I was genuinely surprised by this American English accent quiz; it hit pretty close to the mark!
| What American accent do you have? (Best version so far)North Central What people call the “Minnesota accent.” Sounds almost Canadian. You may have even been asked if you were from Canada before.
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Forza Motorsport 2 for the XBox 360 came out last week; Microsoft’s answer to Gran Turismo turns out to be a pretty good game, and figuring that I have not played a serious driving sim with a racing wheel, I went out and splurged on a Microsoft-branded wireless racing wheel.
The thing is solidly built: nice faux leather on the wheel, tight clamp to the coffee table glass, and responsive foot pedals and paddle shifters. As with all custom peripherals, though, the biggest obstacle to recreating an arcade (or in this case, a driving) experience is how to feasibly mount the device in front of the TV. Driving wheels are especially a challenge given the need for a sturdy wheel and space for the pedals; we were barely able to get it onto the coffee table, and it required sitting on a lowered “gaming chair”, shifting the table onto its side, and bracing a heavy filing box behind the pedals to keep them from sliding.
RMA’s are such a hassle; spend hours convincing a customer rep. the product you bought in pristine condition imploded, and many shipping adventures later hope that you get a working replacement which isn’t too worn out from its previously unsatisfied owner (i.e., refurbished).
Sometimes, though, the process is so easy you wonder just how much they’re making selling it to you the first time around.
The last time this happened, I spent a few dollars on a cheapo flying saucer thingy which did not take crashes well; the styrofoam split after a particularly vicious encounter with a cubicle closet. Fortunately, customer service turned out to be a pleasant experience as they immediately offered to send out a new one on 3-day shipping at no charge and to trash the broken one since it was, after all, around $1 of construction material and electronics.
