Dear SONY And The Producers Of Spider-Man

Dear SONY And The Producers Of Spider-Man,

In regards to the release of Spider-Man 3, I have these words to say about the fourth installment:
NO
please same me some grief.

The LAN That Was Not Meant To Be

Hosting a successful LAN party is a task that appears to be easy and fun. It doesn’t take anything other than a few phone calls to make one work. This is true, if you want a party. The main goal of a LAN party can be best summarized by the first sentence on Wikipedia:

A LAN party is a temporary, sometimes spontaneous, gathering of people together with their computers, which they network together primarily for the purpose of playing multiplayer computer games. [source]

We had the computers. Computers were not a problem, in fact, they were the problem.

A small LAN party requires a hub/switch, with enough ports to accommodate all the players, a fair amount of power, and suitable surfaces for all the computers. [source]

The main problem was with the router. It conveniently decided to not work the night before, leaving an eerie feeling in the back of my head that the party would fail on this sole reason. I was able to get it to work partially. Everyone else had a connection besides me and one other if my memory serves me correctly.Wireless could have saved the day, but sadly I again was the only one with it.

Another problem was the fact that my garage only outputs 15a of power. We had five computers, a power consuming television (thank you very much Sony, should have used my much better HD tv and same of power), and an xbox. Of course you can see the problem here.

Did I learn anything? Why yes I did. You don’t want  to invite a bunch of people. Next LAN, if I ever decide to again, will be very small; two to three people max. Another thing that comes handy in the future is to not buy so much snack foods. It turns out to be a waste of money as the host never gets any of it.

If the people who normally attend want to have another LAN, they are going to have to be a little more proactive before I even attempt to plan. This last one was just a pathetic failure and  a waste of my time.

Why I [Now] Hate Windows Vista

Windows Vista, the next generation of computing. The visual eye candy masterpiece of the century. The most stable operating system from Microsoft to date. This is what they want us to think. We were told that Vista would be so stable that you wouldn’t have to restart because of programs locking up, or explorer crashing. I wish I could believe this, and I did until today.

Today alone I had to restart upwards of six times. The day before even more. It seems that the more the operating system is updated, the more problems arise. It all started a few days ago when an update was released for my monitor (Samsung SyncMaster 940bw). I’m fine with updates as they usually make things better. This one however changed the color profile of windows to look more “realistic.” If they think realistic is white being a shade of yellow, then I must be color-blind.

Trying to fix this wasn’t easy, it kept reverting the color profile back to what it thought was best. I even tried a system restore; that’s another story. But along with this color profile came something else. Photoshop decided to stop working. It would open just fine, then right before the toolbars load, gives me the error:

Hardware error. Photoshop will not exit.

Hmm. I wonder what caused this. System restore was my only option. Oh great, system restore is broken. That’s just great. In fact, it’s still broken today. If anyone knows how to fix it, I would sure love it if you could assist in fixing it.

That’s not the end of this yet. I tried to run system restore off the Vista Business CD Microsoft sent me … no system restore points found. Oh that’s great. Yes, I did have them enabled.

Ok, so today is really what sets me off. I sitting here, not more than an hour ago downloading updates for Quake 4. I was trying to burn files to a DVD at the same time. Although, Windows isn’t happy with letting me do what I want, instead, they must make me suffer. The computer crashes, 90% done with the download that has been going for about fourty-five minutes. This was the last time I had to restart today. Throughout the day, Vista has decided to just stop working. Mouse works great. But the GUI is completely unresponsive. Animations don’t play when you mouse over the red x, star menu doesn’t come up. Ctrl-Alt-Del doesn’t even work! This was supposed to be a safeguard way to make sure you didn’t have to hard reset your computer!

It’s working again for the time being. And I’m not very pleased right now with Vista as you can tell. Don’t get me wrong, I love the new system. But why on earth did they take RC1 which worked perfectly on my computer, and destroy it for no added gain? Sure games do run now, but is that a tradeoff of stability?

Microsoft, if you read this, please fix my Vista. I would call tech support, but I don’t want to pay for it. Somehow, I think you knew this was coming so you can easily charge people to fix problems with your new OS.

The Wagner Deal

As of tomorrow, it will be my last day in first period band. And am I happy. However, this goes with a sad song. I will have to leave second period Video Productions to make room for second period band. Wasn’t my first choice. I was forced into the decision.

This shows that you can stand up to the third reich. I was able to tell him what I was going to do, rather than what he wanted me to do. Maybe next time he will show me some respect. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, read back a few posts.

