How Many of you are slowly "Losing Interest in Computer?"

[quakefiend420]

Originally posted by: SynthDude2001

Originally posted by: AntiEverything

Originally posted by: quakefiend420
...hell, i have a dvd burner and a 120mm fan i bought about 3-4 weeks or so ago that are still sitting on a table in my computer room...the old me would have installed them immediatley after ripping open the package...now i just don't really care anymore...

You think that's bad, I have a SCSI controller and 15Krpm Seagate Cheetah that's been sitting a foot from my computer for nearly 6 months now.

I'd gladly take that off your hands for ya.

you and me both...i'd only let it sit around for a month, tops

 

[Siddhartha]

I get about 70% of my news and information and 60% of my entertainment off the internet. So my computer is running and online all the time.

 

[AlphaQUp2854]

I <3 booz. that is all.

 

[0roo0roo]

i installed hl2..then played it for maybe 45 minutes. haven't touched it since.

 

[calyco]

Yeah I know that feeling, been spending way too much time on PC. I quit gaming like a year ago. I dont even build rigs or upgrade anymore. Just screw around with linux here and there and play Enemy Territory sometimes. I do however watch alot of movies on PC but no tv. Ive learned ALOT but sometimes feel like I should be a little more productive.

 

[alm99]

Originally posted by: edro13
I got the anti-computer / gaming bug about 5 months ago and I am loving it. I browse ATOT, eBay and news sites now... that's it.

Same here I will play the occasional (once every two weeks) console game, but that is it.

 

[aidanjm]

Originally posted by: Peter007
Fond memories of (Ultima II, III, IV & Bard's Tale I,II,III) on my dinky 128K Apple IIc.

he, I had an apple IIc.

I loved the Ultima games, too. What ever happened to the Ultima series, is it still going?

 

[nsafreak]

Short version: Computers are my career so it's kind of hard to get along without them. I still manage to have a good social life (bars, clubs, women, BBQs, etc.) even though I play on my PC as well. You just have to find a balance between your social life and your time with your PC.

 

[SynthDude2001]

Originally posted by: nsafreak
Short version: Computers are my career so it's kind of hard to get along without them. I still manage to have a good social life (bars, clubs, women, BBQs, etc.) even though I play on my PC as well. You just have to find a balance between your social life and your time with your PC.

"Social life".....so that's what I've been missing!

 

[aidanjm]

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
i installed hl2..then played it for maybe 45 minutes. haven't touched it since.

I downloaded, installed Doom, played 5 minutes, haven't touched it since. But that was only yesterday.

 

[0roo0roo]

well i played doom3 maybe 20 minutes. seemed more like a highly repetitive chore than fun. mostly after a while u've played all the game types you like, and the new ones are just retreads with better graphics and a few gimmics, not enough incentive to waste time on.

 

[yhelothar]

Yep.. rarely play games anymore.
I've been using the same motherboard for three years.
Don't really care about computers much anymore..
I actually didn't know about dual core P4s and Athlons already out for benchmarks until three days ago.

 

[0roo0roo]

watching a movie or reading a book is more rewarding, atleast theres a decent chance of a good story, and a good ending. so many games just cop out with endings so they can have sequels, destroys incentive to soldier on.

 

[aidanjm]

Originally posted by: virtualgames0
Yep.. rarely play games anymore.
I've been using the same motherboard for three years.
Don't really care about computers much anymore..
I actually didn't know about dual core P4s and Athlons already out for benchmarks until three days ago.

I am actually lusting after the new dual core 'experience'... looking forward to being able to rip my DVDs without the computer slowing to a crawl.

 

[iamwiz82]

I haven't played a game in months and I don't really mind. I downgraded my desktop from a 2500+XP to a P3 866. Ehh... It doesn't really matter.

 

[CVSiN]

Originally posted by: mwtgg

Originally posted by: RobCur

Originally posted by: mwtgg
i don't know but i am so fudged up right now. just wanted to let everyone know that.

thats fudged, not fucked.. easy on the words, thanks.

Thank you. I am soooooooooooooooo fudging sorry.

wow they removed the word censor?

 

[Appledrop]

i agree with what a lot of you are saying.. but changing what has been your life for years is not easy ... *any tips ?

 

[rudder]

Originally posted by: Peter007

AMD K6, P200mmx, the 3 way battle between Cyrix M2 - Intel's P2 - AMD K6(2), then the overclocking
frenzy of Celeron 300a on ABIT BH6, follow by the infamous Celeron 566 to 860 overclocking, yet even
more Celerons 633 - 900, switch to socket A platform's Duron 700, Duron 900, Athlon 850, Duron 1000
Athlon 1000 (on 133fsb), Athlon 1200, AXP 1600+ & 2000+, AXP1700+ (tbred), finally my AXP 2200+.

Short version? I would drop a brick on my head if I could remember every CPU upgrade I did for the last 10 years. Then I would go to a strip club to ease the pain.

 

[meltdown75]

i'm losing interest in computers too. now all i care about is ATOT.

 

[Jumpem]

Originally posted by: Peter007
What I hate about computer is that everything is virtual: meaning all the time & energy I spend on it
( system maintance, Tweaking XP, reading anandtech about AMD 64X2, playing Starcraft, Everquest, etc...)
disappear when I power-off. Hence, I haven't accomplish much in the real world during the past 7
years. I am disgusted @ myself [ currently, banging my head against the wall for self punishment ]

I feel the same way. I'm thinking about taking up offroading as a hobby.

 

[Jumpem]

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
well i played doom3 maybe 20 minutes. seemed more like a highly repetitive chore than fun. mostly after a while u've played all the game types you like, and the new ones are just retreads with better graphics and a few gimmics, not enough incentive to waste time on.

Exactly. Games seem more like a chore and mind-numbing waste of time, than fun to play.

 

[Baked]

Only for web surfing, neffing and email now. Cutting down on porn and no games at all.

 

[CRXican]

I can't say the same but then again I'm really just addicted to the internet more than computers in general

As soon as finals are over I'm buying a new bike so I can get out this summer and get some execise, it's been far too long.

 

[Pepsei]

wow, i can recount the first time i play the ultima series, it was ultima 3 on my apple //3.....

 

[mordantmonkey]

it's called moderation. being too obsessed with any one thing may make you lose interest. whether it be a girl, a car, a computer, a game. I played computer games in high school, yet managed to have friends, parties, girlfriends, and other hobbies. Sometimes i tend to play a game too much or spend too much time on my computer, but then i just go do something else.
but i don't think i'll ever become completely disinterested in computers. unless i get too old to play games.