Quake Live Beta

I received an unsolicited email a few days ago from id Software requesting that I join their beta program for Quake Live.  I haven’t played Quake since since 1999, but remember playing quite a bit of Quake 3 Arena–especially capture the flag. In order to beta test, you first create an id Software user account,… Continue reading Quake Live Beta

A "New Chapter" on Climate Change

Barack Obama recorded a video that was shown today at the Governors’ global climate summit currently taking place in California at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.  I am so happy and proud that my President is pledging these commitments in such a clear and outspoken manner.My favorite part:    “…I promise you this: When I am… Continue reading A "New Chapter" on Climate Change

Strong Conversational Variation via Gmail Yields Interesting Contextual Advertisements

I was emailing with a friend of mine in an exchange over some travel plans and the coming holiday.  Normally, I block all advertisements in Firefox using Adblock, but I had whitelisted Gmail for some reason recently and so I was seeing the contextual advertising displayed on the right side of the web page. Since… Continue reading Strong Conversational Variation via Gmail Yields Interesting Contextual Advertisements