So, don’t freak out when you see me in band Wednesday.

Wagner’s Plead – He Really, Really Wants Me

In the past post, Wagner’s Plead, I asked whether I should give into his demands, and transfer into Wind Ensemble or say no. I decided to go with no, and not two day into the semester was I fed up with his new regime. His plan was to make the small class even smaller. We were to be separated into sections and practice on our own, leaving him to do whatever he does.

I made an appointment with my counselor to discuss dropping band altogether as it is fairly useless for me to take anyways. Besides, I have more fun in video productions making fun of Tom and his movie Time Walker. So there I am, sitting alone in that damn cold office. I get called to talk to the counselor and she greatly rejects the idea of me dropping. Why? I have no idea, she wouldn’t tell me. So I do my thing and pull out the handy voice recorder and press record, making sure she saw it.

Me: Listen, I am not going to first period anymore.
Her: Yes you are.
Me: Uhm, no. You can change my schedule and do it the way I want, or I will solve the problem myself by not going.
Her: Well, why is it that you hate band?
Me: I don’t hate it, I just don’t agree with the teaching of Wagner. In addition, I find it silly to switch instruments half way through the year.
Her: Well, I see your point. How about this: I will email Mr. Wagner and tell him your disposition. I will instruct him that you will be talking to him today.
Me: Fine.

I leave and continue my day. Just as it happens, I pass Wagner on my way to lunch and he says in the tone no one wants to hear “I need to speak to you in my office.”

To his office I went after eating my food, and taking my time. I told him why I was there. But you could see that he already knew. In fact, he looked as if he was about to cry. Here is how it went down.

Me: Hey, my counselor told me to talk to you concerning me dropping band.
Wagz: Tell me why you want out? (Editorial: Sounds like it’s a camp I was forced into.)
Me: I feel it is a waste of time in first period as I learn nothing new.
Wagz: Why didn’t you accept my offer to join second Wind Ensemble?
Me: I don’t want to play another instrument half way through the year!
Wagz: I really don’t want to lose you. That would be bad. Very bad. It wouldn’t look good leaving the department half way through your senior year.
Me: I really don’t care…
Wagz: How about you come to Wind Ensemble?
Me: I’m not learning a new instrument.
Wagz: Ok, would you consider it if you played the trumpet?
Me: I don’t know, maybe.
Wagz: Well, talk to your counselor to see if that can happen.
Me: Sure thing *wispers* Hitler

Now, what was bad about that whole ordeal was trying not to laugh. Not only was a half scared to death that he was going to kill me, but the look and sound of him desperately trying to keep me in the department was one hard to keep to ones self. So now I am in a pickle. I can accept his offer or simple say no.

What I find funny mostly about this whole thing is I suspect many people don’t tell him no. This gives him great shock when someone stands up to him. I’m leaning to the side of rejecting his second offer to prove my point. If it wasn’t for him trying to undermine me, I may consider his offer, but as of now, I really have no incentive to even play for him. Don’t get me wrong though, he is a great music teacher. He just needs to refine his teaching a little more. That last stunt of him separating the band was a complete failure and you can see now how he is trying to undo it.

Why Cramming For Finals Is Bad

Let’s face it: you’ve slacked off all semester and it’s now finals time. Don’t open that book just yet, you may just be wasting your time. I will attempt to explain before it’s too late.

First, I would like to evaluate the reason we are forced to sit in an often crowded class for an endless amounts of time. We are forced into this because it is supposed to be the time when we learn new ideas, theories, concepts, procedures, et cetera. School is not about wasting time and ignoring the teacher. As bad or boring as the class may be, paying attention will ultimately save you much time in the long run.

In my case at least, studying before a major or even minor test actually hindered my test scores more than it helped. I have found out that simply doing the work in class is more than enough to familiarize yourself with everything you need to know for the finals and other assorted tests along the way.

Tests are not made to be a test of how much you can remember for one day, they are designed to test how much of the information you stored in your brain over a long period of time. This is why most finals focus mostly on material covered in the beginning of the semester.

To whom benefits if you know the information for one day? If you forget the information soon after then you really just wasted your time and probably would have been better off taking a different course.

I have only studied a few times my entire time at school. I don’t worry about a test the next day. If I don’t know the material, then I don’t know it. I’m not going to waste my time and cram the information to try and mislead the teacher into believing I know it. If anything, it’s better to get wrong what you don’t know. It lets the teacher know what they did right. How else would they know if no one told or showed them?

