DailyTech is reporting that the Florida Supreme Court is ordering our beloved advocate and fellow d-toid member to "show cause" for all the motions, appeals, etc he's been filing. The court is arguing that he has abused the legal system and they are threatening to disbar him. The e-mail they sent to JT, which is posted on about a hundred different websites now, reads as follows:

"02/19/2008 ORDER-SHOW CAUSE
TO: JOHN BRUCE THOMPSON
It appears to the Court that you have abused the legal system by submitting numerous frivolous and inappropriate filings in this Court.

Therefore, it is ordered that you shall show cause on or before March 5, 2008, why this Court should not find that you have abused the legal system process and impose upon you a sanction for abusing the legal system, including, but not limited to directing the Clerk of this Court to reject for filing any future pleadings, petitions, motions, letters, documents, or other filings submitted to this Court by you unless signed by a member of The Florida Bar other than yourself."
(posted from http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=10819)

Our buddy responds in true form, claiming that this is the greatest honor he has ever received, and that he "shall now, through a new federal lawsuit, deconstruct The Florida Bar[...]".

Could this be the end of our beloved hero?

Now, before you get all over me for calling emulation evil, know that I don’t fully agree with the title. There was a time when I, um, knew someone who did a lot emulating. It was great, because you could play all these old games that weren’t around anymore and really relive some great times from your youth. It wasn’t long, however, until companies began to get violently outraged about people emulating their old games. They didn’t want people playing them. They wanted two things: To keep gamers begging for a re-release/port and to keep us focused on demanding new games.

While we will always want new games, there aren’t enough old games ported to new systems, and getting an old system is a gamble because you don’t really know how long it will last. Even if you went out and located the retro console of your choice and the game you wanted, which certain RetroforceGo! hosts seem to do with great ease, are the publisher/distributor/manufacturer making a single cent off of it? HELL NO. Goodwill and anonymous internet folk are making a buck. And while I am not knocking buying a used system on Amazon or the like, I got a Dreamcast in December, my purchase doesn’t benefit the original makers at all. They won’t see a dime if I buy a console/game online or emulate it. So why all the complaining?

Sure, you can argue that services like the Wii Virtual Console, XBLA, and PSN are delivering our classics back to us and allowing us to get our hands on them. I have no problem with this. I understand they hold copyrights and have the right to sell them again in digital form. That’s good, and I recommend buying these titles instead of emulating them because it means we’ll get more and more released. However, what about games made by companies that no longer exist? What about games that were never released in our regions? So many of our favorite titles will never see the light of day again because of the simple progression of time.

So I guess my question is this, what do game companies really want from us? One might think they just want us crying in the dark, mourning the classics of yesteryear.

Captain Apocalypse is a Nobel Peace Prize recipient and Particle Physicist.

This is a pretty simple one, but I can't help but love it. It's called The Last Dalek and if you're a Doctor Who fan like I, and most nerds, are, you'll love it. It's very basic and straightforward. You play as the last Dalek trying to escape the underground bunker in which you've been imprisoned. Like I said, not terribly deep, but kinda fun. Enjoy, D-toid. Now where did I leave that sonic screwdriver...

EXTERMINATE!

There was a long series of unfortunate events that led to this post. Actually, just one. I went to play my Xbox 360 and got the RRoD. After crying and breaking everything else I owned, I got M$ to ship me a box so I could send it to them for repairs. This led to my roommate telling me to "fucking level" my 39 Rogue, Vlarem, on Smolderthorn and catch up to his lvl 50 Paladin. Upon entering the bank in the Undercity (I roll Horde, bitches) what should I find for Valentine's Day but a wooden, Weighted Companion Cube. This almost makes up for not being able to play Portal for the third time while my box is in the shop. That's all for now, D-toid.

Also, cocks.

Hello again, fellow 'toids. There is a pressing question in the back of my mind. Should I get a
PSP...again? I had one when they launched, and it was kinda cool. But the lack of impressive
games really killed it for me. Now, three years later, I need to know if its worth doing. So help
me, fellow gamers. You're my only hope.

I know it's Christmas Eve so I'll keep it brief. There is great news on the horizon for those of us who were fans of the Harvey Birdman:Attorney at Law series. There is a game. I'm serious. It looks like the guys over at Adult Swim likes the Phoenix Wright games and decided ol' Harvey was perfect for one. It's on the Wii and it hits January 8! That being said, hit the link and check it out. Also, Merry Christmas. Now if you'll excuse me, I hear Earthbound calling me name.


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