JPNor's blog

Spend enough time reading the news or shopping at Wal-Mart, and you likely have a pretty cynical view of the general American population.

I was blown away by this video, not because of what happened but because of how many random strangers banded together and risked their own lives to save the life of a motorcyclist pinned under a BMW.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmzSEYNTkHA[/youtube]

I kind of wonder how this would have played out if it happened in another part of the country.

Although I consider myself a moderately creative person, I can't, for the life of me, effectively name anything. My gamertag, GunMunkee was actually borne of a joke (my dad was playing Battlefield 2 as GunApe, so when I played with his clan I thought it would be funny to be GunMonkey). But in MMO's, message boards, etc I struggle to come up with a name that doesn't suck (and I usually fail at that).

In 2003 I moved from the Connecticut suburbs of NYC to New Hampshire. There is something about the quality of life up here that has made me really enjoy the past 8 years - people are generally nicer, it's not as fast-paced, and the cost of living is far more manageable. I've worked my way up the ranks in my company,  I make good money for what I do, and I enjoy my job.

In 2003 I moved from the Connecticut suburbs of NYC to New Hampshire. There is something about the quality of life up here that has made me really enjoy the past 8 years - people are generally nicer, it's not as fast-paced, and the cost of living is far more manageable. I've worked my way up the ranks in my company,  I make good money for what I do, and I enjoy my job.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gn4CPSjQ_bM[/youtube]

This is the newest trailer for a game that I was originally kind of interested in. Now I'm committed to purchasing this on its release date. Looks like it could be better than Left 4 Dead.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gn4CPSjQ_bM[/youtube]

This is the newest trailer for a game that I was originally kind of interested in. Now I'm committed to purchasing this on its release date. Looks like it could be better than Left 4 Dead.

24 hours after Irene we are without power at our house. I'm really curious to know how the power grid is laid out in my neighborhood - while driving around early this morning I noticed a lot of homes still seem to have power even really close to me. So far here's what I have been able to determine:

A year ago I was completely against the overpriced 3D technology, since it was still relatively premature and felt like a fad. This weekend, though, I was in Sams Club and noticed the price of 3DTV's has dropped pretty drastically over the last year. A full HD, 47 inch 3DTV, glasses, and a wall mount for under $1000. I did a bit of research online and found that the TV is rated very positively for that price.