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		<title>Microsoft, am I a pirate for buying used games?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:03:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Cox</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[Update: For much better coverage, see Wired's Game &#124; Life, a follow-up on Kotaku and CVG. Or, really, most gaming sites by now.] Dear Microsoft, I buy used games. I am a relatively poor student and I cannot afford the latest $60 game. Do you plan on labeling me a pirate? My solution is to wait. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=videlais.com&amp;blog=930372&amp;post=1689&amp;subd=videlais&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Slowing down the posting</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:44:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Cox</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have to take a break. The daily &#8216;Commentary on Katawa Shoujo&#8217; is no longer going to be daily. I&#8217;ll finish it, but it is not going to be updated for several days, maybe not till next week. It has taken me a minimum of two hours a day and I can&#8217;t spare that exclusive time anymore. My [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=videlais.com&amp;blog=930372&amp;post=1680&amp;subd=videlais&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Heart’s aflutter: Commentary on Katawa Shoujo – Part 7</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 02:52:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Cox</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[There are five lights.] Previously on Katawa Shoujo… Stuff. Hisao talked to someone, probably. I don&#8217;t know, man. I don&#8217;t know! There are five, all right? Five of them. There, I&#8217;ve said it. Lilly: &#8220;So.&#8221; Her soft voice brings me out of the silent observance. Lilly: &#8220;Which room were you looking for? It&#8217;s not often this [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=videlais.com&amp;blog=930372&amp;post=1671&amp;subd=videlais&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Heart’s aflutter: Commentary on Katawa Shoujo – Part 6</title>
		<link>http://videlais.com/2012/01/16/hearts-aflutter-commentary-on-katawa-shoujo-part-6/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 01:48:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Cox</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 and Part 5. tl;dr: &#62;3K] [I'm not going to use blockquotes anymore. My comments will be in brackets.] Previously on Katawa Shoujo&#8230; Hisao leaves the Head Nurse office and goes wandering around the campus. He runs into Kenji, a &#8220;bespectacled hallmate.&#8221; Later, after the conversation with Kenji, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=videlais.com&amp;blog=930372&amp;post=1665&amp;subd=videlais&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Heart’s aflutter: Commentary on Katawa Shoujo – Part 5</title>
		<link>http://videlais.com/2012/01/15/hearts-aflutter-commentary-on-katawa-shoujo-part-5/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 03:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Cox</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[If you are masochistic or have a great deal of free time, go read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4. tl;dr: &#62;3K] Previously on Katawa Shoujo&#8230; Hisao meets with his new students, Misha and Shizune, to work on a project. They finish early, have lunch and then let Hisao finally visit the nurse. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=videlais.com&amp;blog=930372&amp;post=1660&amp;subd=videlais&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>If you love to write, just do it.</title>
		<link>http://videlais.com/2012/01/14/if-you-love-to-write-just-do-it/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 18:48:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Cox</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been trying to figure out how I feel about something. I&#8217;ve turned it over in my mind for a few days and I&#8217;m still not sure how I fall on the issue. How important is getting payed for your writing? Does it, in and of itself, mean that you are now a professional, that [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=videlais.com&amp;blog=930372&amp;post=1648&amp;subd=videlais&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Heart’s aflutter: Commentary on Katawa Shoujo – Part 4</title>
		<link>http://videlais.com/2012/01/13/hearts-aflutter-commentary-on-katawa-shoujo-part-4/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 03:37:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Cox</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[Be sure to read Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3. tl;dr: &#62;3K] Previously on Katawa Shoujo… Hisao has a new life, a new school and a new teacher, Mutou. Hisao follows this new teacher to his new classroom and, after an awkward introduction to the other students, gets assigned to a group for an [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=videlais.com&amp;blog=930372&amp;post=1636&amp;subd=videlais&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Heart’s aflutter: Commentary on Katawa Shoujo – Part 3</title>
		<link>http://videlais.com/2012/01/12/hearts-aflutter-commentary-on-katawa-shoujo-part-3/</link>
		<comments>http://videlais.com/2012/01/12/hearts-aflutter-commentary-on-katawa-shoujo-part-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 04:43:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Cox</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[Be sure to read Part 1 and Part 2.] Previously on Katawa Shoujo… Hisao is broken. His heart is not normal, explains the doctor, and he will have to live on medication for the rest of his life. Any semblance of normalcy he had hoped for is over. Added to that is his parents sending [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=videlais.com&amp;blog=930372&amp;post=1621&amp;subd=videlais&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Statues make the best idols</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:05:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Cox</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[High up the the mountains, off the paths of normal travel and beyond even the journeys of most merchants, sits a small town. Through floods and winter storms, the town has stood for many years and is a source of pride for all its inhabitants. In the center of town are the four statues of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=videlais.com&amp;blog=930372&amp;post=1612&amp;subd=videlais&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Heart’s aflutter: Commentary on Katawa Shoujo – Part 2</title>
		<link>http://videlais.com/2012/01/11/hearts-aflutter-commentary-on-katawa-shoujo-part-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 04:54:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Cox</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[Be sure to read Part 1. tl;dr: &#62;3K] Previously on Katawa Shoujo&#8230; Iwanako told a friend to give a note to Hisao. She asked him to met her in the woods at a spot couples normally meet at during the summer. However, since it was winter, they could be alone. Hisao&#8217;s heart, upon finally meeting [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=videlais.com&amp;blog=930372&amp;post=1600&amp;subd=videlais&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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