I was wondering, did any of you see the SF Weekly article called FarmVillains about the Zynga CEO Mark Pincus?

He supposedly told employees:

"I don't ******* want innovation," the ex-employee recalls Pincus saying.

"You're not smarter than your competitor. Just copy what they do and

do it until you get their numbers."

I know games are a business, and there's a certain amount of "thievery" among developers, but this is too much. This is the businessification and hollywoodization of the gaming industry that it doesn't need. Maybe there is a place for these games though. Perhaps they are a necessary evil. Thoughts?

Just wondering. I've watched up to episode 16, and so far it seems like they've been draging it out. It feels like they could fit all the content into half the episodes.

People have been trying to get me into anime quite a bit lately, and all I can say is, "there's a looooooooooooooooooooooooooooot of dreck," and some stuff that just doesn't float my boat. I've liked the Studio Ghibli stuff, and Elfen Leid (which has been my favourite so far). I've tried ruroni kenshin, gundam wing, and who hasn't seen DBZ but my enthusiasm for them can be summed up in, "eh..."

I've been told to check out death note, and neon genisis evangelion seems pretty good. Ultimately I guess I need you to tell me if A.) Blood+ plus picks up, and B.) there's anything you'd reccommend. I want something really strong and solid story wise, preferably not long and drawn out.

Jolly good. Thanks.