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A Four Number Combination Lock

This video shows off a working demonstration for my four number combination lock in Minecraft. It’s kind of boring for those who don’t know or care much for redstone circuits but, if nothing else, you can make a drinking game out of it. Every time I say...

A Tribute to Michelangelo

Vehicles do not belong in FPS’s or third-person action games, especially poor console ports. If I wanted to operate a vehicle, I would have bought a driving game.

Another Day in the Sun

What is that ever-elusive, ultrarare item in Minecraft that always seems to be just out of reach? (Except for Domino, that is.) Hint: consuming one in real life is not advised.

PC Build 2011: Day 3

Today will be the last day of PC Build 2011 (still typing 2001), and first day of the pita software installation. Beyond the image captions, there’s not much more to say other than there was no fire, although the finished project certainly looks like it has fire inside. Oh,...

PC Build 2011: Day 2

Welcome back to PC Build 2011; today is where things can get Hairy. I will be installing the CPU, cooling unit, mobo, and RAM, any of which may be DOA or become very dead in the process. It’s like a very suspenseful (days-long) game, where it all comes down...

PC Build 2011: Day 1

Welcome to PC Build 2011, which I keep typing as 2001 because I’m old! Today, I will begin the construction of another custom, non-(barf)-Dell PC, using the components seen in the image above and some parts scavenged from said (barf) Dell. Also, because I am lazy, I will not...

Disabling the Windows Key

The Windows key can really be the bane of gamers. Depending on the game’s control scheme, one accidental hit of the windows key and you’re left looking at your desktop. Some games respond well enough to being forced to desktop, others just crash. Disabling the windows key is an...

Lots o’ Landscapes

Two videos of interest came out today featuring many panning landscape shots. The above video is for the new Elder Scrolls game, Skyrim, and is the first trailer featuring in-game footage. While I’m glad there is a release date for the title, knowing that it’s not until...