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Tanking Ego

Zahraah at Pugnacious Priest asks, “Do you need an ego to tank? Should I roll a ‘tank’ and see?” Lao Tzu is credited with the following quote – “A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his … Continue reading

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Fragg’d – an oddly graceful moment of Zen

Interesting commentary at Wired on virtual killing [and death]. – you watch as your corpse goes pinwheeling gracefully through the air, arms and legs flailing in the grip of rag-doll physics. Clive Thompson recounts the ways he’s died in video … Continue reading

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Juice Tiger 360

Ok, so it draws a little power even when turned off. Big deal. At least it’s efficient, right? The team at DXGaming put consoles to the power test to determine how much juice they suck out of the wall and … Continue reading

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Microsoft: I want my TWO DOLLARS….

In the never-ending saga of Xbox 360 hardware maintenance agreements, I recently received three refund checks for the one extra maintenance agreement they accidentally charged to my credit card. The backstory can be found here, but I’ll just say “wanted … Continue reading

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Console Price Drops

In recent years the big three console makers are pretty consistent in their pricing strategies with Playstation 2 taking an early lead and launching at $299, Xbox (original) following at the same price a year later, and Nintendo GC coming … Continue reading

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