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I now have one gigabyte of RAM. I think I'm happy with it. I just can't see much in the way of results. I'm pretty sure that everything can/is/will run faster now. I'm looking forward to testing it all out here and there.
And I can run Vista.
But who needs that?
I'm also getting on Twitter/YouTube soon, one of the two. Again, disregard the music.
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Friday, August 22, 2008
Learning Linux Later
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I'm considering installing Linux at some point, probably an install of Ubuntu. Thing is, my father doesn't take highly to the idea, our old Red Hat discs are out of date, and new ones aren't cheap.
I'm kind of shaky on the whole process, so I think I'll just pass for now. Learn it later, have more fun, know what I'm doing, and have more room on my HDD for screw-ups.
Sounds like a plan.
I'd also like to have more than 25 gigs of space before I do much of anything Linux-wise. Game support may be a big plus, too.
In other news, I'm seriously considering gameplay videos to accompany the blog where possible. I'm running out of bookmarks.
Pay no mind to the bad music.
I'm considering installing Linux at some point, probably an install of Ubuntu. Thing is, my father doesn't take highly to the idea, our old Red Hat discs are out of date, and new ones aren't cheap.
I'm kind of shaky on the whole process, so I think I'll just pass for now. Learn it later, have more fun, know what I'm doing, and have more room on my HDD for screw-ups.
Sounds like a plan.
I'd also like to have more than 25 gigs of space before I do much of anything Linux-wise. Game support may be a big plus, too.
In other news, I'm seriously considering gameplay videos to accompany the blog where possible. I'm running out of bookmarks.
Pay no mind to the bad music.
Thursday, August 21, 2008
WAZZUP with Micro-Details?
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I woke up early today and went over to my friend's house, where we discussed nothing.
That's right, nothing.
He and his girlfriend are fine, and I said little of last night's date. It felt a little bit like NPC conversations in which they disclose nothing, leaving you to figure out the entire mission on your own, with little or no guidance. By the end of the mission, you've memorized what enemies will move where, at what times, how much armor they have, the percent probability of them calling for backup, and sound proximity to the next set of enemies. It's also like the following video. Lots of hype, nothing to say. Makes for a funny video.
3 days to school. I'm dreading it. I need to get my AP Chemistry work done tomorrow.
In other news, I'm considering extending into micro-blogging, namely, Twitter. It seems like an interesting way to do blogging quickly, but I'll keep this blog going. I'm thinking on it, as well as a YouTube account to post videos of myself beating the living health bars out of people in video games.
I woke up early today and went over to my friend's house, where we discussed nothing.
That's right, nothing.
He and his girlfriend are fine, and I said little of last night's date. It felt a little bit like NPC conversations in which they disclose nothing, leaving you to figure out the entire mission on your own, with little or no guidance. By the end of the mission, you've memorized what enemies will move where, at what times, how much armor they have, the percent probability of them calling for backup, and sound proximity to the next set of enemies. It's also like the following video. Lots of hype, nothing to say. Makes for a funny video.
3 days to school. I'm dreading it. I need to get my AP Chemistry work done tomorrow.
In other news, I'm considering extending into micro-blogging, namely, Twitter. It seems like an interesting way to do blogging quickly, but I'll keep this blog going. I'm thinking on it, as well as a YouTube account to post videos of myself beating the living health bars out of people in video games.
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Interesting Developments
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I went to he movies with my girlfriend this evening, where we saw the new Will Farrell movie, "Step Brothers". Totally college-age humor. Sex jokes, gross camera angles, ronchy jokes, you name it, it was there. Totally funny. We had a great time.
She, however, is about to start college, and I'm just going into my senior year of high school.
An interesting predicament. I think it's pretty awkward, to be honest, and call me an arrogant, mean SOB, but I'd like for it to be over. I don't want her to be burdened, I don't want myself to be burdened.
