Sunday, April 10, 2016

Dear Boston Globe

Dear Boston Globe, 

your job is to report the news or provide commentary. This is neither, this show your biased political agenda. This why the US news media should be second, to China and North Korea, in how horrible they are at reporting anything resembling news. Let people decided rather than telling them. Provide them with facts and intelligent facts rather than let your morons go wild with their biased political reactionary agenda. Plus, have you looked at Ted Cruz or Hilary Clinton, a religious zealot and a Neocon. They are going to keeping us at the status quo or make things worse. Trump is no perfect candidate, but all the good ones are are gone because people listen to the American media, and the media ignores who they think won't make a sensational candidate, and now look at what we have. Either report the news or shut your doors for good.

An annoyed American Citizen


Source:


http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/04/10/473709316/boston-globe-runs-fake-front-page-detailing-a-donald-trump-world?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20160410

Tuesday, April 5, 2016

XBox One: A Review

I've tried to write this review a number of times, so I'm going to be blunt about it, I really don't care for the Xbox One (xbone). Most these reasons are entirely personal, central to that being I had built a gaming PC (& Hackintosh) prior to purchasing it. That, and the taint from the DRM incident (linked below).  In all honesty, it's not a terrible system, this is no "Nintendo Virtual Boy", nor is it like the "Playstation 2" and all it's glory. It does do what it was designed to do with little to no issues, though I do have a few.

For one, that is installation of games on a console. Now, I understand that games are much bigger than they used to be and the graphics are tip toeing the edge of the uncanny valley, but game consoles are supposed to be about ease of use, not waiting for a game you just bought to install. I except that this is a fact with digital copies, but not with games on a disks. At that rate, I might as well just use my gaming PC because of better graphics and more options, such as mods. It's basically a more affordable gaming PC that will be outclassed by something better in the next few years.

Basically, my complaints are just small points from my own perspective, my own pet peeves. I don't like that it the campaign for this machine was based around "TV", if I want that, I'll buy a cheaper Apple TV or a Roku. As well as the lack of front facing ports and non upgradeable storage like it's predecessor (though can hook a hard drive into it). Most games now work cross platform, consoles are now just for exclusives, cost, and convince. That, and there is a lot of social media and gaming community stuff that I wish I could just uninstall, I could care less about MLG and "twitch" (unless they are showing a marathon of Bob Ross).

I won't adamantly, not recommend that you not buy this machine, but if you ask me I'll recommend that you look else where. However, the controller is solid, the interface is good, and console looks nice. The only reason I purchased one in the first place was to play with friends, rarely much for anything else. If you want a "Halo" machine, then get one, you got games to play and plenty of multiplayer or shout obscenities at. The only part of this system that I would praise is the controller, it's better then the "360" version, just buy it for your PC.

There you have it, my thoughts on the Xbone. Not a terrible system, but buy a Playstion 4 or a gaming PC, better investment.

Thanks for reading!