But Soviet Russia doesn't exist any more, so we'll just have to settle for http://englishrussia.com/?p=381]a pimped-out Russian tank.

(This was today's http://www.userfriendly.org/links/]User Friendly Link of the Day.)

There's some obvious Fenspace goodness here, but it's just too nifty to not share with everyone else...
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012

Ok, maybe not so practical. But still pretty awesome.

Microsoft Surface DnD demo.
---
Jon
"And that must have caused my dad's brain to break in half, replaced by a purely mechanical engine of revenge!"

This is the final build that I'm working towards with my Claws/Regen scrapper Mitarashi Miyoko.

Using the following build, with all 4 accolades, it nets a whopping 73 HP/s

The build relegates HP gains over Regen gains, as I noticed that any regen you get from sets is based off of your bare minimum, which, well, didn't add as
much as i wanted in the long run.

any suggestions to improve my Regen number would be nice. But i think its just about, well, finished.

It also has no over caps on Regen or HP bonuses.

Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.601

http://www.cohplanner.com/

Mitarashi Miyoko: Level 50 Magic Scrapper

Primary Power Set: Claws

Secondary Power Set: Regeneration

Power Pool: Fitness

Power Pool: Leaping

Power Pool: Leadership

Ancillary Pool: Body Mastery

Hero Profile:

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Level 1: Strike

(A) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage: Level 50

(7) Mako's Bite - Damage/Endurance: Level 50

(9) Mako's Bite - Damage/Recharge: Level 50

(23) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge: Level 50

(23) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge: Level 50

(34) Mako's Bite - Chance of Damage(Lethal): Level 50

Level 1: Fast Healing

(A) Numina's Convalescence - +Regeneration/+Recovery: Level 50

(3) Numina's Convalescence - Heal: Level 50

(3) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Endurance: Level 50

(34) Healing IO: Level 50

(48) Regenerative Tissue - +Regeneration: Level 30

(48) Healing IO: Level 50

Level 2: Reconstruction

(A) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Endurance: Level 50

(7) Doctored Wounds - Endurance/Recharge: Level 50

(43) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Recharge: Level 50

(46) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Endurance/Recharge: Level 50

(46) Doctored Wounds - Heal: Level 50

(46) Doctored Wounds - Recharge: Level 50

Level 4: Quick Recovery

(A) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod: Level 50

(5) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Recharge: Level 50

(5) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Accuracy: Level 50

(34) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Endurance: Level 50

Level 6: Swift

(A) Run Speed IO: Level 50

Level 8: Combat Jumping

(A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense: Level 50

(9) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance: Level 50

(50) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance/Recharge: Level 50

Level 10: Dull Pain

(A) Numina's Convalescence - Heal: Level 50

(11) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Recharge: Level 50

(11) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Endurance/Recharge: Level 50

Level 12: Maneuvers

(A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense: Level 50

(13) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance: Level 50

(13) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance/Recharge: Level 50

Level 14: Super Jump

(A) Unbounded Leap - Endurance: Level 50

(15) Unbounded Leap - Jumping: Level 50

(15) Unbounded Leap - +Stealth: Level 50

Level 16: Health

(A) Numina's Convalescence - Heal: Level 50

(17) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Endurance: Level 50

(17) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Recharge: Level 50

(33) Healing IO: Level 50

Level 18: Integration

(A) Numina's Convalescence - Heal: Level 50

(19) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Endurance: Level 50

(19) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Recharge: Level 50

(33) Healing IO: Level 50

Level 20: Stamina

(A) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod: Level 50

(21) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Accuracy: Level 50

(21) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Recharge: Level 50

(50) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Endurance: Level 50

Level 22: Resilience

(A) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3%: Level 30

(25) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/Endurance: Level 30

(39) Steadfast Protection - Knockback Protection: Level 30

Level 24: Follow Up

(A) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage: Level 50

(25) Mako's Bite - Damage/Endurance: Level 50

(37) Mako's Bite - Damage/Recharge: Level 50

(37) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge: Level 50

(39) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge: Level 50

(40) Mako's Bite - Chance of Damage(Lethal): Level 50

Level 26: Eviscerate

(A) Eradication - Damage: Level 30

(27) Eradication - Accuracy/Recharge: Level 30

(27) Eradication - Damage/Recharge: Level 30

(39) Eradication - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge: Level 30

(40) Obliteration - Damage/Recharge: Level 50

(40) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge: Level 50

Level 28: Focus

(A) Apocalypse - Damage: Level 50

(29) Apocalypse - Damage/Recharge: Level 50

(29) Apocalypse - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge: Level 50

(42) Apocalypse - Damage/Endurance: Level 50

(43) Apocalypse - Accuracy/Recharge: Level 50

(43) Apocalypse - Chance of Damage(Negative): Level 50

Level 30: Instant Healing

(A) Numina's Convalescence - Heal: Level 50

(31) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Endurance: Level 50

(31) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Recharge: Level 50

(31) Healing IO: Level 50

Level 32: Spin

(A) Eradication - Damage: Level 30

(33) Eradication - Accuracy/Recharge: Level 30

(36) Eradication - Damage/Recharge: Level 30

(36) Eradication - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge: Level 30

