pmacdona - ProductWiki

pmacdona updated 10 products

pmacdona — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 04:05:15 -0500

1. updated Wikipedia - December 25, 2008 at 4:05 am

agreed: "Best resource of info on the Internet"
agreed: "Updated every second of the day"
agreed: "Open-content, open-source"
agreed: "Built in search engine is almost unusable"

2. updated ProductWiki.com - December 25, 2008 at 4:03 am

agreed: "Public version of Consumer Reports!"
agreed: "Not just another mediawiki- or phpbb-based site"
agreed: "Supports OpenID logins"
disagreed: "Better than porn"

3. updated Ask.com - December 25, 2008 at 4:01 am

new pro/con: Ha ha ha, it's not google.
new pro/con: It's early meta-search feature is of questionable use now.
new pro/con: Very good semantic parsing for questions
new pro/con: A good 'pre answerd question' bank
chose Google over Ask.com

4. updated Yahoo - December 25, 2008 at 3:59 am

chose Google over Yahoo

5. updated Windows Live - December 25, 2008 at 3:58 am

chose Google over Windows Live

6. updated Google - December 25, 2008 at 3:57 am

disagreed: "Ubiquitous search creates a market for SEO which in turn leads to link spam, fake blogs, and other annoying behavior"
disagreed: "Supports illegal sponsored advertising such as child pornography"

7. updated Yahoo Mail - December 25, 2008 at 3:55 am

chose GMail over Yahoo Mail

8. updated Windows Live Hotmail - December 25, 2008 at 3:55 am

chose GMail over Windows Live Hotmail

9. updated GMail - December 25, 2008 at 3:54 am

agreed: "A ton of storage capacity (almost 3GB)"

10. updated Apples to Apples - December 25, 2008 at 3:53 am

agreed: "Heavily skewed towards American culture, so Canadian/International players may not relate to or understand certain cards"

pmacdona added GFDL 1.3 ----> Creative Commons By-SA

pmacdona — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 18:13:21 -0500

November 4, 2008 at 6:13 pm

So, the GNU foundation came out with GFDL 1.3 today, the update to the GNU Free Document Liscence 1.2 that Productwiki currently uses. Strictly speaking, Product wiki is liscensed under the terms of both now, (the site copyright blurb describes it as 'ProductWiki is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL), Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation.') The new liscence is alot... cleaner than the old one (i'll have more to say after giving it a better look over) but it includes a notable feature, it allows migration to Creative Commons Liscences. (Stictly speaking the CC-BY-SA liscence). It's all kinda cool and new. Wikipedia is currently thinking about making the switch.

pmacdona updated 2 products

pmacdona — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 08:44:38 -0400

1. updated Portal - October 19, 2008 at 8:44 am

new pro/con: Atmospheric soundscape

2. updated Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning - October 19, 2008 at 8:28 am

added a link WAR Official Web Site: http://www.warhammeronline.com/...
added a link WAR Official Web Site: http://www.warhammeronline.com/...
added a link WAR Official Web Site: http://www.warhammeronline.com/...
added a link The Meta Critic tallies up Reviews, gives score of 88/100: http://www.metacritic.com/ga...platforms/pc/warhammeronline ...
added a link Wikipedia Article on WAR: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki...er_Online:_Age_of_Reckoning ...
added a competitor: Guild Wars
added a competitor: The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar
added a competitor: EverQuest II
added a competitor: World Of Warcraft

pmacdona commented on Eve Online

pmacdona — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:27:55 -0400

October 3, 2008 at 3:27 pm

"Yeah, I can't say enough good things about eve. A story which sums up some (but not all) of the insanity which is eve. I just love how the whole world is on eve, depending on where you're flying in space, it's a good idea to have a person who speaks german with you, especially if you play early in the morning. The germans are generally very helpful, and many have large alliances(player organizations which control space) which will grant you a degree of safe haven, they also have a few people in their organization who speak english if you need to conduct formal bussiness negotiations with them on a large scale. The reds however... hooo boy, if you don't speak russian you are kill on sight as far as they are concerned. The red alliance controlls a huge hunk of space over to the west side of the galaxy, don't go near it unless you want a fight, and a big one at that. Because of the vast, persistant, and player controlled world, imersion in eve can be incredibly deep."

pmacdona updated Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones

pmacdona — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:58:18 -0400

October 1, 2008 at 1:58 pm

edited the description

pmacdona updated 5 products

pmacdona — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:37:53 -0400

1. updated Settlers of Catan - September 29, 2008 at 5:37 pm

new pro/con: End game state isn't fixed and may make the game drag.
agreed: "Modular design makes for a new board each time, keeping game fresh"

2. updated Microsoft Xbox 360 - September 29, 2008 at 5:27 pm

agreed: "Prices of Xbox360 Marketplace items are steep"

3. updated Frets on Fire - September 29, 2008 at 5:11 pm

tapped as "want it"
agreed: "Multiple levels of difficulty."
agreed: "Free and open source version of Guitar Hero"
agreed: "Users can compete on the world charts."

4. updated World Of Warcraft - September 29, 2008 at 5:09 pm

disagreed: "Make your own adventure (not stuck on one storyline)"
new pro/con: Bonus experience for casual players tries to balance leveling curve vs grind
disagreed: "Monthly subscription fee (about $15)"
new pro/con: Equipment binding system and isolated market places make the economy frustrating at best

5. updated Eve Online - September 29, 2008 at 5:05 pm

tapped as "have it"
new pro/con: Fixed experience system can be frustrating for beginers
new pro/con: Unsharded world, all players are on the same 'server'
disagreed: "Pay by month system"
disagreed: "Can thieves in low sec are a nuisance and turnoff for new players"
agreed: "HUGE learning curve, even for the MMO familiar"
agreed: "Epic in proportion; nearly limitless ways to play"
agreed: "Daily maintenance = more regular playtime"
agreed: "Decent graphics"

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pmacdona — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:01:17 -0400

September 29, 2008 at 5:01 pm