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Actually doing work just got alot more difficult Seriously though, this is the kind of foul sorcery which makes me disbelieve that the issue has a lot to do with hardware specs. The fact that some people get by using semi-decent computers, whilst people with really hi-end rigs are having issues. That would be the whole 'mystery' part I was referring to. I've yet to hear a satisfactory explanation for it.

I had a cup of tea with an old friend of mine today. Boy, I tell ya. That **** can pick me up from the deepest of slumps, yet those things never cross my mind when I'm down. It's weird how we sometimes forget the things that make us happy, only to keep wallowing in misery through subconscious decisions.

Ex Machina. Recommend it. Robots and AI. Stunningly beautiful movie. Bit of suspense, bit of thrill in it. If you're in the mood for it, it really gets you analyzing the moral complexities of AI. It's got a good plot and some nicely crafted characters, but the way I experienced the movie, it's all about the moral implications of AI. Some really big ideas in this movie. What does it mean to be a human? Is there something about being self-awarene that puts us above other forms of life/consciousness? Would machine/human love be morally legit, or a form of slavery? Camera work is excellent and overall it's a very aesthetically pleasing movie to watch, probably the most 'modern' looking film I've seen. So if you're not crazy about philosophy/futurology, it's still highly watchable.

Sigh... we meet again, loading times. They say history repeats itself. The way I view it, this issue has two parts: 1. Game design: instead of loading everything upon entering an area, each instance seems to be loaded individually. This means that all the houses in a town are loaded upon entry, and as you exit them, the town area is loaded. The sheer amount of loading screens is problematic in itself. 2. The length of said loading times. For me, they're about ~15-20 seconds. For some, they're even longer. Then for others, they're not so bad at all. What causes some people to have longer loading times than others is still something of a mystery. It would be interesting to see how Obsidian developers react to this issue. Right now, there's a lot of frustrated players, and as far as I know, this issue has been given little attention. Course, while they're working hard on other stuff, they just might not be aware of the seriousness of this issue. With how good the game is, it drives me crazy to think that it's just not playable for a lot of people.