http://www.sugarattack.com Sweet reviews on Tech, Movies, Music and Games Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:23:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In the last 72 hours I've seriously reconsidered whether the human race was one of God's "good ideas" or not. I've run into almost every kind of asshole imaginable and some that were up until now, previously uncategorized. At the spring training game I went to yesterday I ran ... http://www.sugarattack.com/2008/03/04/people-in-general-suck/ Mostly because of the people who are leveling said criticism:  As far as Michelle Obama's comments about her being proud of being an American for the first time? Well, that sounds about right. I have been an American for 33 years and its hard for me to remember more than a ... http://www.sugarattack.com/2008/02/29/why-criticisms-of-obama-dont-seem-to-stick/ I am going to rebrand and repurpose this site. In the past it served as a place to comment on social media technology, new betas I was testing and marketing. Well, times change and those things aren't as interesting to me anymore. So, instead of talking about those things I ... http://www.sugarattack.com/2008/02/28/rebranding-getting-wasted-for-obama/ Earlier last week Q and I sat down with one of the many talented GAX Community Members who also happen to work in the gaming industry to ask a few questions. In this first GAX Community Spotlight feature, we ask Maxx Marshall of Blizzard fame about how he got started ... http://www.sugarattack.com/2008/02/05/community-spotlight-maxx-marshall-game-artist/ So. Wow, its been AWHILE huh? I blog every single day but over on that OTHER site, talking about stuff most people who frequent SA probably wouldn't be so interested in. Still, I had a few things on my mind and about a dozen emails from people who wondered what happened ... http://www.sugarattack.com/2008/01/24/hello-stranger/ It all started with that damned Gary Gannon. I can't remember exactly what we were talking about but he asked me if I had heard of the band Silversun Pickups. I said I had not, and he linked me to this video. Cool song. Pretty Smashing Pumpkin'ish. I thought the girls voice ... http://www.sugarattack.com/2007/12/10/on-infinite-repeat-silversun-pickups/ This post isn't intended to be preachy. I'm not telling you how to play! Instead, it is intended to provide some tips I've picked up over the past 12 years of playing massively online games. Lets face it, MMO's get old. They can also get frustrating. Whether it is not ... http://www.sugarattack.com/2007/12/08/149/ Just checked out "The Mist," a new movie based on an old book by Stephen King. Yes, another movie adaption went awry. Why is it that King's books always seem to get bastardized? By the way, that simple fact is why I never, EVER want to see The Dark Tower ... http://www.sugarattack.com/2007/11/29/the-mist-review-with-spoilers/ So yesterday my Chumby arrived. I am going to go out on a limb and guess that most people reading this aren't sure what a Chumby is. So before I spend a lot of time telling you why I like mine, I will explain. From the Chumby.com website The chumby is a ... http://www.sugarattack.com/2007/11/27/little-chef-and-me-chumby-review/ When I tell people that I believe Mass Effect is the best game ever made, they stop and say "Wow. Are you sure? Thats a really bold statement!" The answer I give in return is, "Yes and Yes. It is a bold statement and yes, I am sure. Mass Effect is ... http://www.sugarattack.com/2007/11/26/mass-effect-is-the-best-game-ever/