On the road again...

 This unidentified GungirlTM has a severe trigger finger discipline deficiency...

    Today is the first of September. September (from the Latin for 'seventh') was originally the seventh month in the Roman calendar. It's a common misconception that it was edged out by July (in honor of the deified Julius Caesar) and August (in honor of Caesar's adopted son, eventual successor, and the first Roman Emperor, Augustus). In fact, according to the wikipedia article on the origin of September, it was in 153 BC that September was displaced by the addition of Kalendas Januarius as the new first month: "September was in fact the seventh month of the Roman calendar until 153 BC, when the first month changed from Kalendas Martius (1 March) to Kalendas Januarius (1 January)". 
    September is an especially meaningful month for me, as it contains a host of anniversaries. I enlisted in the Army on September 13th, 1985 (a Friday, coincidentally), and my birthday is the 28th. A lot of friends' birthdays in September, too. An old friend of mine, Bethann, celebrates her birthday on 10 September. My old work mate Jerry, God bless him, celebrates his birthday on 11 September.

    Of course, on 11 September, we commemorate a much darker day, also: The terrorist attack on The Twin Towers in New York City in 2001. That was a life-changing event for anyone even remotely impacted. I lost no family in the World Trace Center collapse, but I had friends who did. I usually steer clear of politics here, so I'll refrain from venting anything more than this: The conflict which erupted that day is not one which could be or will be won quickly. It's more like the Cold War, except far bloodier, and will take decades to resolve...

    Included in today's CoD links is 'shaky cam' footage of a previously unseen Call of Duty: Black Ops campaign level, which was demoed by the Treyarch dev team at GamesCom 2010. Don't know how I managed to miss the link which was posted 10 days ago! Today's featured video is a Call of Duty 4 Search and Destroy match on Crossfire by Trumpf. The second vid is a pub Modern Warfare 2 CTF match where Woody and his GameBattles team-mates take a loss against a team determined to win. Moving on...

September - Earth, Wind, and Fire

Uploaded 30 April 2007 by Amir3793

Featured Call of Duty 4 Video
Search and Destroy on Crossfire

Uploaded 29 August by Trumpf

    Call of Duty Links:

Rough Pub MW2 Capture-the-Flag Match

Uploaded 29 August 2010 by WoodysGamertag

• Don't know how I missed this: Call of Duty: Black Ops sneaked 'shaky-cam' campaign play footage. Pretty crappy camera angle at the start, but the audio's clear. (Source: BASHandSlash.)

    More Gaming Links:

The Final Halo Reach Beta By JamesKlimProductions 3v3 On OverLook

Uploaded 29 August 2010 on Machinima

• Grand Theft Auto IV Looks Great As A First-Person Shooter.
• Vanquish demo for Xbox Live Gold members.
• Pachter sez: Xbox Live likely to create 'Platinum' service. O RLY?
• Destructoid's first 'living room' impressions of the Playstation Move.
• In a statement that contradicts absolutely every piece of extant video evidence, Microsoft says Kinect is as responsive as 'pushing a button'.
• Sex in Games, Five Years after the 'Hot Coffee' scandal.

Bulletstorm - GamesCom 2010 Trailer

Uploaded 27 August 2010 on BluesNewsDotCom

    Non-Gaming Links:

• How to deal with 'space junk'? Wear a jock, would be my guess. (Source: Slashdot.)
• New Private Spacesuit Unveiled With New York Flair.
• NASA Team Heads to Chile to Help Trapped Miners.
• Flight data recorders: Technology decades out of date.

Fail Compilation - August 2010

Uploaded 26 August 2010 on TwisterFail

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