Now, don’t get me wrong. I’m all for doing extra work spread over a long time. You will better retain that information. I all the time read up on past subjects on Wikipedia. It’s much fun to learn more than the teacher taught.

One last reason cramming is bad: it adds too much stress to your life. That is the last thing you need when trying to memorize information. You will almost certainly forget the information as you doze off hours before class starts.

RIP: Nick – The Story Behind It

Ok, so as people guessed he wasn’t dead. It was a ploy to get his “Internet” pissed. Let me explain this girl to you all. SHe lives in one of the most hick states in the US. Where the legal driving age is from what I believe the lowest in the country. May this be good or bad, it shows how wrong the state is. It is also the place where houses are dirt cheap and rich people only have a million dollars or less. Likewise in California, Gas prices are incredibly high, housing costs are through the roof, and we are the 7th largest economy in the world.

Now this girl thinks that her state is the best, at least from what I can tell. She talks about her parents buying her a 30k dollar car. Wow, that impresses me.

Here’s the convo. Oh, and I am not a bad person for doing thi, just had to remove her from everyone’s lives like it should be.

[16:58] meeboguest145019: …
[16:59] dawnerd: …
[16:59] meeboguest145019: nick is not dead
[16:59] meeboguest145019: dont even play with stuff like that
[16:59] dawnerd: Nick is dead
[16:59] meeboguest145019: prove it to me
[16:59] meeboguest145019: someone else’s site that says the same thing
[16:59] meeboguest145019: something more substantial than your word
[16:59] dawnerd: I’m posting pictures later tonight
[17:00] meeboguest145019: of what?
[17:00] dawnerd: police pics
[17:00] dawnerd: now, can I ask who this is
[17:00] meeboguest145019: it’s Samantha
[17:00] dawnerd: thought so
[17:00] meeboguest145019: he isnt dead
[17:00] dawnerd: no one else would really care
[17:00] meeboguest145019: don’t you dare fucking say that about nick
[17:00] dawnerd: why would I lie
[17:01] meeboguest145019: you’re just a piece of scum and it’s amazing he was ever even friends with you
[17:01] dawnerd: so is this what I get for rip’ing a friend?
[17:01] meeboguest145019: no, you talked about him
[17:01] meeboguest145019: he IS an amazing person, not was, he is still here there is no way you’re telling the truth
[17:02] dawnerd: you’re just going to wait until I have the pics
[17:02] meeboguest145019: he managed to get a girl 2000 miles away to fall in love with him for 2 years
[17:02] meeboguest145019: he is amazing
[17:02] dawnerd: until then, I think you should show a little consideration
[17:02] meeboguest145019: okay, well id love to see those pictures
[17:02] meeboguest145019: you’re the asshole saying id be the only person who cared
[17:03] dawnerd: you’re the only one who visits the blog on a daily basis
[17:03] meeboguest145019: yeah because it’s the only way I can hear anything about him
[17:04] meeboguest145019: how did nick kill himself then, if he did
[17:04] dawnerd: he hung himself
[17:05] meeboguest145019: no he did not
[17:05] meeboguest145019: you are going to hell
[17:05] dawnerd: it was after we did the last filming today
[17:05] meeboguest145019: how disgusting are you to make up stuff about your friend dying
[17:05] meeboguest145019: didnt nick flirt with katie all day? someone told me he did
[17:05] dawnerd: now here’s a question: How do you know that Nick, if he were here, would not be behind this for shit and giggles
[17:06] dawnerd: yea, Nick was in bed with her in the video
[17:06] dawnerd: probably shouldn’t have told you that
[17:06] meeboguest145019: told me what?
[17:06] dawnerd: nothing
[17:06] meeboguest145019: I know nick isn’t dead
[17:06] meeboguest145019: maybe he is playing with me
[17:06] dawnerd: in your world he is
[17:06] meeboguest145019: I know he doesn’t love me
[17:06] meeboguest145019: what does that mean?
[17:07] dawnerd: maybe the entire world is playing a sick and demented joke on you
[17:07] meeboguest145019: wtf
[17:07] dawnerd: maybe this entire thing was a ploy to get you pissed
[17:07] dawnerd: maybe I am telling the truth and Nick is really dead
[17:07] dawnerd: you would never really know
[17:07] meeboguest145019: it didnt make me mad
[17:07] meeboguest145019: I dont get “mad”
[17:07] dawnerd: never said it did
[17:08] dawnerd: no you just pms
