I hear that. I am an automotive engineer and have lived in the Detroit area my whole life. And Chrysler just seems GONE to me. No connection to the senior managment that turned the company around 10 or so years ago, no connection to the sweet Mopar products of the sixties. These mergers make the execs a lot of money (look at Eaton), but they leave us grunt-level employees with an uncertain future and very little sense of company pride or loyalty.
I would agree. I think games require some brainpower, so your mind doesn't wander all over the place like it does with TV. You aren't as likely to be thinking about problems with work or school while you are playing.
FPS games can be relaxing, but I really enjoy playing games like Grim Fandango after work. You can't get killed, and there is a sense of accomplishment when you figure out a tough puzzle.
I'd like to see that again. If I remember right it was rated PG, and some of the Transformers died with smoke pouring out of their mouths. It was much better that the TV series.
That's about all I know about it, too. There was a small article about it on the VIA website posted last week, and there is also some sort of design competition going on. But I can't find a retailer that is actually selling the thing. Maybe it will be available in a month or so to the general public.
I was thinking of building something similiar with that new VIA Mini-ITX MoBo. Can't seem to figure out if it is out yet/if I can buy it/where to buy it/etc...
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I hear that. I am an automotive engineer and have lived in the Detroit area my whole life. And Chrysler just seems GONE to me. No connection to the senior managment that turned the company around 10 or so years ago, no connection to the sweet Mopar products of the sixties. These mergers make the execs a lot of money (look at Eaton), but they leave us grunt-level employees with an uncertain future and very little sense of company pride or loyalty.
I would agree. I think games require some brainpower, so your mind doesn't wander all over the place like it does with TV. You aren't as likely to be thinking about problems with work or school while you are playing. FPS games can be relaxing, but I really enjoy playing games like Grim Fandango after work. You can't get killed, and there is a sense of accomplishment when you figure out a tough puzzle.
I'd like to see that again. If I remember right it was rated PG, and some of the Transformers died with smoke pouring out of their mouths. It was much better that the TV series.
That's about all I know about it, too. There was a small article about it on the VIA website posted last week, and there is also some sort of design competition going on. But I can't find a retailer that is actually selling the thing. Maybe it will be available in a month or so to the general public.
I was thinking of building something similiar with that new VIA Mini-ITX MoBo. Can't seem to figure out if it is out yet/if I can buy it/where to buy it/etc...