Freaking great
I've been noticing over the past month or so that UT2004, Doom 3, and recently Oblivion would start to stutter after so much time spent playing the game. Doom 3 usually did it the soonest. Oblivion locked up my computer earlier today. I don't know why I checked, but I noticed that the fan on my graphics card was not moving. I suspect that this happened sometime over the summer, which means I've been putting this card in a LOT of danger since then. Kevin claims it should be pretty easy to replace the fan on the card... but I prefer to think of it as an excuse to finally upgrade my machine. But that requires money, and there are two things that I need to do with my money before I upgrade my computer: 1) Buy books, 2) acquire more.
Poop! Good thing I was only playing Oblivion on relatively low settings and wasn't playing the Bioshock demo that I was actually about to quit Oblivion to try...
Beautiful
I just spent the last hour or so looking for widescreen backgrounds.
I think I am in love.
(Why did "What is Love" start playing when I typed that? Freaky.)
Anyone know of any sites with good widescreen backgrounds?
First thing I noticed: I can see things again. Things are crisp. My eyes no longer hurt.
Second: HOLY CRAP IT'S BEAUTIFUL
I got all my games except Tribes 2 and KOTOR playing fine in widescreen. Widescreen Doom III is one of the sweetest things ever. I play KOTOR windowed anyway, so that's no problem. Tribes 2 I'll probably play under Windows because it refuses to play any sound in Linux. I hear the widescreen support for Tribes 2 is better under Windows anyway.
19" Widescreen HANNS-G (who?). I love it. 5ms response time. I could have spent like an extra fifty dollars if I wanted a 3ms response time, but ghosting or anything on Mom's 8ms LCD is hardly noticeable, and 5ms seems almost instant.
:grin:
grrr
The only reason I would ever install Windows would be so I can play Final Fantasy XI.
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Which explains why I installed Windows... After trying to get Windows to see my network devices, I finally got it all set up and reinstalled grub so I can boot back into Linux. I cannot get grub to boot me into the Windows partition now. Must be a sign.
Also, my FFXI dvd image is bad. So I cannot install from that.. Great. I have the original install CDs somewhere, but they are from the October 2003 launch... meaning I would be stuck in patch hell for quite some time.
And watch, after all this trouble I am going to find out that the Return Home to Vana'diel campaign is not running... I fear that Eikre will be lost to the gods of "null" forever. And the urge to pick up my scythe and slash little crabs has never been stronger.
And I cannot install on the PS2 because the install discs that came with the system did not include the Rise of the Zilart expansion disc, which has become so engrained into the main game that it refuses to install without. And even with all of these problems, I am willing to find a way to make it work.
unhappy
My modules disappeared upon first boot. Then they came back somehow. WTF
I had another dream last night. I was explaining to Jason and Andrew's parents how they could get to Chicago with the Uhaul as the three of us were getting ready to go in my car.
wtf sun
Why you discolor my skin like that, that's not cool! D:
One of the muggiest mornings I have experienced in quite some time (oh, about nine month's time) was spent getting rid of wood chips in front of the theatre in preparation for the new batch that is arriving tomorrow. I am really hoping those thunderstorms tonight cool things off for tomorrow morning. There should be more people tomorrow, too. It was just Dan Kelly, Brian the maintanence dude (not my brother or the manager), and me. Apparently Elisa is working tomorrow. It has been too long since I have made fun of her!
I am upset that Nicole got promoted to OC and transferred to the Great Lakes Crossing Star theatre... No longer can I play with the things at Guest Services and make her mad! Stupid changes at the stupid theatre. Time to pick up the kiddies from school in two hour's time.
Having my computer hooked up to the stereo instead of my speakers is neat. My speakers are cool and all, but the sound they project is very directed. If that makes sense. The stereo in the family room sounds good from anywhere. My speakers only really sound good if they are aimed right at your head. Then again, I could use my subwoofer with the speakers out here instead of the stereo amp.. ::evil grin::
It could have just been that MSV rooms have shitty acoustics.
So the three FPS Tourney game choices (for the LAN) are Jedi Academy, Doom 2, and Tribes 2. I was torn between Doom and Tribes, I do not appreciate the hard decision Andrew! It is cruel to make one choose between such loves!
--My mind just blanked, wtf? Um.. this is awkward...--
Oh. I eventually picked Doom 2 because I figured it would be a lot more fun than Tribes (well, Hunters or Team Hunters would be fun. We should also try (Team) Rabbit). But at the end of the day, nothing beats the BFG9000.
I really do need to find AndrAIa a permanent home. I dislike having to constantly zoom in on text in order to read it.
Stupid low-resolution TV. It is great for watching movies and playing games, like Doctor Who and Nexuiz specifically and respectively.
Meh, I sitll need to unpack everything as it is. I will probably live out of my duffel bag until it runs out of clothes and they are all circulated into the normal wash cycle. All of my other crap currently resides in the family room. About half of it (the family room).
Next on the agenda: Install Unreal Tournament 2006, see if I can patch Tribes 2 Linux (Tribes 2 Windows via WINE does not agree much with my mouse acceleration), install Quake 3 Linux using, but without breaking, Quake 3 Windows installation, and possibly see if I can get Kevin's Star Trek game to work via WINE.
Apparently when I grabbed my broken PS2 from Pete's room, his PS2 harddrive was in it.
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I have a 160GB harddrive sitting in a box on my dining room table. Game time, anyone? This is kind of ridiculous: I have Casey's Wii Play game, his Wiimote and nunchuk, and even his Wavebird and receiver. I have Corey's boxed Prey game. And I have Pete's PS2 harddrive. I really hope I do not have anything else that belongs to anyone else. That would be almost silly. How did this happen?
ATI needs to hurry up and release drivers for the newest version of X. It is kind of hard to get David to switch to Ubuntu if the drivers are not there. Or I could just have him run an older version of X... Hm. We shall see. He says all he really needs it for is Warcraft III, which works fine for me. He somehow even got it to run WITH the CD (I had to use a CD crack), when playing via WINE. Problem is, it renders everything so horribly slow with the current drivers.
Time to shower, sweat seems caked to skin.