I was also denied a goodnight kiss. I went for the lips, she went for a hug. I got her right cheek, she got my right cheek. I was quite disappointed. I drove around a little thinking on this before heading home.
I'm headed over to my friend's house tomorrow -- we'll have a lot to discuss.
In other news, Max Payne.
I went to he movies with my girlfriend this evening, where we saw the new Will Farrell movie, "Step Brothers". Totally college-age humor. Sex jokes, gross camera angles, ronchy jokes, you name it, it was there. Totally funny. We had a great time.
She, however, is about to start college, and I'm just going into my senior year of high school.
An interesting predicament. I think it's pretty awkward, to be honest, and call me an arrogant, mean SOB, but I'd like for it to be over. I don't want her to be burdened, I don't want myself to be burdened.
I was also denied a goodnight kiss. I went for the lips, she went for a hug. I got her right cheek, she got my right cheek. I was quite disappointed. I drove around a little thinking on this before heading home.
I'm headed over to my friend's house tomorrow -- we'll have a lot to discuss.
In other news, Max Payne.
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Party Manipulation
Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to I/O Nightly News.
It's funny how easily people can be made to think things that are not true. For example, I went to a party this evening, and was asked about my college list. I told the group involved about BC, and a little about Denison and Villanova, but not much.
They were all excited about me going to BC. Such is liberation. I'm covered for some time now until I hopefully get in to Villanova.
It's kind of like in squad-based combat sections of games, on some level. Tell them to go one way, you go another, everyone ends up either at the endpoint unharmed, or it's just you at the happy ending while your NPC's are fumbling for their DLL's.
It's really quite fun. I'm interested to see the after-effects. Might need a cleanup crew. Or just a maintenance man.
It's funny how easily people can be made to think things that are not true. For example, I went to a party this evening, and was asked about my college list. I told the group involved about BC, and a little about Denison and Villanova, but not much.
They were all excited about me going to BC. Such is liberation. I'm covered for some time now until I hopefully get in to Villanova.
It's kind of like in squad-based combat sections of games, on some level. Tell them to go one way, you go another, everyone ends up either at the endpoint unharmed, or it's just you at the happy ending while your NPC's are fumbling for their DLL's.
It's really quite fun. I'm interested to see the after-effects. Might need a cleanup crew. Or just a maintenance man.
Monday, August 18, 2008
Grand Theft Girlfriends
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The whole gaming world was stunned last night when I found out that I actually enjoy GTA III. If you've ever played Microsoft's Midtown Madness, you'll know what I'm talking about, but everything's much more gritty, bloody, and physically fluid.
There's a thinker element to it, requiring you to manage money, avoid cops, use cover, et cetera, but blowing cars up has never been more fun. This far outpaces GTA 2 in style, immersion, and overall fun. This will be on my HDD for years to come, unless I happen to pick up Vice City or San Andeas. Still no character to NPC sex yet, and I'm perfectly fine with that. I'll drive them for some cash, sure, but full-on, hot-and-heavy, pay money sex in a game? That's deserving of an M rating. Mature? I'll say. Halo might as well be EC compared to that.
Next topic, please.
Oh, there it is. Girlfriends. I was recently over at a friends' house, and he happened to have his girlfriend over. I felt like a third wheel, so I continually asked them if I should have left. The wanted me to stay, and so I did.
I should have left. My friend types out a text, leans over, and hands the phone to me, asking me to leave at 9:30, and that he and his girlfriend needed to iron things out. So, I left, and he seemed kind of nervous about what was going on. I reassured him that everything would be okay. And then I left.
I get home half an hour early, and my Mother wants to know why, so I lay it out, and she lays into me like I should have left. She starts going off on how the girlfriend probably started talking about me after I left, yada yada yada, at which point I've checked out. I should have left and I knew it.
Pulling college essays into the mix was un-called for, too. I'm getting them done. The Villanova one is ready to be posted, and I know what I need to do for the remaining ones, which I happen to be able to use for most of the other colleges.
