Death Note Review

I unexceptionally lurk upon an anime called Death Note. I saw it on toonami and it was quite good for English subbed. I actually ended up clapping on episode 2 because it took me by surprise how deep this anime was. (Enough gloating) Death Note is about a teenager named Light Yagami aka Kira who comes upon a Death Note. A Death Note is a notebook where if you write the name of someone, they will die. Light decides to use this notebook to kill all the criminals in the world. Light is accompanied by a Death God called Ryuk. Ryuk drops his death note on the human world on purpose because of boredom.

After a while, the police investigate the number of deaths and try to solve this mystery. They call on a person name "L" who can unravel any mysterious case. He is known to be the world's best detective and is summoned to solve this case.

All Kira needs to do is write L name on the Death Note but two problems occurs. He needs to write the "real name" of the person on the Death Note and need to see his face. There are other rules to the Death Note but these are the main two. So while L tries to capture Light, Light needs to get close to L to kill him. It’s a game of chess to see who wins first.

There are about 37 episodes and each keeps you on your feet. The animation and songs are well done so you’re never taken out of the story. The story mixes up with new characters, which are pawns in there game of chess. The only problem is that the story seems to repeat itself after the first ark. At the end, you'll probably feel disappointed because of the ultimate victor of this death game.

It's a great anime with tons of plot twists. Sometimes you can get confuse with the conversation but the suspense just kills you. If you're into detective investigation shows (CSI etc...) then this is right up your alley. It’s a definite must see if you're into that kind of stuff.

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Next Article: A Year In Review: 1 Bad Game @ 1PM EST Friday

Look-Back: Naruto Shippuden

The new season of Naruto Shippuden is out where everyone turns into a grown up. It has currently finished it first ark with Ataski and the Sand Village. At the end of the Ark (Episode 32) has some special surprises like a new character named Sai who is going to team up with Team Kakashi. Sakura has yet to tell Naruto about what Sasori told her of where to find Orchirumu. Lastly, Kakashi has to make a mysterious report to the Hokage on a number of things. Ultimately the whole Ark of Naruto Shippuden has been satisfy and leaves you in a cliffhanger.

The biggest problem I have with Naruto Shippuden is with Team Gai and Rock Lee. I was excepting Rock Lee to kick some ass like he did in the regular Naruto. Unfortunately, like everyone else on Team Gai, they only learned a few new tricks. It isn't as impressive like Sakura, who looks like a God. Naruto still has a few tricks up his sleeves but all we saw was his big Rensenga. Everyone else seems to have new tricks but nothing impressive.

Another problem with Naruto Shippuden is the animation & new songs. The animation used in this Ark is utter garbage like the main staff took a break and the interns took over. There were only three good episodes that were animated correctly and look great. The new songs used constantly aren't as good as the first Naruto. Seems cheesy and doesn't represent what you're a post to feel at that moment of time.

The story is still there but some major overhaul is needed in the character development of everyone else. I’ am wondering if they’re focusing all there attention on the Naruto saga in Naruto Shippuden instead of everyone else. What made Naruto great was the plot of other characters like Rock Lee, and other clans. It'll be a disappointment if they move away from that but there still a lot of problems unsolved with Naruto/Sakura story.

It should only get better with more twists and story development. I just hope they concentrate a bit more on other characters and better techniques. The beginning of the second Ark is coming out tomorrow so I hope it’s good.

Big Break P2

Well, I went to the interview and had about 9 people in the room with me. Felt a bit loss in not knowing where to go or stay. It was finally my turn once they call my name. The interview was really short compared to other interviews I did. Apparently it was the same with others (or I hope so). Everyone there looked about my age which was kind of frightening. We all looked like kids wearing suits and for some reason... I don't feel like a grown up. I'm 20 yet I still resemble a kid in mind and heart. (Really awkward)

I reflected on how I did, and overall I think I did pretty damn good. I was obviously nervous (hand was shaking) but I didn't fumble my words, stutter and did not take my time thinking about an answer to there question. I was just straight forward, direct, and tried my best to smile. (i'm not good at smiling unless its a joke).

So once the interview was over, the main recruiter who I interview with first told me that they’re making all there decisions today so they'll he'll let me know on Monday if I ll be hired or not. I just hope I did not screw up or leave a bad impression for some unknown reason. I think this is the most work I ever done for an interview before so hopefully it'll pay off. I really need this job so hopefully I can get considered to be hired.

