MAZOC Nerd clubhouse
 

For when things get NERDYYYY!

Because we need moar things MAZOC.

This is reserved for any and all nerd talk.
Hardware, Software, New Tech, Cool science ****, video games, and some tech support.



Ill start this off...


Gamer list:

MyKindaGuise
XBL Gamertag: Illusivesnpr
Steam ID: Mykindaguise

MASA
Steam ID: masa011
Origin: rnoble02
PSN: Masa0199

4r3s
SteamID: afrench@clemson.edu
Origin: 4r3s_370z
PSN: Jumbalayah81

Vicster
Steam ID: cF* Vicster
Origin: Vicster00 (but I never use it)
XBL: Vicster0

b1adesofcha0s
PSN ID: b1adesofcha0s90

FPENVY
XBL: FPRESTO
youtube: FPenvy

Kirkster
XBL: XBL: Infringer

dmhenderson
XBL: Gran Marnier
Steam: dmhenderson

Z Stig
XBL: Eagle015

Nice!

I'm a detailing nerd. Can that be here as well? :rofl2:

Steam ID: masa011
Origin: rnoble02
PSN: Masa0199

I'm going to have to verify these later but I believe these are accurate

SteamID: afrench@clemson.edu
Origin: 4r3s_370z
PSN: Jumbalayah81

Yay! This should be stickied eventually.

Steam ID: cF* Vicster
Origin: Vicster00 (but I never use it)
XBL: Vicster0

I like long walks on the beach and playing Counter Strike: Global Offensive regularly. I am a recovering World of Warcraft addict - playing mostly one character for the better part of 7 or so years and still own the account. Don't play now, but there are times when it is rough to resist the temptation. I am a pre-ordered subscriber of Star Citizen and am anxiously awaiting the build and release of the alpha, beta, and release of that game.

I read a somewhat unruly amount of comic books. I can go into detail but I'm not sure how nerdy you really want this to get.

I work in IT - currently for Dell as a federal contractor for NIH NIAID as an enterprise storage administrator. I also build my own computers because I was told that was the only way to do it.

I do believe everything I read on the internet but I am not a french model. I currently own a few internets myself - and I have it on great authority that if you Google, Google, you can break the internet. So, let's just be safe and trust me on this one.

I know a few languages: English, C#, JAVA, BASIC, and PHP. I can also understand many more including but not limited to a vague understand of Espainish-o and ASP.NET.

There are 10 types of people in this world, those who know binary and those who do not. Lastly, to understand recursion, one must first understand recursion.

Good day!

Probably my favorite comments yet. so many lulz.

I like the idea of intros...

I work in IT as well, not really expanded to much due to age but have done everything up to a Helpdesk Analyst III. Also Linux+ A+ Net+ Security+ certified. I'm well versed with Linux, Mac, Windows.

I build my own PC's. Done about 8(?) gaming PC builds. So far all are still alive and kicking.

Played and practiced professionally in Halo 3 and Rainbow 6 Vegas 2.

Back in the day I used to compete professionally in Quake 3 Arena. That was my sh1t lol.

I became totally immersed in online play since the Sega Dreamcast came out. Who remembers playing on that thing using 56k modem. Back then if your ping was ~150 you were considered godly.

I remember when I got DSL in '95...yes I was 4. But my god Napster and Kazaa were able to download music faster than the dickens. I always remember playing Flight Simulator when I was a kid at least on PC. Played MK4 and Twisted Metal 3 for years with my dad.

Also fun nerdy fact for the day...

Go to
Fashion News, Latest Trends, Catwalk Photos & Designers (Vogue.com UK)

and press

up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A


And then thank the web admins who have a sense of humor.

That feel I got when going from 56k/ISDN - skipping over DSL - and going straight to cable speed. My ping count in games went from ~150-190 on average to ~7-12.

I had to relearn how to aim and shoot online from getting used to leading the target and taking account lag. After switching to cable speeds it was like playing offline, no delay in shots at all lol.

Man I feel old now.

haha going straight to cable mustve been nice. I know when FIOS rolled out in my area my ping was a constant 30-40 even when playing on UK BFBC2 servers. I miss it. Such a difference from cable. Now im in the 70-100range again on Comcast 50mb/10mb.

I don't think I'm quite nerdy enough for this thread, or maybe just a different kind of nerd.....

PSN ID: b1adesofcha0s90

I'll have to double check if that's correct once I fix my PS3. I rarely ever play games online, but it would be cool to play with some friends. I usually prefer just playing the single player story and then being done with a game.

I'm on comcast, I get ~15 ping on most East cost CS servers.

