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  1. Motion sick, huh? That's funny: people said the same thing about Descent when it first debuted. Do you play any first person shooters at all, then, or are you merely sickened by oldies like Doom, Heretic, Rise of the Triad, and Duke 3D?
  2. Who are some artists / singers / bands / musical groups that you listened to when you were young and prone to conform to popular trends, but retrospectively feel embarrassed to confess liking? Personally, I can't think of any really terrible examples. When I was a child, I didn't follow contemporary music; I listened to the oldies radio station that my mother used to play, and got acquainted with Elvis, Chuck Berry, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix - all artists I am proud to say that I still listen to. And what were my grade school classmates listening to at the time? Mostly Wham!, Milli Vanilli, M.C. Hammer, Vanilla Ice, New Kids on the Block, Tiffany, and a bunch of other crap that most of them denied listening to the minute those groups became unpopular. When I approached my teenage years and felt compelled to seek out my own musical preferences, the my two favourite contemporary bands were Pearl Jam (who had released Ten & Vs.) and Aerosmith (who were riding on the success of Get A Grip). Despite the fact that Grunge was celebrated in the media, most of my classmates were into Ace of Base, and the few who were into rock never really explored grunge beyond Nirvana. Green Day and The Offspring (shallow corporate punk) got over way more than grunge did at my school, so no one could relate to my love of Soundgarden. Aerosmith haven't put out a good studio album in years, but I speak from personal experience when I say that the band still puts on an excellent live performance (the mostly stick to older tunes, as opposed to the pop which characterizes their newer material). So I'm not ashamed to say that I was - and still am, to a lesser extent - a fan of theirs. As for Pearl Jam, I have more respect for that band now that I've ever had in my life. Their music isn't as accessible as it used to be, but I am grateful that the band has evolved and challenges its audience with each new album. To this day, I haven't bought any albums that I seriously regretted. But for the sake of the topic I started, the one album I purchased during my teenage years which I ended up listening to the least was Sheryl Crow's self-titled album (Remember "If It Makes You Happy"? That album). I'd say it's probably her best album, but I'm not into her sound nearly as much as I thought I was circa 1996. Too poppy and commercial, and she doesn't rock hard enough for my liking. My tastes have certainly broadened (I listen to L7, Dead Kennedys, Napalm Death, Marilyn Manson, Emperor, Cocteau Twins, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, and a whole bunch of other bands you don't often hear on the radio), but I am pretty proud of my history with music. I don't like kids, but if I ever found myself in a position to raise one, I'd like that child to discover music the same way I did; start with the roots of Rock & Roll, and let them take it from there.
  3. http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech-ga...bros-meets-doom
  4. I can relate to what you're saying about the torrents. I'm trying to get the torrent for Nintendo Power Mags from 1994, and I've been stuck at 18.8% for the past 2 days.
  5. eday_2010: Thanks so much. I'm pretty new here, so I appreciate how easy you made my introduction to e-mags.
  6. That's just plain stupid. Even if there was no issue over the game getting an M or an AO rating, the fact of the matter is that kids aren't supposed to play M rated games unless their parent approves of that course of action. This is like whining about the fact that a new porn film was only rated "XX" instead of "XXX"; either way, you probably shouldn't let your "child" play it unless you feel that they're very mature for their age.
  7. ^ | | Same here, but since this is a rumour re: a game that isn't even 25% through freakin' development yet, I'd take it with a grain of salt. For all we know, the PS3 might be die in the console war by the time Capcom finishes up SF4.
  8. Ever wonder what it would be like to take dinosaur computer systems (first generation pentiums) and try to install XP on them? Someone went to the trouble of analyzing the absolute junkiest system you'd need to run XP off of (whether it runs well or not is a whole different story). If you've ever built a PC from scratch, you can probably find some humour in the article, found @ http://www.winhistory.de/more/386/xpmini_eng.htm The most amusing thing is reading how long it took XP to boot up on some of those old systems.
  9. I can relate to your dilemma. My system, which is actually close to 8 years old, started getting VERY noisy a year and a half ago - so much so that I'd literally get headaches if I didn't wear earplugs (which really cramped on my enjoyment of PC games). Replacing the fans is a cheap solution that I can attest to. If you're looking for 80mm fans, the Vantec Stealth line is an efficient, quiet, and inexpensive way to go. My PC is also equipped with an Arctic Cooling fan of the same size, which is nearly as silent as the Vantec Stealth. It clocks slightly fewer rotations per minute, but the upside is that it uses a fluid dynamic bearing, which lasts much longer than the Vantec Stealth's 2-ball bearing.
  10. From personal experience, I'd say that's a good solution, assuming you have enough space where you live for a spare computer. I would refrain from purchasing a system. I built 4 legacy computers from parts that local libraries and universities were throwing away when they upgraded their machines. If you are hard pressed to find a place that throws away computers and/or computer components, you can probably pick up a decent legacy system for $10 (as opposed to $50) if you visit a local thrift store. Where I live, there is a chain of stores called Value Village, which not only stocks a lot of great clothes (granted, you have to weed out the junk, but its worth your time if you want to get awesome clothes very cheap), but usually has an assortment of computers and peripherals that are in the 8-10 year old range.
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