Recent content by shovel

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    Are Modern Shooters Too Much for Older Gamers?

    I'm nigh on 50 & been a games player all my life (Arcade,TV Pong/Atari2600/Coleco/C64/Amiga/PC..) I also program for a living. In the last 5 years I've noticed my eyesight is failing quicker & my reaction times are slower. The old community gaming spirit (or community PC spirit) has gone the way...
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    Are Modern Shooters Too Much for Older Gamers?

    I'm nigh on 50 & been a games player all my life (Arcade,TV Pong/Atari2600/Coleco/C64/Amiga/PC..) I also program for a living. In the last 5 years I've noticed my eyesight is failing quicker & my reaction times are slower. The old community gaming spirit (or community PC spirit) has gone the way...
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    Research Could Fuel Cars with Urine

    Waste Management 101: Num 1 - Done Num 2 - ToDo
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    Flying Car Takes Successful Flight

    These are cute ideas, but they will never take off! Seriously - no way can avarage joe be trusted to fly a car - I see future road(& sky) travel as being completely controlled by computers/controllers. Automation is the only way average Joe is going to be able fly around in his car.
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    PC Vendors Asking For Reductions In ODM/OEM Quotes For Blu-ray Drives

    Yeah, I for one will never buy a BD drive until it's: 1) Less than $150 AU 2) Fully Recordable & reliable 3) Recordable media price is less than $4 AU for 25GB blank I'm using USB sticks for transient storage & ESata/USB2 HDD's for more permanent storage... HDD is cheap & FAST & more...
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    Asus And Creative Going To War Over Sound

    As an owner of multiple Creative soundcards & MP3 players - all I can say is go ASUS... I've not bought any Creative products for the last 2 years due to their pathetic ongoing(lack of)support for their own products.
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    Asus And Creative Going To War Over Sound

    As an owner of multiple Creative soundcards & MP3 players - all I can say is go ASUS... I've not bought any Creative products for the last 2 years due to their pathetic ongoing(lack of)support for their own products.