[17:08] meeboguest145019: you dont even know me troy
[17:08] dawnerd: do I have to?
[17:08] meeboguest145019: yes, to assume I pms constantly
[17:08] meeboguest145019: you dont talk to me enough to know
[17:08] dawnerd: From what Nick told me…
[17:08] meeboguest145019: what did nick say?
[17:09] dawnerd: do you really want to know?
[17:09] dawnerd: I’m afraid it might hurt you
[17:09] meeboguest145019: I don’t mind
[17:09] dawnerd: ok well
[17:09] dawnerd: are you sure?
[17:09] meeboguest145019: yes
[17:09] meeboguest145019: I have to go soon, hurry it up
[17:09] dawnerd: really really certain?
[17:10] meeboguest145019: yes
[17:10] meeboguest145019: hurry up
[17:10] dawnerd: Nick said he only used you for nude pictures
[17:10] dawnerd: and he certainly got that, and he did share them with everyone
[17:10] meeboguest145019: that’s funny because I didnt give him that many
[17:10] dawnerd: I would say you did
[17:10] meeboguest145019: ok did he say anything else?
[17:10] dawnerd: many
[17:11] meeboguest145019: if he said anything else tell me
[17:11] meeboguest145019: I am quite interested
[17:11] dawnerd: I’m going to
[17:11] dawnerd: checking chat logs
[17:11] meeboguest145019: and if he isn’t dead, I got the joke, take down that entry
[17:11] dawnerd: what joke?
[17:12] dawnerd: now let me ask you something
[17:12] dawnerd: if you think you can actually fall in love with someone over the internet and maintain a full functioning relationship… how?
[17:12] dawnerd: How do you expect a guy to not become interested with more mature females and better looking ones?
[17:15] dawnerd: It’s ok if you don’t want to answer that, I already know the answer
[17:15] meeboguest145019: I look pretty damn good troy, better than anything you could get
[17:15] meeboguest145019: no offense
[17:16] dawnerd: Ok, you got me there. But I’m not after girls your age anyways.
[17:16] dawnerd: Or girls who live in hick states, but you know
[17:16] meeboguest145019: Right, and you’re jesus because you’re a year and a half older than me.
[17:16] dawnerd: actually, I’m a lot older than that
[17:17] meeboguest145019: I don’t really care how old you are troy, I know you aren’t anything remarkable or that much older than I am
[17:17] dawnerd: Age is a big divider in the younger ages
[17:17] meeboguest145019: your ploy to hurt me isn’t working; nick and I have been over for ages, I cheated on him way back in October–and even if he did use me, what’s happened is what happened
[17:17] meeboguest145019: I can’t take it back and I won’t regret it
[17:17] dawnerd: the difference between someone 16 and 17 is amazing
[17:17] meeboguest145019: I have no regrets
[17:18] dawnerd: then why do you check my blog everyday?
[17:18] meeboguest145019: I still care about him, I always will, but we are over
[17:18] meeboguest145019: we have been
[17:18] meeboguest145019: I’m with ryan
[17:18] dawnerd: I’m glad you realized that
[17:18] meeboguest145019: October 6th
[17:19] meeboguest145019: so can you admit nick isnt dead?
[17:19] dawnerd: November the fifth – DOWN WITH PARLIAMENT
[17:19] dawnerd: nope
[17:19] dawnerd: can’t do that
[17:19] meeboguest145019: Okay, I’ll be looking for those pictures
[17:19] dawnerd: oh and btw, this convo is going on the blog
[17:19] dawnerd: because you know, it really shows your character
[17:20] meeboguest145019: Okay
[17:20] dawnerd: I hope you show it to this “Ryan”
[17:20] meeboguest145019: it’s not like I said anything bad, or lied
[17:20] dawnerd: I’m sure he would agree with me
[17:20] meeboguest145019: I don’t think so
[17:20] dawnerd: well, then you are perfect for each other
[17:20] meeboguest145019: I was with ryan 3 years before I met nick
[17:20] dawnerd: you were what, 9?
[17:20] dawnerd: creappy
[17:20] meeboguest145019: nope nope
[17:20] dawnerd: creepy*
[17:21] meeboguest145019: 13, 14, 15.. nick .. and now him again
[17:21] dawnerd: nick isn’t a number
[17:21] meeboguest145019: that’s true
[17:21] meeboguest145019: maybe you aren’t intelligent enough to understand what I’m saying
[17:21] dawnerd: or maybe I am more intellegent that you think and am being overly sarcastic
[17:22] meeboguest145019: you can put this on your blog, as long as you put R***
[17:22] meeboguest145019: nick will know who it is
[17:22] meeboguest145019: if he’s the one you’re out to hurt after you failed with me
[17:22] dawnerd: is it ok if I post your contact info too?
[17:22] dawnerd: and your ftp password?
[17:23] meeboguest145019: no
