Yes, it’s a slow day at work.

• Google shares are now over US$600 from US$85. Would it have made sense to take out a loan to buy these shares? Probably. I was young and naive back then.
• More SMH goodness with an update on Russia’s newest prolific serial killer. Alexander Pichushkin wanted to commit 64 murders, one for each square on a chessboard. His predecessor, Andrei Chikatilo (the "Rostov Ripper") was convicted for the murder of 53 people. Twisted stuff.
• Someone has claimed that Halo 3 and Bioshock are not true "next-gen" games. He adds that his game will be a real next-gen title. Can someone define "next-gen" for me in the first place?
• The Xbox 360 will soon have a new motherboard revision called Jasper. It will boast "a 65-nanometer graphics chip from ATI Technologies, as well as smaller memory chips," two moves aimed at reducing cost, but which will also help prevent the molten temperatures exhibited by most current 360s.
• IGN have done an Orange Box review. Based on the individual scores, it looks like Episode 2 may be pulling its weight.

[12:09] jt: mate, without ruining it, the ending song and end credits section for portal is completely and utterly the most epic win i’ve seen in a game’s ending in quite a while.

I find it ironic that a game with a good ending happens to be some time-waster puzzle distraction.

I’ll be taking tomorrow off to finish off my uni assignment and work on some articles that I’ve started on already.

This is offset by the fact that I’ll be working graveyard shifts on Saturday evening / Sunday morning and being on call for the rest of Sunday up until Monday.

Anything to ensure Vodafone customers get the best possible experience, amirite?

I also saw skate. at JB for $79, and GRAW2 for $47. I’m tempted to get both, but following go-live I’ll have next to no time to play them what with assignments and other stuff I’ve got going. Not to mention wanting to play Orange Box.

Grr, pesky life.