Tag Archives: Culture

Apple Critical

Posted on October 15, 2011 by Martin

Recently, a few of my friends have made comments to me about how I “hate Apple”. I just wanted to take a moment here and clear the air on the subject. I do not, in fact, hate Apple… Continue reading →

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I’m a Team Fortress 2 Free-to-Play Noob

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Martin

So the other day I was playing Team Fortress 2, and someone accused me of being a “free-to-play noob”. I was chided as being one of the newbie players who only recently got into the game because it became free-to-play, despite my owning and playing the game since 2007. Continue reading →

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The Underwhelming iPad

Posted on January 28, 2010 by Martin

The endless hype turned out to be a double-edged sword for Apple however; it raised expectations too high. When the curtains were pulled off the new iPad yesterday at Apple’s keynote, it was immediately (and largely) criticized by many. And in my opinion, rightfully so. The device isn’t ambitious enough, the cost is too high, and in the end, it just doesn’t fit in well with all the other gadgets people already enjoy using. Here’s everything that I think is wrong with the iPad, and why it is already destined for failure. Continue reading →

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