If someone told me I’d listen in to the Facebook f8 developer conference, I would have laughed at them. I’m glad I did as it was very enlightening. I could easily see the developers that would thrive and the ones that would fail.

Unfortunately there was a lot of hype and unrealistic false hopes spread at the conference. One of the necessary skills for running a business is being able to realistically access a situation and come up with an solid plan of action. You can’t fall for the hype.

I know, I said don’t write when you’re mad. I’m breaking that rule and I doubt I’ll regret it plus if I waited to cool off I’d probably be in a grave some place. The problem with online interactions is that people can misunderstand what is said. People with sense will ask for clarification. People with no sense will jump to crazy conclusions, act on them and won’t ask a thing. I have too many of those idiots in my life. And I don’t wanna hear the “it’s none of my business” excuse. If someone thinks I’m doing something completely out of character why the hell don’t they say something?

In World of Warcraft I have tons of stuff to do. I can imagine some people complaining their is too much to do. I read an article today about RSS being a burden like email (and unlike Twitter) and I couldn’t help but laugh. Amazing how people place unnecessary burdens upon themselves.

There are lots of reviews out on X-Men Origins: Wolverine (go see the movie yourself, you can make up you own mind…really you can!). Looking at the movie I thought about Stryker, conflicts of interest and abuse of power…

WCG Ultimate Gamer’s season finale. For many they would say the season ending with an unexpected surprise. I say the season ended exactly as it should have. Perfect actually. If you have not seen it, I suggest watching it first, then come on in….

Businesses are having a tough time during this recession (depression?). Some companies are doing extraordinarily well. Particularly GameStop. How did they do it?

When you go into a business venture it is important to begin the journey with the right frame of mind. Those that want to get rich quick usually do not succeed. Knowing the history of the community can give great insight on your odds of success for getting rich quick or getting rich off of another company’s IP.

I talked about consequences, anticipating the reactions to what you do, karma and change. Those are all entries about the end result of doing something. Let’s talk about why some situations happen in the first place. Swoozie finished a set of videos based on his experience with Sims Online. In Part 1 he explains how [...]

I’ve often said that any decision can change the direction of your life forever. I usually use the scenario of a hall of doors one can walk through or forks in a road one has to pick from. Every action has a consequence, good or bad. Success (maintaining it) is the result of many good [...]