So it’s been a week since Guild Wars 2’s second “Beta Weekend Event.” I haven’t written about it because my observations didn’t really change much since the first BWE. The only things I didn’t like were the changes to the trait system (where you used to be able to pick any trait you could afford, but now had to follow the oh so common & artificial tree structure). And that my server became a heavily populated one, to the point that several of my friends could not join me on … Continue reading
This is just a note to myself to capture the photographic subjects that were assigned many (MANY) years ago when I took an architectural “Photographic Seeing” course at the University of Utah back in the early 1990s. Rule of Thirds, Point of View, & Framing – artistic composition Lines: Rectilinear/Curvilinear, Actual/Implied Shallow vs. Deep Depth of Field (f-stops) Short vs. Long Exposure (no flash – shutter speed) Monotone & Chromatic Light (no flash) – Front, Back, Side, Warm/Cold, Diffuse/Harsh Texture (Smooth vs. Rough) Flash Photography Photo Essay consisting of 12 related photos (Final … Continue reading
In a word, impressive! Over the course of the first “open beta weekend” event, I was able to level up five characters to level 10 (and beyond in some cases). Opening day (Friday) was a bit hairy – much lag was had by all, and it often killed many, many players who watched helplessly as their key mashing did nothing while mobs killed them off. But by Saturday there was a patch and all seemed much better. There were still lag spikes here and there (esp. for those with not-so-up-to-date processors). … Continue reading
But it’s certainly a far cry from the wonderous smart phone I was hoping it would be. Yeah, the functions are pretty cool and all, but jeebus, it drops a lot of calls! This thing must have just about the worst antenna ever! Before now, I’ve never had a dropped call before – ever, except when I’m on the road out in the boonies/mountains, travelling at a high rate of speed. This thing drops calls while walking around in my small, corner apartment (ie – two walls are exterior walls – … Continue reading
I was more than a full year overdue on my “new every two” contract with Verizon (this option is no longer available, more on this later), and hanging onto a phone that I absolutely hated (the LG Navigator) – hoping for something great to come along. Nothing did, so instead of putting up with that awful LG phone any longer, I made the plunge. I had sort of been waiting (and waiting, and waiting some more) for the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. But when it finally came out, it was missing a … Continue reading