Easily Timely!! by Anri. I don't think any album reminds me of summer more—there's a song called Windy Summer on it for christ's sake!

1. Deus Ex. The graphics are pretty bad, even by 1999 standards, but the gameplay is amazing—it's perfectly open-ended. Not to mention the way the game's story became even more relevant with time.

Honestly, I think it puts a lot of modern immersive sims to absolute shame. Deus Ex is so good at giving you the freedom to solve challenges however you want it makes you forget all the racism in the Hong Kong section. (That part didn't hold up so well, but at least the gameplay in that level was great.)

2. F.E.A.R.. Yeah the graphics don't melt systems nowadays, but the graphics are still very good, and it's awesome to see the way bullets cause giant sparks and shit everywhere.

Even if the game's story sucks, F.E.A.R. somehow manages to keep me hooked with how awesome the gunfights look and feel—I could talk about how much fun the shotgun in that game is for ages (or at least a couple minutes).

I have a feeling that copyright will become a hot topic within the next few years, at least among artists. AI pictures are making the topic unavoidable for visual artists, and for musicians the issue can only become more pronounced. If anything, I think the current AI situation has the potential to make copyright laws stronger; while I'm against that out of principle, it would be funny—in a slightly fucked up way—to see visual artists dealing with the same copyright-hellscape musicians have been navigating for years.

Hey, I'm Plasmon. There isn't too much special about me, but I'm a physics undergrad, I like dicking around with technology, and I love synthesizers—I have other hobbies, but those are my big ones.

I thought this forum/webring looked cool so I'm just scoping it out right now. So far the vibes are immaculate, so I'll probably stay awhile. So much, so soon, I know.