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SEGA (or someone else who bought the IP from them) came to their senses and decided to have Obsidian make Alpha Protocol 2: VCI Strikes Back starring SIE? Please? Pretty pretty please? With a cherry on top?

Can't blame him. Why would a California guy want to stay in the frozen tundra to play for a garbage team? Indy did look impressive, the best they've looked in months. It's just one game, though.

Not only that, you can just cruise around while listening to Manowar, Anvil, and Budgie. It's like GTA 4. There's a lot I can't stand about that game, but cruising around and listening to Radio Vladivostok is the best.

I'm playing some Brütal Legend. The gameplay pretty much sücks, but it's worth putting up with for the awesome soundtrack. Oops, wrong thread.

Agreed, which is why I am so happy to have Tex Murphy back in my life, since in those games you get to play a detective and do detective work, rather than playing a super soldier who also happens to do some detective work occasionally. Still, it looks kind of interesting and the big band soundtrack put a big ol' smile on my face (as well as making me want to listen to some big band).

I agree, but here's mine.. Compensating? I should probably invest in some sun block. I gotta a pretty hardcore farmer's tan going on from riding around on my bike in sunny weather. Not quite sun burn, but closer than I'd like.

Another gloriously beautiful day and another bike ride on the docket. I'm going to take it easy today, and by take it easy I mean I'll ride hard (it's the only way I know how) but only for about an hour or so.

Flea and Chad Smith droppin' down the rhythym: Imagine being the drummer and having to keep up with Flea's accents?

♫ Feel the sweat break on my brow Is it me or is it shadows that are Dancing on the walls. Is this dream or is it now Is this a vision or normality I see Before my eyes. I wonder why I wonder how That it seems the powers getting stronger Every day I feel a strength an inner fire But I'm scared I won't be able to control it anymore ♫

Here's Yes ~ Roundabout. I'm not going to search around forf an isolated bass track. Chris Squire is, in my opinion, one of the more underrated bassists out there, my man can lay down anything, but no nead to isolate the bass, you can clearly hear the phattness of the bass in the whole track: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Tdu4uKSZ3M&feature=kp

The bass guitar gets overlooked so often, and usually with good reason as it's some half-assed musician just playing the power chord notes an octave down that the guitar is playing. Then you get a virtuoso like Geddy Lee. Here is a really talented bass guitarist disecting the insane complexity of the sick instrumental "Leave That Thing Alone". This guy is extremely talented, and even he can't exaclt relicate one part of the song, because what Geddy does, routinely, I might add, is so ridiculous, Regardless, he goes through the insane arpeggios, key changes, and so on that Geddy does like it's no big deal to drop down this BOSS AS **** bassline. Here is Geedy & Co. throwing it down themselves. Pay attenition to how many variations and extra arpeggios Geddy throws in there like they're nothing, on top of an already ridiculously complex instrumental, just because he can:

Well, if I'm trying to stab a rhinoceros or a crocodile with my knife then Woldan's knife is CLEARLY superior. On the other hand, if I'm trying to stab a rhinoceros or crocodile with a knife, I'm probably ****ed anyway. Any chance I happen to be packin' a .45 pistol? Please? Pretty please?

Well, we'll have to agree to disagree, because I sawed through wood with my little saw blade way faster and easier than with a larger straight knife blade (yes, I own a large knife, it's quite sharp). Sure, if I had to saw through a 12 inch diameter tree the little blade would cause problems, but in a survival situation, how often do you have to saw through anything larger than 3 or 4 inches in diameter? Ideally, I'd carry a machete and my Leatherman, which covers me for almost anything, but I'll never go anywhere without a Leatherman. Likewise, you can carry your knife and a Leatherman, since the Leatherman is tiny and weighs very little, then you're covered.

Talking about dumb, you don't know how to respond because you ran out of arguments, which hardly surprises me anymore. A hiking knife has to be able to do multiple things than just cut. When hiking for several days every ounce counts, and I'm not going to take a hammer for the tent poles with me, neither am I going to put a little shovel, a saw, or my entire toolbox into my already heavy backpack. Go do some serious hiking and gather some first hand experience. I'm not knocking the knife you bought, Woldan, it's a quality blade and has many uses, but for versatility, my multi-tool has got your knife all types of beat. There are certainly areas where your knife will outperform my multi-tool, such as cutting through dense foliage. However, need to saw some wood, my multi-tool's little saw blade will outperform your big knife blade's many times over. Need to pull something out, yeah, you can do it with a blade, pliers are much better. Need to screw in a screw, it can be done with a blade, much better with a phillips or flat screwdriver bit (the multi-tool has both). Simply put, for versatility, you can't beat a multi-tool, whether it's a Leatherman (my preference), or Swiss Army, or a knockoff. Simply put, a multi-tool is the single best tool you can bring outdoors with you.

I have a Leatherman multi-tool. Yeah, the blades aren't the largest and you can't get great leverage on it, but it's small, light, extremely portable, and can do a whole bunch of useful stuff. I'll usually bring an axe if weight is not an issue, but I'll never go anywhere outdoorsy without my Leatherman.

All things considered, Gothic 3 looks pretty decent for an 8 year old game

I still think that Corsair would have been okay, but I couldn't pass that X Series up. I'm not very knowledgeable on PSUs, hence why I asked for advice, but I do know that the SeaSonic X Series is well known for excellent quality. I just expected an X Series 850 watter to be in the $200 ballpark, which would have been kinda out of my price range. When I saw the $145 pricetag, which is still a little more than I wanted to pay, but within my acceptable boundaries, I couldn't pass it up.

I hope that Cyanide Styx stealth RPG turns out well. That could be really interesting, though they need to make a way better stealth system than the super basic stealth they had in Of Orcs and Men.

I zigged when everyone expected me to zag and wound up getting this instead. There's a 15% off promo on it (which ends today), bringing the price down to $144.49. It's a little more expensive than the Corsair or the other Seasonic, but the X Series from Seasonic is pretty renown for its excellent quality and I'd rather pay 20 or 30 bucks more and be able to sleep well at night knowing I have a top-notch power supply powering my 1440p monster machine.

The RM750 and 850 don't use capXons. They are made by Chicony, as opposed to CWT (who make the lower power units) and use mostly Ltec capacitors. Not the greatest, but a step up from capXon. Edit: How about this one?

I did, but it won't apply right now for whatever reason. It tells me that it won't work for my email address, even though they sent the code to my email address. I'll give it a few hours then try again, no hurry. Hopefully I can get it to work. That PUS seems to have everything I want: Plenty of power, fully modular, gold certified. Plus, it's Corsair, I trust Corsair.

I'm thinking about this PSU. Thoughts?

I had a big greasy breakfast, then I put those calories to good use and went on a spectacular bike ride. It's absolutely gorgeous out today and I spent a good two hours and ten minutes out on the road. It was my longest ride of the year, not in terms of time spent on the road, but in terms of distance covered. I was haulin' ass out there, powering through small hills like they didn't exist, and even going up long, but gentle, inclines in very high gear. I did one rather beefy climb, about a mile and a half up a 8% grade, and a bunch of smaller ones. Between the bike rides, the weight lifting, and cutting chips and candy out of my diet, I'm starting to get into pretty good shape again. I still have a good bit of blubber to lose around the belly, but in terms of energy, endurance, and strength, I feel pretty good. Just gotta keep it up. I'm going to chow down on some Jamaican food to recharge, then I'll hit the weights in about an hour or an hour and a half. Then a bit of quick cleaning around the house (luckily, not much to do this week ans the place is in pretty good shape), then I'll reward myself with the sweet water of life (vodka).