Wednesday, December 23, 2009

My New Website - Esoteric Articles

I am beginning to work on a website that will be devoted to my articles, which I later intent to distribute also on Youtube and such. I am hoping that over time it may replace what I do on Associated Content, or at least become the bulk of my online authorial activitiy.

Regardless, here is the link: Esoteric Articles

Thursday, December 3, 2009

7 New Articles

Alright, updating my article listing again with some fairly esoteric articles, few of which really relate to each other.

Stargate Universe Nicholas Rush Character Analysis

Writing character analysis articles are probably my favourite, so I decided to do one on Dr. Nicholas Rush from the new Stargate Universe series. I got in particularly early with this one, so if the series becomes popular I think the article will do really well. Furthermore, I think Rush is a fantastic character and I cannot wait to find out more about him as Stargate Universe goes on.

Final Fantasy VII Jenova Analysis
Final Fantasy VII Sephiroth Character Analysis

Generally speaking, Final Fantasy 7 fandom has done most things to death. I really liked the game, but I am nowhere near as into it as some. However, I do have a somewhat different view of things than most who like the series and as a result wrote these articles concerning it.

Final Fantasy X Anima Summon Analysis

This was a little different from my general character analysis, I decided to analyse the Aeon named Anima and its relation to Seymour. This was a fairly difficult article to write overall, because it required a brief summary of some psychoanalytical ideas that are not so easy to give brief summaries of. Not sure this article works, really.

How To Avoid Annoying Shop Assistants
Annoying Things To Do
Six Reasons Santa Is Not So Nice

These articles a bit silly really, but I hope they will perform well.

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

New Articles

Ecco the Dolphin Vortex Analysis

This article has been on Associated Content for a day and has already received 33 page views, which is suprising. This could very well be one of my best performing articles and it is an analysis of the enemy from a very old game.

Final Fantasy 8 Ending Analysis

The ending to Final Fantasy 8 is something I have always intended to analyze for my own sake. I do not expect this article to make any real money, I wrote it for myself.

Expensive Wedding Rings Immoral?

Personally, I find the idea that I must by an expensive wedding ring to marry a woman repulsive. It is not so much the money, rather it is that a gesture of love should depend on money. I wrote this article in response, bit disappointed I did not get any angry comments!

Human Alpha Male: Myth or Fact?

I was sick of reading the constant talk of alpha males in human society, I believe it a very flawed concept and have written this article in response.

Monday, November 9, 2009

Other People's Content

Often, I find myself really impressed by other people's content on AC and feel compelled to advertise it.

John Mario

John Mario writes on a collection of topics, but where I find him impressive is in regards to his electrical engineering knowledge. He presents information in a very succinct form, I often find him far easier to understand than textbooks.

Here is an article by him:

Electronics: Digital Circuit Design 1

Amanda King

Amanda King writes in a number of topics, but sticks to personal events and situations. She writes a number of articles which deserve more controversy than they generate. Here is an example:

10 Guys That Women Should Avoid

Been Lazy

I have been quite lazy lately with updating my blog, primarily because my page views just do not seem to be increasing at the rate I would hope. Anyway, here are some articles:

Top Five Movie Anti-heroes

I have always liked anti-heroes, there is something immensely entertaining about them. I have recvently been watching the movie Taxi Driver repeatedly and just had to right an article that included some reference to it.

Final Fantasy 8 Squall Character Analysis

This particular article underperformed quite severely, which was disappointing as I feel that it was an interesting article. I particularly enjoy writing character analysis articles and intend to do a lot more of them if they promise page views.

Final Fantasy X Auron Character Analysis

Final Fantasy X Tidus Character Analysis

These performed better than the Final Fantasy VIII versions, but overall were disappointing as well.

Sunday, October 11, 2009

Laptop Guide Articles

I have finished most of what I believe will be a series of articles concerning purchasing a laptop. I got the idea when I was called for advice concerning laptops and what particular purchase to go for. Furthermore, I was suprised to find that there were not as many articles which described in very simple detail what to go for, specifically concerning video cards and general hardware. Here are the articles listed:

Five Things To Check Before Buying A Laptop

This article was meant to be the simplest article, which gives the information in as summarized manner possible.

Choosing The Right Laptop Form Factor

This article was meant to be a guide for choosing the physical make of the laptop, overall it turned out really well and I personally wish I knew some of the stuff in that article when I went to purchase a laptop.

Choosing The Right Laptop Hardware

The hardware article is the most important article because it is where most people go wrong and also the most critical aspect as upgrading laptops is difficult

Choosing The Right Laptop Software

The software article could just as wel be a general computing article truly, as it does not specifically go with laptops.

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Adolf Hitler's Skull

An interesting article I found on Associated Content concerning Adolf Hitler's skull being said to be female. The main reason I find the article interesting is that the details concerning Hitler's death have always interested me for the simple reason that someone that caused so much trouble died in such a seemingly simple way. It has always amazed me when a dictatory has managed to get power, given how easily that same dictator could be potentially killed. As such, I think it says something more about a time period or a nation than an individual person. I live in Australia, and I just do not think a dictator could rise to power without being killed by someone pretty quickly really.

Also, topics like this interest me because of a strange phenomen where the more important something is the fuzzier it gets. For instance, religious articles on wikipedia are less reliable than articles on chlorination of methane because the first is considered more important and thus keeps being edited, new information, etc. It reminds me of how many people have gotten away with killing celebrities, because so much effort went into investigating the matters that it produced more leads, and thus more doubts, than a normal investigation would have. JFK assassination comes to mind.

Anyway, the article is here.