My China GDC Speech

This is my China GDC speech as translated by Google translate.

http://72.14.213.132/translate_c?hl=en&sl=zh-CN&u=http://tech.sina.com.cn/it/2009-07-22/16383284904.shtml&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dritche%2Bcorpus%2Bcgdc%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1B3GGGL_enUS260US260%26sa%3DN%26start%3D10&rurl=translate.google.com&usg=ALkJrhhsFH0Nd0ff805baTjUd_Lpt2RklA

This was a fun and exciting event.

If WW2 Was Fought By Gamers : BorkWeb

If WW2 Was Fought By Gamers : BorkWeb

This is simply hilarious. I’m a gamer so this hit home for me. heh heh heh…I could just see the war being played out in my head. Awesome.

*Hitler[AoE] has joined the game.
**Eisenhower has joined the game.
**paTTon has joined the game.
**Churchill has joined the game.
**benny-tow has joined the game.
**T0J0 has joined the game.
**Roosevelt has joined the game.
**Stalin has joined the game.
**deGaulle has joined the game.
Roosevelt: hey sup
T0J0: y0
Stalin: hi
Churchill: hi
Hitler[AoE]: cool, i start with panzer tanks!
paTTon: lol more like panzy tanks
T0JO: lol
Roosevelt: o this fockin sucks i got a depression!
benny-tow: haha america sux
Stalin: hey hitler you dont fight me i dont fight u, cool?
Hitler[AoE]; sure whatever
Stalin: cool
deGaulle: **** Hitler rushed some1 help
Hitler[AoE]: lol byebye frenchy
Roosevelt: i dont got crap to help, sry
Churchill: wtf the luftwaffle is attacking me
Roosevelt: get antiair guns
Churchill: i cant afford them
benny-tow: u n00bs know what team talk is?
paTTon: stfu
Roosevelt: o yah hit the navajo button guys
deGaulle: eisenhower ur worthless come help me quick
Eisenhower: i cant do **** til rosevelt gives me an army
paTTon: yah hurry the fock up
Churchill: d00d im gettin pounded
deGaulle: this is fockin weak u guys suck
*deGaulle has left the game.*
Roosevelt: im gonna attack the axis k?
benny-tow: with what? ur wheelchair?
benny-tow: lol did u mess up ur legs AND ur head?
Hitler[AoE]: ROFLMAO
T0J0: lol o no america im comin 4 u
Roosevelt: wtf! thats bull**** u ***s im gunna kick ur asses
T0JO: not without ur harbors u wont! lol
Roosevelt: u little biotch ill get u
Hitler[AoE]: wtf
Hitler[AoE]: america hax, u had depression and now u got a huge fockin army
Hitler[AoE]: thats bull**** u hacker
Churchill: lol no more france for u hitler
Hitler[AoE]: tojo help me!
T0J0: wtf u want me to do, im on the other side of the world retard
Hitler[AoE]: fine ill clear you a path
Stalin: u arsshoel! WE HAD A FoCKIN TRUCE
Hitler[AoE]: i changed my mind lol
benny-tow: haha
benny-tow: hey ur losing ur guys in africa im gonna need help in italy soon sum1
T0J0: o **** i cant help u i got my hands full
Hitler[AoE]: im 2 busy 2 help
Roosevelt: yah thats right biznitch im comin for ya
Stalin: church help me
Churchill: like u helped me before? sure ill just sit here
Stalin: dont be an arssChurchill: dont be a commie. oops too late
Eisenhower: LOLbenny-tow: hahahh oh **** help
Hitler: o man ur focked
paTTon: oh what now biotch
Roosevelt: whos the cripple now lol
*benny-tow has been eliminated.*
benny-tow: lame
Roosevelt: gj patton
paTTon: thnx
Hitler[AoE]: eisenhower hax hes killing all my ****
Hitler[AoE]: quit u hacker so u dont ruin my record
Eisenhower: Nuts!
benny-tow: wtf that mean?
Eisenhower: meant to say nutsack lol finger slipped
paTTon: coming to get u hitler u paper hanging hun ****socker
Stalin: rofl
T0J0: HAHAHHAA
Hitler[AoE]: u guys are fockin gay
Hitler[AoE]: ur never getting in my city
*Hitler[AoE] has been eliminated.*
benny-tow: OMG u noob you killed yourself
Eisenhower: ROFLOLOLOL
Stalin: OMG LMAO!
Hitler[AoE]: i didnt click there omg this game blows
*Hitler[AoE] has left the game*
paTTon: hahahhah
T0J0: my teammates are n00bs
benny-tow: shut up noob
Roosevelt: haha wut a moron
paTTon: wtf am i gunna do now?
Eisenhower: yah me too
T0J0: why dont u attack me o thats right u dont got no ships lololol
Eisenhower: fock u
paTTon: lemme go thru ur base commie
Stalin: go to hell lol
paTTon: fock this **** im goin afk
Eisenhower: yah this is gay
*Roosevelt has left the game.*
Hitler[AoE]: wtf?
Eisenhower: **** now we need some1 to join
*tru_m4n has joined the game.*
tru_m4n: hi all
T0J0: hey
Stalin: sup
Churchill: hi
tru_m4n: OMG OMG OMG i got all his stuff!
tru_m4n: NUKES! HOLY **** I GOT NUKES
Stalin: d00d gimmie some plz
tru_m4n: no way i only got like a couple
Stalin: omg dont be gay gimmie nuculer secrets
T0J0: wtf is nukes?
T0J0: holy ****holy****hoylshti!!!111
*T0J0 has been eliminated.*
*The Allied team has won the game!*
Eisenhower: awesome!
Churchill: gg noobs no re
T0J0: thats bull**** u fockin suck
*T0J0 has left the game.*
*Eisenhower has left the game.*
Stalin: next game im not going to be on ur team, u guys didnt help me for ****
Churchill: wutever, we didnt need ur help neway dumbarss
tru_m4n: l8r all
benny-tow: bye
Churchill: l8r
Stalin: fock u all
tru_m4n: shut up commie lol
*tru_m4n has left the game.*
benny-tow: lololol u commie
Churchill: ROFL
Churchill: bye commie
*Churchill has left the game.*
*benny-tow has left the game.*
Stalin: i hate u all ***s
*Stalin has left the game.*
paTTon: lol no1 is left
paTTon: weeeee i got a jeep
*paTTon has been eliminated.*
paTTon: o ****!
*paTTon has left the game.*

