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Hyperbole and Exaggeration
So apparently it’s lame to write a post about how much I love the Boston commuter rail. They have wifi now, and even though it’s pretty spotty, playing Facebook games is far superior to driving. Instead I’ll tell you about … Continue reading
Posted in Boston, North Carolina, Raleigh
Tagged Boston, Comics, driving, Eric, Facebook, facebook games, family, games, Massachusetts, Monsoon, North Carolina, Raleigh, Swiftriver
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MyTribe’s New Mystery
So my favorite Facebook game, MyTribe recently added sending gifts and begging for gifts, and that’s pretty much the day I lost interest in the game. It was extra frustrating because there were so many great ways MyTribe could have … Continue reading
Posted in Game Reviews, Raleigh
Tagged Facebook, facebook games, Farmville, Flotsam's Call, Game Reviews, jewel Vault, LOST, My Tribe, MyTribe, new mysteries, Raleigh, random
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Bu Chai
Tom Lasseter, who replaced Tim Johnson as the China correspondent for McClatchy, mentioned today on his blog that Beijing plans to renovate all the hutongs around the Drum and Bell Towers. Renovation is hardly news in Beijing, where the pre-Olympic … Continue reading
MyTribe’s Second Island
I finally built the Great Ark and got off the island. Oh, hi, I’m talking about MyTribe again, not LOST. When your tribe completes the Ark and sails to a new island, they’ll bring everything from the first island’s storehouse, … Continue reading
Posted in Game Reviews, Raleigh
Tagged Facebook, facebook games, Farmville, Flotsam's Call, Game Reviews, Google, jewel Vault, LOST, mail, My Tribe, MyTribe, mytribe mysteries, new mysteries, oops, Raleigh, ThumbGods, Young
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Fantasy University Preview
Fantasy University is an upcoming Facebook game from Simutronics Corp. (If you’re asking yourself why that name sounds familiar, it may be because you’re old enough to have played DragonRealms on AOL.) I’ve been playing the current alpha build — … Continue reading
Posted in Game Reviews, Raleigh
Tagged beta, credits, Facebook, facebook games, Fantasy University, flavortext, game previews, Game Reviews, games, General, Google, latin, LOST, Lost in Blue 2, mail, Raleigh, random, reading, text-based
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Virtual Mooncake Exchange
A friend of mine, who’s going to go nameless in this post, called most Facebook social games “window dressing on the poke application.” He wasn’t specifically referring to FarmVille, but it fits. FarmVille’s genius is turning our contract with society … Continue reading
Posted in Game Reviews, Gaming Culture, Raleigh
Tagged chinese, coffee, Facebook, Farmville, Game Reviews, games, Grace, mac, MyTribe, Raleigh, random, Sims, social media, Zynga
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My Tribe For Facebook
Grubby Games’ My Tribe has just been turned into a Facebook social game. I played the original My Tribe about a year ago (yeah, I know, I love desert island survival games). The goal in the new Facebook game, like … Continue reading
Posted in Gaming Culture
Tagged BFG, Big Fish Games, Facebook, Farmville, Flotsam's Call, Game Reviews, games, Google, Grubby Games, jewel Vault, latin, mail, My Tribe, MyTribe, mytribe mysteries, new mysteries, reading, ThumbGods
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Buzz Off
So, how about that Google Buzz, huh? Google’s last toy, Google Wave, was kind of a flop for me because it seemed like a neat collaborative tool, but none of my friends were on it yet. (On a reread, doesn’t … Continue reading
Of Other Days
In the novel The Light Of Other Days, sci-fi great Arthur C. Clarke posits a future where a new technology means anyone can see what anyone else is doing. Any past antics are available for review by any future employers, … Continue reading
Posted in Raleigh
Tagged arthur c. clarke, BBC, bloggers, Cosmo, ESL, Facebook, Halloween, mac, Raleigh, sci-fi, social media, stivison on the future, tech, the light of other days, travel, twitter, Young
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