*
Negativity
-- October 17, 2002
"It
strikes me as a commonly held belief (conscious or no)
that appreciation is easy and criticism is hard, and
that being critical of something shows a greater deal
of thought and discrimination...."
*
The
Anti-Corporation Rant
-- October 5, 2002
"This
new rant of mine shouldn’t surprise any of you
too much. Here are four reasons why corporations are
bad...."
*
Machine
Life: A Different Sort of Rant
-- August 12, 2002
"There
were people long ago called Luddites that eschewed progress.
Today, people who reject technology are sometimes called
Neo-Luddites. I am not one of those people...."
*
Shut
up and Play
-- May 17, 2002
"Boy,
this one is going to get me in trouble...."
*
Storytelling
-- January 24, 2002
"They're
out there, waiting. You know they are. They dwell in
the bright hallways of multiplexes and the parking lots
outside of theaters. They lurk on the Internet ..."
*
I
Know You're Tired of Movie-Related Rants, But...
-- December 21, 2001
"I
just saw a fantasy movie that I thought I should warn
you about. If you're a D&D fan, stay far away from
it. I can't remember the title exactly: Sword of
the Rings..."
*
Halloween
Rant
-- October 31, 2001
"I
remember as a kid, there was one family not too far
away that gave regular-sized candy bars to trick-or-treaters.
I always made sure I went there every year...."
*
Service,
Please!
-- October 24, 2001
"Let
me start out by saying that most of the time, I think
people who work in service oriented positions do a great
job and are generally under appreciated...."
*
And
Speaking of the Lowest Common Denominator
-- September 17, 2001
"Despite
the fact that I work at home, I don't watch much daytime
television. Now, I'm not one of those people that claims
to never watch TV, or hates everything that's on...."
*
A
Plea From Somewhere Other Than the Low Point
-- August 10, 2001
"It's
not exactly groundbreaking to tell you that Western
Culture has made the decision to appeal to its lowest
common denominator...."
*
The
Evolution of Munchkin
-- July 20, 2001
"This
is a gaming site, so how about a gaming rant? Ready?
Good. 'Cause this one is going to make a lot of people
uncomfortable -- I'm about to challenge what you think
of as good gaming...."
*
Zero
Tolerance for Zero Tolerance
-- June 8, 2001
"This
rant’s about a subject a little more controversial than
spoilers in previews. I’ll admit that up front. You’ve
been warned...."
*
Warning:
#&@*$! Spoilers
-- May 11, 2001
"Marketing people, particularly marketing people
who work for big corporations, don't care about you...."