Note: I didn’t come up with this. I just had it sent to me.

Network Your Way to Job Security ∞ Get Rich Slowly

Network Your Way to Job Security ∞ Get Rich Slowly

This is a great article that I wish more people have had a chance to read. It's amazing how some people believe that they have built strong connections without following points #2 and #3. I usually find people who have met me already asking for favors. I'm usually willing to help whenever I can but some people are just takers. I hope you all enjoy reading this article as much as I have.

PC Gaming Alliance

PC Gaming Alliance

The cat's out of the bag. The PC Gaming Alliance has been formally announced on February 19, 2008 at GDC in San Francisco. I am the representative for AMD and a founding Director of the Board as well as an officer (Treasurer). Let's hope that we can continue to build on the interest from the industry as well as companies.

2008 CES

I attended another CES earlier this month and found myself busy with meetings at the Venetian hotel where my company had a block of rooms. I stayed at the the new Venetian Palazzo. It happened to be their soft launch with a more formal launch to follow a few weeks later. I definitely see the benefit of doing a soft launch as my stay was riddled with various problems from the elevators not stopping on my floor, poor food quality in their restaurants, NO internet connection, and poor service overall. This pleasurable experience only cost me $450.00 a night.

The suites were phenomenal as I had a nice office and living room area. There was a plasma TV located in the living room, bedroom, and bathroom. The bathroom was about as large as my own Master bath in my home. A seperate shower, jacuzzi tub, and bureau round out the amenities. The most interesting and cool feature were the remote controlled drapes. I know this isn't revolutionary but it was great to completely darken the room at the switch of a button. The drapes blocked out almost all light from the outside so if you needed the darkness to help you sleep, it worked.

