I still don't understand the Mac hate. That being said it is expensive, but you will use it for years, I would say go for it. You can always dual boot and play the PC stuff.
Wow. How could anyone be mad that a gaming service is expanding? And also what is with the Mac hate? Usually the people talking shiz have never actually used a Mac. I have been using apples pretty much exclusively since 1999 and ask me how many viruses / driver issues I've had. The answer would be zero. No it isn't considered a gaming machine but I use it for work and recording with Pro Tools which generally works flawlessly.
As I sit here I am trying to remove something called Antispywaresoft of an associate's laptop. What a pain.. but hey, at least it can run games right? haha.
I am pretty pumped to have Steam available. Thanks Valve for making it happen.
I was playing live and teaching guitar those years. All these kids would come in with cd wallets full of burned cds (drove me nuts). I guess I never understood the music has no value mentality.
I paid $225 per ticket to see the Police with Elvis Costello, that was robbery, but I was like 30 feet from the Stage and it was the only time I will ever get to see the Police. I'm also the type of person that wants to be in the lower level and as close as possible. I know I can get cheaper tickets, but still.. it is outrageous.
I have recently gotten around to importing my cd collection into itunes (about damn time), so i am seeing cd's that I have not even looked at in like 15 years. When I was younger I would keep my concert ticket stub in the cd case for which album I saw them on tour. For example Primus in 1993 was in Sailing the Seas of Cheese. In recent years major concert ticket pricing has skyrocketed and I often wonder why we put up with it.
I have a few recent examples: Metallica - 1991 Black Album $17.25 vs. in 2009 $85 - They were a much better / bigger band in 1991. Van Halen - 1992 F.U.C.K. tour $19.25 vs. in 2008 $125 - Granted this is with Roth and I payed it twice, still.. that is huge. Primus - 1993 $15 vs. in 2010 $30. These guys get it. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, I love the music. but seriously it is $100 plus fees.
It seems that we have gotten used to paying that, but really what are we getting that is any different than before? Yes the stage show might have more lights, but people want to hear the music and see their heroes. I don't know when it all derailed, but it isn't good. Maybe it has to do with record sales being so down (on that note, pay for your damn music), but some major band / singer needs to buck the trend so people can afford to go to these things. A concert shouldn't be a once every 3 months thing, there are too many shows out there, and if people priced accordingly we could get to them all.
Oh well, enough ranting.
p.s. f $45 concert t-shirts. It is a crime that you have to pay nearly half the ticket price for a shirt that cost them $3 to make at most.
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