(36) Obliteration - Damage: Level 50

(37) Obliteration - Damage/Recharge: Level 50

Level 35: Revive

(A) Triage - Heal/Recharge: Level 30

(42) Triage - Heal/Endurance/Recharge: Level 30

(42) Triage - Heal/Endurance: Level 30

Level 38: Assault

(A) Endurance Reduction IO: Level 50

Level 41: Focused Accuracy

(A) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Chance for Build Up: Level 50

Level 44: Physical Perfection

(A) Regenerative Tissue - Heal/Endurance: Level 30

(45) Regenerative Tissue - Heal/Recharge: Level 30

(45) Regenerative Tissue - Heal/Endurance/Recharge: Level 30

(45) Healing IO: Level 50

Level 47: Vengeance

(A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense: Level 50

(48) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance: Level 50

(50) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance/Recharge: Level 50

Level 49: Moment of Glory

(A) Recharge Reduction IO: Level 50

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Level 1: Brawl

(A) Empty

Level 1: Sprint

(A) Empty

Level 2: Rest

(A) Empty

Level 1: Critical Hit

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Set Bonus Totals:

10% DamageBuff(Smashing)

10% DamageBuff(Lethal)

10% DamageBuff(Fire)

10% DamageBuff(Cold)

10% DamageBuff(Energy)

10% DamageBuff(Negative)

10% DamageBuff(Toxic)

10% DamageBuff(Psionic)

3% Defense(Smashing)

3% Defense(Lethal)

3% Defense(Fire)

3% Defense(Cold)

13% Defense(Energy)

13% Defense(Negative)

8% Defense(Psionic)

3% Defense(Melee)

13.6% Defense(Ranged)

3% Defense(AoE)

3.6% Max End

4% Enhancement(Heal)

15% Enhancement(RechargeTime)

411.6 HP (30.7%) HitPoints

4% JumpHeight

4% JumpSpeed

Knockback (Mag -4)

Knockup (Mag -4)

MezResist(Held) 6.6%

MezResist(Immobilize) 6.6%

MezResist(Stun) 4.4%

MezResist(Terrorized) 2.2%

4.5% (0.08 End/sec) Recovery

130% (7.27 HP/sec) Regeneration

1.26% Resistance(Fire)

1.26% Resistance(Cold)

1.26% Resistance(Toxic)

1.26% Resistance(Psionic)

4% RunSpeed

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Set Bonuses:

Mako's Bite

(Strike)

MezResist(Immobilize) 3.3%

20.1 HP (1.5%) HitPoints

3% DamageBuff(All)

MezResist(Held) 3.3%

3.75% Defense(Ranged), 1.88% Defense(Energy), 1.88% Defense(Negative)

Numina's Convalescence

(Fast Healing)

12% (0.67 HP/sec) Regeneration

25.1 HP (1.87%) HitPoints

Doctored Wounds

(Reconstruction)

MezResist(Terrorized) 2.2%

1.26% Resistance(Fire,Cold)

4% Enhancement(Heal)

5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)

1.26% Resistance(Toxic,Psionic)

Efficacy Adaptor

(Quick Recovery)

15.1 HP (1.12%) HitPoints

1.5% (0.03 End/sec) Recovery

10% (0.56 HP/sec) Regeneration

Luck of the Gambler

(Combat Jumping)

10% (0.56 HP/sec) Regeneration

15.1 HP (1.12%) HitPoints

Numina's Convalescence

(Dull Pain)

12% (0.67 HP/sec) Regeneration

25.1 HP (1.87%) HitPoints

Luck of the Gambler

(Maneuvers)

10% (0.56 HP/sec) Regeneration

15.1 HP (1.12%) HitPoints

Unbounded Leap

(Super Jump)

4% JumpSpeed, 4% JumpHeight

20.1 HP (1.5%) HitPoints

Numina's Convalescence

(Health)

12% (0.67 HP/sec) Regeneration

25.1 HP (1.87%) HitPoints

Numina's Convalescence

(Integration)

12% (0.67 HP/sec) Regeneration

25.1 HP (1.87%) HitPoints

Efficacy Adaptor

(Stamina)

15.1 HP (1.12%) HitPoints

1.5% (0.03 End/sec) Recovery

10% (0.56 HP/sec) Regeneration

Steadfast Protection

(Resilience)

1.5% (0.03 End/sec) Recovery

20.1 HP (1.5%) HitPoints

3% Defense(All)

Knockback Protection (Mag -4)

Mako's Bite

(Follow Up)

MezResist(Immobilize) 3.3%

20.1 HP (1.5%) HitPoints

3% DamageBuff(All)

