Archive for November, 2007

My First Trip to Hong Kong


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EdNovember 27th, 2007


As some people know I decided to travel more this year. I have spent a lot of time traveling domestically the past few years, but no real international travel. So this year I made a point of planing a couple trips. The first to Costa Rica, and the second to Hong Kong. I planned my Hong [...]

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What is the deal with all the pirated DVD’s in Hong Kong?


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EdNovember 17th, 2007


What is the deal with all the pirated DVD’s in Hong Kong?

After a quick trip to the Temple Street Night Market in Hong Kong, I was able to easily find a store selling hundreds of pirated DVD’s. They had everything from the number one movie right now, Bee Movie, to TV shows that just wrapped up the season like Californication, and even movies that are not [...]

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How to get to the Temple Street Night Market from the Cosmopolitan Hotel


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EdNovember 17th, 2007


How to get to the Temple Street Night Market from the Cosmopolitan Hotel

I’m writing this for anyone staying at the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Hong Kong and is trying to get to the Temple Street Night Market.  The hotel is not very good at providing clear directions.

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Las Vegas Trip to Blogworld


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EdNovember 14th, 2007


Las Vegas Trip to Blogworld

I was a speaker at Blogworld in Las Vegas last week, so I was able to squeeze in a trip to my favorite city.  I’ll actually be taking two more trips to Vegas before the end of the year.  I’m attending Pubcon, and I’ll be there for New Years. Vegas is still my favorite place [...]

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Going to the World Series and Other Things I would like to do


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EdNovember 12th, 2007


Going to the World Series and Other Things I would like to do

I have been traveling quite a bit lately, and have also been thinking about things I would like to do sometime in the near future. I was cruising StubHub and noticed some interesting tickets for sale. For example I would love to go to the Playboy Mansion for a party. Although I think that’s every [...]

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Is GameWar Really GamePal?


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EdNovember 11th, 2007


A couple days ago I got a comment here that Gamepal now owns Gamewar.com. I didn’t think much about it until “Margaret” posted a follow up comment directed at me denying the relationship. These comments came within a short time of me getting the Gamepal ”cease and desist” email. I know Gamepal reads my blog, and [...]

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Gamepal threatens to sue me


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EdNovember 11th, 2007


Gamepal threatens to sue me

I seem to be a lighting rod of litigation lately.  The latest stems from our friends at Gamepal who don’t like the fact that I have shared my experiences with their service. As some of you might recall, I used their service for a World of Warcraft account to level up a character for me. [...]

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