The first thing I thought I when I went to MLGPro.com on my initial visit was "Am I really this big of a nerd?". The answer was a resounding yes.
Now I find myself in a funny situation. I am still playing video games at 26 and I am still screaming at my TV (when my wife isn't home). I still crank up my surround sound in hopes of hearing my next victim try to sneak up on me from my left flank. I am still inviting friends over to talk trash on my headset whenever they come across a pre-pubescent voice talking about Pokemon. I am still a nerdy gamer.
The biggest difference between gamers and people that play video games is this: Gamers play to win and people that play video games play to have fun.
I would be willing to bet most Wii owners are people that play video games. I would also be willing to bet that most Halo 3 and Call of Duty owners that play online are gamers. Don't get me wrong, I have a great time and a lot of fun playing Wii Sports with a group of friends. However, I usually always prefer to play a first person shooter online against other insanely competitive people.
I use to be the kid that would sit in front of his TV and play Mario Brothers 3 and fly over every level in my squirrel/raccoon costume for the hell of it. Basically, more available high speed internet made me into an online gaming addict. I went from Metal Gear Solid to Call of Duty 2 and 4 faster than you can say "56k blows".
Now I am spending most of my free time blasting people away in real time and loving every minute of it. The next step is a true professional league for gamers. MLG would like to think they have a firm grip on the competitive gaming world, but they don't.
I have been working out the kinks on what I believe will be the next step in competitive gaming. The project is not yet finished, but once it starts to come to fruition there will be a changing in the guard once again as MLG and it's broken Minor League system (Gamebattles) comes tumbling down and bows before the brainchild of Outspoknpoet.
Monday, May 11, 2009
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Macbook Wheel - I Dare You, Mr. Jobs!
The Macbook Wheel isn't real - but I wish it was. I feel similarly about other stupid things I would enjoy seeing come to fruition just to see the inventor/whack-job fail miserably.
For those of you who haven't seen The Onion's story about 'The Wheel', here is the link.
Every time I hear about Microsoft rolling out a new operating system I get angry. Not because it is usually (always) buggy software waiting to get hacked but because it is just too blatently selfish. When the price of software reaches $500+ (even $50+) most people just look, laugh and go to bit-torrent or their friendly neighborhood pirate (arrgh!).
When it comes to pissing me off beyond Microsoft - Apple is always #1. Not only have they managed to convince nearly every rich suburban white kid that Macbook is the coolest thing since Vanilla Ice but they venture into other realms of stupidity. I can understand Microsoft jacking up prices on poorly designed software and ignorant people buying into 'the next big thing'. However, I can't understand how Apple manages to convince people to buy all their little gadgets and then make them believe that they actually need them.
I love analogies, so here is my analogy of the day.
Microsoft is a used car salesman - You know they are full of shit. You know they will do almost anything to make you buy from them (including making 'fixes' that demolish your car (PC)). You know they are going to make you pay extra for anything that you may have problems with in the future...but you will go ahead and buy the car and try to fix all the problems on your own.
Apple is a snake oil salesman - They tell you their product is perfect. They tell you everything they have is something you need. They tell you they will always be around to give you more snake oil (any new Apple product) that they come up with. They manage to convince you that you need other oils (gadgetry - iPhone, iPod, Macbook Pro, Jaguar, Leopard, Panther, Kitten, Sabretooth, ViBrator, Macbook Wheel...the list goes on). And lets not forget - they all become obsolete, they all eventually break and they are all WAY overpriced.
So, I dare YOU Mr. Jobs - make the Macbook Wheel. Watch your faithful Lemmings walk off a cliff for you. Then I will laugh as I watch you make the biggest mistake since the Pippin.
For those of you who haven't seen The Onion's story about 'The Wheel', here is the link.
Every time I hear about Microsoft rolling out a new operating system I get angry. Not because it is usually (always) buggy software waiting to get hacked but because it is just too blatently selfish. When the price of software reaches $500+ (even $50+) most people just look, laugh and go to bit-torrent or their friendly neighborhood pirate (arrgh!).
When it comes to pissing me off beyond Microsoft - Apple is always #1. Not only have they managed to convince nearly every rich suburban white kid that Macbook is the coolest thing since Vanilla Ice but they venture into other realms of stupidity. I can understand Microsoft jacking up prices on poorly designed software and ignorant people buying into 'the next big thing'. However, I can't understand how Apple manages to convince people to buy all their little gadgets and then make them believe that they actually need them.
I love analogies, so here is my analogy of the day.
Microsoft is a used car salesman - You know they are full of shit. You know they will do almost anything to make you buy from them (including making 'fixes' that demolish your car (PC)). You know they are going to make you pay extra for anything that you may have problems with in the future...but you will go ahead and buy the car and try to fix all the problems on your own.
Apple is a snake oil salesman - They tell you their product is perfect. They tell you everything they have is something you need. They tell you they will always be around to give you more snake oil (any new Apple product) that they come up with. They manage to convince you that you need other oils (gadgetry - iPhone, iPod, Macbook Pro, Jaguar, Leopard, Panther, Kitten, Sabretooth, ViBrator, Macbook Wheel...the list goes on). And lets not forget - they all become obsolete, they all eventually break and they are all WAY overpriced.
So, I dare YOU Mr. Jobs - make the Macbook Wheel. Watch your faithful Lemmings walk off a cliff for you. Then I will laugh as I watch you make the biggest mistake since the Pippin.
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