Saturday, November 18, 2006, 06:37 PM
It's true.Dual-core is as good as they say it is. I was a skeptic, but I have been convinced.
My computer is running at 34C, yet somehow it is five times faster than my old processor. It's kind of ridiculous.
If I told you how fast my computer is, you might choke a little.




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Thursday, November 16, 2006, 07:00 AM
Due to the fact that the Wii will be in high demand, I plan on lining up early outside of Best Buy or Target or some such place. You know why?Twilight Princess.
Come on, this one's a no-brainer. If Shigeru Miyamoto himself says this is the best Zelda ever made, that makes the game beyond awesome. Zelda games have always been in a class of their own in terms of quality, and I just know this one's gonna rock the house. I'm still a little iffy about the control scheme, but I'm willing to take the chance, seeing as Nintendo probably wouldn't deliberately screw their system-seller over with crappy controls. I think they may be on to something.
Besides, I'd get mad bragging rights for getting one at launch.
But, from what I've heard, getting one will be somewhat difficult. So, we'll see. I plan on getting one at the very least before Christmas so I can play the crap out of it during winter break. And knowing my luck, I'll probably wait in line for half a day only to find that the Wii is sold out. Or, I might get a Wii, but find that Twilight Princess is sold out. Oh, that would be rich.
In other news, my Intel Core 2 Duo processor with my 965 Chipset motherboard and DDR2 RAM are now on their way. Sh1v3r in ph34r of my 1337 c0mputz0r.
Good night. I'm Fubar, and you're not.
Monday, November 13, 2006, 05:51 PM
So, I'm having a great time up here in Tahoe. It snowed like mad last night while I was sitting in a jacuzzi...good times, good times. Anyway, on to what you're really reading this for: WOTW #6.
neskvartetten.tk
I picked this week's site for two reasons.
1. Music
2. Design
Neskvartetten's website not only has awesome music
(they're a tiny, unknown jazz/blues band), it has a pretty sweet Flash site design. Too bad there's a banner at the top, but Adblock will take care of that in a flash.
In other news, Twilight Princess comes out in six days. Go check out IGN's new movies, it'll whet your appetite for the game even more.
Alright, I'm done.
Tuesday, November 7, 2006, 05:27 AM
Website of the Week returns once again to bring you awesomeness from the realms of the Intarweb.http://oc.ormgas.com
Yes, that is spelled correctly. Get your mind out of the gutter.
Actually, ormgas means "snake gas" in Dutch or something. Look on the site FAQ.
Anyway, remember OverClocked Remix, the previous Website of the Week? Well, this website lets you stream OCRemixes straight off the site, so you don't have to download 1500 songs or find each remix.
What's even better is that the design of this site is amazing. If you register, you can vote on songs. The more songs you vote on, the more site features you unlock. It tracks your votes on each song. It also keeps a running tally of the highest voters, and the highest rated songs, a feature that OCR does not have.
If you like a song that's playing on the stream, just hop on over to the home page of Ormgas and click the little download button next to it (if you're logged in). Bingo, you download the song without having to traverse OCR to find it.
There's even an IRC channel with a Perl-programmed chat bot that gives hilarious responses.
So, what do you have to lose? Check out oc.ormgas.com NOW.
Also, Twilight Princess.
Monday, October 30, 2006, 04:11 AM
So, I come home after church to find that my computer is tarding out again. I go to reseat the processor, but I find that my heatsink is caked with dust. So, I buy some compressed air and clean out my whole computer. But, when I replace the heatsink, my processor temps are still nuts. So I decide to reapply the thermal paste with more Arctic Silver 5 I have lying around. But, when I go to put the heatsink back, the plastic bits that are supposed to snap into place SNAP OFF. Keep in mind I haven't been able to use my computer for hours now and I need to do homework. So, I'm really pissed. I have my computer lying on its side right now so that the heatsink doesn't fall off. At least it runs, and my temps are stabilizing at 68C. That sucks. So, I have three options. Try to fix the plastic part (replacements? doubt it), buy a new heatsink, or get a new processor. A new processor would be more expensive, but I'm sick and tired of this gay processor overheating constantly. But my chipset is Intel 915, I believe. So, that limits my options. This sucks.
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