Tia Marie

Need I Say More?

I am different. You are different. This started differently and progressed without intention. Long evenings without harmless untruths. It was quixotic and confidential.  Trials were made and times got hard.  Everything always got better, but time ways always too short.  

We're silly and horrible people, but you are awesome and  I am awesome. We're not alone but certainly in our own world. We don't always agree, but we can compromise and most importantly you put up with my quirks. 

Thank you for being different.  Need I say more?

 

Social network Path apologizes in privacy flap

Social network Path apologizes in privacy flap (via AFP)

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Dear Hollywood: An Open Letter to the Hardworking Men and Women in the Entertainment Industries

Dear Hollywood: An Open Letter to the Hardworking Men and Women in the Entertainment Industries (via EFF)

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Appeals Court Strikes Down Prop. 8

Appeals Court Strikes Down Prop. 8 (via The Bay Citizen)

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Hopefully he is the last..

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Today's E3 Roundup

It's no secret that I'm a huge gamer. I've been to several gaming expos/cons as both a consumer and press, but E3 has always been the pinnacle of game industry news and sneak peeks at the latest games and new technologies coming to the homes of gamers across the world. Today, I wanted to curate the hot topics from the various press conferences that took place today. Obviously this isn't inclusive of everything, but more of what caught my eye.

Microsoft Press Conference

At the Microsoft press conference, we got to see updates to the Xbox as well as some previews of games which will support the Kinect. In the clip below, check out the sneak peak that Joystiq gives us of the new UI for Xbox. They've done a lot to clean up the UI, but most importantly you will be able to see Bing supported search results, more streaming video and a very smooth interface for the XBLA marketplace.

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Minecraft comes to Xbox

Mojang will be working towards finishing a complete, console-friendly version of Minecraft due this fall Holiday season, which should be around the time when the PC and Mac versions of the game finish beta mode.

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Starwars Kinect

The game features everything that you could possibly imagine from a Star Wars Kinect game, yes you can control a lightsaber and swing it around. And yes you can control the force with your hands. You have the ultimate power of a Jedi in your hands as you ride Speeder bikes and interact with Imperial Walkers in the classic Cloud City. You can control your Jedi by dodging forward, moving side to side and slashing droids to piece with your lightsaber

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Games for the Little ones

While not quite making the waves like the more mature games announced and displayed at E3 this year are, you can be sure you'll be hearing about these new titles if you have young kids in your home. Developed with the 3-12 year old kid in mind, your gaming area is about to resemble a warzone of a different sort.

From news.teamxbox.com (share this quote)

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EA Press Conference & Mass Effect 3

Mass Effect 3, BioWare’s forthcoming action role-playing game will complete the final chapter in the Mass Effect trilogy. The game was originally delayed due to a packed holiday season, which will witness the release of some blockbuster games including the likes of Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception, Batman: Arkham City, Elder Scrolls: Skyrim and more. Mass Effect 3 will take place after the events of the Mass Effect 2 downloadable content pack Arrival. The game’s protagonist Commander Shepard will embark on an adventure which sees him trying to save the galaxy from the Reapers.

From playstationlifestyle.net (share this quote)

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Star Wars: The Old Republic

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Awesome new game releases

In addition to all of the above news, there are some really awesome games that I've been super excited to hear about, games that I'll certainly purchase as soon as they are released.

Assassin's Creed: Revelations

For the E3 demo, we join Ezio as he prepares to leave the city and seek out his Templar nemesis. First he talks to the local Assassin's guild chief Yusuf and discovers that the harbour has been blockaded with ships and barricaded with a large chain drawn from the old Tower of Gelata.

From www.eurogamer.net (share this quote)

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Rocksmith

Rocksmith will include a unique quarter-inch to USB cable, that is the first of its kind, and will allow users to plug any real guitar with a quarter-inch jack directly into their Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, or PC.

From rocksmith.ubi.com (share this quote)

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Fable: The Journey

At Microsoft's E3 2011 press conference Peter Molyneux revealed the next game in its action role-playing series. Fable: The Journey will utilize Kinect functionality for things like controlling horses while riding in a carriage, casting spells and swiping swords in melee combat.

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Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Skyrim will offer a wide world open to exploration, richly detailed on both a micro and macro scale. With over 150 dungeons and at least 300 hours of potential gameplay

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Bioshock Infinite

There's something more frightening in the world than a Big Daddy. BioShock Infinite introduces Songbird, a massive flying metal bird who serves as guardian to Elizabeth, the woman you've vowed to escort off the flying city of Colombia.

From ps3.ign.com (share this quote)

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Overstrike

Set in the near-future, Overstrike follows a team of four elite agents obliterating enemy strongholds using fringe-tech gadgets and lethal teamwork. The members of Overstrike 9 are comprised of an ex-mercenary, Interpol’s most wanted thief, a gifted young scientist and a decorated detective. Collectively, they are the agency’s outcasts.

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For More Updates

That's all I have for now, but definitely keep your eyes peeled on the clip below for more E3 updates this week:

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Get the f-- out of here, really?

