The only good thing about Tom Brady tearing his ACL in the Week 1 opener is the crying of all those fantasy football players.  The screams of agony of thousands of “virtual coaches” as they watch their No. 1 draft pick get sidelined for the season.  Do not feel sympathy for them; these are the same bunch of jocks who thought playing Dungeons and Dragons was queer.  Now 30 years later, when their wives won’t give up the balloon knot, they have to sit in some guy’s living room in a circle around a table and fantasize they are something they are not.  Delicious irony.

One would think since Activision is using the same damn engine, they could’ve either tweaked the game slightly or added in something useful.  As predicted in an earlier post, Activision fell on their face with their latest release.

One of my favorite new features is audience involvement.  In this version, the audience CLAPS while you are using your star power.  Sound fun?  Think you’ll be hyped?  Until you realize the audience DOESN’T CLAP ON BEAT!!

Since the set list is seriously underwhelming, playing songs that don’t even belong on “Deep Tracks” on XM, another suggestion not out of the realm of possibility is fixing the sound.  To their credit, they did fix the Dolby Pro Logic issue that plagued Wii users, however you are still reaching for the remote to lower the sound between game play and the ending “You Rock” Animation, as there is a +10dB difference.

They even politely included more crap to interrupt your game play:

• 2 additional intro videos to click past before you even get to the main menu
• A “who cares” interview video as you open each level in their career

Even as a fan of both Guitar Hero and Aerosmith, I have to say it is a lackluster game in terms of content but I was biased as I grew increasingly irritated by the off-beat clapping during my favorite songs.

We’ve all played Guitar Hero. Press a few buttons, flick the strummer. But why all the over-hype on a game that simply rules on its own merit.

Activision has released their press junket to the pre-order sites with these statements:

• Challenges you to perform the music of the legendary Aerosmith
• Take on the roles of Aerosmith members Joe Perry, Brad Whitford and Tom Hamilton
• Experience the career trajectory of a band becoming more and more popular

Really? I can take on the roles? Does the package come with an 8-ball? Can I hit a groupie after I’m done my set? I don’t understand all this hype, who is buying this game honestly thinking they can “Experience the career trajectory” of Aerosmith.

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The Internet would be better if two related technologies would work together:

1. Google needs to get their ass in gear and present their Single Sign-On (SSO) package.
2. Forum Coders and Popular Websites need to embrace this technology.

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Why should fans be loyal to sports teams, when the players aren’t loyal to the fans? Each year (read: end of contract), players have to decide if they want to go to another team to make more money or stay where they are. The only reason most players stay on a team for any length of time is because they are bound by contracts.*

I, however, am not. I’m not bound to the Phillies(/Eagles/Flyers/Sixers) just because I live near Philadelphia. I’m a fan. I demand action, and excitement. If my “team” isn’t giving me action or excitement, why can’t I choose another? Tell me honestly, WHY do I have to be a fan of only one team?

And the jocks cry, “duuuude, you bandwagon jumper! Where were you when we were on a 10 game losing streak?” You know where I was? Supporting a team which DESERVES my energy by giving me fantastic games to watch. But I know your anger stems from your jealousy of me, watching me jump up and down in elation as the team I’m rooting for scores again, and it’s OK. It’s a perfectly acceptable response, you just need to recognize that as a human, if I’m going to invest my time, money and emotions into a team and I don’t get a return, I need a new investment.

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Regardless of how many resume resources there are on the net, I have yet to find someone who knows how to write one. Here is a subset of my many resume peeves.

• Multiple Pages - I highly doubt you are so skilled and have achieved so many notable accomplishments to warrant two pages. Unless you are preparing a Curriculum Vitae, follow the KISS ASS method; Keep It Simple, Short And Sweet, Stupid.
  • Waste of Space - By merely handing me your resume, I understand your Objective — to get a job.
  • Nobody Likes You - There is no need to tell me your references are available upon request.
• Nobody Cares About Your Personal Life - A sure-fire way to not get the interview is to get way too personal on your resume.
  • Communication Breakdown - I will not hire DrexelShaft4U@gmail.com, DarkElven1@aol.com, or FansyPanties69@hotmail.com. Get a more professional email address, and don’t use the email address of the company where you currently work.
  • Instant Lawsuit - If you place an interest, hobby or organization on your resume that could be controversial, there can be grounds for legal action if you aren’t hired; regardless if you bombed the interview. Therefore, you will not be granted one.
• Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader - Proper grammar and spelling are a sign of fine craftsmanship. If you failed to perfect something you had plenty of time to work on, how am I supposed to believe you can follow-through on a task during crunch-time.

It’s no secret that most of the country hates Eagles fans.  From their bad attitudes to the band-wagon jumping, they make up some of the most deplorable humans in sports fan history.

Last night I’m at a bar in Philadelphia, and there’s a Phillies game on (vs the Washington Nationals).  It’s closely tied at 1-1 for most of the game, tensions are mounting.  As we go into the 10th inning, nearly everyone at the bar is watching the game.

The “Phils” have runners at first and second, no outs.  *crack* Up the middle and off the shoe of the center fielder! The runner at second base rounds third base and heads for home!  SCORE!  2-1 Phillies!

And the bar erupts, “E-A-G-L-E-S, EAGLES!”.

WHAT?  Are you kidding me?  Do you realize how stupid this looks?  Chanting a FOOTBALL team cheer during a BASEBALL game?  Your LAST PLACE Eagles aren’t even PLAYING!  I wanted to buy hot coffee just to throw in their faces.

Chris’Soft has sold out and now a dirtbag company will be producing Yodm’3d under the name DeskSpace. Naturally, these slimes will be charging for this software now.

What they don’t tell you is that Chris’Soft’s version is still free to download. v1.4 might still have minimal bugs, but if you feel that you shouldn’t have to pay for a global find and replace of a program name to a company for software that someone else made, you can still download Yodm’3d v1.4 for free

(Mirrors: http://www.winfuture.de/downloadstart,1185376417,1924.html ~ http://www.portablefreeware.com/download.php?id=1286 ~ http://www.mininova.org/tor/808321 )

ChrisSoft - Thank you for a wonderful piece of software. But true computer lovers aren’t in it for the money. Otaku Software - I wish the worst for you.

As an alumnus of Drexel as well as a former employee, I’m quite savvy as to the inner workings of a few departments. Unfortunately, most notably was IRT, the IT department for the university. As both a learning institution, especially in the field of computers and technology, and an employer for co-operative learning, this policy seems to demonstrate how they really feel:

Authorization/Access Control
End Users are to be provided with the minimum access privileges required to perform permitted tasks.

That’s right kids, “trial and error” is not part of the learning process, you are not permitted to test the limits of your creativity and the machines you must control. Academic learning consists of following ideas from books discussing the revolutionary ‘Windows’ operating system written by professors who have long since enjoyed teaching to new open young minds.
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Comcast (Blast! Plan 16Mb/1Mb):

Verizon (Power Plan 3.0Mb/768k):