User: nweyer

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On: Why Mirroring Is Not a Backup Solution

LUSER: "hello, support? our db server disk is full" ... BOFH: "clickity click click" .... "nope - looks empty to me"

Spend a little $$$, save a lot of time

On: Your DIY Arcade Machine?

I built mine last summer using an old 27" TV I had sitting around, an old 15" SVGA monitor I had sitting around, an old 1.1 GHz PC with an old Radeon 7500 (yup, all sitting around), and some 300 watt speakers that were (yes, you guessed it) sitting around.

I had to go buy $35 in lumber (plus $5 in wood screws) for this beaut, but the real expenditure was on the wonderful controller I got from http://treyonics.com/. These guys are great! Forget about that cheesmo X-Arcade controller; take a look at what Treyonics' Devastator II offers on their website...you NEED 2 joysticks, a trackball, a spinner, 6 buttons for each joystick (in-joystick button optional), plus buttons on the side for pinball games.

Here are pictures of my "finished product"...it ain't pretty, but it's pretty fun: http://devlinks.net/gallery/MAME_cabinet

Total build time: 3 days.

Total cost (assuming no cost for crap that was sitting around): $490

Two words: Carmageddon

On: Review: Burnout 3 - Takedown

This may seem a bit obvious, but can anyone compare this console game favorably to the original Carmageddon, circa 1997? And if you mention better graphics, may I point you to Carmageddon II?
This guy summed it all up eight years ago:
http://www.skierpage.com/carma/loving.htm

"Bet that hurt."