That was nice. I guess it was good that you posted a soothing song when something rather frustrating just happened to me. I'm still pissed off and conflicted about the timing and nature of the thing ... doing this to me, but hey nice song. lol
Define "realistic." Are we saying like simulators, or are we talking about how people conflate a darker tone and more serious themes in Batman movies with "realistic."
In general though, I'd say I tend to prefer over-the-top stuff.
No idea what the original sounds like, but this sounds really good!
Did you find an acoustic guitar, or is that being simulated in the program you're using?
Most of what I had was based on Star Wars Episode I ... so get ready for your heart attack, grandpa, this has been going on for some time. 
No, I know what you mean. Rather than instruction-driven sets like what I had, I think kids learning to play with their imagination is better. I'm a little biased because my cousin, who has a double Master's in MIT and works on secret government crap, played with them as a kid, and I've always heard his interest in engineering was somehow tied to it.
Me, I was reading reviews for movies in the papers at three, so I was always quite advanced when it came to English ... would have liked someone to tell me print media and not talking like a fifth grader would die with the internet. At least I'm decently tech-savvy.
I liked K'Nex a lot as a kid though. I was ... different.
Honestly, 7 looks a lot like XP to me, so either one. I kind of resent their need to change it.
Thanks for the info, it's a great help!
Hey, when my laptop comes in, I might just be able to check it out. And I know what you mean about losing purpose, although I am pretty sure women have the same kind of drive. Even if you're a house-wife, which is a dwindling profession, you'd have a purpose. I know so because of how much I desperately want to be a house-husband that mooches off a hot, rich, European lady in exchange for consistent sexual favors.
But yeah, I'm getting a Master's in in small part so that I don't feel worthless living in my parents' house and not working, so I can understand where you're coming from.
Yeah, I got $200 off my laptop for painting the house, which is still technically unfinished, but I helped my mom out with plenty of other stuff too. Sanding, then dusting, then painting. Oy. The painting is actually the easiest part to me, just takes a while.
That's a lot of anime. lol
And maybe you can help Blake and his professor with his Wordpress blog. lol
The whole course is WHAT?! So what the hell am I doing? Being stupid, that's what. But I did figure out a budget already, and I need to be doing something, may as well be getting a Master's in my field at my alma mater (one of the cheaper universities).
Your adventures are more exciting than mine. lol
Nah, I know. "It's who ya know, not what ya know" has been drilled in my head since a young age. And trust me, I have used that at all my jobs leading up to now, plus hard work (there's a reason my resume has several promotions on it). But I will take the job and the Master's program for now. Anything beats spending my days on Craigslist at my parents' house.
Usually I'm the one to point out how childish certain financial expectations of gamers can be, but you seem to be making sense.
The argument I'm used to is the childish "art should be free for everyone ... even if said art cost billions of dollars and man hours to produce," but your argument is more like "you are actually losing money by having your customers react negatively to how hard you are fucking them."
The second quote makes sense to me.