As for the show and buzz, there wasn't anything very impressive. I think the two things I heard most about were the laser based TVs and a 150" plasma. Other than that, it was basically the same stuff from last year only 'bigger' and 'better'.

The dinners and evening events were the highlight of the trip.

On Sunday, I had dinner with the boss at Boa. It is supposedly the new highly rated steak house in Vegas. I started with the Caesar's Salad which is prepared table side. It's hard to make this salad wrong. For my main course, I had my favorite cut of meet which as the bone-in ribeye. I ordered it Medium Rare. It was Medium rare when I began easting it but it was unevenly cooked and for the most part raw. I left about 1/3 of it left on my plate. This was disappointing way to start off the trip. I really expected much more.

On Monday, Microsoft Games threw their annual party at Pure with DJ AM on the wheels of steel. It was a great time as I was able to secure a VIP pass. The party had decent food that consisted of Sushi, stone cold crab claws, and various meets on a stick. They even had sliders.

On Tuesday, we had a dinner meeting with Proxure at their favorite restaurant, Del Monico's. I ordered the Filet medium rare and it was outstanding. I avoided all appetizers in order to finish this amazing meal. I had creamed spinach and cheddar/bacon twice baked potatos. We drank a magnum of Prisoner to accompany our meal. I finished the meal with a warm fruit cobbler oatmeal crumb topping with caramel ice cream and an expresso.

For Wednesday, we went to Del Frisco's where I enjoyed 2 - 8oz Prime Lamb Porterhouse chops. This had got to be the best lamb I've ever had. I've always been leary of lamb as it usually is a make or break situation. It's either really good or really bad. There's no in between. We enjoyed two bottles of red wines which I forgot the names of. The wine paired well with my lamb. We finished with samples of all the deserts on their menu accompanied with a double expresso.

Later that night, we went to a industry event at Hugh Hefner's Playboy suite at the Playboy Club in the Palms. It was an amazaing two level suite with a beautfiul view of the strip. There is a pool that extends outwards and covers the whole balcony. It didn't take long for the alcohol at the open bar to factor in all the fun. In the blink of an eye, several women decided to jump into the pool and put on a show. Some cool things I saw were original photographs of some of the most famouse Playboy covergirls like Marilyn Monroe and Pamela Anderson. The other attraction was the rotating circular bed that had a grand view of the city.

Thursday night was a time to recover. I was due to fly out the next morning so we kept it fairly calm. We went to Pampas Brazillian BBQ Grille located inside Planet Hollywood. This is your typical all you can eat Brazillian BBQ where they serve you several cuts of meat on large skewers. I've always been a huge fan of Yoli's Brazillian BBQ on Paradise and I can say that this place doesn't come close. It seemed quantity over quality was the prevailing theme here. We closed the night with a visit to the Foundation room at the top of Mandalay Bay. This is an exclusive member's only clube that requires a membership of tens of thousands a year. We had connections and were able to get in with no problems. The view from the Foundation Room is amazing as it gives you a direct view of the whole Las Vegas strip from the south end to the north.

One Year Later.... I've reclaimed my Blog!

Wow, it's been over 1 year since my last post. A lot has happened, my son is now 2 and will be turning 3 this June. I've taken on a new role at AMD managing the Game Developer program for the GPU (Graphics) Division. I still travel quite a bit so nothing much has changed in that area.

My new year's resolution is to put more focus into this blog. I hope to update at least once a week if not more.

A Visit With A Future Hall of Famer!

11/09/06 - Here we are in sunny San Diego visiting Trevor Hoffman's home. Just behind us, you can see the famous wall of balls. Trevor has a ball for every save he's ever earned in every major league game. Just below the wall are drawers filled with more baseballs. Each ball is dated and numbered for each save. We visited Trevor just after the 2006 season after breaking the all-time saves records previously held by Lee Smith.

Trevor is a really cool down to earth guy. He had just returned from a day at the beach surfing to meet up with us.
The picture at the top is of Trevor's Rolaid's Relief Man which is awarded to the top relief pitcher in the league.

2006 Tax Brackets

I stumbled on some great information about tax brackets for 2006. Here is some helpful information on how much you will have to pay for this tax year depending on how you file.

2006 Tax Rates