[17:23] dawnerd: well, I am
[17:23] dawnerd: and Nick told me to
[17:23] meeboguest145019: there’s nothing on my subdomain
[17:23] dawnerd: [17:22] client.1: you know troy it’s kind of pointless to argue with an immature 15 year olf pmsing insane girl
[17:23] dawnerd: I wouldn’t know
[17:23] dawnerd: I’ve never used it, I just possess the information
[17:24] meeboguest145019: Okay, well, that domain isn’t mine so it wouldn’t be me youd fuck with
[17:24] meeboguest145019: youd be pissing Dianna off, not me
[17:24] dawnerd: And would I care?
[17:24] meeboguest145019: obviously, if this is an attack on me
[17:25] meeboguest145019: you’re not doing a very good job
[17:25] dawnerd: no one said I was attacking you
[17:25] meeboguest145019: and tell nick I said fuck you
[17:25] meeboguest145019: he’s just upset I got better dick than his
[17:25] dawnerd: you never got him so you wouldn’t know
[17:25] meeboguest145019: I could do much better than nick anyways
[17:25] meeboguest145019: he’s not that attractive by means of “hot”
[17:26] dawnerd: how, your a female, he’s a male
[17:26] meeboguest145019: I can get better looking guys than nick
[17:26] dawnerd: well, not in California, but whatever floats your boat
[17:26] meeboguest145019: Ryan looks a lot better, ryan actually works out and wears clothes that aren’t all FOX ZOMG
[17:26] dawnerd: I have to cut off here
[17:27] meeboguest145019: california has nothing to do with this
[17:27] dawnerd: I have better things to do
[17:27] meeboguest145019: you are so retarded
[17:27] dawnerd: such as laugh at how stupid you are
[17:27] meeboguest145019: actually, intellectually, I am a lot smarter than you
[17:27] meeboguest145019: you are average laced with sarcasm
[17:27] dawnerd: how? Your in such a low ranking state?
[17:28] meeboguest145019: My money is worth just as much as yours, TN or CA
[17:28] dawnerd: wow, talkign to you makes me stupid
[17:28] meeboguest145019: I still paid 30k for my mercedes
[17:28] dawnerd: who said money was involved?
[17:28] dawnerd: but if you want to go there
[17:28] meeboguest145019: um, you made it that way a couple days ago
[17:28] meeboguest145019: “yeah well you live in a hick state so it doesnt matter that you have more money than me”
[17:28] dawnerd: buying a car is great, however it’s value deprecated once you buy it
[17:28] meeboguest145019: So what if I live in the south? it makes me culturally diverse
[17:28] dawnerd: is your property worth as much as a shack in california
[17:28] dawnerd: I doubt it
[17:29] dawnerd: no, it makes you a hick, we all know that
[17:29] meeboguest145019: lolz you don’t know what you’re talking about troy
[17:29] dawnerd: you right, It’s not geek tlak
[17:29] dawnerd: sorry, hard to type while I’m laughing
[17:29] meeboguest145019: I wouldn’t get too confident
[17:29] dawnerd: am I getting to you yet?
[17:29] meeboguest145019: no not really
[17:29] dawnerd: well, then this is a waste of time
[17:29] meeboguest145019: I’m with one of my friends, maybe if I was by myself you would have annoyed me
[17:30] dawnerd: well, I hope your friend is laughing as much as I
[17:30] meeboguest145019: I am a very laid back person, despite what you seem to think with this PMS nonsense
[17:30] dawnerd: so you’re a lazy gold digger
[17:30] dawnerd: perfect
[17:30] dawnerd: goes along with your 30k car
[17:30] meeboguest145019: no no! I am not lazy.
[17:30] dawnerd: pos car might I add
[17:31] meeboguest145019: I’m sure it’d own any car youll have
[17:31] dawnerd: sure, I really don’t care
[17:31] meeboguest145019: I got it a week ago as a christmas present, it’s brand new, it has a supercharged engine
[17:31] dawnerd: I don’t feel like driving at 20mpg, I’d rather drive an efficient cheap car and save money
[17:31] meeboguest145019: it’s 29 MPG
[17:31] dawnerd: Ohhhhh look, my parents have money!!!!
[17:31] meeboguest145019: I know!!
[17:32] meeboguest145019: It’s so great@!
[17:32] dawnerd: have you actually tested it, because the rating are always wrong
[17:32] meeboguest145019: No, I haven’t, but even if it was 2 MPG i wouldn’t give a shit
[17:32] dawnerd: anyways, I must go, I have work to do
[17:33] meeboguest145019: right, well, get some liposuction. and tell nick not to cut his hair anymore, he already looks bald
[17:33] dawnerd: will do
[17:33] meeboguest145019: I must go drive my friend and I to chilis in my pretty, black, new, sleek, mercedes sports car ta ta troy, you are such a sweetheart.

