Icrontic Tech, Gaming & Life http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/pipe.info?_id=21e36abd5b7c1e3dcabe64598a45c938 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:34:28 -0800 http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/ Subscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with Pageflakes http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/icrontic/~3/Rd4Klf_SRdY/ Hynix is slowly recovering its status in the NAND market, but it may not give much benefit to consumers. http://tech.icrontic.com/?p=29755 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:18:36 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/icrontictech/~3/lU4F65Ba41M/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/icrontic/~3/6xigGhczJCs/ CB Droege takes a look at Playlogic's Fairytale fights and finds it neat—but it doesn't seem to quite live up to all of its potential and promise. http://gaming.icrontic.com/?p=4394 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:21:09 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/icronticgaming/~3/-BHMHkKb508/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/icrontic/~3/TTYEmvwVmrg/ Before you say anything else, let us clarify: Yes, this is a new Dreamcast game. Steve describes Wind and Water Puzzle Battles an "unholy abomination of every popular Japanese video game style from the 64-bit days on back." He's convinced that this is a subtle plot to overthrow people via artificially induced insanity. http://gaming.icrontic.com/?p=4103 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:55:12 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/icronticgaming/~3/n5a3zojLih4/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/icrontic/~3/N0P_1mODayI/ Icrontic's RSS feeds have been updated and should be stable now. Apologies for weird behavior the last few days. http://tech.icrontic.com/?p=29750 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:17:55 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/icrontictech/~3/hjqYbK44DSs/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/icrontic/~3/m60tlvRcQGs/ Canadian insurance company Manulife inexplicably unearths private Facebook photos to deny insurance coverage to a depressed woman. http://tech.icrontic.com/?p=29735 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:32:46 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/icrontictech/~3/wfoRZfG9r4g/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/icrontic/~3/IU19WPtb9LE/ Microsoft offers tidy sums to news companies if they'll list their sites exclusively on Bing. http://tech.icrontic.com/?p=29738 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:05:11 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/icrontictech/~3/KzdUJpkrdgU/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/icrontic/~3/MPuCtm-OPXk/ We now believe that Crysis really has needed a DeLorean all along. http://gaming.icrontic.com/?p=4397 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:54:37 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/icronticgaming/~3/suqT2B8XUdU/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/icrontic/~3/5dxsNkO35Dc/ A first look at the Core i9, a six core Extreme Edition chip coming in Q1 2010. http://tech.icrontic.com/?p=29730 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:56:41 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/icrontictech/~3/QeRZNpONjo4/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/icrontic/~3/q5fvdlzl6rE/ JRPG publisher Atlus gives a first look at the North American release of Shiren The Wanderer. http://gaming.icrontic.com/?p=4375 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:10:59 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/icronticgaming/~3/D_Q_HxdFIls/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/icrontic/~3/Aizh8m9_6BE/ A US law firm has called for users banned under the modded Xbox banning spree to come forward for a lawsuit. http://gaming.icrontic.com/?p=4388 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:44:41 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/icronticgaming/~3/CiXlEXBh5As/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/icrontic/~3/zvWj7lqlD7A/ A flaw has been discovered in Internet Explorer 6 and 7 that allows attackers to crash the browser and inject malware. http://tech.icrontic.com/?p=29669 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:20:56 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/icrontictech/~3/iCimlLuATh8/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/icrontic/~3/amsDjqQFmRg/ eBay responds to outages which crippled the site on Saturday and Sunday. http://tech.icrontic.com/?p=29664 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:12:52 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/icrontictech/~3/0vvo9G1lyrM/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/icrontic/~3/VhijDIAuHNk/ David Sun, co-founder of Kingston, offers commentary on the state of the Taiwanese DRAM industry. http://tech.icrontic.com/?p=29662 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:06:36 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/icrontictech/~3/aLOyMyAGZX8/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/icrontic/~3/xWC6BLPLI50/ CSIRO to harness GPUs and CPUs for a supercomputer with the performance of an all-CPU cluster twice its size. http://tech.icrontic.com/?p=29657 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:45:02 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/icrontictech/~3/iw2dvgeZbrM/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/icrontic/~3/LFWbIXvNZLk/ Amazon has received a patent tantamount to using the phone book to deliver gifts. http://tech.icrontic.com/?p=29683 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:33:00 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/icrontictech/~3/YdvCA-z5Rx0/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/icrontic/~3/SDGj8CG1hp8/ A Wisconsin court has ordered Quanta Storage to compensate Ricoh $14.5 million over a patent dispute. http://tech.icrontic.com/?p=29653 