Chris Hedges "Brace Yourself! The American Empire Is Over & The Descent Is Going To Be Horrifying"

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Tuesday January 03, 2012 · 9:24 AM PST

2012/01/03 · 09:24

Since there is no required length for diaries anymore I just wanted to post this video for those of us who are fans of Hedges. It is a long talk but I enjoyed it. There is also a rudimentary transcript and a higher quality version of the video on the cspan link below.

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Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Chris Hedges talked about his life and work and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. A foreign correspondent with a master's degree from Harvard Divinity School, he discussed topics such as terrorism, religion, and politics.

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Friday November 04, 2011 · 8:38 AM PDT

2011/11/04 · 08:38

This will be a short "diary" (there is no length restrictions on what constitutes a diary anymore). But since it involves two things I am passionate about which is videogames and public media , I wanted to share this video. I know some of the gaming fans around here would enjoy it.

Off Book is one of my favorite PBS video series and I was happy they decided to do one on videogaming. A few of my favorite games such as Bioshock and Portal show up in the video, among others. I love that they also talked about the growing indie gaming industry. It is now easier then ever to publish indie videogames on the internet, through Xbox Live Indie games or the Android and iOS marketplaces.

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Monday October 31, 2011 · 5:01 PM PDT

2011/10/31 · 17:01

What is a first person game?

In modern video games, a first person perspective is a vantage point that gives the illusion of looking through the eyes of the game character. The first person perspective allows you to immerse yourself more in the game world as you can imagine yourself as that character. In a first person shooter (FPS) bullets appear to fly right at you which pumps up the adrenaline and adds to the feeling of being in another world. In a racing game with a first person view you see a car pass you just as you would in real life. The first person perspective is primarily used in FPS games but has been used in other genres as well. I am going to focus on FPS games in this diary.

The FPS genre has become a gaming powerhouse with popular series such as Call of Duty, Battlefield, Halo and Gears of War being some of the best selling games of this generation of gaming consoles. The best selling game of all in time in the United States is a FPS game in the Call of Duty series.

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Sunday September 25, 2011 · 6:34 AM PDT

2011/09/25 · 06:34

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Friday September 16, 2011 · 9:05 AM PDT

2011/09/16 · 09:05

One of the misconceptions the mainstream media pushes about gaming is that it is a "toy" for kids. I disagree and more adults are playing games then ever before. Videogames are rated by the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) which is a self-regulatory organization that assigns age and content ratings, enforces industry-adopted advertising guidelines, and ensures responsible online privacy principles for computer and video games as well as entertainment software in Canada, Mexico and the United States. So when I bring up the rating of games I am referring to the ESRB rating.

There are games made for early childhood to games rated E for everyone to games for teens (rated T for Teen) and finally games for adults (rated M for mature). For example, in 2010, 5% of games were rated M for mature but 5 out of 10 of the best selling games were mature rated games.

ESRB: Majority Of 2010 Releases Received E Rating, 5 Percent Rated M

Though M-rated games make up just a fraction of distinct 2010 titles, such games tend to dominate industry sales. Five of the top 10 selling new retail games in the U.S. in 2010 were rated M, including overall top-seller Call of Duty: Black Ops, which NPD recently named the best-selling game of all time in the U.S.

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Gov. Christie vetoes fracking ban passed overwhelmingly by the New Jersey legislature.

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Thursday August 25, 2011 · 8:52 PM PDT

2011/08/25 · 20:52

As the North Country Gazette reports:

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie vetoed the New Jersey Ban Bill Thursday, flying in the face of the public and the New Jersey Legislature and forfeiting the opportunity to make New Jersey the first state to ban hydraulic fracturing or "fracking" in modern times, environmentalist groups cried.

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