I am a lazy person. Let's get that out in the open right from the get-go with this entry. I do not like to pour hours into research much of the time, I tend to be impatient, and generally I like to use the experiences of others to base my own decisions upon.

When I'm looking for a new information about a product I might want to purchase, this attitude often works well - really well. For new computer parts it's almost perfect. I can look at other people's hardware and overclocking...

I got to thinking tonight about perception, specifically that related to sound, but it's pretty universal when you zoom out. I was wondering why people (myself included) can feel the need to do things that are anywhere from relatively unsubstantiated to obviously made up. Placebo effect didn't seem to cover it - nobody ever said the given changes were going to make a difference at all, or how much change they would make. That led to the broader thought about perception in general.

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I've stripped down my games collection to Supreme Commander and Unreal Tournament 3. Minimalist, I know, but I never really played anything else.

On the music front, I bought a second Modest Mouse album - the Moon and Antarctica. I don't think I care for it as much as Good News for Bad News; it takes their already abstract sound and pushed it over the edge. This one might find its way back to the CD store's Used bin.

Having spent quite some time swimming through caverns, flying hellishly uncontrollable VTOLS, running around defending a warship, and then blowing up something bearing striking resemblance to many a Supreme Commander unit, I am still a happy Nomad.

I's becoming clear to me that the script writers at Crytek are fans of the tragic hero - both the good man from Idaho and the Admiral have made the decision to go down with their ship,for one of them literally.

And I really...

A very generous amigo allowed my to borrow hos copy of Crysis the other day so I could play through the campaign. Thus far, I enjoy it immensely. Probably have not had this much fun with a single player FPS since Half Life 2 - and that says a lot. The AI is great, they don't seem to have that "I am programmed to find you and kill you regardless of circumstance" feel that so many other games do, even if they mess something up occasionally. The soundtrack is outstanding - keeps me on the...