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:08:14 -0800 News http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/icrontictech/~3/oP0hEi1XttA/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/icrontic/~3/L8wS0QjW14I/ Dell has added a special Studio 17 model that includes a touch-sensitive LCD. http://tech.icrontic.com/?p=29649 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:49:14 -0800 News http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/icrontictech/~3/RACM25w2cac/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/icrontic/~3/Y-Nr5E2VobA/ Imation has announced the world's first wireless external hard disk. http://tech.icrontic.com/?p=29635 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:30:34 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/icrontictech/~3/Ql0V4jvezHQ/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/icrontic/~3/1C0n-X2Qg4I/ Shuttle Computer will offer up to 50% off select products on this year's Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping sprees. http://tech.icrontic.com/?p=29608 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:58:32 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/icrontictech/~3/at9AzuauNE0/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/icrontic/~3/Pf8iNlGSRJk/ A new worm for jailbroken iPhones is spreading, and this one doesn't just rickroll you--it steals your bank account. http://tech.icrontic.com/?p=29673 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:38:34 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/icrontictech/~3/OeJ1SASX1tw/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/icrontic/~3/kO9gMF6UI0A/ Larian Studios announces pre-order bonuses for their upcoming action RPG Divinity II: Ego Draconis, including exclusive in-game armor and weapon sets. http://gaming.icrontic.com/?p=4367 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:53:31 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/icronticgaming/~3/bJYMV74WsUw/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/icrontic/~3/bM1K73Lp9rI/ Somewhere, right now, in Victoria, British Columbia, a group of people are subjecting themselves to a terrible horror--a torture so vile and disgusting that originally it was never meant to see the light of day. http://gaming.icrontic.com/?p=4325 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:09:00 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/icronticgaming/~3/9zfI7axkthg/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/icrontic/~3/Nzt-4zwKeQg/ The story of how Cliff Forster was inspired to be a better beer drinker by a brewer's website. http://life.icrontic.com/?p=229 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:58:23 -0800 http://life.icrontic.com/articles/the-journey-to-becoming-a-better-beer-drinker/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/icrontic/~3/kpklvlzlerw/ Popcap's casual hit Plants vs. Zombies has been nominated for PC Game of the Year at the Spike TV Video Game Awards for 2009. http://gaming.icrontic.com/?p=4322 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:57:09 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/icronticgaming/~3/DsbHOcKlFXo/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/icrontic/~3/_Z4g7tF3T0U/ Sony has announced that they will soon be bringing 3D gaming to the Playstation 3. http://gaming.icrontic.com/?p=4316 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:12:15 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/icronticgaming/~3/7qOpfHrM1TY/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/icrontic/~3/j4zNHmkucVA/ Icrontic takes a look at the New Super Mario Bros. Wii game, and comes away a bit misty-eyed with nostalgia, as well as awed by the attention to detail and fanservice that Nintendo poured into this masterpiece. http://gaming.icrontic.com/?p=4283 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:18:00 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/icronticgaming/~3/DzS3jKlXvt4/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/icrontic/~3/qo8oEnr15As/ Detroit-area music aficionado Hubert Sawyers takes a look at an oft-overlooked genre of music—the venerable original movie soundtrack. http://life.icrontic.com/?p=324 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:14:06 -0800 http://life.icrontic.com/articles/top-5-great-movies-with-slammin-soundtracks/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/icrontic/~3/8PulF1RerBQ/ Plan B Entertainment, Reliance BIG Entertainment and Capcom have come to terms on film rights relating to "Dark Void", a new property from Capcom. http://gaming.icrontic.com/?p=4284 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:59:17 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/icronticgaming/~3/capYbRXdwzE/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/icrontic/~3/4RxxYfsYrPM/ CB Droege brings us his picks for the featured new releases this week: New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Left 4 Dead 2, Assassin's Creed II, Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles, and our spotlight—Gyromancer. http://gaming.icrontic.com/?p=4228 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:20:06 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/icronticgaming/~3/sAufRbG36Aw/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/icrontic/~3/HPFg52A9u_A/ Torchlight, the new dungeon crawl made by some of the team that brought us Diablo and Fate, refines the classic genre to the highest degree yet. http://gaming.icrontic.com/?p=4060 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:51:10 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/icronticgaming/~3/KZaIgoSkuPw/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/icrontic/~3/j4F2FyvvZRY/ EA is shuttering Pandemic Studios after the release of the upcoming The Saboteur. http://gaming.icrontic.com/?p=4258 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:37:34 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/icronticgaming/~3/nuGwtZYJ1Jw/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/icrontic/~3/M7b4amaiTIA/ A visceral portrait of a zombie