ASG! Article: This is NOT Sparta!

Another article! This time I got to cover Cambridge History Professor Paul Cartledge lecture here at SU about the accuracy of "300."

He's a well known and well respected ancient historian, so it was a pretty big deal to get to hear him speak. One of the more interesting events, in terms of topic, I've gotten to cover, and I think the article came out really nicely as well. Also, this was the first story I actually suggested on covering and then got to cover.

Give it a read.

ASG! Article: Large Hadron Collider and Black Holes?

So no excuses this time. No black hole or anything, I've just been busy.
And how do I return after a multi-week haitus? By redirecting you to a different article...
I'll end up doing this every time I get an article posted. It's from the Daily Orange, my campus' school paper.
I got to write about the Large Hadron Collider that was fired up last week. Some people are under the impression that it may create a black hole that will destroy the world, the universe and all existence (hi Dad). So it's pretty cool to get to write about the possible end of the world. It was a fun article, so give it a read.

Also just in case you were wondering if the Large Hadron Collider has destroyed the Earth yet, you can check here.

UPDATE: Well, it appears we'll have to wait a while for the end of the world... the LHC broke down. It'll be out of commission for about 2 months, so use this time wisely. You know, go skydiving or write a novel or something...

Did a Bit of Pre-Ordering

So on my latest trip to the mall, I put down a few deposits on a couple of games that I will definitely be picking up: Spore and Fallout 3.

Which reminds me... I never did give my impressions of the Spore Creature Creator. This is because, after about a week of enjoyment, the game broke on me. Now, I cannot run the application without it crashing. Most frustrating.

If this experience taught me anything though, it's that EA needs to get a better tech support. Right now, they basically have you put in a question, and then if they feel like it, they might answer you. The bigger problem is that when I go to submit the question, the button refreshes the page and doesn't add your question. Again, most frustrating.

Still, I'll be picking up the game. Hopefully it'll work for me.


Also, I have previously mentioned my near-unhealthy excitement for Bethesda's latest creation. The free Nuka-Cola bottle opener I got with my pre-order certainly didn't help. Can this game just come out already?