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Jan 15

There Goes 6 Hours, Or,  My Day with Civilization 4.

I’ve been a fan of Sid Meier’s Civilization games for many years. I’ve played Civ 1, 2, and 3. All have been some of wonderful time sinks. After putting it off for a long time, I finally broke down and bought Civilization 4 when I saw that it was optimized to run on my Intel Mac. My aging copy of Civ 3 was PowerPC only and it was time for the upgrade. I’m not sure why, but every iteration of this game is literally makes the hours disappear for... + read on

Jan 9

CES: Copy(right) Fights

The second knowledge track session I attended was Copy Fights: Consumers and Hollywood, Are They Compatible? Here are some of my notes. As before, I’m sure some of my own bias will creep into them. Copyright and Fair Use as we know it is actually facing more issues outside the US than inside. There are proposed laws that would add another layers of rights on top of the already complicated mix of rights that need to be addressed when creating... + read on

Jan 7

No Ticket Needed. But Where’s Your Ticket?

I will admit, in my previous post I was saying that I would rather see Steve Jobs, so perhaps is karma that I got turned away at the door from seeing Bill Gates’ keynote address. I did come to Las Vegas a day early to see Bill Gates’ keynote address but was not able to get in tonight because I didn’t have a pink ticket to get into the ballroom. But why didn’t I have a ticket? Check out what the CES website says about the keynote speeches. Note... + read on

Jan 7

All Badged Up And Ready To Go

I’ve got my badge now and am prepared to meet Bill Gates. Will there be a line? Yes. Will Bill talk about Vista? Yes. Will I secretly wish I was seeing Steve Jobs? Yes.

Jan 7

CES 2007

I’m in Las Vegas, getting ready to attend CES. I’m heading to the Hilton to pick up my badge for the show. Tonight’s big event is seeing Bill Gates speak. To pick up your badge, you need 2 IDs. A driver’s license and a business card that is supposed to show that you work in the industry. I don’t really see how the business card part can really be that effective. I think Kinkos would make a business card with anything you want on it for about... + read on