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Kotaku: Left 4 Dead Survival Pack Will Be Free

Rock, Paper, Shotgun: Left 4 Dead DLC 4 Free

Shack News: Valve Confirms Left 4 Dead DLC Will Be Free

MTV Multiplayer Blog: Left 4 Dead DLC Costs Free on 360, PC

*** ALL *** of these blogs lost a lot of credibility in my opinion by not linking to the original announcement from Valve on their Steam News site.

Steam News: L4D DLC: Free on 360 & PC

Was it that hard to create a link guys?

Left 4 Dead.

One of the best games in the history of ever!

Guitar Hero 3.

Finished.

Finito.

Done.

@see title of this post for my only thought on this game right now.

Exhibit A, Exhibit B, Exhibit C.

Well, it's almost over. I bested Metallica's "One" in Guitar Hero III on Expert.

Exhibit A.

So ... very ... close!

I would not say that I'm a good Guitar Hero player, but I like the game.

In the past few weeks, I've taken a keen interest in beating Slayer's "Raining Blood". It's the one song that I've gone into practice and have worked on techniques to make it through various parts of the song. I consider this to be one of the hardest songs in Guitar Hero III.

Roughly 15 minutes ago I beat it.

Exhibit A, Exhibit B, Exhibit C

Here is a glimpse of the torture that is "Raining Blood" (no, this is not me playing).

Update: I love this gem from the song's Wikipedia entry.

"Raining Blood" is a playable song in the video game Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, where it is renowned for being one of the hardest songs in the Career Mode setlist, mainly due to one section where you must execute pull-offs at a rate of ~14 notes per second.

I know I'm parrot posting here, but Rock To A Cure.

Agora Games and Bombers Burrito Bar are helping to raise money for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation!

Come rock out on Guitar Hero and donate to the cause!

August 28th, 2008, 7PM - 10PM.

Prizes, giveaways, raffles.

It's a great game, a great restaurant, and a great cause. A trifecta of greatness? You betcha!

If you live in the vicinity of Albany, NY and will be around on August 28th, you should stop by. 

 

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Daily Zombie Mayhem.

"When there is no more room in hell, the dead will walk on my desk."

Today was my first day at ReallyReallySmall Co (RRSC).

I now work in the video game industry.

After 10 years and 4 months, today was my last day at ReallyReallyBig Co (RRBC).

During that time, I've read some boring goodbye e-mails. Not one to leave without imparting a bit of humor on my now ex co-workers, I signed off (after the boring stuff) with the following:

I will have to defer any “words of wisdom” to those of one Eric Cartman (yes ... of South Park):

“Follow your dreams. You can reach your goals. I'm living proof. Beefcake. BEEFCAKE!”

<smiley-face/>

There are only a few things you need to know if you want to eat at Momofuku Ko.

1. Reservations are made online. No ifs, ands, or buts about it. The system is free.
2. Reservations are for 1, 2, or 4 people.
3. Reservations are booked a week in advance.

Aside from that, if you get a reservation (once the reservation system opens at 10 AM, all the next week's reservations are gone within 20-40 seconds) , I think you'll enjoy yourself.

They've been open about 3 weeks now and although the menu hasn't changed too much since they opened (1, 2), it's still an interesting mix of dishes. Here is my Momofuku Ko photoset.

Another thing you should know about eating at Momofuku Ko is that you're there for the food. You're in a chef's kitchen. The chefs are busy preparing your food, so don't expect a lot of back-and-forth chit-chat. They're there to cook ... you're there to eat.

And ... the seats that they have around the kitchen are hard and have no back, so it'd be entirely uncomfortable for more than a 2 hour meal. Again, you're there for the food.

For me, the 7 PM reservation was ideal. By that time, the chefs are cooking away, and they're getting into their groove. Food is cooked, food is plated, food is served. Lather, rinse, repeat. It's great if you want to see how a kitchen operates.

There were a few chefs observing that evening. My guess is that they were in training. The most memorable quips from Chef Chang's #2 during my meal were, "This is not that hard. I'm not going to explain it again." and "Well, that's a service. You can hang out or you can head out. What do you think?" The chef observing whom that question was directed to decided to hang out. I think that was the smarter choice.

If it's your thing, they offer a wine pairing (though there were a couple of Sake pairings thrown into the mix). Their wine menu comes to you in a Moleskine Notebook. Honestly, if you're going to have a couple of glasses of wine, you might as well not even open up the notebook and hand it right back to the hostess, telling her, "I'll have the wine pairing." That's what I did.

Sit up straight, eat your food, go home happy. Such is Momofuku Ko.

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Scientists create world's blackest black v. Crayola Emo

I'm suspect that science can create a blacker black than "Tears of Midnight".

Taos Ski Valley opens to snowboarders on March 19, 2008.

That leaves Mad River Glen, VT, Alta, UT, and Deer Valley, UT that still do not allow snowboarding at their resorts to preserve the "skiing experience". Pffft, whateva.

Burton is offering up $5,000 per resort poaching. Check that site!

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I had dinner this past weekend at Asiate. Excellent food.

Sorry, no signed menu although I did get to go back and talk to the chef for a bit after dinner.

And here's my big gripe about the entire evening. This restaurant has a 4 star rating from the Mobil Travel Guide for 2007. So, tell me again why they let people wearing jeans into the restaurant? The fact that you're in a hotel is no excuse. It's the Mandarin freaking Oriental hotel. If you can stay at this hotel, you can afford a decent pant, shirt, and jacket. If their dress code says "Smart Elegant" for dinner, they sure as hell don't enforce it!

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Gothic Raggedy Ann and Andy Rag Dolls

A resulting IM exchange with a friend went as follows:

Friend: Those look a lot happier than the depths of my soul.
Me: I would've preferred the fabric in raven's feather black, but I guess midnight black is OK.
Friend: Midnight black sucks. It's like the sun to me.

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