I am kind of worried and I’ll except myself to be vomiting on Monday from nervousness (doubt it). Wish me luck

Update: No call today so after 1pm on Tuesday, I'm going to call to see whats up.

Can Commerce Bank Be My Big Break?

I've been looking for a job for a hell of a long time. I got a job a week ago but couldn't do full time because of school. So I finally got a call back from a Commerce Recruiter after 5-6 months of applying. Hey, I got a callback which all that matters. So I went to the interview last week and befuddle every stupid word that came out of my mouth. I thought I had a game plan, don't think about the interview or I’ll be nervous. That was the worst strategy I ever came up with. I thought coming out of that interview that I screwed it up even though he said that I'll get a callback on Saturday. Well Saturday passed, and guesses what...no call back. I said to myself, "He'll probably call me back on monday, I never except someone to call me on the weekend". So a good portion of monday passed by and no call. So I decided to take fate into my own hands after my previous experience at interviewing with FedEx.

I called and left a message stating that I'm concern whether or not you’re going to get back to me to be blunt. So a few hours passed by and at 3 30pm, a miracle happened... i got a call. He setup a second interview with a manager at a Commerce Open House at 9 30am. The location is a bit hard to get to but there isn’t a lot of Commerce Banks that are easy to get to by train. The plus is that its close by to my college and working at Commerce would look great on my resume.

I just need to do two things and that is to buy a suit and practice being in an interview. Everything else is standard with smiling etc... It’s a job on the hire interview so if I do well then I would get the job on the spot. I’ am praying that I can get this job because of personal issues in my life right now. So here is good luck to me!!

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I'm going to post my Zune Review at 3pm EST so its something to check out.

All Pro Football 2K8 Preview

Football is almost here so I thought I write an All Pro Football 2k8 Preview.

All Pro Football 2k8 Preview

Finally, after 3 years All Pro Football 2k8 has finally arrived, loop poling the EA monopoly license has over football. All Pro Football 2k8 first started out as ESPN Football 2k series back on the departed Dreamcast. It was the only football game that rival the madden series, and arguably by many gamers, surpass it in quality. By 2004, ESPN Football 2k5 equaled Madden 2005 in sales, and cutting into EA's money maker. So something had to be done, and EA took control of the football license. This essentially got rid of the competition, and innovation in the football genre. Now that the history lesson is over with, we can get into what All Pro Football 2k8 is going to be delivering this year...

Blue Dragon Preview

Hey guys, Here is a preview of what I wrote on Blue Dragon. You can click on the link to check out the full preview I wrote on Xbox Evolved.

Blue Dragon Preview

From the creators of famously known games of Final Fantasy, Chrono Trigger, and Dragon Quest comes Blue Dragon. An all star cast of Hironobu Sakaguchi, Akira Toriyama, and Nobuo Uematsu comes together to work on one of two titles being release for the Xbox 360. This all star cast of game developers, are taking the Xbox 360 to new heights with the Japanese's role playing game genre. It's undoubted that these game designers are going to bring great success for the Xbox 360 in the RPG department that Microsoft desperately needs to make a comeback in Japan.

Sorry for the Time off

Been kind of busy with college and mainly a pain in the ass English Class that I started taking. My professor placed so many rules in how to write like a professional that it took all the enthusiasm out of writing....

Arrggh, like right now I'm having a mental block where it wasn't before and can't seem to think on the subject at hand without hesitating either. This is utter bull crap and there is nothing I can do about it. I'm going to try to forget about this matter until Wednesday when I have to go back to that god forsaken class.

What I have been doing since then...

- Caught interest in photography and searching through dpreview.com for which camera I should buy. I'm probably going to buy the Oly E-500 but I'm also considering the Canon 350 as well.

- Reading a book my step dad lend to me called "FileMaker Pro 8". It's basically about making record databases and how to use the program. I'm going to continue reading this book and see how far it takes me.

- I tried out for the baseball team but did not get an invited to the second tryout. It's not an disappointment because I knew coming in that I did not meet the requirements to play in the first place. I did pretty good but my arm was not strong enough to reach from third to first while I was trying out for 2nd base. The worst part is that I got a ton of mosquito bites just from being there which itches like hell.