So I was the third wheel. You need four for a car. I'm going nowhere fast.
EIGHTAAAYS, YEAH.
The whole gaming world was stunned last night when I found out that I actually enjoy GTA III. If you've ever played Microsoft's Midtown Madness, you'll know what I'm talking about, but everything's much more gritty, bloody, and physically fluid.
There's a thinker element to it, requiring you to manage money, avoid cops, use cover, et cetera, but blowing cars up has never been more fun. This far outpaces GTA 2 in style, immersion, and overall fun. This will be on my HDD for years to come, unless I happen to pick up Vice City or San Andeas. Still no character to NPC sex yet, and I'm perfectly fine with that. I'll drive them for some cash, sure, but full-on, hot-and-heavy, pay money sex in a game? That's deserving of an M rating. Mature? I'll say. Halo might as well be EC compared to that.
Next topic, please.
Oh, there it is. Girlfriends. I was recently over at a friends' house, and he happened to have his girlfriend over. I felt like a third wheel, so I continually asked them if I should have left. The wanted me to stay, and so I did.
I should have left. My friend types out a text, leans over, and hands the phone to me, asking me to leave at 9:30, and that he and his girlfriend needed to iron things out. So, I left, and he seemed kind of nervous about what was going on. I reassured him that everything would be okay. And then I left.
I get home half an hour early, and my Mother wants to know why, so I lay it out, and she lays into me like I should have left. She starts going off on how the girlfriend probably started talking about me after I left, yada yada yada, at which point I've checked out. I should have left and I knew it.
Pulling college essays into the mix was un-called for, too. I'm getting them done. The Villanova one is ready to be posted, and I know what I need to do for the remaining ones, which I happen to be able to use for most of the other colleges.
So I was the third wheel. You need four for a car. I'm going nowhere fast.
EIGHTAAAYS, YEAH.
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Grand Theft Jellyfish
Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to I/O Nightly News.
Apologies for my absence, I was out for a weekend at the beach.
I love the beach. Sort of. I'm all right with the sand, unless it's obviously covered in glass or something, but it's really the ocean I'm not a big fan of.
It being august, the ocean is a quite bit warmer than in June, and as such, warmer-water sea creatures move north.
Including jellyfish.
I have nothing else wrong with the ocean, normally, but there's something about jellyfish that really freak me out. Slimy, tentacle-y and worst of all, sting-y. The algae out in south Delaware (Bethany Beach) clouds almost everything over, except on certain days when you could probably find diamonds in the ocean if you wanted to.
You can't see them, but if you get one near you, God help you. They wrap around you and sting and sting and you have to break free somehow and --
I'm stopping right now. I can't take it and I'm an hour and a half's drive from the ocean.
Moving on, I've acquired a copy of Grand Theft Auto III. We'll see how it goes. I may get Vice City if I feel it's worth it sometime.
Sandbox games. Gotta love 'em.
Apologies for my absence, I was out for a weekend at the beach.
I love the beach. Sort of. I'm all right with the sand, unless it's obviously covered in glass or something, but it's really the ocean I'm not a big fan of.
It being august, the ocean is a quite bit warmer than in June, and as such, warmer-water sea creatures move north.
Including jellyfish.
I have nothing else wrong with the ocean, normally, but there's something about jellyfish that really freak me out. Slimy, tentacle-y and worst of all, sting-y. The algae out in south Delaware (Bethany Beach) clouds almost everything over, except on certain days when you could probably find diamonds in the ocean if you wanted to.
You can't see them, but if you get one near you, God help you. They wrap around you and sting and sting and you have to break free somehow and --
I'm stopping right now. I can't take it and I'm an hour and a half's drive from the ocean.
Moving on, I've acquired a copy of Grand Theft Auto III. We'll see how it goes. I may get Vice City if I feel it's worth it sometime.
Sandbox games. Gotta love 'em.
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