I don't own "Crysis," and therefore have never played it. Consequently, please accept my disclaimer that my opinions in this piece are more my responses to the community reaction to "Crysis."

"Crysis" is a controversial game. Perhaps not in the same sense as the "Grand Theft Auto" series of games is, but it is nevertheless a hot topic of discussion amongst gamers and PC hardware enthusiasts.

The root of...

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If someone were to ask you the question, "What is the single greatest advance in personal computing (up until now)?," what would your answer be?

There are so many possible ways to answer this question.

Some might nominate multi-core CPUs for the consumer market sector as the single greatest advance. Starting with the Pentium D Smithfield (May 2005), the multi-core CPU is a perfect expression of the "more is always better" philosophy. If one head...

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I've not been a part of this community for very long. Certainly, compared to some very famous names, my stay is quite short. So perhaps the following critical missive might be not be received with any credibility, and that my words may not carry much weight at all.

Nevertheless, please consider first and foremost not the messenger, but the message.

In my year and a half here on OCN, I have seen a rather massive deterioration in the behavior of many members. I grow...

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