Speaking about mosquitoes, there is one in my room that only comes out during 4-5am to feast on my blood. The problem is that every time I think I kill the bastard, it comes flying between my face and LCD screen. The bastard is taunting me and if I see it again then I will most certainly killed it with my hands. Even though it's a mosquito, it has weirdly earn my respect for being a bad ass. A thought just occurred to me that it is probably dieing from old age. I just got a mosquito bite on my foot which is unusual because it usually takes a bite on my leg. I'm looking at the bite and it is just a small red dot which could be a sign of weakness. I hope the little dude is alright...

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Will work on the two articles as promise from the previous article.

Movie Industry DownFall

Had you ever seen a commercial for a movie and said to yourself "Man, that this going to be a instant failure." I think I said it more times this year than ever which got me wondering, why do movie companies sign onto an agreement for lousy movies? Now hindsight is only 20/20 but you had to know for example "Hoot" was going to a instant failure. Who the hell was the publisher, i don't know but their retards.

Right now I'm looking for any movies that I remember seeing that went straight to DVD/PPV. One is "The World Fastest Indian" which is about some Native American who lived to go fast like Ricky Bobby. Apparently the movie sunk in the box office that no one bother to care to report that it sunk in the box office. It was probably to low in revenues to consider it an actually movie and more of a documentary. In this case, hindsight is 20/20 but can you blame the people for the undesirable success of movies today?

The movie industry is not as tightly regulated as the gaming industry to where it can stop crappy movies from getting the green light. This is why that this year there are so many crappy ass animated CGI movies that are out this year which killed any buzz for any other worth-seeing animated/CGI movies. I remember when movies like Toy Story, Finding Nemo, and The Incredibles were novelties but now with all the crappy animated/CGI movies they are kind of losing there buzz. This reminds of the 1980's gaming downfall where the gaming industry had a influx of crappy games that almost killed the gaming industry. Not until Nintendo stepped into the picture that the gaming industry turned itself around with Nintendo green lighting/red lighting projects that were allowed to be on there console. This is where the movie industry is probably at today but less severe, because of the new media outlet we have today.

Of course there are bit torrents where you can download the movie but the bootlegs do not cut it. It is until the DVD comes out for a direct feed to the movie is where the bit torrents comes into play. The movie industry can blame whoever they want and give their intro before the movie starts about how bootlegging/downloading the movie(s) is bad. They can also say how your are stealing from the people who are working on the film but that is not our concern. They should blame the movie industry for putting people into this predicament for overcharging to pay for their crappy ass movies.

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Next Article will be Gaming is wasting your life, and Star Trek vs Star Trek: NG.. It's ON!

Can you pass the Third Grade?

I ran into this game a few days ago while I was on the mets forum. It's where you take the name of the state and put them in there corresponding place on the map. I think it took me 10-14 tries to get all the states correctly placed on the map because of the middle less-known states. I knew the east and west coast but the northern middle part of the country was the hardest to get. Right now I can do it in a blink of an eye and it really kept me entertain for quite a while. Hope you enjoy...

Try it out: Can you pass the Third Grade?

C++ Does Not = Me

Around 2005, I was interested in game programming so I went to a website called Gamedev.net. The community helped a lot and I decided to purchase two books for Christmas called "Beginning C++ Game Programming" and "C++ Primer 4th Edition". I decided to go with "Beginning C++ Game Programming" first because the book was easier to understand in my view (super noobie book). I remember staying up late at night reading/writing the code (on the pc) displayed on the book till I started to get a headache. I wasn't really sure if I was learning anything but I understood the whole idea of it. I was told that the main basis was to just learn the code so you can use it for other types of programming.

Now I have a habit of eagerly wanting to learn stuff but my work ethic is just not there. I'm lazy and I know it which is why this article has been delayed for so long. I don't know why but I just lose interest and hate feeling like this is more a job then having fun. Which is what I felt while learning C++ and eventually stop reading the book. If I take a look at the book now, I can still remember what each code represents and accomplishes. The problem is that I do not have the drive nor patience to go over it but having that mindset would make me a loser.

