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Time Suck Evolution

by Jason T. Kocher August 22nd, 2011 - Culture » Video Games »

I am obsessive.

I am a perfectionist.

But most of the energy has been sucked into the almost endless time spiral of video game simulations.

I remember years and years lost to the Madden franchise, long nights adjusting my franchise with surgeon’s tools, plowing through games just to see the team’s progression, and finally using a hammer to pound through impossible trades [...]

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Steaming about Customer Support

by Jason T. Kocher July 15th, 2011 - Culture » Video Games »

I love game company Valve and their distribution system, Steam. I have logged many hours basking in the “Om Nom Nom” of the zombie survival game Left 4 Dead, have sat in awe of the Half Life[...]

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Virgin America Airlines – Disco Distractions

by Jason T. Kocher January 15th, 2011 - Culture » Culture » Travel »

Many thanks to Virgin America for lubing up my nerves prior to my recent trip to Las Vegas. I don’t have much airline experience to compare it to, but Richard Branson has loaded up his Airbus A320s with enough technology and nightclub lighting to distract you from the [...]

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AudioSurf – Riding the Wave

by Jason T. Kocher May 24th, 2009 - Culture » Sounds » Culture » Video Games »

“Music has always been a matter of Energy to me, a question of Fuel. Sentimental people call it Inspiration, but what they really mean is Fuel. I have always needed Fuel. I am a serious consumer. On some nights I still believe that a car with the gas needle on empty [...]

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