The Insomniac Coder

From  someecards.com : That's me right there. I am done with the weather. All of it. Bring us the caves of steel !

Let's recap: Ivette's first Kindle, murdered because she (who blames PJ) sat on it. This was a first generation Kindle. Ivette's second Kindle, sort of died while in her custody. No physical signs of abuse, the thing just turned itself into a brick. I am almost sure this was a Kindle 2.  Ivette's third Kindle, a Kindle 3 Wifi , dead under suspicious circumstances. It looks almost exactly like #1, but she is too willing to blame PJ for it instead of owning up to it. So there we have it, three dead Kindles. Here's #3: Amazon's warranty doesn't cover accidental damage, and a new Kindle Wifi with offers is just $114. Today we have our usual weekly shopping trip with PJ so we picked one up at BJ Wholesale for $109. After sales tax it was $114.45. My "old" Kindle 3 Wifi is now hers: She didn't like that it said "Pedro's Kindle" on the title bar , so I changed it :-) Now, people are curious about what is different about the...

This is one of those shots that is trivial with a modern camera (this was done with a Sony DSC-HX9v) but would had been a pain in the ass with an old-fashioned film camera. There is a diagonal shadow area on the bottom right quadrant. The camera correctly figured out the right exposure so both light and shadow sides show rich details. If you take this shot with a film camera and its auto exposure is not smart enough, you'll get either details on the light side and a dark area for the shadows, or detail on the shadow area and over saturated light area.

Never been to this particular station, but the way business is done in this area, "service" departments are there to provide one particular service: removal of moneys from your wallet.

From Virtual Shackles: This is the hardest part of LA Noire , what really sets it apart: the interrogation system forces you to pay attention and use your head, instead of mindlessly navigating through linear story lines that have basically zero branching. Every interview branches out and affects the outcome, and for you to pass a case with the highest mark (they are rated with one to five stars) you would need to get every clue, hit every question right, etc. Not a game for button mashers or for people that burn through full games in 10 hours. It IS very entertaining, but it will also give you a headache.  Related articles L.A. Noire Review (godisageek.com) L.A. Noire five-star walkthrough and newspaper guide (L.A. Noire) (gamesradar.com) Be a better L.A. Noire interrogator (joystiq.com) Review: LA Noire (everyonelookbusy.wordpress.com) Review: L.A. Noire (Xbox 360) (bnbgaming.com)