:00.003-05:002009-02-02T04:13:03.521-05:00

My friends, my dear Saitek Eclipse keyboard is no more. A spill of some unknown liquid viciously cut it down in the prime of its life. I shall truly miss it. I certainly do not prefer the keyboard I'm temporarily replacing it with.Moving on, kudos to the Steelers. Moving on even further, Fallout 3 is completely choice. Amazing game, with a very big emphasis on your decisions, a morality system

Cobaltnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650413685935186243.post-18908032192017339112009-01-20T07:00:00.003-05:002009-01-20T07:08:31.464-05:00

The Stig. Okay, I couldn't bring myself to spoil it. But apparently, he's been unmasked.Apparently it's the secret that everyone knew, just never said out loud. Some people are bummed, but I'm still going to love Top Gear and wish that I had BBC America so I could watch the new episodes every week, Monday at 8 PM.For those who don't know, Top Gear is the best car show in existence. There is no

Cobaltnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650413685935186243.post-86635652383007733012009-01-17T05:39:00.003-05:002009-01-17T05:39:56.210-05:00

I've been accepted to ASU!

Cobaltnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650413685935186243.post-26025172819404189222009-01-09T21:12:00.002-05:002009-01-09T21:14:59.459-05:00

This is a bummer. What makes me sad is, if he plays inter-league here in Atlanta, it wouldn't surprise me if he gets booed pretty hard. I don't agree with it, but I can understand it. He'd been here his entire career and suddenly he takes a one year deal in Boston? It'd be easy to feel sort of betrayed by that. Oh well, best of luck to him.

Cobaltnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650413685935186243.post-71467126286745424212009-01-06T19:21:00.003-05:002009-01-06T23:18:43.608-05:00

Performing Avenged Sevenfold's single Almost EasyHere's the original for comparison.Pretty damned good!

Cobaltnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650413685935186243.post-80901884322230537542009-01-02T21:49:00.003-05:002009-01-02T21:58:47.494-05:00

Myself, my brother Chase, and Ryleigh, who's happily eating Jello. She had a cold the whole time we were up there.Chillin'Dad's having a good time.Lexi, the smartest one of the bunch of dogs.Left to right: Scooter, Christian, MaggieChase and Ryleigh playing with the best gift I think I've ever given.She's so cute now that she knows what it does. It has little pages to teach you to play songs, and

Cobaltnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650413685935186243.post-91696291234377299452008-12-22T20:49:00.001-05:002008-12-22T20:51:21.172-05:00

In this case, this is something I'd love to purchase, if I had the available funds.http://secure.simmarket.com/fspassengers-x.phtmlIt adds an entire system to Flight Simulator X that simulates passengers, a career as a pilot, more realistic failures and sounds, a lot. I should get me this sometime.But this, to get to my main, very simple point, is that there are things that people make of their

Cobaltnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650413685935186243.post-68623894926379529462008-12-21T18:58:00.001-05:002008-12-21T19:01:38.987-05:00

At this website. http://www.jjbblive.com/Channel 1, live stream of in-game footage. I'd go there and show you my lack of skills, but thankfully the game's almost always full.

Cobaltnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650413685935186243.post-72548380393523406442008-12-20T14:26:00.001-05:002008-12-20T14:27:59.508-05:00

So, the Metal Gear series is pretty dark and heavy in its subject matter. But damned if this isn't adorable.

Cobaltnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650413685935186243.post-42443461903834957982008-12-19T21:28:00.003-05:002008-12-19T21:30:39.607-05:00

I just passed one of the new Nissan Skylines on 400. It was pretty. I am still in shock. If I see another one, I wonder if I can jump from my car to it in time....Here's the Wikipedia article on it. So, anyone with tons of cash to burn, and feeling generous this holiday season......

Cobaltnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650413685935186243.post-84957026035312212972008-12-14T11:26:00.001-05:002008-12-14T11:52:40.233-05:00

This can't be real, but still funny.

Cobaltnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650413685935186243.post-22707278509733741192008-12-11T12:20:00.005-05:002008-12-11T12:25:20.469-05:00

Man jailed for not supporting child that wasn't his.Read the in depth article here.This is vile. I will start by saying that ignoring the initial letter he received was a bad idea, but nothing worth what came to him after. I won't even go into detail, but basically, he never even met the mother, had only been to the town in question ONCE, and he wasn't there to father a child.Just read the

Cobaltnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650413685935186243.post-58379590722336937202008-12-11T08:44:00.002-05:002008-12-11T08:53:00.012-05:00

Major move in the NBA yesterday, as my beloved Phoenix Suns moved 2 guard Raja Bell, 4 or 5 spot man Boris Diaw and point guard Sean Singletary to the Charlotte Bobcats (Sweet!) for SG/SF Jason Richardson, SF Jared Dudley and a 2010 second round pick.I'll be flat out honest here, I don't know a lot about Jason Richardson or Jared Dudley. I do know, however, that Raja Bell can make open three

Cobaltnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650413685935186243.post-7231292748503831252008-12-10T15:39:00.002-05:002008-12-10T15:42:13.111-05:00

Meat packaging companies have been injecting carbon monoxide into their packages to make the meat appear like it's fresh and good, and it could be as old as a year. I don't have any information handy, but I heard it on Clark Howard today, and he's generally trustworthy on consumer problems.I'll update if I can find a link or something.

Cobaltnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650413685935186243.post-79417210788728585622008-12-09T10:23:00.005-05:002008-12-09T10:39:10.500-05:00

John Carmack, the man who totally changed gaming forever, has an interesting little side project. Check it out at Kotaku. You too could be in a space bubble for a meager $100,000. Which, considering the cost of other spaceflights, isn't a bad deal. The shuttle launches cost varies, but it's roughly a smooth chump change amount of $60,000,000.What will they think of next!?

Cobaltnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650413685935186243.post-28073608126990766172008-12-06T13:46:00.001-05:002008-12-06T13:48:19.948-05:00

Using the almighty DOSbox, I recorded my attempt at a subdural hematoma operation.You may or may not find this graphic, it's pixelated blood.

Cobaltnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650413685935186243.post-5930730210536349572008-11-30T04:08:00.005-05:002008-12-06T13:06:36.529-05:00

A bunch of people will play the most boring video game of all time as long as you keep donating to benefit Child's Play.The "game" is an eight hour bus trip in real time from Tuscon to Las Vegas. You can't pause it and it doesn't go straight.Check their official site for the live camera feeds from the "driver's" perspective and the bus itself.UPDATE: Penn Jilette himself asks you to donate to

Cobaltnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650413685935186243.post-29550461300993035932008-11-30T03:42:00.001-05:002008-11-30T03:44:20.026-05:00

My baby niece Ryleigh. You can't see me because of my hair, but I assure you it's me.

Cobaltnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650413685935186243.post-8689733450575657642008-11-25T06:03:00.002-05:002008-11-25T06:11:32.041-05:00

My old English Springer Spaniel, Micheal, whom cancer took from me at his age of 13.This was the last shot of him alive.Miss you, buddy, I really do.My new baby girl Moxie, whom I adopted about a month and a half later.

Cobaltnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650413685935186243.post-3463586982025986392008-11-25T06:01:00.002-05:002008-11-25T06:02:38.558-05:00

Take the disc loader from an iMac and pop the sucker into your Xbox 360 and what do you get? Instant awesome.

Cobaltnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650413685935186243.post-65588753176038167802008-11-23T07:18:00.001-05:002008-11-23T07:19:57.283-05:00

NC State for just demolishing 22nd ranked UNC 41 to 10. Go Pack!

Cobaltnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650413685935186243.post-88066882619933204622008-11-23T05:31:00.003-05:002008-11-23T05:35:28.540-05:00

To Myron Rolle, FSU's safety and a Rhodes Scholar. He plans on becoming a doctor, so kudos to you for putting in the effort, and showing that the ACC brings in some of the brightest minds around.NY Times Article

Cobaltnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650413685935186243.post-3921005355727103572008-11-19T20:14:00.000-05:002008-11-19T20:15:29.739-05:00

Good luck with the ensuing mission!

Cobaltnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650413685935186243.post-30420298764009587932008-11-14T19:09:00.001-05:002008-11-14T19:10:39.475-05:00

Launch holding for about 45 minutes at T-9:00. Not sure why but probably a good reason.

Cobaltnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650413685935186243.post-9060715534317556232008-11-11T02:21:00.004-05:002008-11-11T02:30:33.048-05:00

I bought it after much anticipation. I enjoyed it thoroughly...for a couple of weeks. I'm not disappointed in the game itself, I'm disappointed in the lack of replay value.So, I've already traded it in and picked up NBA 2K9. 2K9 has one of the best features I've ever used in a sports game. Players online can pick a position and stick with it throughout an entire game. Meaning, full 5 on 5 with

Cobaltnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650413685935186243.post-19570594390728731262008-11-05T20:03:00.003-05:002008-11-05T20:40:52.302-05:00

I figured it was inevitable. I'm no fan of the man's policies on some issues, and surprisingly, I agree with a few.I never feared an Obama presidency. What I feared, however, was a total Democrat majority in the House, Senate, and White House. Where whatever idea comes through the pipeline that favors Democrats, would go through without a hitch.I don't want socialized medicine. As an aspiring

Cobaltnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650413685935186243.post-89309186997088236962008-11-04T15:29:00.003-05:002008-11-04T15:30:22.871-05:00

I did, and it was remarkably easy. Went at 1, home by 1:30, and that was including dropping off my fiance down the road at the place she was to vote at.

Cobaltnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650413685935186243.post-62492941519039567612008-11-04T14:33:00.006-05:002008-11-04T15:24:03.664-05:00

Inspired by the posts made by myself and Don Gerz about journalism, I've been thinking about the Fairness Doctrine.There's a floating theory amongst talk radio hosts that if Obama wins the presidency, that another attempt at pushing the Fairness Doctrine will occur. The short of the Fairness Doctrine, for anyone who didn't read the link above, is that if a radio show or commercial was deemed one

Cobaltnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650413685935186243.post-65128639478375268592008-10-23T13:20:00.003-04:002008-11-04T14:27:54.811-05:00

By Orson Scott Card.He makes a very compelling point. There appears to be no honest, middle ground in journalism anymore.Update!I merely brought you potato salad, but my friend Don Gerz brought the meat. Check out this post he made regarding this issue.

Cobaltnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650413685935186243.post-79976960194909971362008-10-20T18:07:00.002-04:002008-10-20T18:10:11.490-04:00

Target and other stores selling Chinese chocolate products that might be potentially harmful to kids. Even if it's overblown, I agree it isn't worth the risk.

Cobaltnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650413685935186243.post-64533376425734491362008-10-18T00:12:00.002-04:002008-10-18T00:24:01.289-04:00

More non-political content. Just for fresh air.From TechRepublic.An interesting article. I think the points made therein are valid, but even if it is a failure, how much is it really going to hurt Microsoft? Most stores only sell new machines with Vista. (The last time I asked when laptop-shopping was XP was available through special order. How incredibly lame.)To downgrade, you'll still have to

Cobaltnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650413685935186243.post-36059076254025460452008-10-17T23:59:00.004-04:002008-10-18T01:42:21.679-04:00

All the political talk makes me unhappy, so here's some nifty videos of cars and the like.A rotary engine putting out 1664 HP. (This is unnatural. Turn down your volume a hair unless you want to blow your ear out.)Sticking with rotary engines, here's a second generation Mazda RX-7 holding a burnout for 3 minutes before blowing his engine clean up. (Not as in explosion, as in he's gonna need a new

Cobaltnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650413685935186243.post-26493969126359432452008-10-17T23:33:00.004-04:002008-10-17T23:49:12.430-04:00

Okay, so this will be the second political post, and frankly I feel they're far too close together, but this annoyed me too.This ad is blatantly dishonest to anyone who has done even a tiny bit of research into what's being proposed.The FairTax, which is what Saxby Chambliss supports, would not be a 23% tax on top of the current income taxes. Quick few links to show just how dishonest this ad is:

Cobaltnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650413685935186243.post-35810893757027132008-10-17T16:21:00.002-04:002008-10-17T16:37:31.629-04:00

At chessgames.com, you can sign up for a free membership, then you can sign up to be a part of a challenge in which you vote for moves against Grandmaster Arno Nickel.What interested me about this effort is the amazing abundance of people with chess engines on their computers, using them to determine the "proper" move to make at a given time. I can understand this, say, if you were learning chess

Cobaltnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650413685935186243.post-33913125400325909792008-10-12T13:44:00.002-04:002008-10-12T14:15:13.857-04:00

This review is going to be extra fun, since it's a game very relevant to my interests. I present to you, my dear readers, Life & Death 2: The Brain.Overview:A sequel to the original Life & Death, which was a pretty detailed simulation of being a general surgeon (who specializes in abdominal surgery), the second outing has you venture into very, VERY sensitive territory, the human brain.Graphics:

Cobaltnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650413685935186243.post-18232295748555287132008-10-09T10:29:00.005-04:002008-10-09T11:04:57.064-04:00

Regardless of who wins this stupid election, I'll be more than glad it's over. It feels that every day that passes someone else claims that not bowing down and praising Barack Obama makes you some cross burning, hood wearing scumbag vermin who wakes up with the sole intent of oppressing black people. On 'net forums, you'll find posts that say, (I'm paraphrasing so you can't google who said it) "

Cobaltnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650413685935186243.post-59065675206335607782008-10-07T21:09:00.002-04:002008-10-07T21:11:29.367-04:00

Might be an old picture. If I have to explain it, nevermind.

Cobaltnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650413685935186243.post-73594879821191290922008-10-01T03:04:00.002-04:002008-10-01T03:58:48.289-04:00

Penny Arcade is doing a bunch of articles by guest writers about copy protection in games, starting with this one. It got me to thinking about the issue in general. So here's what I thought.I understand the desire to make money on something. I understand the idea of protecting what you sell as so it will make money. The problem is, in the case of PC games, you aren't actually stopping piracy.Most

Cobaltnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650413685935186243.post-15939242331032962612008-09-27T05:51:00.005-04:002008-09-27T05:55:35.465-04:00

For anyone who doesn't know who Jack Thompson is.And here's the article, in all of its glory.It's about time.

Cobaltnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650413685935186243.post-48660480424737681382008-09-26T07:48:00.002-04:002008-09-26T09:41:09.082-04:00

I know what he means. Do you?

Cobaltnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650413685935186243.post-32202339261160106702008-09-24T04:18:00.005-04:002008-09-24T04:32:17.553-04:00

Private spaceflight company SpaceX are going to try to successfully launch their Falcon 1 rocket within 7 days, a window from the 24th to the 1st. The first three flights weren't successful. I do hope they do well with this one, since they're shooting for a 2009 launch of their manned capsule, the Dragon. They're also aiming to send an unmanned one to the ISS in 2010. But before all that, they've

Cobaltnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650413685935186243.post-36926958220736564382008-09-23T22:40:00.004-04:002008-09-23T22:45:26.466-04:00

Crazier than normal, mind. They're suggesting that Ben & Jerry's use human breast milk instead of the traditional cow supplied stuff. I doubt they mean it, but its still an absurd idea. Here's the article I found from another site.

Cobaltnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650413685935186243.post-49154930075091398072008-09-23T04:21:00.003-04:002008-09-23T04:31:14.089-04:00

Any football fans who saw the Jacksonville - Indianapolis game might have been wondering what was up with some of the officiating. Or not, depending on who you wanted to win.As a Colts fan, the last minute pass interference call against Keiaho seemed a bit suspect. I can't find a video of it, but if you catch it on SportsCenter or something, it basically looks like an accidental nudge of a wide

Cobaltnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650413685935186243.post-52290320068074089352008-09-21T16:06:00.004-04:002008-09-21T16:22:51.749-04:00

Quick update for anyone not in the know, the game Metal Gear Solid 4 introduced an excellent camouflage system that would mimic whatever surface you were up against. Here's a good clip of the camo in game.Naturally, this is very cool in a game. But it turns out its not just a game gadget. It's entirely possible. In fact, it's sort of being done. Check that article out, then look at this take from

Cobaltnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650413685935186243.post-58502149941828129992008-09-19T02:09:00.000-04:002008-09-19T22:14:21.426-04:00

So, here's a brand new blog. I have no goal in mind except to write about nifty stuff. So, today, as my first post, I'll offer up a review of a classic game. Hopefully, I'll write regular retro reviews.The first review: Aerobiz Supersonic.Overview: A spiffy business simulator that puts you in the fancy, comfortable leather chair of an airline's CEO office. You have 20 years to turn your airline

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