Archive for November, 2005

AnandTech reports that Radeon X1300 and X1600 won’t need master cards

Tuesday, November 8th, 2005

This will definitely thrill some ATI fans out there. A new driver will be needed but no master card! Cool!
A new ATI advisory is out, and it looks like ATI fans are in for an interesting surprise; X1300 and X1600 won’t need a master card. We confirmed this with a few AIBs over the [...]

Jack Thompson accused of violating legal ethics and turning courtroom “into a circus”

Tuesday, November 8th, 2005

Wouldn’t that be interesting to see Jack Thompson lose his license!? Maybe the guy could spend some time getting a grip on reality.
Anti-videogame campaigner Jack Thompson has appeared in court to defend his right to practice law in Alabama, following accusations that he violated legal ethics ahead of a civil case against companies involved in [...]

Abercrombie and Fitch moves up from boycott to girlcott

Friday, November 4th, 2005

The famously controversial and annoyingly trendy Abercrombie and Fitch just moved up the getting banned ladder. The clothing chain has been boycotted plenty, but this time the ban has had a sex change and is being labeled a “girlcott.” I’m all for wordplay so I’m glad the boycotting girl group … err … girlcotters decided [...]

AMD Socket M2 processor roadmap, including FX-62 and X2 5200+

Thursday, November 3rd, 2005

From AnandTech:
Socket M2, the 940 pin DDR2-ready Athlon 64 Socket, will launch a little bit later than we originally expected with mass production just starting in late April. However, even though the launch has been slightly delayed from the original March timeframe, there is still good news for those on DDR1; Socket 939 will stick [...]

Grandpa sued over grandson’s movie downloads

Thursday, November 3rd, 2005

Gotta love the RIAA and MPAA. I understand protecting content, but no one likes sue happy people no matter who they are or what their cause is.
Source: Yahoo News
MILWAUKEE - A 67-year-old man who says he doesn’t even like watching movies has been sued by the film industry for copyright infringement after a grandson of [...]

My Star Wars III DVD arrived today!

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2005

I pre-orded the Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith DVD from Amazon last week, and it arrived today! Hurray for priority shipping!
Not sure if the wifey is ready to watch it again, but I am! I like watching Yoda kick butt, and getting to see the the wookies in action is a [...]