apocalypse that carries as much variety as it does potential for fast-paced action, violence, and horror. This is not Left 4 Dead, oh no it isn't. http://gaming.icrontic.com/?p=4152 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:44:29 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/icronticgaming/~3/BGsQ0AHgsMw/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/icrontic/~3/9u1ijvpSMo4/ Icrontic Oktoberfest 2009 recap http://life.icrontic.com/?p=320 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:19:34 -0800 http://life.icrontic.com/articles/icrontic-oktoberfest-recap-video/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/icrontic/~3/gSrQQrwKT1Q/ A very new Icrontic member expresses the doubts he had about joining the community, and the change that came over him as he discovered what Icrontic is really all about. http://life.icrontic.com/?p=312 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:50:26 -0800 http://life.icrontic.com/articles/the-icrontic-life-from-the-outside-looking-in/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/icrontic/~3/iqwIoP4Qx1I/ In This Thread: Grimnoc weaves a sordid tale of friendship, lust, discipline, and betrayal... all over a lunch table and a bud vase with a GI Joe in it http://life.icrontic.com/?p=308 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:07:19 -0800 http://life.icrontic.com/articles/destructive-friends-gi-joe-vases-and-chicanery/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/icrontic/~3/vZxWYblrPqs/ How a family of Baltimore Ravens fans met Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chad Ochocinco purely by the power of Twitter. http://life.icrontic.com/?p=300 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:20:58 -0700 http://life.icrontic.com/articles/connecting-athletes-and-fans-through-twitter/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/icrontic/~3/tTazrasJnkA/ In this special edition Mind of UPSLynx, I sat down with Fatcat and Lincoln as they made their way from Missouri to ICHQ for the 2009 Icrontic Oktoberfest. We (tried to) discuss the upcoming event and what everyone should expect. What resulted was this video. http://life.icrontic.com/?p=296 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:48:18 -0700 Article http://life.icrontic.com/articles/mind-of-upslynx-oktoberfest-preview/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/icrontic/~3/cTuYL2XdDjs/ Asking a woman out is both like a monetary transaction and like picking up something at a meat market, so says a real life girl on the internet. http://life.icrontic.com/?p=267 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:37:27 -0700 http://life.icrontic.com/articles/the-art-of-asking-a-woman-out-on-a-date/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/icrontic/~3/HqX0J3N9tkE/ For all the positives that the Internet has granted us--a sense of community, quick analysis, and broad access to information--it has also helped to encourage some altogether less positive traits, such as trolling, entitlement, and desensitization to important issues. http://life.icrontic.com/?p=186 Sun, 11 Oct 2009 22:35:57 -0700 http://life.icrontic.com/articles/technology-and-emotion-why-do-we-act-as-we-do/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/icrontic/~3/nz6fJds4SG4/ A photo essay written in 2003 by Frank Mueller on a trip to Tequileria Corralejo in Mexico. http://life.icrontic.com/?p=202 Sat, 03 Oct 2009 02:26:29 -0700 http://life.icrontic.com/articles/where-tequila-comes-from-a-photo-essay/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/icrontic/~3/1oJ65MB7ZTQ/ Icrontian Dan “Myrmidon” Putnam recently put together a very informative video about Michael Jackson. Dan, you should start doing educational videos or something, cause brotha: I would watch ‘em. reddit_url='http://life.icrontic.com/articles/five-tidbits-about-michael-jackson/' http://life.icrontic.com/?p=179 Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:54:29 -0700 http://life.icrontic.com/articles/five-tidbits-about-michael-jackson/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/icrontic/~3/TlbptUNo-f8/ Icrontic’s own Brian “Pseudonym” Novak has been blogging about his race exploits. It’s a fun read. Keep up with him on his blog and cheer him on! http://life.icrontic.com/?p=173 Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:10:10 -0700 http://life.icrontic.com/articles/brian-novaks-race-blog/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/icrontic/~3/HKgcKv8jVjI/ Craft brewery For many beer lovers those words conjure up an image of a favorite local small batch brewer that serves up amazing glasses of microbrewed artistry. It provides the pleasure of knowing that we have something truly special, something that few others know about. For others, however, it draws a certain image of pretentiousness that keeps the [...] http://life.icrontic.com/?p=144 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:29:39 -0700 http://life.icrontic.com/articles/icrontic_at_flying_dog/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/icrontic/~3/3AZtIqcvXgE/ In one of those rare moments in life when the stars seem to align just right and everything falls into place as if it was meant to be, I found out that Marilyn Manson, one of my all time favorite artists, was going to be playing a show in Portland on my birthday. Suffice it [...] http://life.icrontic.com/?p=136 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:34:55 -0700 Article http://life.icrontic.com/articles/marilyn-manson-got-fat-and-i-love-him-for-it/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/icrontic/~3/ZDX65fu5Pxc/ There’s little doubt that Icrontians love to eat. Every year at Expo Icrontic, one of the most popular events is the food tour. Just as important to many of us is the ritual of picking up breakfast together. Places like Original Pancake House, Ron’s Cafe, and My Mother’s Place have been feeding Icrontians a great [...] http://life.icrontic.com/?p=111 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:48:43 -0700 http://life.icrontic.com/articles/california_breakfast_prices/