...and then there were two.

Just a quick post this time to predict what happens next with the US mobile carriers.

Current iPhone users with AT&T move over to Verizon when their contracts end. T-mobile customers under contract run in droves to Verizon and Sprint once their contract is up and they realize who their carrier actually is (AT&T). AT&T is then left with the small and waning customer base it had before the iPhone came out and then withers and dies. What we have left is Verizon and Sprint. Verizon will feel zero need to innovate since they will be the hands down dominant carrier and Sprint will struggle with financial issues in order to stay viable. Prices will increase and service and reliability will suffer.

Kill The Internet?

How does that saying go? If it isn't broke, don't fix it. Yea, that one. The internet is apparently becoming a very dangerous place. Dangerous for governments that have something to hide or are afraid of losing power. First (okay maybe not really first) it was the uprising in Iran and then recently it was Tunisia and now the government of Egypt has pulled the plug on the internet in an attempt to stop the same kind of thing from happening there. What's next? The good 'ole US-of-A is next. The US government has tried to put through various versions of an internet kill-switch over the past year while calling it all kinds of different things. It is coming up again and Senator Lieberman is apparently leading the charge. Here's the thing folks, the internet isn't broken, our governments are. Where should we be focusing our attention?

Quickie: Black Ops vs New Vegas

Gameplay: Black Ops and New Vegas are both immersive and fun to play. New Vegas really should have been an expansion and should not have cost the same as a full new game. Black Ops definitely gets the nod but both are good.

Software (I played the PC versions): Black Ops was flawless and ran like a dream. I never experienced even the slightest glitch. New Vegas is an unholy piece of crap that should not have been splashed upon paying customers. New Vegas crashed every time I played and and there where numerous in game glitches with NPC's and quests that forced me to break into console commands just to progress.

Three letters sum up both games.

Black Ops - FTW
New Vegas - WTF