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So I was browsing reddit and I saw this BoingBoing article 

and I was quite confused.  First I thought it was a kid's book with an unfortunate title, then I realized it was a book intentionally created that way and now it's apparently up on Amazon.com's top seller's list.  

 

What craziness is this!?  The book hasn't even been published yet and this writer has to deal with overwhelming demand and attention because of piracy.  

 

Below is a full text article from The Bay Citizen about Bay Area writer Adam Mansbach's unusual success heralds new headaches and opportunities for publishers:

Help me rescue @JapanaRadio & @WNOHGB!

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A dear friend of mine has a project dear to him that is in risk of going under. If any of you are Anime or Jpop music fans, I'd love for you to take a listen to Japan-a-Radio. It is an online radio station for Jpop and Anime music. Right now, Japan-a-Radio runs out of my friend's house on a T1 connection that he pays for himself with the assistance of donations and paid subscriptions to Japan-a-Radio (you can still listen to Japan-a-Radio for free still, it just has some adverts in it).

Not only am I good friends with the person who runs Japan-a-Radio but I also am a heavy user of another project of his that is run off of the same T1 line (that is also in risk). It's a Star Trek themed MOO that I've been playing for about two years now, I wrote about it here to get more players in the game.

Anyhow, this T1 line needs help and not only is it's livelihood important to my friend but it is important to me as well. If there is anything you guys can do to help out, that would be awesome. I've donated myself, but I can't give much more than I already have. However, as proof that I have put my own money up on this project I have a picture of the receipt for my donation.

How can you help? Obviously the most awesome way is by directly donating or buying a subscription to Japan-a-Radio here is the Donation page. I personally don't like asking strangers for money, so I would be just as thrilled if you could just go listen to Japan-a-Radio and spread the word. With luck, some one will appreciate the station and buy a subscription or drop a tip to Japan-a-Radio.

Please don't hesitate to contact me for any questions or you can reach out to my friend @Otaking on twitter if you have any questions about this :)

 

To Cooks Source Magazine: Plagiarism is never okay

I've had some recently situations where I have found my work plagiarized on another website, it feels horrible.  Nothing feels worse than some one stealing something you put work into and calling it their own.  It's become a very casually done thing here on the internet, but the last place I'd imagine it taking place in the print industry. 

Thanks to reddit, I found a story about a LiveJournal blogger who not only had a piece of her work plagiarized, but when she wrote to Cooks Source Magazine about it and made reasonable requests to fix the situation, they condescend her and tell her that she should essentially be thanking them for stealing her content for the free publicity. Here is what they had to say (emphasis is mine): 

Yes Monica, I have been doing this for 3 decades, having been an editor at The Voice, Housitonic Home and Connecticut Woman Magazine. I do know about copyright laws. It was "my bad" indeed, and, as the magazine is put together in long sessions, tired eyes and minds somethings forget to do these things.

But honestly Monica, the web is considered "public domain" and you should be happy we just didn't "lift" your whole article and put someone else's name on it! It happens a lot, clearly more than you are aware of, especially on college campuses, and the workplace. If you took offence and are unhappy, I am sorry, but you as a professional should know that the article we used written by you was in very bad need of editing, and is much better now than was originally. Now it will work well for your portfolio. For that reason, I have a bit of a difficult time with your requests for monetary gain, albeit for such a fine (and very wealthy!) institution. We put some time into rewrites, you should compensate me! I never charge young writers for advice or rewriting poorly written pieces, and have many who write for me... ALWAYS for free!

From illadore.livejournal.com (share this quote)

There are so many things wrong with that response, I don't even know where to start.  First off, if you've been doing three decades of editorial work for the print industry and you don't know about copyright laws, you're doing it wrong.  I find it hard to believe that some one with this amount of "experience" has never once had to educate themselves on plagiarism issues.  Also, the web is NOT automatically considered fair use. Idiots. 

If you'd like to read more about what this LJ'er has to say, you can read her words here as well as her friend's retelling here. 

 

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I don't condone harassment in the least, however, should you be an individual who has a great interest in copyright law and would like to educate Cooks Source Magazine how plagiarism and copyright works, they've helpfully placed their contact information on their website. 

Help me kick cancer's ass!

The time is almost upon us! Starting this Saturday (October 16th) at 8am Pacific time, I will be participating in a 24 hour gaming marathon to raise money for the Children's Hospital & Research Center in Oakland, California.  Below, you can click on the clip to be taken to my donation page.  100% of your donations go directly to the charity and are tax-deductible.  Please consider sparing even as much as a single dollar or two.  

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You can also join in on the fun by tuning in to my Justin.tv channel, which will be providing a live stream of the gaming awesomeness with myself and team WNOHGB! You can either watch the stream from tia-marie.com or directly on Justin.tv (links provided below).  

 

http://www.tia-marie.com/live.html - Video/Chat Embed 

http://www.justin.tv/tia_marie - Justin.tv Direct link.

I'll also be doing some giveaways during the stream, so don't forget to pop by the channel and see what you can possibly win!