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Writing the Right Thing

I had a conversation with Joe one morning while responding to an article that I found via Reddit.com via instant messenger. I was showing him my response to the article to see what he thought of my response. As always I made a spelling/grammar error and Joe helped by pointing it out.

Andrew Martinez: The article points out a good topic of conversation, but it does short-side a larger topic at hand (How to get a development job). I say take the article for what its worth and give the author a little slack for stepping on toes … Continue Reading

Why You Should And Shouldn’t Cry Stage6 Going Offline

For those of you not familiar with Stage6 (Possibly a dead link now), it was a website that used the high quality DivX format to provide streaming video content. It was, simply put, amazing. When I say that I don’t mean it lightly either. The player integrated easily into FireFox and Internet Explorer. It even supported Linux users with player, distribution and application information. On top of that the website was simple, intuitive, fast and provided high quality videos that could be watched full screen and made YouTube look like a joke.

“Then why is it going offline?” … Continue Reading

Getting Started in Paintball

I think the hardest part of paintball, was actually getting my first set of gear. I couldn’t find a good source of information that told me all the newbie things I didn’t know I needed to ask. I’ve been playing consistently for awhile now and I feel that I can now write the article that I desperately searched for.

This guide is aimed at players who have never played paintball or have with borrowed/rented equipment and played a few times and want to buy their own equipment. It is written with the perspective of indoor speed ball. It … Continue Reading