Author Archives: baudattitude

I’m a bad man.

Posted on December 26, 2008 by baudattitude

So, there’s this developer at work who I have kind of a friendly adversarial relationship with. That is to say, he’s a decent enough guy and we get along well, but he really doesn’t understand what QA’s role is.  He … Continue reading →

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The Joy of Painting

Posted on December 25, 2008 by baudattitude

Apologies to any Bob Ross fans who stumble across this accidentally, there was simply no other appropriate title. I finished Okami last night.  Since I recieved it for Christmas 2006, that means that I had put off playing it for … Continue reading →

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Digital Distribution Done Right

Posted on December 24, 2008 by baudattitude

I don’t much care for digital distribution.  I may have mentioned this a time or twenty before. I like having physical copies of things I own, and I like the feeling of having control.  Most digital distribution seems designed to … Continue reading →

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Vista Upgrade and Fun With Drivers

Posted on December 23, 2008 by baudattitude

The laptop I upgr… look, for the sake of argument,  I’m going to SAY upgraded… to Vista this last weekend was an Acer Aspire 9300, a laptop which has served me quite well for the last couple of years. The … Continue reading →

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Monday Meganekko & More

Posted on December 22, 2008 by baudattitude

Three Christmas-themed wallpapers for you today, the first starring Ritsuko from iDOL:M@STER, the second a nice widescreen wallpaper featuring Saki, Ohno and Ogiue from Genshiken, and the third, well, who doesn’t love Haruhi? I’d say these were enough to make … Continue reading →

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Cooking with Pig, also Vista

Posted on December 21, 2008 by baudattitude

Yesterday was another good day for cooking without setting off smoke alarms.  I made up and froze a pound and a half of “Char Siu” BBQ pork for future use in fried rice, which will save me a ton of … Continue reading →

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I didn’t like Okami (for about three hours)

Posted on December 20, 2008 by baudattitude

I’ve been playing between two and five hours of Okami a night, and I think I’m about halfway through as of this writing. I’m past the Big Plot Tw… I probably shouldn’t say that.  I’m past what seems to have … Continue reading →

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Karaoke for MEN

Posted on December 19, 2008 by baudattitude

OK, not really karaoke for men, unless they’re really really secure men, but perhaps karaoke for people looking for a challenge. See, I’m a fan of aggressively girly fast-paced Japanese singers, like Kotoko and Perfume, both of whom turn up … Continue reading →

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A Winner Is Me

Posted on December 18, 2008 by baudattitude

So, there was a post on Kotaku a few days ago where they mentioned that x soft drink company was running a contest where you could win one of a few different digitally-distributed games, provided you gave them an email … Continue reading →

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Pudding, Necromorphs, and the Yen Exchange Rate

Posted on December 17, 2008 by baudattitude

I gave rice pudding another shot, this time taking the leftover coconut rice from the other day and applying it to this recipe, leaving out the raisins, cinnamon, and nutmeg. It worked really well.  I don’t know if I’m going … Continue reading →

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