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The Game Seers strike back this week! Aaron gets all 1,000 achievement points in Assassin’s Creed and Ryan finally got around to beating it since the last Episode, this of course sparks a discussion about Assassin’s Creed which somehow starts the tangent for this week. Essentially this Episode goes something like this, Assassin’s Creed -> Bioshock 2 and possible Bioshock Movie? -> Video Game movie philosophy -> Mary Jane on the way to legalization in New York? -> Investing in Fast Food stocks the day after its legalized -> Canadian Bacon / Bacon -> Ryan prefers sausage (no homo) -> Peggle -> Barack Obama Inauguration Photograph and the headless man.

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Taken after rocket launch in Pyongyang, North Korea.

Taken in December 2007.

Does anyone else notice that it looks like Kim Jong Il was just cut and pasted into this new picture?  Further leads me to believe that he did not survive his stroke or is in much worse condition than the North is willing to admit.

Let me preface this by saying I’ve been using the Apple iPhone 3g (8gb model) for the past 2 weeks and have given some serious thought to some of the major pros / cons and mehs of the iPhone.  It has taken me several days to summon up the energy to write this but at last here it is – I’m sure everyone was anxiously awaiting.

The Pros:
* As with all Apple products, it is an extremely stylish and slick device.

* Integration with iTunes is great, best Computer to Phone connectivity I’ve ever had.
– Previous I used Sony phones, my last phone was the K790a (You may remember it from Casino Royale, yeah… the phone Bond used)

* It works exactly like an iPod.  This may seem obvious but when you think about so many other phones out there that allow mp3 playback they really don’t measure up.  In my experience it has been a hassle to manage memory cards, and load files to them.  iTunes and iPhone work beautifully together with this too.

* Menus are intuitive.  Unlike many other phones out there that can be a bit daunting to the “not so tech savvy user” the iPhone is extremely easy to navigate.

* The phone sounds very good. I’ve heard complaints in the past that calls don’t really sound too clear but I have no idea where these claims come from as this is one of the best sounding phones I’ve ever had.

The Cons:
* The camera is completely unsatisfactory.  While it make take decent pictures it requires perfect conditions (good lighting / no movement) – this is a big annoyance to me as I like to post pictures remotely from my cell phone.  (http://ryankenward.busythumbs.com/)

* No MMS!  Holy shit this is my biggest annoyance (I know saying “Holy shit” in a revue is not good etiquette but whatever, this seriously urkes me) — I am a picture message junky!  I see something funny, take a picture and share it with everyone… I am not about to spend forever to e-mail it to people.  Apple, I don’t know how this happened but fix it!

* No video!  Even the cheapest crap phones out there now can make videos, why can’t the iPhone?

* No flash!?  Again, the camera is garbage…  But even still, I wish I could send the pictures I spent forever trying to make look perfect.

* $30.00 month iPhone data plan?  What was wrong with my $15.00/month unlimited usage I had before?  Why do I have to pay 2x what I did before to get the same thing?  Oh… I know, so Apple gets its cut.  Apple, listen carefully – this is coming from a friend, I love you like a brother but – YOU ARE FUCKING RICH! TAKE A BREAK!

That’s about all I can say about the iPhone.  What are your thoughts?