Mega Man Legends 3 Project recruitment video is what everyone is watching

We figure Capcom was trying to be cute and quirky with this recruiting ad for Mega Man Legends 3 Project, but the end result is actually pretty creepy. It comes across like the kind of propaganda you'd expect to see in a dystopian future. Not like this could ever really happen ...

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Dead Space 2 preview: The reeducation of Isaac Clarke

We've heard Isaac Clarke's voice, and it's deeper than you'd expect. It's also got an edge of fear that simply didn't manifest as he stomped through the Ishimura, saving the day with nary a whisper or whimper. If you're worried that a talkative Isaac Clarke might ruin Dead Space 2, though, you shouldn't be. "In terms of how much he talks, last game, zero," said executive producer Steve Papoutsis. "This game, he's somewhere between a two and a half and a three. He's not really wordy, he's not shooting off a bunch of one-liners, he's just speaking when it makes sense for the story."

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Medical Journal Calls Anti-Vaccination Study an 'Elaborate Fraud' [Scams]

A 1998 study in the Lancet medical journal claiming a link between vaccines and autism was retracted last year for being scientifically unsound. But a new investigation claims the study wasn't just wrong—it was also an "elaborate fraud." More »

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Planning Greener for the Holiday

These ideas are for what remains of this year and to put down on your to do list for next year to make your holiday a greener and more frugal holiday. On December 26th you will have the opportunity to get items at a clearance, here are a few things to pick up for next year.

? Recyclable Wrapping
- The paper gets ripped off the present 10x faster than it took for you to get it taped up. Next time look for and wrap with

  • holiday dishcloths or other fabric 
  • maps(found in old National Geographic magazines)
  • saved aluminum foil
  • comics section of the paper 
  • pages from a magazine 
  • sheet music
  • brown sack wrapped with twine and decorated with your imagination.
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? Used but not Abused 
- There is re-gifting that can be done for next year, just put a post-it note on the item so you know who you got if from. But you can also make some wonderful, like new, purchases from antique stores and 2nd hand stores - Clean them well. Items to look for are napkin holders, handkerchiefs, canvas shopping bags, vintage containers and housewares.

Also scour Craigslist and Freecycle throughout the year for items that they may want. Craigslist allows you to follow alerts for items you are searching for. Look for the RSS at the bottom right for ways to track.

? Christmas Cards
- Clearance is a great way to stock up, but not only on the cards but you can use the ones you received or the left-overs from this year as gift tags, cut up in 2x3" rectangles and you are ready for next year.

Also send used  cards of all occasion to St. Jude's Ranch and they currently have an increased need for both Birthday and Thank You card submissions

? Consumable Gifts 
- Cut down on the cost of shipping or gas and pickup the ingredients while shopping for consumable gifts like jar cookies or a food gift basket.

? Give to the Heart
- Find out what memberships they may like or charitable causes they are interested in and give a gift in their name. With some charities you will get notification to give them, sometimes a small gift such as a bookmark or t-shirt and with programs like Kiva.org you get the money back to re-gift again or bank it after the lendee pays it back. A bonus: You get a tax write-off.


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Making Stuff More Efficient

In a previous post I wrote, "Simple living is reducing the clutter of life and space down to the essentials of what is important; allowing what remains to stand out and bring value." And from there I moved on to ways to simplify the physical life. But simplifying our lives starts in our mind, an idea that beyond the physical clutter is a life that is better. It is the answer to the question, "What is my life about?"
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The media attention goes to those who sell all possessions and live on 100 things or drop out from CEO life and donate time and money to a charity(not that there is anything wrong with those). For the average person, the steps to a simpler life are smaller and quite often starts with the realization that they don't want to spend all their waking hours working to acquire and pay off stuff.

For the essentials to standout we need to set up some rules:
1. Set limitations - We would like to think we don't like limitations. But it is those limitations that empower us the most. Children must get a lot of rest to grow and function properly, yet as we get older we think we limitations don't apply to us until a scientific study comes out that says we need to get more sleep, drink in moderation and get exercise to grow and function.

Now we need to apply these standards to ourselves. If writing a 140 character tweet to get my point across, than a 1400 word paper must be better. Not always. There is only so much we can convey to someone before it is redundant.

This limitation in word allows us to take that information and make it more powerful in a smaller package. I remember reading about political and religious prisoners who would try to get information out to family and friends in their letters, they would write their short letters with as much information as possible and try to convey a double meaning in what they said. A powerful punch within their confined limitations.

2. Maximize time and energy - Efficiency is the the word for this idea. However, we seem to try to do the opposite, how can I cram as much into my day to be most productive. But there is a bit of a bell curve. The more we put into our day the less they seem to pay off.

It is about a two item to do list, giving yourself the time and energy to properly put into something that will be more rewarding; instead of working on a page of to-do list items in the hopes that you just complete them, who cares how decent they turn out.

With these two rules in mind, we want to choose those things that gives us the best long term reward; the most impact.

How do we determine those things with the most impact and reward? Look at your to-do list and your goals and ask yourself:

  • Will buying this have an impact beyond a week, month or year? 
  • Can this decision bring a positive benefit to my future?
  • How will my actions on this further my goals?
We have many distractions in life so forcing ourselves to a limitation requires us to do things more thoroughly and efficiently. We have gotten out of habit and just moved along with the status quo that this type of change will take time. And each day will bring new teachable moments to ourselves. As Thomas Edison is quoted to have said, "I have not failed. I've just found 10000 ways that won't work."


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Hard Corps Uprising Coming to XBLA Feb 16, BG&E Soon After

Hard Corps Uprising

Apparently, Microsoft saved some of its more exciting game-related CES announcements for after their keynote presentation. Following the end of the event, a press release was sent out spotlighting a number of upcoming Xbox Live Arcade and Windows Phone 7 games, including the release of Hard Corps Uprising, Torchlight, and Beyond Good & Evil HD on XBLA starting February 16.

The three titles will be joined by Bejeweled Blitz Live and Full House Poker to make up the "Xbox Live Arcade House Party" promotional event. Specific release dates weren't given for each game, but it'll kick off with Hard Corps Uprising (which, if you don't recall, is Konami's new very-Contra-like side-scrolling shoot-em-up) on February 16, with the other four titles following over the next four weeks (although, again, in what order wasn't specified).

Also highlighted were a number of new games coming for Windows Phone 7, including Fable 3 Coin Golf -- and whatever money you earn in it can be transferred to Fable 3 on your 360.

Source: http://www.1up.com/news/hard-corps-uprising-coming-xbla

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