Cheese Mod.

[xyzzysqrl]

Vermont Cabot Cheddar cheese is pretty much what I'd been expecting from cheddar all this time and not been getting. A creamy, intense taste with a lot of sharpness and an almost meat-like savory aftertaste. The boyfriend seemed unimpressed. From the sound of it, this is what he gets out of Cracker Barrel or store brand or whateveritis we buy. Increasingly I find myself faintly jealous of you people with actual tastebuds.

I've also been trying for a while to find a solution to this one, and thought I'd ask here on the offchance someone knows. I've had an interest for a while in hitting my PS2 with the Mod Hammer, making it capable of playing Super Robot Wars imports. ... And I suppose other games too if they ever matter to me. Also, preview PS2 builds. Unfortunately, I know not a damned thing about the wide world of PS2 modding. Should I do it myself? Is there an easy solution that doesn't involve popping the case open? Slide card and boot disc? Should I send it to some guy named Raoul in Wisconson to have it done, or can I 'solder' (what the hell is that, anyway?) without piercing my soft and delicate flesh?

One of you folk might know, I thought.

...mmmm, cheese...

Comments

[doniago.livejournal.com]

All good things come from Vermont- Ben & Jerry's, Real Maple Syrup, Good Cheese...Me. :)

Well okay, not me originally...

[xyzzysqrl]

...Are all of those things edible? *curious*
What's more, can they be stacked into a giant sandwich?

Just a thought.

[doniago.livejournal.com]

Yes, after a fashion. And...wow, that would be one heart attack of a sandwich.

[waterotter.livejournal.com]

Soldering, pronounced "sawdering" because the English language was written by people that hate you, is the act of holding in one hand a paperclip's worth of strange magical metal that turns to goo when slightly warmed, holding in the other hand a Very Hot Stick, and swearing at the ensuing mess. Raoul can only perform this task successfully because he is the Devil.

[dour.livejournal.com]

Hey now, soldering isn't hard after about a year's worth of 9-to-5 practice. It gets really fun when you've got to hold a component securely against a board and hold the board steady and guide the solder and position the Very Hot Stick all at once.

And we won't even get in to the joys and wonders of hot-air soldering, wherein the Very Hot Stick is replaced with a Miniature Blowdryer.

[xyzzysqrl]

As seems to so often be the case, I wish to seriously question your concept of "Fun".

[dour.livejournal.com]

By the time I got laid off, it had been months since I had vaporized any flesh!

[kandra.livejournal.com]

Yours or someone elses?

[kandra.livejournal.com]

I just left my PS2 at the modshop and said "mod me". The PS2 was left intact, but I can now run all kinds of pir^Wbacked up software and the wireless makes my ears tingle.

[ollieottah.livejournal.com]

the only way of modding a PS2 I know of does involve crackign the case open and soldering, and in most instances modifing it to be top loading instead of front loading (there are some kits you don't need to do that with) Its alot of work to do illegal things :P

[xyzzysqrl]

If I were going to do illegal things with it, I wouldn't bother trying to find out the best way, since my console would likely end up a smoking wreck anyway.

I'm looking for something that works well and reliably 'cause I'm actually going to be using it for import purchases and review builds for the website.

Still, yeah. It's looking like I'd have to send it away to someone else to get this to happen.

[stolisomancer.livejournal.com]

Since I am technically your editor, I may as well drop the fat knowledge.

Your options are as follows:

-- buying premodded. Easiest, safest, most expensive. Modchip.ca overcharges a bit but gets the job done reliably.

-- sending it off to be modded. I used to have a hookup, but he went legit recently. Past that, it's a question of asking around and hoping you find somebody cool.

-- doing it yourself. If you don't know what soldering is, then don't even think about it; modding a PS2 involves soldering something like forty-five separate points on the PS2's motherboard, which will require the use of precision screwdrivers, the ability to crack open your PS2 without freaking the fuck out, a fine-tip soldering iron (the off-the-rack iron available at your local Radio Shack will not do the job here), and the hand-eye coordination of a veteran brain surgeon.

-- buying a fliptop drive. The cheapest alternative, this'll involve replacing your PS2's case and using a swap trick to play most stuff. It is, however, nowhere near as cool as an internal modchip and I've heard unconfirmed stories that fliptop drives eat the PS2 motor like candy--you are essentially making it do something which it was never designed to do--but it's like thirty bucks and it'll do what you need it to do.

Keep in mind that once you start in on any of this stuff, you're going to need to find somebody in your area who can fix a PS2 on his or her own. Most licensed PS2 repair places will send the unit back to Sony for repair, and if you've cracked open the unit's case, they'll send it right back to you.

By the way, Gordy, you might want to get in touch with Harlan Musser one of these days; he seems to want to talk to you.

[xyzzysqrl]

The Infobomb's appreciated, yeah.

From what I can tell, the options go: Big cash, slightly smaller cash, hell no, break your console over time. Since I'm not into doing -really- stupid things for the fun of it I'll probably end up shipping it off sooner or later, or picking up a flipmod and stocking up cash for a premod replacement.

Harlan's been trying to get in touch, yeah, but I seem to be either offline or asleep at the keys whenever he ICQs. I'll have to get in touch with him proper. Thanks.

I am?

[endymion-v1.livejournal.com]

I am? Nobody told me!