Archive for August, 2006

Edale Farm House

Posted on Tuesday, August 22nd, 2006 in Photo Blog | No Comments »
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Bully: Round 1

Posted on Wednesday, August 16th, 2006 in General | 2 Comments »

I called it. Bully, before even being released, has caused Take Two (it’s publisher) to be sued. Though to be fair they’re being sued by Mr. Crazy Narcissist himself, Jack Thompson (who I’ve written about before).

Edale

Posted on Tuesday, August 15th, 2006 in Photos | 19 Comments »

In July I went up to Edale with family and friends to enjoy the English countryside. It was a very hot week, so we spent most of our afternoons sitting on the porch sipping gin and tonics (as though we needed an excuse). It was the perfect escape from the London rat race. I’ve put [...]

Bully

Posted on Friday, August 11th, 2006 in General | 2 Comments »

Rockstar Games has a rocky history when it comes to the media. They’re the company behind the recent Grand Theft Auto series. These games encouraged illegal behavior in a surrealistic world, which made them an easy media target and puts them at the top of the the censor lists for conservative groups around [...]

US government says Geneva Convention is getting in the way

Posted on Wednesday, August 9th, 2006 in General | 2 Comments »

I spotted this Washington Post article today. From what I can understand, the Bush administration wants to add an amendment to the US’s war crimes law which would reduce the risk of prosecution under the Geneva Convention.
The administration’s defense is that officials are too worried about prosecution to do their jobs. Doesn’t that imply that [...]