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Xbox Live user accused of molestation

Tyler — Fri, 06 Jan 2006 21:26:27 +0000

I’m a little late, but for those of you who haven’t heard; here’s the post from Joystiq.com:

A 26-year old male has been accused of molesting a 14-year old boy who he met via Xbox Live. According to the story, the two met on the service, conversed with each other through their headsets, and later their relationship moved onto e-mails, obscene webcam videos, and even a supposed rendezvous at a Santa Rosa park in California.

It’s a scary story, but hopefully a very rare case. Nintendo has been very staunch with their Wi-Fi service, not allowing friend codes to be shared online. With an event like this, we can understand their fear. The 26-year old male did not enter a plea during yesterday’s court appearance; he is free on bail and will appear in court again on the 20th of January.

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What is Web 2.0?

Tyler — Fri, 30 Dec 2005 23:41:48 +0000

What exactly is Web 2.0? Does anyone know? I was looking around earlier but couldn’t find much on the subject…at least, I couldn’t find anything that was clearly defining it.

Edit: I’d like to thank Maarten for pointing me to this page. He (Maarten) also pointed out that many people see Web 2.0 to be wrong. Which brings me to my next question: Why do people see Web 2.0 as wrong?

King Kong

Tyler — Fri, 30 Dec 2005 01:12:55 +0000

I just got back from watching Peter Jackson’s King Kong (which I must say was an awesome movie.) And although it runs a bit long (a little over 3 hours), it’s a very well made movie with a really great story. I’d give it a 9.5 out of 10.

When you get a chance to watch a movie, go see King Kong.

Hello World!

Tyler — Thu, 29 Dec 2005 06:06:26 +0000

Hello everyone! My name is Tyler. Hopefully I’ll have quite a few good experiences posting here, and hopefully I’ll be able to chat with some of you in the near future.

Edit: I’ve added the “About Me” section; check it out.