A filk - not mine, so I'll just link to it: http://forums.sjgames.com/showpost.php? ... stcount=43]We Couldn't Stop The Liar

(One wonders what would've happened if Doug had played this version for Lisa... )
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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

Short Description: "Mr. Mason's decided to reward your hard work for him. But when he says "an in-depth look at weapons testing", he means
it!"

The final chapter of the BGC inspired mishes, which's been sitting in final form for some time in my box waiting new Architect slots is finally live.

This one's also the first to take serious advantage of the adjusted options for custom mobs, allowing for bosses that may have one power to make them
difficult and not others. For instance, none of them self-rez, unlike the initial build.
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"Oh, silver blade, forged in the depths of the beyond. Heed my summons and purge those who stand in my way. Lay
waste."

Since City of Heroes does not allow Transfer of Bases, Zilem and I were contemplating moving the Dojo of the Immortal White Tigers to Virtue, and where
wondering about interest in helping us get the Dojo back to the Glory that it is on Freedom.

Well, if your willling to help, Zilem has figured that the old base cost roughly 3 Million (yes MILLION) prestige to build.

The main thing is that if we get some people onboard. Well, we'd like people who are willing to log time on their toons, not just make toons to fill out
our roster.

I'm getting the SG Name tonight after this post, so adding new toons will be easier, if people want to help. If we don't get enough interest in
helping out... well... just means ZK and I get to save $10.

Drenivian
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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

And not in November for the first time in several years.

So... anyone have any idea what this "NCCoin" stuff is about? Something to do with an upcoming feature set, maybe?
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.

Spotted on the SJGames forums:

The Economist (referencing Physical Review Letters): Reality exists even when it isn't being observed

I'm sure somebody out there understands Hardy's Paradox, which is what Kazuhiro Yokota of Osaka University just proved is true. (Yes, he proved a paradox is true. Ouch.) But that somebody isn't me...
--
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

http://pc.ign.com/dor/objects/18954/mec ... 70709.html

I... the shiny... the game... the WOW...

Now if only it allows for extensive customization... please please please...

--sofaspud
--"Listening to your kid is the audio equivalent of a Salvador Dali painting, Spud." --OpMegs

My Mother likes to write haiku and recently surprised me by sending me a bunch of haiku she's written recently. One in particular caught my imagination and
carried me away.

Quote: Daughter




Father


push the swing harder


so I can fly

My Aura of Awesome has drawn 2 more of my friends who were tired of wow to Come try and and Play CoX..So I'm loggin back on earlier than stated to help
them along. So if you see toons named Healless and Flameless runnin about, their good friends of mine

This story hasn't lost interest that quickly, has it? I guess I should have started a new thread anyhow.

Got a couple of things I'm tinkering with here.

First one: Rapid Prototyping Machine.

As Zeke's experiments carry him deeper and deeper into strange terrain, I cannot help but think that having one would be useful. It'd be handy enough
just for laying down custom circuit boards (contracting an appropriately equiped fab shop is hideously expensive and practical only if your ordering in huge
numbers). Granted, he can probably get a good deal of stuff taken care of through MITHRIL once he's in their employ, but that's only going to go so
far. So an RPM seems like the most economical solution so far...

Second: POV Shifts

About a week ago I finished reading through Stefen Gagne's Sailor Nothing and it reminded me of something about his particular style that he
excells at - the Roving 1st Person POV. At this time, I'm working on the writing (scene of Rei's first meeting with Zeke, from Rei's POV - nearly
complete) but I've got a corner of my mind dedicated to figuring out how I would present something like this that would cause the least amount of
confusion.

When K.A. Applegate did one of her few Animorph books where the POV shifts, she'd actually head the segment with the character's name. I'd
like to be a bit more subtle, following Twoflower's example of shifting fonts. At the same time, part of me wishes to hold true to the bare-bones
presentation of purists such as the venerable (and sometimes hated) Benjamin Hutchins.

I know that the presentation's a post-production thing, but it's not something I want to wind up stumped on, hence why I give it at least a bit of
thought in the here and now. Thoughts, anyone?

ETA: Some other stuff...

I need to download the last episode or two of Akikan, but I got a pretty solid idea of where things go from Episode 11 with the appearance of the Mixed Juice
Akikan (Think Vampire Akikan - takes the powers of the Akikans she kisses and keeps their cans so she can summon 'zombie' Akikans at will). She'll
be one of the tougher opponents, for certain, and a possible reoccuring villain du jour for a while.

Also, I cannot help but think that the all-too-openly-gay director of the Akikan Elect in that area would be in cahoots (in more ways than one) with our
flamer-whispered. And just for pure brain breakage... Nah, I'll leave this one as a surprise. (^_^)

One final thing, then I'm done for the night...

I finally managed to put a finger on why I don't feel too cozy with the idea of making one of the Chinese Sisters (from FMP) an Akikan. While writing this
fic, I will, understandably, be changing a few things about some of the characters to make things fit better. Something that I don't like doing, however,
is changing the basic nature of a character. This includes gender orientation and physical nature. The only exceptions I make is where breaking these
conventions is the point of the story. Age and circumstances are somethings I'm willing to change - Sakura will be well aged by the time we see her as an
active player in our story, but I have my limits in what I wish to change and I will excercise them.

Thank you kindly, though, for your input. It has been trully invaluable and has given me a wealth of material to work with. By all means, do keep the
suggestions coming - I'm just going to be more selective in what I decide to use. I may even pick and choose bits and pieces rather than entire ideas (Egg
Shen: "Like your salad bar here - we pick what we like and leave all the rest!").

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/afp/090709/w ... law_rights

We go now to one such Yoga class.

Those we seek to be cured, attain the lotus, align your chakras,

(Fap! Fap! Fap!)

Not that aligned! At least not yet.

Now the mantra.

Booooooooobbbbbbbiiiiiiiieeeees

Wwwweeeee lllllooooooovvveee Booooooooobbbbbbbiiiiiiiieeeees

Booooooooobbbbbbbiiiiiiiieeeees maaaaaaakkkkeee uuuuuussss sssssssmmmmmmiiiiiiillllllllle

By the three dicks of Vishnu, Brahman and Shiva do we have any lesbians here? Have I done more harm than good? Damage control. Damage control. Cure the
lesbians. Right.

Hoooooooottttttt ccccooooock! Mooooooorrrrre Hoooooooottttttt ccccooooock!

(Fap! Fap! Fap!)

Aiiigggh! By Ganeesha's probing Nasal Appendage! That mantra will not cure the gay men!

(Fap! Fap! Fap!)

No! No! No! No! You will not Align yourselves over the thought of nasal sex with the elephant headed god!

Stop aligning your chakras!

Sigh... This is going to be be harder than I thought.

(Fap! Fap! Fap!)

Harder? No! I didn't mean it like that!

(Fap! Fap! Fap!)

Oh stop that. I am feeling decidedly unserene at this moment.

- In truth it is hard to make fun of people like the nut-bar in the above article; as their own comments are already well over the edge of bug-fuck-nuts and
funny in and of themselves.