Wagner’s Plead – He Really Wants Me

So, I got the main today, and nothing out of the ordinary really. Bills, bills, more bills, aol cd, bills, lost children, renew your domain name now!, bill, to the parents of: Troy, bills.

Ok, you get my point, nothing special. I was expecting a letter from Wagner to move me into the place I belong, but I wasn’t expecting it to be a plead. So, why make you wonder what the letter says!

TO: Parent(s) of Troy … (Edited because I don’t like having my full name here :p )
FROM: Bill Wagner

RE: Moving up to Wind Ensemble – 2nd period

Due to the improvements (if you want to call sitting waiting for the other players to match the talent of Scott  and I) that Troy has shown during Concert Band and his level of commitment (I hope he knows marching band is over…), I would like to offer (bribe) him the opportunity to move up to the Wind Ensemble 2nd period (Save me from the hells of Friedman’s class). Because of the nature of the Wind Ensemble (Because I don’t practice), I would need Troy to play the school-owned euphonium (Because no one else will? I thought I already told you no!). The parts are exactly like playing trumpet (except not), just an octave lower (I knew there was a catch). I know he would do well (would? does he already know what my answer will be?) and I hope he welcomes this new challenge (if it’s like playing a trumpet, then where’s the challenge?).

This change would greatly benefit his playing (You mean your band) and also require a change of class challenge (no, not really. Video Productions is first period). This can only be done through the counseling office. I have sent them a copy of this letter (and they probably just filed it away…).

So, congratulations (thanks?) and I hope you will contact your counselor right away (I would, but I hear they bite) to schedule an appointment (during break?) to work Wind Ensemble into Troy’s schedule for second semester.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Sincerely,

(Scribble of signature)
Bill Wagner
Music Director (Dictator)

cc: NHS Counseling Department

So, what do you think? Should I take him up on this offer?

Open Letter to Electronic Arts

Dear Electronic Arts,

I have been a fan of your titles for as long as I can remember. Lately I have seen a change in my liking for you. It appears that you are no longer caring so much about your clients, or customers, and are more worried about adding in-game advertising to Need For Speed Carbon. You need to take a second and think this one over. Why would you put your customers last? They are after all the entire reason you are in business!

If you search the web for “Need For Speed Carbon Vista,” you magically are brought to my blog post about incompatibilities with your new game on the new operating system. If you did not know, Vista has been in public beta for some time now, and is already available for businesses, and retail in January. You have the game’s online store and marketplace working with no problems, and the “next gen” versions likewise. Why is it then that the PC version has to stink. Windows Vista isn’t much different than XP, and a patch to fix the problem would be easy to do.

What are you going to do when you have all these new games coming out, and they don’t work on an operating system people are going to buy just for gaming? I will answer for you. Nothing. You will do nothing. You have done nothing so far. You released a patch for Carbon that only fixes online ads.

As a once very loyal customer, I advise that you first fix problems with your upper management, then trickle down towards lower management. Hire better programmers, or give them better deadlines. Before you start marketing a game as Vista ready, please test it first. I want no more Early releases that you can easily fix with patches if people complain.

I have lost all loyalty in you. I will no longer purchase any Electronic Arts brand, for my 360, or PC. I will not fall for your gimmick advertisements. And on another note. Drop the hole EA HD brand, it’s really redundant. PC’s are more than capable to display at higher resolutions than HD, so if anything, the PC counterparts should be HD.

Signed,
Long time once loyal customer.

Halloween; This Year It Sucks

Usually, Halloween is really fun. Who doesn’t like dressing up and causing much shenanigans? However, this year it seems that it has lost it’s touch, at least for me. Either I’m blind, but no one I know is doing anything. My current plans are to sit here, and finish up a few missing aspects of OjaiCMS.

If anyone else feels the same way, maybe we should all get together and hang out somewhere. Only got a few hours though. Let me know though, I want to know if it’s just me.