http://www.joshbancroft.com/ Everything create and put onto the web. Posts, photos, videos, and more. The full Josh Bancroft Firehose experience. Click the little icons above to go to the individual places I publish, or subscribe to the feed to get it all automatically! The sound system/radio here just rickrolled me. :-) (@ Sonic Drive-In - Hillsboro) <a href="http://4sq.com/6wypcL">http://4sq.com/6wypcL</a>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:07:51 GMThttp://www.joshbancroft.com/post/49289747/The-sound-system-radio-here-just-rickrolledurn:www-soup-io:1:49289747regular Taking your phone call to the giant windows by my cube makes it *less* private. Those suckers reflect every word you say. :-)Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:32:25 GMThttp://www.joshbancroft.com/post/49289748/Taking-your-phone-call-to-the-gianturn:www-soup-io:1:49289748regular I hate when I'm an idiot. :-(Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:17:45 GMThttp://www.joshbancroft.com/post/49289749/I-hate-when-Im-an-idioturn:www-soup-io:1:49289749regular Kindle for Mac now finally available <a href="http://j.mp/aezDx9">http://j.mp/aezDx9</a> Woo hoo! :-)Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:25:44 GMThttp://www.joshbancroft.com/post/49203045/Kindle-for-Mac-now-finally-available-httpurn:www-soup-io:1:49203045regular Forgotten link to @<a href="http://twitter.com/mc_frontalot">mc_frontalot</a> CD Zero Day/download: <a href="http://frontalot.com/index.php/?page=cd4">http://frontalot.com/index.php/?page=cd4</a>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:27:24 GMThttp://www.joshbancroft.com/post/49136926/Forgotten-link-to-mc-frontalot-CD-Zerourn:www-soup-io:1:49136926regular Bought @<a href="http://twitter.com/mc_frontalot">mc_frontalot</a>'s new CD, Zero Day. Downloaded the bits now, plastic circle ships on 4/6. I'm a long time fan. :-)Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:26:25 GMThttp://www.joshbancroft.com/post/49136927/Bought-mc-frontalots-new-CD-Zero-Dayurn:www-soup-io:1:49136927regular RT @<a href="http://twitter.com/StevenWalling">StevenWalling</a>: PostSecret for intranets. This is both hilarious and insightful. <a href="http://www.intranetsecrets.com/" title="http://bit.ly/auWDsX">www.intranetsecrets.com</a>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:03:15 GMThttp://www.joshbancroft.com/post/49136928/RT-StevenWalling-PostSecret-for-intranets-This-isurn:www-soup-io:1:49136928regular Thoughts on Final Fantasy XIII After a Few Evenings of Play <a href="http://jabancroft.posterous.com/thoughts-on-final-fantasy-xiii-after-a-few-ev" title="http://post.ly/TUPG">jabancroft.posterous.com/...</a>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:45:29 GMThttp://www.joshbancroft.com/post/49136929/Thoughts-on-Final-Fantasy-XIII-After-aurn:www-soup-io:1:49136929regular <div class="posterous_autopost"> <p>I’m a long time gamer. Since Pong, the 2600, and way before it was “cool”. The Final Fantasy series has always been a big favorite of mine. Here are some thoughts on the new <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001EYUSJ4?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tinyscreenful-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B001EYUSJ4">Final Fantasy XIII</a> (affiliate link – make me rich! There’s <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001EYUSJ4?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tinyscreenful-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B001EYUSJ4">an Xbox 360 version</a>, too) I shared with a childhood friend (hi, Dusty!) with whom I spent countless hours playing the NES and SNES iterations. For the record, I’m playing on the PS3 in 1080p on a 46″ Samsung LCD. </p><p> It’s absolutely gorgeous. Amazing in HD. When I was young, I never even dreamed games could have graphics like this. Never in my wildest imagination. </p><p> The story so far is convoluted and complex and doesn’t make much sense, so it’s a true Final Fantasy game in that respect. </p><p> The characters are great – you like some, you hate some. Again, a true Final Fantasy game. </p><p> Battle is the biggest departure from past iterations – it’s all very fast paced and streamlined and automated. The Paradigm system takes a little getting used to, but then, I never played Final Fantasy