fuzmeister: Breakcore

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I like electronic music. I really do... but, like, who seriously pioneered this style of music? This... "breakcore."

It's batshit crazy and kind of how I imagine doing PCP feels...

Mood: Frantic
Music: Venetian Snares - Hajnal2
Admiration: For the mad risk-takers


Tags (beta): music, chaos, confusion

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fuzmeister: Departure

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I've been a customer with a certain major wireless provider for going on ten years. I've never been upset about the coverage area or even their customer service.

However, Kate and I recently made the decision to change to Straight Talk wireless. Partially, this is due to the cost. A huge factor for us, though, is the ever-growing bloat from providers on phones. The fact that I can't uninstall the NFL Mobile app from my phone without rooting it because my carrier flagged it as a system app is just ridiculous.

I'm not an iPhone advocate, but I appreciate that iPhone users are getting a standard experience for the most part. Android is open-source (which I think is pretty great), but the fact that carriers and vendors feel like they need to constantly customize it and alter the look and feel really irritates me. It also tarnishes Android's image as an OS as I feel the general public generally can't understand what is standard and what is tacked on by the carrier or vendor.

No matter what it is, being with something for almost ten years make it hard to change. In this case, however, I am eagerly waiting for my Nexus 5 to arrive so I can finally have a "pure" Google experience and use Android the way its creators originally envisioned.

Mood: Hopeful
Music: The Airborne Toxic Event - Elizabeth


Tags (beta): phones, android

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fuzmeister: Direction(less)

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There's a lot of things I want to do, but I'm having trouble sort of working out the details of how to do them.

Maybe it's an issue of prioritizing things. It might be an issue of even knowing how to approach the things I want to do.

Sometimes, I guess, you just have to dive in and see what happens.

Mood: Torn
Music: Radiohead - Anyone Can Play Guitar


Tags (beta): creative efforts, music, game development

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fuzmeister: SC2K4Life

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Sim City 2000 turns 20 years old this year. I loved this game growing up and decided to re-buy it for a mere $5.99 off GOG.

I'm a little irritated because it's the DOS version emulated through DOSBox rather than the Windows version I was familiar with. To be fair, I'm sure the Windows version probably isn't compatible with modern Windows so whatever...

I am, however, kind of skeptical that a real nuclear power plant would meltdown a mere five years after being built. It took out half my city, but the feeling of joy playing this classic game again took away any sadness of losing those hundreds of innocent lives.

Mood: Nostalgic


Tags (beta): games, classic games, pc games

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fuzmeister: The Era of Poorly Named Video Game Consoles

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DISCLAIMER: I do not believe the name of any object can determine the overall quality of said object. With that being said, I was considering how poorly-named the new generation of video game consoles is the other day.

Xbox One is meant to convey a sense of unity on a single device through its name. Xbox Unity might have actually worked better considering I have known people to refer to the original xbox as xbox one for several years regardless of that title being incorrect. We live in a world where numerics indicate iteration, not functionality. Imagine if the Nintendo DS was called the Nintendo Two because it had two screens...

Secondly, we have the Wii U. Technically, this is a current generation console even though it's really kind of shoved between this generation and last's due to some under-powered hardware. That's a different post for a different day though. The Wii U sounds a lot like a college where Wiis graduate too after they've received enough credits playing Wii Sports. To be honest, I'm not exactly sure I understand the naming convention of Wii U at all. Is it supposed to be a system all about U? Unfortunately, the name rhymes with P.U. which is exactly what we'll all be saying in two years when Nintendo's system can't keep up with any current third party software.

Lastly, we have the Playstation 4. The Playstation 4 gets the award for best naming between the three major home consoles. However, I think it's a tad lazy on Sony's part to keep simple appending numbers onto the end of each Playstation. I understand that there is significant brand recognition with the Playstation name, but there's also significant brand recognition with the name Sony. Why not use an arbitrary word after Playstation instead of a number? Playstation Blade. Playstation Onyx. Playstation Entertainment System. These are all legitimate options. Again, I think Sony has the best system name of the three major consoles.

Honorable mention goes to the Ouya console which I don't rank in the same league as the other three. What the hell were they thinking with this name? All I can hear in my head every time I read it is Macho Man Randy Savage saying "Ohhhh YEAH."

Mood: Moderately Amused


Tags (beta): video games

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