I am Matt Thomas.

Just Don’t Want Coffee

August 4, 2005

So the “Hot Coffee” mod is all the rage both with dorks and with politicians who need to score some “morality points” with the conservatives, while the debate rages on over whether or not the content is pornographic. Some say it isn’t, because after all, it’s just cartoons simulating sex. Some say it is, because they don’t want their children playing video games in which they murder people, deal drugs, steal cars, AND have sex. That’s just over the line.

I think it’s definitely pornographic. Why? Because it’s targeted at teenage-and-twentysomething-year-old boys, and the woman is completely naked while the dude stays completely clothed. And as everyone knows, jacking off to your video games is only queer if the cartoon man takes his shirt off.

Mighty Mighty Good Mouse*

August 2, 2005

Via my co-worker Clint, who when IMing me the link to apple.com/mightymouse I thought was showing me some random QuickTime movie trailer. Hell has frozen over, and I can’t wait to have a piece of it for myself. Thanks to overnight shipping, I will soon.

* Yes, I’ve stooped to punning on En Vogue lyrics.

Riding the Rails

August 1, 2005

Due to Double Track Construction on the north end of the Light Rail system, service has been suspended between North Avenue and Hunt Valley. It is expected that service will resume between North Avenue and Timonium in early fall and to Hunt Valley in early winter. There are Light Rail Shuttle Buses in place at or near all of the affected Light Rail stops.

Hell yeah. Good timing, too, since I wasn’t 100% sure that I was going to get my car to start this morning.