Name:     Zapp
IP:       63.163.92.111
Subject:  Returned, announcements, chatter
Email:    zapp_ronin@hotmail.com
Website:  http://
Well, I'm back as of 3:30 in the afternoon because my dad and I decided that instead of going
through Dallas to go to a HAM radio festival, we would HAUL ASS in his NEW LUXURY FUCKING
CONVERSION VAN, which is every bit as good as it sounds, if not better.  Drives like a dream,
room for many people and their movie / video game playing as well.  I will provide more detailed
descriptions in person if I can prevent myself from drooling.  Implications?  Well, I got here
faster, AND I am doing my damndest to convince him to let me drive it in the great annual
McCormick Austin invasion.  So it's possible that myself and five other lucky souls will be
cruising to Austin in the height of comfort; if not, myself and FOUR others will be cruising ...
not uncomfortably, anyway ... in the ratwagon, which I offer for transportation as before if the
van is not an option.
So yeah, now that I'm outta school for a while I don't want to talk about it.  You can ask me
about it if you're curious.
My dad and I saw Mission Impossible 2 tonight, and it was more of a waste of time than I thought
it would be... mostly because it was two movies I've seen already:  Mission Impossible I and The
Killer.  I swear, John Woo must have been held at gunpoint and forced to imitate his own
previous successes to such a ludicrous degree.  I WANT to believe that such a talented and
successful director wouldn't reduce himself to turning style into gimmicks.  Oh yeah, and I
fucking hate looking at Tom Cruise.  Half the stupid move was his face - just like the first
one, only this time he picked his "team" of secret agents to be the guys with no lines who don't
do anything except get hurt.  Thus, more exposure for his grinning scientologist self.  Oh, and
I could predict every single fucking plot twist as well as every move in every fight / stunt
scene.  Every single one.  Pathetic.  "Hold still so I can grab you."  "Okay, but it's time for
my stylish kung-fu that I used on the inpet guards before."  "Sounds good, but I'll grab you
again in a minute, eh mate?"  "Great!  Can't wait."  Fucking retards.
So, starting tomorrow (Sunday), I'm open to do stuff.  Work hasn't been established yet, but I
should know in the next 24 hours or so.  I still might start right into it on Monday.  It's good
to be back, though - I look forward to doing fun things with all of you.
So... some of these posts seem to be pushing for more console victory in the eternal struggle
against the PC masters.  Let me reiterate that the consoles are fighting a losing battle.  IF
THEY WIN THE BATTLE, THEY WILL BE COMPUTERS!!  That's the blissful irony.  (Technically,
consoles have always been computers because they have input, output, data retrieval /
manipuation, and the ability to do math... but the better ones are wising up and acting more
PC-like.)
More to shatter the pro-console dreams?  You bet!  Remember that consoles have always been and
always will be a subset of the PC world.  ANYTHING A CONSOLE CAN DO, A PC CAN BE MADE TO DO, AND
BETTER.  Consoles are the unwilling prisoners of PCs through the miracle of emulators... want to
play any console game?  Buy a nice computer and a burner.  You now own ALL OF THEM.  If an
emulator doesn't exist, it will soon.  The creative, expansive aspect of PCs will always put
them on top, because they can emulate whatever the competition throws at them.
The issue of cost:  People seem to forget that console game cost extends beyond the system
itself, and that anything PC is easier to get for free through less than legal means.  But I
don't want to digress, so I'll just mention some more "hidden" costs of console systems:  A nice
tv and nice speakers could run you upwards of $1000 or more... and if you DON'T have a nice TV
and nice speakers, then you are having an inferior gaming experience because your graphics and
sound can't measure up to the PCs.  (The smart ones will buy a nice PC setup and a TV tuner
card... then they can enjoy console gaming if they so desire without the added costs of a TV and
extra speakers.)Well, enough haranguing for now.
Want to see me juggle?  ORDER NOW!!-KLKESQ