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Hi Gothmog. Can you recommend a good undergraduate-level text about neuroscience? I don't have much biology or chemistry under my belt, but I'm interested in learning the basics and I know plenty mathematics and computer science. What I'm really looking for is a well written and engaging text...

If you're interested in this topic, check out http://www.amazon.com/Americas-Great-Depression-Murray-Rothbard/dp/0945466056 This book was an enjoying read even for me (a non-american, otherwise not really interested in american history).

I accidentally started reading Quicksilver by Neal Stephenson. I wasn't supposed to read this until after I had read some non-fiction but the book tempted me and the books I'm "supposed" to read got delayed from amazon. I like it this far. Stephenson is by the way releasing a new book later this...

I'm currently (actually, as of yesterday) playing Fallout 1, and then I will play Fallout 2 afterwards. These gamers are as great as they were 97-98 and work as a refresher until Fallout 3 is released later this year. I can highly recommend both games. For Fallout 2 there are fan-made patches...

This animated picture took a few days to track down, it's the picture my brother (Decamber) used as a signature here when he was still active here several years ago. I think it's appropriate. My condolences to the Gygax family. Gary will be missed.

Hi. Here are two threads at head-fi, a large headphone forum: http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f4/watching-movie-248517/ http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f4/home-theater-headphones-271352/

Looks like Del Toro will direct this movie. http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080128/film_nm/hobbit_dc

Corsair (and possibly other manufacturers as well) have recently released USB flash memories with 32 gigabytes of storage. I would suggest buying one of these for portability (moving data to and from different computers), then only use external hard drives for archiving. I would guess 90% of...

If you're doing photo editing or otherwise need a "professional" monitor, I'd suggest Eizo. They are fairly expensive though, but the best monitors I've ever used. They have the best warranty and pixel policy too, as far as I know. Oh, and something that's not obvious is different monitors have...

I am pretty certain you are thinking of http://www.vgmusic.com/ These are midi files and unfortunately it won't sound exactly like the original tracks. There are plugins for most music players (winamp for example) that will emulate the sound chip on old game consoles, so you can play back video...

Non-fiction: The Theory of Money and Credit by Ludwig von Mises. For a book written in 1912 and translated from German, it's a remarkably easy read. Fiction: Non currently, but I have some queued. First of all "The book of lost things" by John Connolly. Unfortunately I have read all of John...

Jazz with vocals, such as Nina Simone. http://youtube.com/watch?v=GUcXI2BIUOQ Metal and regular rock music, such as Sonata Arctica and Gary Moore. Example: http://youtube.com/watch?v=sQghSEl0hHQ Electro-industrial, such as Wumpscut, Grendel and Xotox. (This is not "beautiful" music, but it's...

I'm speechless. Wow. Jaw-dropping. http://youtube.com/watch?v=6mSJP18SMXw That's a high-level bard, Rick Wakeman! :) Okay, just sharing a video doesn't make a good discussion. So here's an idea: If you know of any videos with other talented, skillful individuals performing impressive feats...

I hope Fallout 3 turns out to be as good as Fallout 1 and 2. I also wish GTA IV will be released to PC. I have played Vice City and San Andreas on PC and it would not feel the same gaming on a console. These are "boring" wishes though, so here's a wish for something that doesn't exist, as far...

I got the Pulp Fiction wallet from brother, and I gave him the Band of Brothers boxset, pun intended. Got some books too! Bad Men and The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly (if you haven't heard of John Connolly you should check him out, he write really good thrillers. They have a slight...

By encrypting the file, a public file uploading service can be used. I personally use GPG to encrypt files but this is not very user friendly. With some googling I found this program http://www.axantum.com/AxCrypt/HowToUse.html hosted on SourceForge (you should always use open source...

Currently reading Human Action by Ludwig von Mises. Very interesting but it's dense and an incredibly slow read, I think I average 20 pages per day which is about a fifth of my usual speed. Anyhow I'm getting there :) When I've finished reading this book I will reward myself by reading Bad Men...

Just finished reading Noctures, a collection of short horror/mystery stories by John Connolly. I like John Connolly - especially his Charlie Parker series - but I'm not a huge fan of short stories. The two longer stories in this collection are very good though, and I hear one of the shorter ones...

I can also wholeheartedly recommend Portal, it's a fun short little game, reminds me of the innovative platform games of yesteryear. By the way: Valve is releasing a weighted companion cube desktop toy for christmas. That thing is more useful than the towel and the swiss army knife combined! :)...

You can convert the FAT32 partition to NTFS. This is possible without reformatting or removing the files first. For example, to convert drive d:, type in the command prompt convert D: /FS:NTFS This is perfectly safe, I've done it countless of times and it always works as a charm. I have never...