The game programming industry itself though pays very little which is probably the reason I decided not to go the route in the first place. Another thing is the math and the degree needed to get any type of game programming job which I find slightly retarded. It is freaking hard to get a computer science degree but yet you get little money for it in the game programming field. I remember my friend telling me I should just go for some type of job..i forgot.

I'm just not sure but I don't know whether C++ = for me but who knows. Right now my interest is for baseball but there is a 1 to 1600 chance I think that I will ever become a success. The reason I stood with baseball for so long after the injuries and extensive work out training is because it is fun to play while getting paid or realization of getting paid an enormousness amount of money which everyone really looks for. If you ask any average joe if they'll switch lives with say David Wright for a day, they'll probably would. I also remember thinking about journalism but by reading my blog, my English is horrible.

If anybody with current jobs have any experience in this matter please comment.

Thanks

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Next Article will be "Why do Movie Companies sign onto lousy Movies?". The idea is why do movie companies go a long with crappy movies..? Hard to explain but after seeing commercials of "Hoot" on Directv, you'll figure out the premise of this article.

Naruto Episode 200 Thoughts...

It was overall a good episode surprisingly but was a bit hard to follow. The Old Man was from a neighboring village who was at war with Kohana and planted bombs for his village which was soon destroyed afterwards. He then gone mad with age and decided to blow up Kohana because he was getting old so he wanted to do it before he died. It seems like the Old Man and Naruto are going to get into a fight as more of the plot unravels.

I found the whole episode to be pretty good considering the crap that been spewing since the fillers started. I still can't wait to see the fillers end and hopefully get back to the main plot but where probably going to have to wait till next month for that to happen.


Next 3 Episodes:

201. Multiple Traps, Countdown to Collapse

202. Today's Announcement! Top 5 Battles with Sweat and Tear (It's also including a special episode)

Starting next episode, broadcasting time for NARUTO will be changed to Thursday!!!

203. NARUTO Time Slot Changing Commemoration! It's as well as in Thursday too! Confrontation between Students and Teachers with Love and Hate, Genin and Jounin All Come Together in this Rampaging 90-minute Special!

This special contains 3 episodes!!!
90 minute special filler commemorating the move to Thursdays, NOT Kakashi Gaiden

New Episodes Source: Anime News Network
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Either at 1pm or 11pm EST, I'm going to post "C++ does not = Me".

MMORPG Golf, Now I've Seen Everything

I wanted to write about this a week ago when my friend John.T told me about that the "Free To Fly" website (blog) had a link to a MMORPG Golf game. At first I thought he was joking but when I actually check the site out, there it was. I looked around the site to find any information but nothing that really came to used except the videos.

I'm trying to think of what else their going to make into a MMORPG... maybe MMORPG Baseball? You live a life as a every day baseball player and you play against tournaments or seasons playing against 9 other players. I don't know but if there is a MMORPG Golf then I can imagine all sorts of MMORPG types of games.

I have not played it yet because I have no interest in golf but if you like to check it out then go to http://www.shot-online.com/

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Naruto Thoughts... article is going to posted around 1-2am tomorrow and a new artcle about C++ does not = Me tomorrow around 11pm est.

Bleach Episode 96 Thoughts...

The whole episode in general was pretty damn good with it wanting me to see the next episode. As the story goes on, it steadily climbs the rank of passing Naruto but everyone who watches Naruto is already a loyal fan.

The episode starts off with Ichigo and Rukia brother fighting with the head boss Bounto. It ended with a stalemate which was probably excepted and meeting the creator of the Bounto, Ran'Tao. They go deeper into the story of the Bounto and would not want to spoil it for anyone who have not saw the episode yet. Anyway it is a good episode and hope you all enjoy it

If you want to watch it then you can go to Dattebayo.

The new Naruto is coming out today at midnight so don't miss it.

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I don't have that much time to write a new article because of college but I'm trying to decide between "Gaming is wasting your life, C++ does not = Me, or MMO Golf, Now I've seen everything..." I'll try to have it done by 3pm est but I can't make any promises on this one.

JasonXE Podcast Episode 1

Click Play to start the audio (pick up the player volume) and remember....i'm not good at this. I'll probably get better with pratice but I was completely nervous while doing this. Another thing is it is ok to go to sleep while hearing this :-).