MezResist(Held) 3.3%

3.75% Defense(Ranged), 1.88% Defense(Energy), 1.88% Defense(Negative)

Eradication

(Eviscerate)

1.8% Max End

3.13% Defense(Energy,Negative), 1.56% Defense(Ranged)

30.1 HP (2.25%) HitPoints

Obliteration

(Eviscerate)

MezResist(Stun) 2.2%

Apocalypse

(Focus)

16% (0.89 HP/sec) Regeneration

40.2 HP (3%) HitPoints

4% DamageBuff(All)

10% Enhancement(RechargeTime)

5% Defense(Psionic)

Numina's Convalescence

(Instant Healing)

12% (0.67 HP/sec) Regeneration

25.1 HP (1.87%) HitPoints

Eradication

(Spin)

1.8% Max End

3.13% Defense(Energy,Negative), 1.56% Defense(Ranged)

30.1 HP (2.25%) HitPoints

Obliteration

(Spin)

MezResist(Stun) 2.2%

Triage

(Revive)

4% (0.22 HP/sec) Regeneration

10 HP (0.75%) HitPoints

Regenerative Tissue

(Physical Perfection)

4% RunSpeed

20.1 HP (1.5%) HitPoints

Luck of the Gambler

(Vengeance)

10% (0.56 HP/sec) Regeneration

15.1 HP (1.12%) HitPoints

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In the epic rage of furious thunder
legends create their tales
when the twilight calls and the dark lord falls
our glory will prevail

Quirks & Quarks, CBC Radio: http://podcast.cbc.ca/mp3/quirks_20091024_22004.mp3]Interstellar Boundary Explorer probe discovers ring around the Solar System (podcast, link should be valid for four weeks)

Anyone else want to retcon Fenspace so this is the marker for The Limit?
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012

I can't find media reports of this yet, but my Uncle Arthur (who once worked with him) has reported on Facebook that Soupy Sales has passed away.

More on this as it becomes available.

ETA: Found CNN's
obit. I should learn to look in the right places.
-- Bob
---------
Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.

Peg's mom surprised us with tickets to Paul Anka's concert at the State Theater in New Brunswick tonight.  As it so happens I have a track or two of Anka's in my music collection that I like quite a bit, and I knew that he had a number of early-rock-era hits that were reasonably listenable.  Plus I needed the cheering.  But...
The first hour or so of the concert was Anka basically bouncing around trying to do these jazzy versions of his older songs, and a few other things -- like a really... odd... version of "Mack the Knife" he did as a tribute to Bobby Darrin.  The weirdest moment was the version of Van Halen's "Jump" he did -- I swear it was right off of Richard Cheese's "Lounge Against the Machine" CD.  (I actually caught the last minute of that performance on my cellphone if a demonstration is needed.)
Eventually he settled down, but for the longest time it was like watching someone's little old Jewish grandfather trying hard to be cool at a party thrown by the younger folks.  It was obvious that he was enjoying the hell out of himself, but it just came across a bit... cheesy and/or self-indulgent at times.  There were points where he was clearly improvising new lyrics to various songs on the spot -- like the moment when a cellphone belonging to someone in the front row rang while he was down front singing in their faces; he took the phone and answered it in song, getting in a dig at the caller for interrupting the show while he was at it.  (Yeah, I suppose it could have been staged.)
Anyway, I guess I'm just suffering a little cognitive dissonance between the guy I knew for mellow (and sometimes oddly intense) performances on the radio in the 70s and this hyper 70-something lounge lizard.  There's really nothing really profound here.  Sorry to bother you...
-- Bob
---------
Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.

What do the two things in the subject line have in common? Absolutely nothing... unless you're working for either Microsoft or Burger King in Japan.

Daily Mail: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldne ... opper.html]Burger King marks launch of Windows 7 with a SEVEN-patty Whopper

(Spotted over on the In Nomine forum at the SJGames forums, where the poster was sure this is a case of Vapula and Haagenti working together for some reason.)
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012

So I'm not trying to sell you artwork. 'cause while I draw, I don't usually charge folks for my drek.
But I know a talented artist who's in need of a little help. She's a recent art school grad, but she doesn't exactly have employment right now.
Thing is, she needs cash. She's currently trying to get paid commissions for artwork and such...because her medical bills are rising. She's got a chronic illness.
Anyway, this livejournal post has some of her recent stuff. Then, of course, there's her DeviantArt gallery, which has her usual prices for character artwork. She also sells custom-made notebooks and journals.
-- Acyl

A link to the build of that
humanform PB we were teaming with in the Hami Raid.
---
"Oh, silver blade, forged in the depths of the beyond. Heed my summons and purge those who stand in my way. Lay
waste."

Stage, film, and television actor Joseph Wiseman passed away Monday at the age of 91.

While he loved his stage roles best, he's best-known for a movie role: the title character in something called Dr. No...

http://www.cbc.ca/arts/film/story/2009/ ... oseph.html]Obituary on CBC.ca
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012