I shall return... tomorrow
Jeeze, I've been slacking for the past two days. Who is to blame? Ubisoft. I've been playing Ubisoft's Splinter Cell Double Agent and have gotten rather sucked in. I've just about beaten the game and anticipate being back to reality (and rapid-fire posting) tomorrow. I've got two articles in the pipeline, including an analysis of why preemption is just a fancy word for "screwing the taxpayers" and a rebuttal of Ted Frank's recent article in which he pooh-poohed Cyrus Dugger's critiques of the "safety is too expensive" business model.
For those who care, this game doesn't work right under Vista. I actually had to install XP on a spare HD to get the damned thing to play. From what I understand, Ubisoft doesn't give a damn as they're exiting the PC market to focus on console games. Had I known that, I would have bought this game for my Xbox 360 instead of the PC. Oh well.
Oh, one other thing. Don't ever try the Brazilian liquor Cachaça. It's the devil. And I don't mean that in the "It'll knock you on your ass 'cause it's so strong" way. I mean it tastes horrid. Imagine putting rubbing alcohol and roadkill in a blender, and then filtering it. That's what it tastes like. Keep in mind this is coming from a guy who loves Bacardi and Lemonhart 151 rum. I diluted a single shot in a can of Coke and still couldn't down it. Guess I'll use the bottle to clean the brake dust off my rims.
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