I'm on FiOS 15/5 plan, but considering upgrading to the 50MB plan. If only this silly house purchase wasn't going to take all my money :(

XBL: FPRESTO
youtube: FPenvy

Yeah Comcast was great when I had it, I averaged usually ~15 ping on east coast servers. When I moved into my new house and got Fios my ping is always below 9 now.

Man you don't know what you're missing. I love co-op play online. I prefer PC online though since the community is more mature than console gamers. My big vice back in college was Final Fantasy XI Online. I was so hooked on on that game I almost failed a semester as an undergraduate. :bowrofl:

Up Up down down left right left right B A select start

I still play that.

Konami really changed things when they brought out the first cheat code. Its a shame you don't see much of that sorta thing anymore.

For me, I like playing online if it's with someone I know. I usually end up doing local multiplayer rather than online though. I also don't play any FPS games so that takes away what most people play online. These days though I don't even have time to play games as much as I want to.

Remember game genie?

OMFG when I was in 4th grade and got that for Christmas back in 92, I didnt leave my room until school started back up a week later.

it was so frustrating though when you had a game that wasnt in the booklet though.

dude, I still play rocket arena with some friends on occasion, love that game! My bread and butter was CS 1.6 and I eventually made in roads to CS:source. I used to work at a pc gaming center several years ago. People would buy time to play any of the 100+ games we had installed on the 16 computers we had. That was a fun job, **** for pay, but fun. During those years I competed in cal-o and cal-i if any of you even know what those are. I get absolutely stomped now when I try to play CS, I'm waaay out of practice.

I'm in a niche IT job right now, I have an BS in electrical engineering and I have a substantial background with supporting home to small business computing systems. Today I support specific engineering software that is used to design and manufacture printed circuit boards. I've built all my own computers except the laptops.

I'm rocking FIOS at home, got a free upgrade by rolling my cellular bill and internet bill into one and have 50 down 25 up :tup:

OMG Game Genie!! Yess!!!!

Man remember having to take the cartridge out of the SNES system and blowing on it to get he dust out so the system could load the game.

I never had one of those, but I hated when a game's only cheat codes were for game genie.

i had that and game shark lol

anyone remember sega channel? big cartridge that popped in with a cable line in the back like the first online gaming set-up. that was awesome. all sega games on demand that updated monthly.

You people and your fancy technologies. All I ever had were just the consoles.

Dont feel bad, I didnt have the internet until I was a sophomore in HS. That was in 97.

33.6k modem. I remember a computer with a 56k modem was so much more expensive.

I had the NES version. I actually have my NES and SNES still and the both work. I actually busted the NES out a couple of months and did a run through of the original Zelda. And yes, I still have that game memorized...Wish I knew what happened to my game genie, probably got stolen during college.

I also have my brother's Atari 2600, it was just a little before my time but I still played the f out of it. Its not in so great shape unfortunately, I'm sure it would work though if I took the time to fix the video output cable.

oh god, Star Wars Christmas Special...wtf kind of drugs were they on back then?!?! If you know nothing about this I envy you.

oh and I seriously want that Carl Sagan shirt. I'm actually impressed with this video, he's got some really out there references in there.

Now we know where your talent comes from :|

I wanna play Donkey Kong now :(

Zelda a link to the past...most epic zelda ever.

I remember looking through my Nintendo Power on how to find the flute to get that bird to pick me up....I can tell you the exact pixel where you used the shovel to dig it up.

Now why the fvck couldnt I remember this well in HS/college...id be doing so much better off.

Nah the original legend of Zelda was the craziest **** I had seen in a video game at that time. The depth was crazy. Before the Internet, *everything* was "trial and error/exploration" gameplay. It took me over a year collaborating with my group of friends to beat that damn game


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He does reviews on the old games and basically rages on almost every single game because 8-bit games were hard as F*CK if not actually impossible. I'm looking at you silver surfer and turtles...

I've never played any Legend of Zelda game :|

I used to be able to run through Contra without dying and I tried it again a few years back and got destroyed.

any body in here ever play or still play halo wars on xbox?

my friend and i have gotten back into it and keep trying to find someone else for 3v3 play. and fyi you want to be on our team since me and him are back to being some of the best in the world at it lol used to be in the top 5 to top 10 every month when we played it a lot.

That's the RTS halo game? Nope.

If you get the Atari working, let me know - I still have a couple of games for it. :)

yea it is. it's actually really good. they made it so well and after playing this i much rather play RTS with a controller over a keyboard and mouse now.

LMFAO i watch him ALL the time!!

My favorite is the zelda series on CDI and dark castle LMFAO

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