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soap and education
"Animals can learn, but it is not by learning that they become dogs, cats, or horses. Only man has to learn to become what he is supposed to be." Eric Hoffer "...a medium affects the society...
Posted Feb 19, 2008 2:49 pm PT | 11 comments
pain and pity
http://chronicle.com/temp/reprint.php?id=t5wqrs9hpxt70zjz3bv348pqg1hcxz0r Greetings. I would like to welcome myself back from the dim lands of self banishment and belly button perusal...
Posted Jan 29, 2008 8:53 am PT | 20 comments
paradise3
And so, the final chapter in the story of Oaxacan Pride unfolds. Below is the reprimand I received from the U. I have no idea what, if any, action was takenagainst the student. A large percentage...
Posted Nov 16, 2007 3:25 pm PT | 5 comments
paradise2
The post below is an expression of frustration and is completely not game related. I am curious about people's view of Mexico and about racism in general. I think it's a good thing for people like...
Posted Oct 29, 2007 11:27 am PT | 11 comments
paradise
Below is a copy of a letter I had to write to answer a student's complaint about me. The university responded that there is no racism in Mexico and that the actions of the student were off campus...
Posted Oct 29, 2007 8:25 am PT | 5 comments
doesn't matter how you slice it ... work blows
I'm out of here ...
Posted Oct 26, 2007 5:03 pm PT | 9 comments
just plain folks havin' some good ol' fun
"Hey, how about a video game depicting the killing of the people who run Joystiq? Bet they'd be real interested in doing something about a certain game then. Maybe then they'd feel how cops and...
Posted Oct 22, 2007 8:05 am PT | 5 comments
analog abuse and the mainstream mantra
A colleague of mine thought it might be fun to spice up the old work place by having me bring my blog search to the department. I had asked her what she thought of game, its description and...
Posted Oct 17, 2007 8:56 am PT | 17 comments
nobody comes around to see old muley anymore
golly ... that sure was fun. I seem to have killed myself with philosophy. Some things are best left in books. I had an acquaintance here at the university that believed that Wittgenstein had...
Posted Oct 15, 2007 9:03 am PT | 20 comments
the play's the thing
"That which cannot be said, must be passed over in silence." Ludwig Wittgenstein I must admit, I do not understand Wittgenstein. And by this I don't mean to say I don't get why he did things or...
Posted Oct 10, 2007 9:02 am PT | 7 comments
que flojo wey
In lieu of an actual new blog entry I have reworked some of my previous thoughts to satisfy my anal retention and I've reentered them as "age of averages." When the war I am currently engaged in...
Posted Oct 3, 2007 3:34 pm PT | 11 comments
what's wrong? settle down ...
"I would never want to belong to any club that would have someone like me for a member." - Groucho Marx
Posted Sep 26, 2007 2:40 pm PT | 5 comments
bread and circuses
Two contradictory theories have been trotted out concerning sports and aggression. One is that aggression is worked off through sports so sports are actually a way to avoid war; and the other is...
Posted Aug 31, 2007 3:45 pm PT | 1 comment
what do video games do
Right ... where was I? Oh yeah ... mom says that video games are bad. Research says that amongst other disturbing things that might happen to baby if he's exposed to drawings of blood and boobies...
Posted Aug 28, 2007 8:36 am PT | 5 comments
the age of averages
While blogging my way grumpily through the most recent perturbations of the gaming community, I happened to stumble upon this simple question. "I'm interested in knowing," the blogger began, "the...
Posted Aug 24, 2007 8:51 am PT | 3 comments
age related censorship
I'm going to try to chronicle some of the effects that people suggest video games may be having on youthful minds. The reason is that there seems to be a blind acceptance of the ratings system in...
Posted Aug 23, 2007 3:53 pm PT | 0 comments
i really feel the love
Lemme tell ya ...I had a friend who, when I first purchased Ninja Gaiden, borrowed it from me, played up to the horseback samurai, got spiked and dragged around the bridge and unceremoniously...
Posted Aug 22, 2007 8:56 am PT | 0 comments
Monkey Ass Color Flash ... sexy sexy
I don' wanna go ta school
Posted Aug 10, 2007 9:14 am PT | 0 comments
portrait of a man with too much time on his hands
and as such i am sifting the chafa from the kafka ... everyone waiting anxiously on word from exquixotic before picking up that three year old shooter.
Posted Aug 9, 2007 8:31 am PT | 0 comments
the jungle
Is love of the master chief an example of mental contagion or do manic white blobs and bulbous craniums really constitute the xbox epiphany? Down here in the jungle we are shocked to find the xbox...
Posted Aug 9, 2007 8:00 am PT | 0 comments
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