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33rd America’s Cup: Thanks God it’s Over
So the 33rd America’s Cup is finally run, congratulations to Oracle who crushed the Swiss team Alinghi. Ironically, despite writing about the shameful display of court action (that would continue for a long while) a couple of years ago, I … Continue reading
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Altitis Offline Quiz: Where was I last week?
As I have mentioned in the past, my current job has me travelling around a lot, which curtails my playtime from time to time. I was abroad again last week and took some pictures from the office building I was … Continue reading
ChainTrap Takes on Blizzard Packaging Madness
Chaintrap recently ordered an authenticator with a paperback novel. Like many before him, he was wondering about the causes behind the quite steep shipping costs tied to the authenticator. When he finally recieved his order, the packaging explained much. In … Continue reading
The World Appears to be Fine… For Now
For all the worried readers, I’m happy to report that the world appears not to have ended quite yet. When I went for lunch in a cafeteria with sight on the CERN area, I didn’t see any black holes, so … Continue reading
Toon Midlife Crisis: Time for Some Space Opera
Despite the changes brought by patch 2.3, I’m still feeling the full force of the level 40-50 slowdown. This has always been the range where my motivation drops, and the only thing which has changed is that where previously it hit around 42-43, it now happens at 46-47. Continue reading
Safely Changing your WoW Password
In the wake of another round of account hacking – Emeritus blogging tank HonorsHammer is one of the latest prominent victims – let me restate one important element of my advice regarding account security. Continue reading
Offline for a while
I ain’t dead. Our family just grew by an additional orclette this afternoon. Everyone is well, I’ll be back in a couple of days, in the better bigger 2.4 world.
When Sports Are Played Out in the Courtroom
So the next America’s Cup will be a 2-boat competition between Alinghi and Oracle. This hasn’t been decided gentlemanly between sportsmen valuing competition and a challenge. It has been ruled by a judge. Continue reading
Valentine, Orc Style
Roses be Red, Violets be Blue, Me just says “Zug zug!”, And “Dah Boo!”