X, X-2, XI, or XII, so I’m coming at it from the old school turn-based “pick every action that happens on screen” camp. But it’s fun, battles move fast (almost too fast to see what’s going on and watch the animations), and it “feels” like a Final Fantasy game. </p><p> The character leveling “crystarium” system sounds complex on paper, but it’s really not, and it’s actually kind of fun to do. Every few battles, I go in and spend the points I’ve accumulated, and my characters get new boosts and abilities. </p><p> The biggest complaint I’ve read about it is that it’s very linear, and though I’m only a few hours into it, so far, that’s true. Almost no exploration or world roaming, though I hear there’s more of that later in the game. </p><p> Overall, it’s a worthy descendant, and deserves the Final Fantasy name. If you’ve played more than one of the “numbered” Final Fantasy games, you know you’ll want to play this one.</p> <p></p></div> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Tinyscreenfuls?a=KnM017t4oQE:Wkv-5tHpFGU:D7DqB2pKExk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Tinyscreenfuls?i=KnM017t4oQE:Wkv-5tHpFGU:D7DqB2pKExk" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Tinyscreenfuls?a=KnM017t4oQE:Wkv-5tHpFGU:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Tinyscreenfuls?i=KnM017t4oQE:Wkv-5tHpFGU:gIN9vFwOqvQ" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Tinyscreenfuls?a=KnM017t4oQE:Wkv-5tHpFGU:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Tinyscreenfuls?i=KnM017t4oQE:Wkv-5tHpFGU:F7zBnMyn0Lo" /></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Tinyscreenfuls/~4/KnM017t4oQE" height="1" width="1" />Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:45:21 GMThttp://www.joshbancroft.com/post/49175621/Thoughts-on-Final-Fantasy-XIII-After-aurn:www-soup-io:1:49175621regularblog Another couple hours of Final Fantasy XIII tonight. I love getting sucked into the story...Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:24:56 GMThttp://www.joshbancroft.com/post/49050047/Another-couple-hours-of-Final-Fantasy-XIIIurn:www-soup-io:1:49050047regular Can I just say how much I love seeing pics from the set of @<a href="http://twitter.com/Mythbusters">Mythbusters</a> from @<a href="http://twitter.com/donttrythis">donttrythis</a> and @<a href="http://twitter.com/grantimahara">grantimahara</a>? LOVE IT. #<a href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23doingitright">doingitright</a> :-)Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:06:21 GMThttp://www.joshbancroft.com/post/48979735/Can-I-just-say-how-much-Iurn:www-soup-io:1:48979735regular Quizarium is a fun online multiplayer iPhone trivia game, (from On5, the makers of also-fun Charadium). <a href="http://quizarium.com/">http://quizarium.com/</a>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:30:44 GMThttp://www.joshbancroft.com/post/48979736/Quizarium-is-a-fun-online-multiplayer-iPhoneurn:www-soup-io:1:48979736regular Ketchup Flavored Potato Chip - Suprisingly Tasty, Actually. :-) <a href="http://jabancroft.posterous.com/ketchup-flavored-potato-chip-suprisingly-tast" title="http://post.ly/TDkP">jabancroft.posterous.com/...</a>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:19:32 GMThttp://www.joshbancroft.com/post/48979737/Ketchup-Flavored-Potato-Chip-Suprisingly-Tasty-Actuallyurn:www-soup-io:1:48979737regular <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/joshb/4438767752/"><img alt="6364_fa08_400" height="533" src="http://asset.soup.io/asset/0737/6364_fa08_400.jpeg" width="400" /></a></p> <p><strong>Ketchup Flavored Potato Chip - Suprisingly Tasty, Actually. :-)</strong><br />Posted via email by way of <a href="http://jabancroft.posterous.com/ketchup-flavored-potato-chip-suprisingly-tast" rel="nofollow">Josh Bancroft's Posterous</a></p>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:19:30 GMThttp://www.joshbancroft.com/post/48997949/Ketchup-Flavored-Potato-Chip-Suprisingly-Tasty-Actuallyurn:www-soup-io:1:48997949image <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/joshb/4437820295/"><img alt="6365_f551" height="480" src="http://asset.soup.io/asset/0737/6365_f551.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p> <p><strong>Bejeweled 2 for iPhone Blitz Leaderboard Glitch</strong><br />Uploading this to help describe the issue to PopCap support.