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Far Cry 2

Lately, I’ve been playing Far Cry 2.  The game is fun, but it is far from perfect.
Right now, I’m about 60% done with the game.  Some of the good things:

Graphics — The graphics are pretty good.  Although, I’m probably rating them a little higher than they deserve since this is the first game that I’ve [...]

The Revolution will be Twittered.

John Dickerson, in addition to writing his excellent columns for Slate, is a master twitterer (is that a word?). He is definitely worth following.
His twitter feed directed me to this story in the NYT. One can only hope the revolution comes soon, comrades.

Xbox repair service in Japan, aka awesomeness!

So my Xbox broke a few weeks ago, and I needed to get it fixed. Of course being in Japan and having a American Xbox 360 can be a hassle. Thankfully Microsoft here did a bang up job helping me out. First off even though I didn’t have a receipt they said they would repair [...]

New Computer

The new computer came today. I got it built and just installed Vista. The CPU cooler was a pain in the ass to install, but otherwise, it seemed to go ok.
Pics and more later.

Desk Upgrade

Today I upgraded my desk…now  it has a cup holder!  
This is to protect my new computer from my cat.  The new computer is going to sit on the floor to the right side of the desk and the top of the case has a fan.  This could be very dangerous since my cat has [...]

Xbox Red Ring

So after spending the last few days finishing up the great “Chrono Trigger,” I decided to turn on my Xbox 360, and surprise I get a nice New Years gift, the red ring of death! Pretty much happens to everyone that buys a 360, and now I have to go through the task of getting [...]

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