Nerd Gear: Computer Cases Cosmos II vs Thor 2 vs Obsidian 650D

Still working on ideas for gaming computer for girlfriend, so that we can game together, we only have one machine that can handle much in the way of games at the moment, here are some of the cases I looked at today:

• Cooler Master Cosmos 2: http://www.anandtech.com/show/5451/cooler-master-cosmos-ii-large-and-in-charge
• Rosewill Thor V2:  http://www.anandtech.com/show/4648/rosewill-thor-v2-the-god-of-cooling-and-silence
• Corsair Obsidian 650D:  http://www.anandtech.com/show/4529/corsair-obsidian-650d-transmuting-graphite-to-obsidian

I welcome any additional suggestions, don't have any real preferences at the movement, other than I want a quality case, cause I will probably use it for 10+ years, and it needs to support water cooling & high end GPU's for future upgrades.

Sacriel & Oshi streaming Arma 2 Wasteland

Oshi has already killed Sacriel by dropping sandbags on him once ^_^

Stream:

• Sacriel http://www.twitch.tv/sacriel
• Oshi http://www.twitch.tv/oshi7

Nerd Gear: Anandtech Reviews Thermaltake Level 10 M Gaming Mouse

http://www.anandtech.com/show/6526/capsule-review-thermaltake-level-10-m-gaming-mouse

I am a bit interested, still not convinced high end mice are any better than normal mouse.

But I used to feel that way about keyboards, before I got my DAS Silent.

This mouse is $99 and isn't right hand biased, which is important to me, since I primarily use my left hand for mouse.

I do switch to right hand for some things.

Also when doing mouse intense stuff all day long, I tend to flip between right and left hands on regular basis to avoid fatigue.

But then I have practiced more than just mouse stuff with both hands, in large part of because of my martial arts & weight lifting, try to have equal strength and skill on right and left side of my body.

Nerd News: Sonic Scalpel, so is Sonic Screwdriver next?

http://www.gizmag.com/invisible-scalpel-sound-beam/25534/

As a Nerd, I really like it when Sci Fi becomes Science, or Engineering!

Dota 2 fun

Ayesee is streaming some Dota 2 fun http://www.twitch.tv/ayeseetv

Nerd News: "The War Z's Steam debacle...."

http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2012/12/the-war-zs-steam-debacle-highlights-need-for-better-player-communication/

For those not familiar with War Z, it isn't the same as Day Z (Arma 2 mod), nor is it the not yet released stand alone version of Day Z.

I blogged about alpha VOD of War Z http://cliffsesportcorner.blogspot.com/2012/11/war-z-alpha-game-play-multiplayer.html

GGA Starcraft II Finals Event

Global Gaming Alliance by AZiO, AMD & Levetron



Teamliquid link:  http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=388723

When:  December 19, 2012 @ 19:00 CET/18:00 UTC/13:00 EST/12:00 CST/10:00am PST (Dec 20 3:00 AM KST)

Streams:

• English http://www.twitch.tv/gwincraft
• Russian http://www.own3d.tv/Hireling
• Polish http://www.twitch.tv/emstarcraft

Brackets (believe replays will be available here as well) :  http://play.gosugamers.net/starcraft2/tournaments/120:global-gaming-alliance-cup/13:global-gaming-alliance/137:gga-cup-grand-finals/bracket

I am cheering for HwangSin in this event!

Sacriel Streaming Arma 2 Wasteland

Stream:  http://www.twitch.tv/sacriel

Root Drewbie streaming SC2 HOTS

Stream:  http://www.twitch.tv/rootdrewbie

WeWin!

Security & Hacking: Samsung Android Vulnerability

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2048511

This is beyond my current technical understanding, but from my understanding is something that could be exploited by apps without being obvious.

XDA may be down for maintenance tonight, so if link doesn't work just bookmark and come back to it Monday.