</p>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:03:04 GMThttp://www.joshbancroft.com/post/48997959/Bejeweled-2-for-iPhone-Blitz-Leaderboard-Glitchurn:www-soup-io:1:48997959image RT @<a href="http://twitter.com/atebits">atebits</a>: Fantastic new Wikipedia app just released: <a href="http://www.sophiestication.com/articles/" title="http://bit.ly/9pv6hH">www.sophiestication.com/...</a> /congrats @<a href="http://twitter.com/sophiestication">sophiestication</a>!Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:45:45 GMThttp://www.joshbancroft.com/post/48979738/RT-atebits-Fantastic-new-Wikipedia-app-justurn:www-soup-io:1:48979738regular I just ousted @<a href="http://twitter.com/jexball">jexball</a> as the mayor of Intel - Jones Farm on @<a href="http://twitter.com/foursquare">foursquare</a>! <a href="http://4sq.com/8chn4v">http://4sq.com/8chn4v</a>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:18:23 GMThttp://www.joshbancroft.com/post/48979739/I-just-ousted-jexball-as-the-mayorurn:www-soup-io:1:48979739regular Just played the first couple hours of Final Fantasy XIII. Wow. Art. Shiny, shiny, art. I waited a decade for this game. So far, it delivers.Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:45:02 GMThttp://www.joshbancroft.com/post/48894061/Just-played-the-first-couple-hours-ofurn:www-soup-io:1:48894061regular I just ousted @<a href="http://twitter.com/glento">glento</a> as the mayor of Taco Bell - TV Highway on @<a href="http://twitter.com/foursquare">foursquare</a>! <a href="http://4sq.com/cpzpkG">http://4sq.com/cpzpkG</a>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:32:47 GMThttp://www.joshbancroft.com/post/48824554/I-just-ousted-glento-as-the-mayorurn:www-soup-io:1:48824554regular (Transparency disclaimer for that last update: I work for Intel, but I don't have anything to do with the folks that make the SSDs.)Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:22:14 GMThttp://www.joshbancroft.com/post/48824555/Transparency-disclaimer-for-that-last-update-Iurn:www-soup-io:1:48824555regular Want a smaller, less expensive version of the screaming fast Intel X-25 solid state drives? How about 40GB for $125? <a href="http://www.intel.com/pressroom/archive/releases/2010/20100315comp.htm" title="http://bit.ly/dBg6jU">www.intel.com/...</a>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:21:16 GMThttp://www.joshbancroft.com/post/48824557/Want-a-smaller-less-expensive-version-ofurn:www-soup-io:1:48824557regular The Where's Waldo iPhone app is on sale for $0.99. It's a great game, with "kids" and "grown up" difficulties. <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id342842881?mt=8" title="http://bit.ly/6sq4lT">itunes.apple.com/...</a>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:20:06 GMThttp://www.joshbancroft.com/post/48824558/The-Wheres-Waldo-iPhone-app-is-onurn:www-soup-io:1:48824558regular RT @<a href="http://twitter.com/tweetie">tweetie</a>: Tweetie for Mac 1.2.6 is out! Tweetie -&gt; Check for Updates.Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:38:14 GMThttp://www.joshbancroft.com/post/48824559/RT-tweetie-Tweetie-for-Mac-1-2urn:www-soup-io:1:48824559regular hey, i just discovered you can post to twitter from siri. cool!Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:00:40 GMThttp://www.joshbancroft.com/post/48736693/hey-i-just-discovered-you-can-posturn:www-soup-io:1:48736693regular New Keyboard Cat is pretty great <a href="http://j.mp/aP0dgY">http://j.mp/aP0dgY</a> New Keyboard Cat! Yay! :-)Sun, 14 Mar 2010 01:18:17 GMThttp://www.joshbancroft.com/post/48599329/New-Keyboard-Cat-is-pretty-great-httpurn:www-soup-io:1:48599329regular RT @<a href="http://twitter.com/ravenme">ravenme</a>: Yes, there was almost a fist fight during our panel. Security intervened and booted the guy. People are passionate about th ...Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:08:19 GMThttp://www.joshbancroft.com/post/48541341/RT-ravenme-Yes-there-was-almost-aurn:www-soup-io:1:48541341regular Whoa. That delayed flight tweet must have been stuck in Tweetie's outbox. I got home last night. :-)Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:08:02 GMThttp://www.joshbancroft.com/post/48541342/Whoa-That-delayed-flight-tweet-must-haveurn:www-soup-io:1:48541342regular http://youtube.comRT @<a href="http://twitter.com/grigs">grigs</a>: Wow. I'm on the home page of Youtube.com right now. <a href=""></a> Look for Cup Noodle. /ht @<a href="http://twitter.com/brady">brady</a>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:03:52 GMThttp://www.joshbancroft.com/post/48541343/RT-grigs-Wow-Im-on-the-homeurn:www-soup-io:1:48541343video Apparently the weather has closed one of the two runways at SFO. My flight just got delayed a 3rd time. :-(Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:01:08 GMThttp://www.joshbancroft.com/post/48541344/Apparently-the-weather-has-closed-one-ofurn:www-soup-io:1:48541344regular Date night with @<a href="http://twitter.com/rachelbancroft">rachelbancroft</a>! Yay! (@ Good Taste Noodle House) <a href="http://4sq.com/8Jy4QP">http://4sq.com/8Jy4QP</a>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:27:41 GMThttp://www.joshbancroft.com/post/48465835/Date-night-with-rachelbancroft-Yay-Good-Tasteurn:www-soup-io:1:48465835regular I just became the mayor of Good Taste Noodle House on @<a href="http://twitter.com/foursquare">foursquare</a>! <a href="http://4sq.com/8Jy4QP">http://4sq.com/8Jy4QP</a>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:27:39 GMThttp://www.joshbancroft.com/post/48465836/I-just-became-the-mayor-of-Goodurn:www-soup-io:1:48465836regular Yay! Home! :-) (@ Portland International Airport (PDX) w/ 7 others) <a href="http://4sq.com/uk5A5">http://4sq.com/uk5A5</a>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 03:30:48 GMThttp://www.joshbancroft.com/post/48465837/Yay-Home-Portland-International-Airport-PDX-wurn:www-soup-io:1:48465837regular Flight home has been delayed twice. :-( Guess I'll rearrange my iPhone apps again. ;-) (@ San Francisco International Airport (SFO))Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:13:36 GMThttp://www.joshbancroft.com/post/48405984/Flight-home-has-been-delayed-twice-Guessurn:www-soup-io:1:48405984regular It's cold, windy, and rainy. Just like home! ;-) Goodbye, San Francisco! See you soon! (@ Courtyard Marriott) <a href="http://4sq.com/7g5cZd">http://4sq.com/7g5cZd</a>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:20:15 GMThttp://www.joshbancroft.com/post/48405985/Its-cold-windy-and-rainy-Just-likeurn:www-soup-io:1:48405985regular Last night in San Francisco. Love this city. So much cool stuff. I need a week's vacation with @<a href="http://twitter.com/rachelbancroft">rachelbancroft</a> here. :-)Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:43:22 GMThttp://www.joshbancroft.com/post/48322818/Last-night-in-San-Francisco-Love-thisurn:www-soup-io:1:48322818regular Need noms. (@ Henry's Hunan (SOMA)) <a href="http://4sq.com/8XQVUm">http://4sq.com/8XQVUm</a>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:26:38 GMThttp://www.joshbancroft.com/post/48322819/Need-noms-Henrys-Hunan-SOMA-http-4squrn:www-soup-io:1:48322819regular So, iPad preorders start at 5:30AM tomorrow. Am I going to set an alarm? What do you think...? ;-)Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:17:46 GMThttp://www.joshbancroft.com/post/48322820/So-iPad-preorders-start-at-5-30AMurn:www-soup-io:1:48322820regular <p><a href="http://twitpic.com/18082r"><img alt="0680_8d51_400" height="266" src="http://asset.soup.io/asset/0730/0680_8d51_400.jpeg" width="400" /></a></p> <p>RT @<a href="http://twitter.com/IntelSoftware">IntelSoftware</a>: ISN-TV crew in action at #<a href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23GDC">GDC</a> <a href=""></a> #<a href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23Intel">Intel</a></p>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:10:58 GMThttp://www.joshbancroft.com/post/48322830/RT-IntelSoftware-ISN-TV-crew-in-actionurn:www-soup-io:1:48322830image Well hello, @<a href="http://twitter.com/Tweetie">Tweetie</a> 2.2.1 for iPhone with @<a href="http://twitter.com/foursquare">foursquare</a> integration. Nice to see you! :-)Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:27:35 GMThttp://www.joshbancroft.com/post/48322831/Well-hello-Tweetie-2-2-1-forurn:www-soup-io:1:48322831regular Tearing down our equipment. What a long day! Going to sleep well tonight... :-)Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:55:58 GMThttp://www.joshbancroft.com/post/48322832/Tearing-down-our-equipment-What-a-longurn:www-soup-io:1:48322832regular