Reverend0's Pulpit

I am glad one of us is feeling optimistic. I am j...

2011-09-07T20:03:31.968-07:00

I am glad one of us is feeling optimistic. I am just a bit gunshy and afraid of being hurt yet again. Last year they met my expectations for the season, but that loss to Bears hurt.

Just because it's nice to have a reason and I ...

2011-09-07T19:02:19.967-07:00

Just because it's nice to have a reason and I might as well be optimistic, I say 10-6. Can't wait for the season to start.

You matched my feelings on the draft. Lets hope th...

2011-05-01T16:05:30.228-07:00

You matched my feelings on the draft. Lets hope they do well in free agency

The Lions just didn't want to see the Bills ap...

2010-11-15T13:45:27.921-08:00

The Lions just didn't want to see the Bills approach their Oh-fer-16 record.

Agreed.

2010-06-02T07:56:51.313-07:00

Agreed.

Am felled by a nasty cold, so I have been making m...

2010-02-19T06:24:39.588-08:00

Am felled by a nasty cold, so I have been making my way through all of Joe Haldeman... what a treat!

Glad you are doing fine. Sorry, had to move our blog to FaceBook, got some WEIRD hits from places that should not know about Evan growing up...

Merry Christmas and happy new year to the three of...

2009-12-29T20:54:51.214-08:00

Merry Christmas and happy new year to the three of you! Sounds like a great time!

While my prediction that the Lions would not beat ...

2009-11-23T06:04:53.727-08:00

While my prediction that the Lions would not beat the Browns was not technically correct, they did not beat them during regulation time nor did they beat them in overtime... which is close to being correct.

They also did not beat them in a game televised in the metro Detroit area.

Go Vikings!

2009-11-16T06:17:58.849-08:00

Go Vikings!

Go Seahawks!

2009-11-09T05:55:04.654-08:00

Go Seahawks!

Detroit will not beat Cleveland. The Lions are th...

2009-11-02T14:11:10.926-08:00

Detroit will not beat Cleveland. The Lions are the most pitiable, contemptible sports franchise in the history of modern American spectator sports. They will never improve.

That's what DVOA has been saying for weeks, bu...

2009-11-01T16:38:43.244-08:00

That's what DVOA has been saying for weeks, but I too had a little glimmer of hope that maybe we could still take STL at least. Now, I'm worried about Cleveland.

Enjoy your hat. I think that you will safely esca...

2009-09-30T13:47:37.506-07:00

Enjoy your hat. I think that you will safely escape the jersey purchase.

Glad you enjoyed Torchlight. Less than a month to ...

2009-09-29T11:01:32.414-07:00

Glad you enjoyed Torchlight. Less than a month to launch! :)

I just hope you haven't bet too "high&quo...

2009-09-20T11:45:43.513-07:00

I just hope you haven't bet too "high"...

Losing doesn't feel good? In a contest, there...

2009-09-03T09:30:35.408-07:00

Losing doesn't feel good?

In a contest, there is always a loser?

While there is a saying you can't win all the time is true, the inverse is not true?

Go Lions! Go team! Rooting for the Lions teaches...

2009-09-02T10:12:38.905-07:00

Go Lions! Go team!

Rooting for the Lions teaches you something... I'm not sure exactly what, but something important about being a loser.

"Um, that is it... " I demand more.

2009-07-22T07:32:45.392-07:00

"Um, that is it... "

I demand more.

I would be more ok with James' take that the g...

2009-07-15T08:18:00.442-07:00

I would be more ok with James' take that the games could be cheaper and then sell add ons. That would make this more palatable.

I have always been a fan of user created content. You take a game you enjoy and then add more time and life to the system or universe depending on the mod. Especially when you look at some games never having a sequel or not having a good sequel...

As a person who hasn't bought a new game in ye...

2009-07-15T06:53:28.241-07:00

As a person who hasn't bought a new game in years (certainly not in the era where subscriptions and pay add-ons existed) I suppose I'm not one to talk, but this does seem like a natural thing for software developers to try in the age of teh internet pirates. Definitely, in the future, the base game will be free (and suck).

Online competitive games could make the push for a competitive edge get to the point where these add-ons could generate real coin for them.

What will probably happen though, is that some anarchist/gamer will crack the unlockable features, giving them to everyone for free.

The last game I spent any real time playing was the original Age of Wonders, an 11 year old turn-based strategy game. It came with a map editor that allows you to make your own scenarios. Many of the ones people share online are way better than the ones that came with the game, and I got them (legally) for free. This may also be a future trend if the game maker can find a way to capture some revenue from this. Information yearns to run wild and free.

That's pretty interesting, been waiting for ga...

2009-07-14T15:38:46.460-07:00

That's pretty interesting, been waiting for games to do more of that (other than the typical buy maps/songs to date). Pretty soon games will be free but to succeed you need to pay up.

Hey! Happy anniversary! I hope you enjoy the Lor...

2009-07-09T13:48:06.550-07:00

Hey! Happy anniversary!

I hope you enjoy the Lord of the Rings board game I suggested you buy yourself... my gift to you guys... so long as you define "gift" to include things you buy yourself... and so long as you actually buy it... Happy anniversary!

Happy Anniversary to you too. Love you and the co...

2009-07-08T17:21:29.241-07:00

Happy Anniversary to you too. Love you and the coffee grinder (need to feed the addiction).

Yay! 8 years! That's two election cycles! Cong...

2009-07-08T09:06:13.077-07:00

Yay! 8 years! That's two election cycles! Congrats!

S.W. Win! The current publishing trend is away fr...

2009-07-07T08:12:09.225-07:00

S.W. Win! The current publishing trend is away from sci-fi and swinging toward fantasy with some higher quality works being published (Harry Potter, Mr. Norrell and Jonathon Strange, etc.) than some of the older stuff (Eddings, Anthony, Dragonlance). Not to say there is a dicotomy, old=bad, new=good. Not when the first Thomas Covenant book is more than 30 years old.

http://xkcd.com/483/

Lord of the Rings (the multiplayer board game) is actually really difficult. There are three difficulty levels based on how close you start the Sauron game piece to your little hobbit pieces. The easiest configuration is still awefully challenging (for us, it's a 90+% fail rate when playing two players, still 80+% fail with four, which seems to be the number the game was balanced for).