TL; DR: because I want to make videos that I like. I am very aware that there are plenty of evidence that supports the practice of uploading regularly to aid channel growth. BUT - "making videos to grow the channel" vs. "making videos that I like" - are two very different modes of operation. Former …
End of 2019 – My GotY, YouTube & Destiny Rant
A lot happened this year, and I won't be able to list all of them because I have the memory of a beached goldfish, but let's talk about the memorable ones at least. My Game of the Year: Control No, obviously it wouldn't be Destiny. To be fair, there were a lot of other great …
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My Thoughts on Bungie Recycling Content
The General Gist Players feel that Bungie is reusing content from Destiny 1 in Destiny 2, instead of creating something genuinely new. In this long blog post I'm going to share my thoughts with regards to a few key elements in-game that have been repeatedly labelled as "recycled". Allow me to be clear: I'm only …
2018 Gaming PC Build – Part 3 – Motherboard and I/O Wiring
Installing IO Shield Before you can install your motherboard, you need to install your IO shield, a plate that comes with your motherboard package. This should "snap" into place to the back of the PC case, and in this instance, I had to push quite firmly before it was fully attached. Installing Motherboard These …
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2018 Gaming PC Build – Part 2 – Test Boot
If you have never built a computer from scratch before, it's actually not as difficult as it looks or sound. I usually start by doing a simple test assembly with certain key components outside the case before putting them into the PC case, in case one of the core components doesn't work. It makes the …
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2018 Gaming PC Build – Part 1 – The Parts
BackgroundSo my last PC build project was somewhat 8, 9 years ago, for a core i7-960 quad-core 12GB desktop. It started off with a Nvidia GTX 460 SLI, then later moved to a single ASUS GTX 770. The initial power supply (Corsair HX series) died after maybe 6 years of usage, then I switched to …
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