JohnnyAutoFire

Wow, the giant bomb community is a lot younger than i thought. 
 
The first console I ever played was the NES, but the oldest console I've ever played around with was a Texas Instrument TI-99/4A.  Apparently it's classified as a cartridge based "home computer" but i only played games on it.   

Okay, i've done a little more research into the problem.  Apparently I'm not only having issues with the standard Giant Bomb site.  The whole streaming videos at unwatchable speeds thing also happens in the Giant Bomb iPhone app.  I'm using an iPod Touch (32 gb first gen) so I'm using the same wifi that is going to my MacBook that i mentioned in the earlier post.  I have also tried viewing the page on a different Vista laptop (on the same network) with the same results.
 
I tried to see if I could stream video from other Whiskey Media sites (both Comic Vine and Anime Vice) and got the same result that I was getting with giant bomb.  I haven't experimented with using different internet connections other than my own, and I know that it's not my router because when I bypass it and use the ethernet cable coming straight out of my modem i get the same super slow videos.  Now for some strange reason, time seems to be a factor in this issue.  It seems like anytime between 8:00 (am) and around 12:00 (pm) is when Giant Bomb runs how it used to.  In the afternoon is when things start getting slow.  I have a friend that lives down the street that said that he was having similar issues with streaming video from the site.  We both live in Peoria Arizona if that helps in any way.

I don't know if I should pm one of the mods or something like that, but right now Giant Bomb is being a real bummer.  If anyone has any suggestions to help fix the problem it would be very much appreciated, because I really love this site and it really sucks not being able to watch all the cool content...
   

Probably MGS4.  I played through most of the game the night it came out.

1. Safari 4.0.3 
2. Mac OS X Leopard, and I'm using an aluminum MacBook (the 2.4 GHz sku)
 
I've been having a problem loading videos or streaming anything from the site, including the bombcast.  This has been happening on and off for the last couple of weeks, but now it seems to be happening all the time.  Im fairly certain that my connection to the internet is pretty good.  I don't have any issues streaming HD video from other sites, because i was able to stream CO-OP without a problem and youtube in HD works perfectly.   
 
The videos on the site will load to about 10-30 seconds in and then it will stop and say that it has to load.  Also the time of day that i try to view the videos seem to effect the performance.  Like this morning I watched Ep. 130 of the endurance run at around 8:00 and it loaded the entire video within ten minutes (and thats a 70+ minute episode), but then after that at around 9:45 i tried to watch the "Incredible Crisis" Quick Look and it kept on stopping to load. 
 
I've tried reseting Safari and that didn't help.  Restarting the MacBook didn't do anything either.   
 
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

What about Mega Man?

Right around the age of 16 or 17 is when a lot of things change in a persons life.  You'll notice as you get older that stuff like christmas and birthdays don't feel as magical as they used to, and having a job probably has a lot to do about that.  Stuff like Christmas and birthdays are completely different after getting a job because if you want something you can just buy it for yourself, and it can have the same affect on video games.

Nice find!

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