Pizza connection

The third Pizza Connection game also got the worst reviews. I don’t know why yet, because I haven’t encountered any bugs and have found the game reasonably difficult to play. But since I am completely new to the franchise, maybe that’s why I don’t see what’s wrong with it. A lot of reviews seem to compare the game to its predecessors. … [Read more...] about Screenshot Saturday: Pizza Connection 3

Machiavellianism In many psychological studies, Machiavellianism is put in a negative light and closely associated with psychopathy and narcissism. In some ways, this is an accurate association. One trait common of people with a Machiavellian personality is that they are relentless in achieving their goals, even if it’s at the expense of others. They don’t care what their relationship with people is like, they only care that the relationship advances them personally in one way or another. Yes, this is a selfish and negative personality trait overall, but it is also necessary in some professional environments, and it’s okay to be a little bit Machiavellian in your career. Machiavellians in our society are the cold-hearted CEO’s, the rude celebrities, and the constantly preoccupied PR agents. … [Read more...] about How Personality Type affects the Quality of Facebook Friends

Suppose you're in line at Pizza Hut and you see a girl at the counter who is taking orders. You ask yourself, "What should I say to her to make her feel important?" So while she's taking your order, you remark with an energetic smile, "Your hard work is really appreciated. Thank you."   … [Read more...] about 7 Human Ways Which You Can Implement to Write Engaging Email

For some time I had looked at a capture card, but honestly that whole concept was foreign to me.  After doing a ton of research I realized there was a huge problem there, with the way the streaming worked.  The two consoles that I most wanted to stream from were the Sony Playstation 3 and Sony Playstation 4… both of which I absolutely love.  The problem is that in both cases they use HDCP or High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection aka a screwball system that tries to encrypt the video data from the source to the television.  Apparently the Xbox One also struggles with this, and for some reason in all of these systems it is either on all of the time… or turned on the first time you play a movie and then stays on.  Normally this would prevent you from recording gameplay footage, because the recording device is not “HDCP Compliant”. … [Read more...] about Recording Console Games

Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (1991) This game has a weird story, and will always have a special place in my heart.  I had some pretty significant sinus surgery, and we picked this game up on the way home from the hospital.  Laying in bed playing this game is essentially how I recovered and took my mind off the pain and constant grossness that was having to wear “nasal drip pads” after a sinus surgery.  This is now why this game is on this list however.  Everything about the game is perfect, it to me will always be the ultimate Zelda game… however not even that is worth putting it on the list for.  I remember when I first played it feeling like I was getting ripped off.  The original Zelda had taken  me months to beat, and here I was sitting at home and it seemed like I was just about to beat the game after only a few days of gameplay.  I was getting to the point where I wanted to throw the controller at the screen for … [Read more...] about 15 Gaming Influences