Category Archives: Online Gaming

A $billion thanks from Charlotte

Posted on July 31, 2016 by Fred Stiening

The former Mayor of Charlotte Anthony Foxx (no relation to Vicente Fox or Redd Foxx) is currently the Secretary of the Department of Transportation. Under his careful stewardship, a year ago the Gold Line Streetcar was brought to life. The … Continue reading →

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Crushed

Posted on May 29, 2016 by Fred Stiening

Even after losing all my boosters…

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The End of the Password

Posted on June 23, 2014 by Fred Stiening

I spend time playing an online game and they announced today they are replacing their already tight security with something much better. The existing method works by sending a text message to the phone you’ve registered any time that you … Continue reading →

Posted in Mobile Streaming, Online Gaming, Technology | 25 Comments

Is that a twitch?

Posted on January 20, 2014 by Fred Stiening

If 40 and under folks are not listening to radio, losing interest in Facebook and not watching MSNBC, where are they? One place is Twitch http://readwrite.com/2014/01/18/the-twitch-tv-phenomenon-is-bigger-than-you-think As odd as it probably sounds, large numbers of people get online to watch … Continue reading →

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Children gaming goes Retro

Posted on September 3, 2013 by Fred Stiening

While their parents are getting addicted to Candy Crush Saga, the Kidz are flocking away from the first person antisocial shooting games breeding the future mass murderers, and instead winding up in a really unlikely place. It’s a game called … Continue reading →

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End of Nations

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Fred Stiening

Last weekend was the debut of another “The World is Ending and Civilization is about to end, what will you do?” movies…    Unlike Hunger Games, I didn’t bother writing about it. Just now, I was bombarded with an ad for … Continue reading →

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“They’re attacking me because I’m Latino”

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Fred Stiening

Time for a Runescape / Jagex update for the two of you who slightly care :)…   or this post might be titled “The Browning of Runescape” Last Septemberish, I wrote about how the new owners of Runescape had taken drastic … Continue reading →

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Runescaape DCMA update

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Fred Stiening

Back in October, I wrote about the “Bot Nuke” of the online game called Runescape, which I had just recently started playing again.   Runescape was built by two college age brothers from England around 2001 and had grown to be … Continue reading →

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First came Angry Birds, then…

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Fred Stiening

One of the apps moving up the most popular iPhone/pad list is Angry Granny. While it is English in its style, it’s expressing concerns about the future. Angry Granny begins each day by collecting her pension. She then walks down … Continue reading →

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Starting Over, etc…

Posted on November 26, 2011 by Fred Stiening

If you’ve been reading the blogs or paying much attention, you have noticed I’m paying less and less time and attention to talk radio.   There isn’t one host left who I think “I have to listen to this today or … Continue reading →

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