I mess up in editting once or twice so don't pay attention. Also there is a phone ringing noise at the end so just ignore it b/c it was my brother.

BAFTA Announces The Nominations For The British Academy Video Games Awards

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts today announced the nominations for The British Academy Video Games Awards in association with Nokia N-Gage and PC World. The nominated games for 2006 show the incredible variety and innovation the industry now offers. The awards ceremony will reward the individuals behind the very best in artistic, creative and technical innovation for video games, and will be held at the historic Roundhouse on 5th October, hosted by Vernon Kay.

Loco Roco, a PlayStation Portable game that features a world where jelly-like creatures sing, roll and bounce, received the joint-highest nominations with eight, alongside the latest offering from the Tom Clancy franchise - Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter. The snowballing We Love Katamari amassed six nominations, whilst games offering new ways to interact and play also did well, with Guitar Hero receiving five nominations, Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training earning three and Singstar Rocks! garnering two.

New instalments of some of the video games industry’s biggest franchises still retained their potency – for example Tomb Raider: Legend which scooped five nominations including one for Lara Croft in the Character category. She was joined by Hitman’s Agent 47, Lego Star Wars’ Han Solo, Rogue Trooper’s Rogue and lastly, LocoRoco. Also re-workings of old themes proved popular, with LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy receiving four nominations.

Paul Jackson, chairman of the BAFTA Games committee commented, “This year’s decision for the Academy to elevate games to an equal status alongside film and television has been praised by the industry, government and media, and the stage is firmly set for The British Academy Video Games Awards to become the industry and consumers’ benchmark of excellence.”

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First Podcast at 1pm EST.

Mac Commericals Turned Stupid

I was watching the Mac commerical that came on during the Gaints vs Colts game. They showed the "PC Guy" cough Bill "windows" Gates cough, in a wheel chair with a broken bones on his hand and leg. I thought they were going to make a reference on slow downs or something but it wasn't. It was something so irrevalent that it was a waste of time to view and started to know that the Mac marketers ran out of things to say. The whole premise of the commerical was about the power cord... Aparently the "PC Guy" fell down and the power cord behind him came off. The "PC Guy" was explaining how is life was flashing before his eyes and the "Mac Guy" was explaining how his power cord was magentic so if something happens like that, it pops right out.

Now apparently the genuises who thought of this idea like to make crap up for the hell of it. I want to state my points on how stupid this commericial is but I can't because the whole idea of this commericial is beyond human logic. I kind of like the commericials at first but now it is just retarded. Can't they come up with any more points then "well, you see my does not do that?" Right now I'am waiting for Bill Gates to come out with a commericial just to shut up these freakin' idiots and end this discussion. I'll start:









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Big News: JasonXE Podcast will be up tomorrow for .mp3 format. Should be posted around 1pm EST time and hope you all enjoy.

September 11th

It's been 5 years since September 11th and it's still vivid in everybody memories. I remember being in high school as a freshman when the school PA announced that a plane has hit the World Trade Center. I thought it was just a small aircraft at the time and somehow it would be under control. I then remember one of my teachers talking about it and saying if you need to go out to call a family member you can. I was thinking to myself that this must be something big and went out the room to consoler room to call my mom.

When I got there, you can see the T.V screen that was in the room and everybody looking at it. Maybe 5 mins later they were holding evacuation proceedings with parents coming to pick there kids. I then rush to the gym and saw my brother and sister with my mom. We all went to the car with another person who we were dropping off (something like a car pool) and the words that I'll probably never forget my mom saying was that "We are at War!" like some type of pearl harbor story. She then pointed to the World Trade Center in front of us while driving. It was pretty much covered in smoke from what I can tell and I was in Queens.

I remember getting home with the streets completely empty and waiting for my step dad to come home who work in Manhattan. The T.V station was showing all the people walking over the bridge evacuating from Manhattan which was when everything set in. I then heard about the Pentagon being hit and a plane crash in Pennsylvania. The day after I remember people holding up pictures of their love ones in the building, how everyone banded together to help anyone in need, USA chants, G.W.Bush at ground zero with his mega-phone, and the people going to ground zero to dig out anyone who was alive. After that it's pretty hard to remember...

