Modern Warfare 3 Trailer Shows Off Strike Packages

Another new Modern Warfare 3 trailer is up. This one shows off the different types of killstreak “packages” you can chose from. The “Strike” package is the old way of each kill advances you and when you die it resets. The “Support” package gets you points for other things like capturing flags and domination points, does not reset when you die but offers less destructive options and more team-based ones like UAV and what not. The third, “Specialist”, adds news perks to your buildout every 2 kills.

My fear is the the “Specialist” one will make good players too good. Modern Warfare 2 had a major issue with making it too easy for the best players to dominate all the time and I fear that is where we are going again.

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Size of Nexus S vs. iPhone

John Gruber of Daring Fireball sketched a size comparison of the new Samsung Nexus S to the iPhone. After seeing this, I can see why some people think it’s too big. I still would want to carry one around for a week though before I made any final conclusions.

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Share iOS Reminders With Other People

An awesome tip from Shawn Blanc on how to share a Reminders.app list with other people. It’s a little tricky to get Siri support it seems, but either way very cool.

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Another Battlefield 3 Trailer

Battlefield 3 comes out today, and while I am still unsure if I will buy it, they guys sure can make a trailer. This game looks unbelievably amazing and looks like it could be a lot of fun.

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White Sox Offseason Plans

Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times talked to White Sox GM Kenny Williams about his offseason plans:

He said he won’t be in a “shopping mode” this offseason but suggested he could become a power shopper if he can get a return on his movable pieces. Williams didn’t name names, but outfielder Carlos Quentin and pitchers Gavin Floyd, John Danks and Matt Thornton have contracts that allow the Sox GM to shop them around.

This doesn’t seem the least bit surprising to me. As disappointing as the White Sox were in 2011 there is no way they are adding payroll. Jake Peavy, Adam Dunn, Alex Rios and Paul Konerko are already costing too much. I do think the White Sox will try to trim payroll even further and Danks or Floyd seems like an obvious choice especially if Buehrle is back.

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Michael Winslow Rocks Whole Lotta Love

Apparently this video of Michael Winslow of Police Academy and Spaceballs fame has been making it’s rounds on the internet. Winslow, known for being able to re-create insane amounts of sound effects with his voice, joins an acoustic guitarist on a Norwegian talk show and re-creates Led Zeppelin’s Whole Lotta Love.

Words can’t describe what you are about to see, but I assure you that it’s totally worth your time.

(via 52 Tiger)

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NFL Blitz Is Coming Back

Ray Carsillo of EGM on the reincarnation of NFL Blitz:

The new NFL Blitz looks to return the franchise to its arcade roots, and from what we’ve seen based on our hands-on time, it looks like this was an easy score for EA. Aside from 30-yard first downs and 2-minute quarters, you’ll see post-play elbow drops, players launching themselves across the field like missiles to make unbelievable tackles, and guys just getting the ever-loving stuffing beaten out of them without a single yellow penalty flag in sight.

For those of you new(er) to video games, you may not be familiar with the insane NFL Blitz franchise. It was arcade-style football with few rules and crazy fast-paced gameplay and brutal after the whistle hits and animations. The game was best played together in person with all sorts of yelling and craziness. Although it’s not something that I probably have time for now, I am definitely nostalgic.

(There is a trailer at the link)

(via Joystiq)

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What Four Months With Android Is Like

Ryan Heise from My Dinner With Android switches from iOS to Android for 4 months, then shares:

With Android, at least on my Nexus S, nothing feels this good. Everything still feels like an input that is creating a reaction. You do something with your fingers, the OS interrupts it, and stuff happens on the screen. The performance isn’t there, and to me it feels bad.

The feature on the original iPhone that blew most geeks away was the amazingly responsive touch interface. They made a touch interface that you control with your finger that is so responsive that it really does feel like you are manipulating things in space.

Three years in and everything I have read points to Android still getting bogged down. I know I am considered an Apple Fanboy, and by no means am I trying to convince people they should be using an iPhone. My opinion is that it’s personal preference and you should use what you like. But for all the Android Fanboys (and/or Apple Haters) who complain that everything is compared to the iPhone/iPad, this is the reason why. Because people who use both consistently point out how much better the experience is on iOS.

(via Daring Fireball)

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CSN Chicago To Air Classic Bulls Games

Larz from Chicagoland Radio and Media on Comcast SportsNet airing classic Bulls games

CSN Chicago will televise the first of its “Chicago Bulls Classics” on November 2 at 7:30pm with a game from February 1987 that featured a young Michael Jordan setting a new team regular season scoring record with 58 points. Additional games on “Chicago Bulls Classics” schedule include Jordan’s “The Shot” over Craig Ehlo in 1989, his “shrug” 3-point barrage from Game 1 of the 1992 Finals, “The Shot II” against Cleveland from 1993, his double-nickel performance just days after his return to the NBA in 1995, as well as the championship-clinching telecasts from each of the Bulls six NBA titles.

Who needs live NBA games? These will be 15 awesome telecasts. I am glad it’s only once a week so it won’t fill up my DVR, but I am excited.

(via T.K. Gore)

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Episode #23: Halloween, Paying College Athletes and No Huddle

Posted on October 24, 2011

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We share our thoughts on Halloween. Talk about past adventures and costumes and what we like about the day. Then we dive into a discussion about paying college athletes. Should players be paid? Is there a better system? Finally we give a second go of our quick subject discussion, formerly called “Rapid Fire” and now called “No Huddle”.

Guest: Chris (http://twitter.com/cmwilliams51)

Running Time: About 35 minutes

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