Unwinnable

Today in 1893, Nikola Tesla gives the first public demonstration of radio in St. Louis, Missouri. That’s pretty cool. What are you doing this weekend?

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I wasn’t bullied much as a kid. Sure, I was your typical, average-looking nerd – bespectacled, gangly, pale skin with some splashes of acne – but I was generally easygoing, funny and skilled enough at hiding my geekiness to get the masses to spare me their wrath.

Because I was always aware of that ever-present possibility for embarrassment, though, I tended to keep to myself. If that paralyzing conglomeration known as “Other People” ever knew that I once beat the first island of GTA 3 in a day, that I used to listen to Final Fantasy soundtracks to ease my mind or that I had spent more time collecting Pokémon than most boys spent chasing girls, I figured I would be effectively committing social suicide. (more…)

Call of Duty: Black Ops brings back to the series what has been missing in the past few games, a sense of realism. Whether it be the Bay of Pigs invasion in Cuba or battle in the Quang Tri province of South Vietnam, Call of Duty games have made a practice of using real historical scenarios and locations in the telling of their single player campaigns. This holds true, except of course for the last two games.  (more…)