So I’m feeling like a big of a geek demi-god after last night’s escapades, involving helping Lucy get her computer working and installing the open source DD-WRT firmware on my old Linksys router for better work as a hub.

I wouldn’t feel so mighty about it if it weren’t for the WRT wiki, which says at every step, “YOU WILL BRICK YOUR ROUTER. DON’T BE FOOLISH!” I was not, as it appears, as foolish as that. So I am shocked to say that all of our “permanently” emplaced technology can now use a wired cable! In the gaming sense, I’m occasionally getting a latency (stop rolling your eyes, Melanie, I’m almost done!) of 90ms … which is three times as fast as before I replaced the router. Who knew they made such a difference?

Meanwhile, to cement my geekishness, as I walked to the office through the mounds of melting snow, I couldn’t help but think of Super Metroid, which I miss playing. None of the console Metroid games since SM have been as good.

~ by Skennedy on February 17, 2011.

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  1. I actually thought the Metroid Prime games were pretty good, it’s just that Super Metroid was so great it’s hard to live up to that kind of legacy.

    greybeta said this on February 17, 2011 at 3:21 pm

    • I enjoyed MP3 well enough to play it, but not well enough to finish it. And honestly, I’ve never gone back to it. I was really bummed to discover its huge multiplayer deficiency, as well – I felt scammed, sorta.

      I only played 1 and 2 long after they came out.

      I’ve enjoyed pretty much all of the portable Metroid games.

      atdt1991 said this on February 17, 2011 at 4:42 pm

    • I enjoyed MP3 well enough to play it, but not well enough to finish it. And honestly, I’ve never gone back to it. I was really bummed to discover its huge multiplayer deficiency, as well – I felt scammed, sorta.

      I only played 1 and 2 long after they came out.

      I’ve enjoyed pretty much all of the portable Metroid games.

      atdt1991 said this on February 17, 2011 at 4:42 pm

  2. I actually thought the Metroid Prime games were pretty good, it’s just that Super Metroid was so great it’s hard to live up to that kind of legacy.

    greybeta said this on February 17, 2011 at 3:21 pm

  3. I’ve been using Tomato on a WRT54GL for a couple of years now; it’s amazing how well the DD-WRT derived firmwares can push such wimpy hardware.

    For the next upgrade, I’m seriously considering moving to RouterOS on one of these: http://www.routerboard.com/

    They sell the boards and cases separately! Customize the router with the exact radios and I/O boards that you want!

    pathwalker said this on February 17, 2011 at 11:47 pm

  4. I’ve been using Tomato on a WRT54GL for a couple of years now; it’s amazing how well the DD-WRT derived firmwares can push such wimpy hardware.

    For the next upgrade, I’m seriously considering moving to RouterOS on one of these: http://www.routerboard.com/

    They sell the boards and cases separately! Customize the router with the exact radios and I/O boards that you want!

    pathwalker said this on February 17, 2011 at 11:47 pm

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