Archive for April, 2008

Review: Mario Kart Wii

Published  on 4/27/2008 in Peter's Raves and Video Games. 0 Comments

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Mario Kart Wii box artThe latest offering from Nintendo’s Mario Kart franchise was launched today, and thanks to the nearest Wal-Mart being open 24 hours a day, that meant midnight.  Kelly and I were there, brought the game home… and before we knew it, it was already 3 AM.  There are good things and bad things about this game.  Read on… »»More

Rant: Thruway OK’s Toll Hikes

Published  on 4/25/2008 in Peter's Rants. 0 Comments

Back in November, I ranted about the New York State Thruway’s plan to raise tolls.  Today, they voted to approve the toll hikes.  Shame on you, Thruway Authority.  Shame on you!!

Does Anyone Have One of These???

Published  on 4/3/2008 in Commentary. 0 Comments

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CatGenie!Look at this thing! I was working on something entirely different, when I saw an ad for the CatGenie. Just for fun I clicked on the ad, then checked out the thrilling video demo.  Immediately, I dropped the project I was working on to write the very post you’re reading now.  Seriously — does anyone have this?  Does it actually work, or is it just a big scam? »»More

Gmail’s April Fool’s Gag

Published  on 4/1/2008 in Commentary. 0 Comments

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Whether or not you have a Gmail account, check out their April Fool’s joke today:
http://mail.google.com/mail/help/customtime/index.html

Sadly… I actually believed it for a minute, until I got down to the complex mathematical formula.  Working with people who don’t bother with April Fool’s Day jokes (or at least they haven’t yet), you lose your guard a little bit. »»More