I was watching the mets game yesterday when Chris Cotter mention about the kids who were asking "Why are they wearing those caps?(FDNY, Police caps etc...)" to their dads. I can't imagine being in their shoes and explaining it to there kids in front of crowded people sitting next to you. That was pretty much my experience with September the 11th and if you have any then please comment by clicking the "comment" link at the bottom of this article.

We shall never forget...

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Next Article coming around 9pm - 10pm EST called "Mac Commericals Turned Stupid".

Dubbing in Anime Should be an Option

Watching Naruto on Toonami is so embarrassing to show to my family that it is not even funny. Not only do they crap on all the voices being dubbed into English, they butcher the supposed lines, mess up the animation, and take away the background music. They all sound so idiotic that there is no point in seeing it again in English because it's horrible.

I remember showing my brother who hates all anime Naruto in Japanese with subs and he actually like it a bit. It was cool because I had someone to watch Naruto with late night. I loss a bit of interested with Naruto because of the fillers but I saw that they were coming out with a English version. I started to watch some of the episodes and once Naruto said "Believe It"...I turned off the T.V. Who the F*** are these translators for Naruto so they can get fired for making crap up. He never says that god forsaken phrase that shall be curse to damnation and I think that what solely ruin the show completely in the English Version.

I think these are the same people who ruin One Piece or that what I at least heard. Seriously, whoever is dubbing these episodes or picking the voices for these character should never work again and find a new job before they do more harm.

What networks should do is give us a few episodes in Japanese with subs and the English verison dubbed to see which one we like. Then we (the people) can vote online or text message them and that's how the show will stay from now on.

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Watch the current episodes of Naruto at Dattebayo

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Sorry for the delay.

Story- The Rise And Death of Parappa The Rapper

Parappa who real name was Nicolas Howman was a young pup growing up in the slums of Brooklyn inspiring to be a Rapper like Biggy Bulldog and Two-Paco. With no direction in morals and his father abandoning him at a young age, Parappa turn to the streets. At the age of 2, he was rapping in the clubs for prize money not knowing he was honing his skills for the future.



On Decemeber 3rd 1996, while winning a big battle against Busta Doodles, he caught the attention of Sean P.Doggy who was looking for young talent. Parappa who eagerly agreed to a deal with Sean P.Doggy was set to shine in his new album "Parappa The Rapper" for the Playstation. He was an immediate success with selling 900,000 copies in Japan alone and was a instant hit over here in the States coming November 1997. Paprappa The Rapper instantly kick, and punch his way into our hearts.

During his time of fame, Parappa got into a rough crowd with Snoop Doggy. During this time around the year 2000, it was said he got addicted to kibble and bits. With his life in a ever souring high, it got shot down just as fast. Still Sean P.Doggy had hope for him to get back on track and gave him a shot for "Parappa The Rapper 2". When the album was release in 2002, it was a failure only selling 10,000 copies within 6 months. Parappa was soon later drop from his record label and went bankrupt a year later.

With Parappa addicted to Kibble and Bits, he was found later dead in his 1 room dog house from overdose in 2005. The industry was shaken from his departure and soon later made a foundation on behalf of him called "Nicolas Howman Parappa The Rapper Institute."

We can all learn a lesson from this tragic tail of Parappa The Rapper and hope to stay away from drugs that will lead you down a destructed path.

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Next Article will be posted at 8pm called "Dubbing in Anime Should be an Option"

Building a PC is Overrated

I myself have a custom built PC and I'll recommend going that route if anybody is interested in being a computer technician or something to that extent. Now if you have a choice between the two then just buy a regular PC that you can find at newegg to save yourself the trouble. The most positive thing you'll hear about building a PC is that it will save you money which is a load of crap. If your building a low, run in the mill PC then you'll probably will save money but not if your planning to build a high end machine. If you add up the prices for an regular PC and a custom built, your probably going to get the same price or save a few bucks. Also the probability of you being able to put a PC together, without something going wrong is very low.

There is always something that will go wrong that will be unexpected and will end up costing you more money trying to figure it out. To be honest, I'm unsure how I got this PC built to run without getting a BSOD (Blue Screen of Death) for so long. Anyway if your interested in building your own PC then go head but if you had a choice then just buy a pre-made computer.

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Next Article Coming at Midnight called "The Rise And Death of Parappa the Rapper". It is already done so no delays...