Cataclysm Level 32 Retribution Paladin

And here is the pawn scale for my level 32 retribution paladin I'm currently using.

By all means, these are not elitist jerks numbers.. just an "oh hey, this item is better than what I'm wearing.. let's adjust the pawn value on the stat that is making it better!"

Works for the low-levels though. :)

( Pawn: v1: "Simple DPS": IsStaff=-1000000, Agility=0.15, ExpertiseRating=1, MasteryRating=1, IsCrossbow=-1000000, IsThrown=-1000000, MeleeDps=1, Dps=0.071428571428571, Strength=2, IsSword=-1000000, OneHandDps=-1000000, IsAxe=-1000000, IsFrill=-1000000, Ap=1, IsWand=-1000000, IsFist=-1000000, IsOffHand=-1000000, IsMace=-1000000, CritRating=1.97, OffHandSpeed=-1000000, HasteRating=1, IsDagger=-1000000, Armor=0.001, MetaSocketEffect=1, IsGun=-1000000, IsMail=0.5, MainHandDps=-1000000, IsCloth=0.125, IsPlate=1, IsLeather=0.25, HitRating=1.566, Stamina=0.01, TwoHandDps=1, IsShield=-1000000, IsBow=-1000000 )

Level 31 Holy Paladin Exorcist Pawn Scale

Here is the pawn scale for my Level 31 Holy Paladin exorcist gear. (Exorcist meaning spellpower-based holy-specced dps using the spell "Exorcism" as a main staple. )

I am currently leveling my human paladin in World of Warcraft: Cataclysm with these values.

( Pawn: v1: "Exorcist": Intellect=5.35, Strength=0.01, IsWand=-1000000, CritRating=0.33, IsGun=-1000000, Agility=0.001, HasteRating=1, MasteryRating=0.01, IsCrossbow=-1000000, MetaSocketEffect=1, Spirit=9.64, IsThrown=-1000000, IsDagger=-1000000, MeleeDps=1, Armor=0.001, MainHandDps=1, Dps=0.01, IsMail=0.05, IsPlate=0.1, IsLeather=0.025, IsBow=-1000000, Stamina=0.01, SpellPower=1, IsShield=1, IsCloth=0.0125 )

Level 31 Simple Paladin Holy Healer Pawn Scale

Here is the pawn scale for my Level 31 Holy Paladin healing gear.
I am currently leveling my human paladin in World of Warcraft: Cataclysm with these values.

( Pawn: v1: "Simple Healer": Intellect=2.8, Is2HMace=-1000000, Agility=0.10875, MasteryRating=0.01, Spirit=1.857, IsThrown=-1000000, MainHandDps=1, Is2HAxe=-1000000, IsBow=-1000000, Strength=0.6, SpellPower=1, IsWand=-1000000, CritRating=0.87, MeleeDps=1, HasteRating=2.041, IsDagger=-1000000, Armor=0.001, MetaSocketEffect=1, IsGun=-1000000, IsCloth=0.0125, IsMail=0.05, IsPlate=0.1, IsLeather=0.025, Dps=0.01, Stamina=0.2, Is2HSword=-1000000, IsShield=10, IsCrossbow=-1000000 )

Level 31 Simple Paladin Tank Pawn Scale

Here is the pawn scale for my Level 31 Paladin tanking gear.
I am currently leveling my human paladin in World of Warcraft: Cataclysm with these values.

( Pawn: v1: "Simple Tank": Intellect=0.01, ArcaneResist=0.1, FrostResist=0.1, ShadowResist=0.1, ExpertiseRating=1, MasteryRating=1, Agility=0.15, Spirit=0.001, IsThrown=-1000000, MainHandDps=1, Is2HAxe=-1000000, Dps=1, Strength=3.17, ParryRating=1, AllResist=0.1, NatureResist=0.1, DodgeRating=27, Ap=1, IsWand=-1000000, IsCloth=0.0125, CritRating=1, Is2HMace=-1000000, MeleeDps=1, FireResist=0.1, BonusArmor=1, IsPolearm=-1000000, HasteRating=1, IsDagger=-1000000, Armor=0.01, MetaSocketEffect=1, BaseArmor=0.0999, IsGun=-1000000, Stamina=3, IsCrossbow=-1000000, IsMail=0.05, IsPlate=0.1, IsLeather=0.025, IsBow=-1000000, HitRating=0.5, Is2HSword=-1000000, IsShield=1, IsStaff=-1000000 )

Cataclysm Healer Pawn Scales for 4.0

Do you Agonize over which piece of gear to equip?

Let the Pawn addon decide for you!

Building on the idea that Blizzard has already optimized the gear itself for the item level, these pawn scales will help you choose the optimal gear for the job.

These pawn scales should scale as you level as long as you keep upgrading your gear to your character's level. If your toon is undergeared, you will run out of mana too soon or not be able to outdo the incoming damage on the tank.

( Pawn: v1: "Balanced": Intellect=1, CritRating=1, HasteRating=1, MasteryRating=1, SpellPower=1, Spirit=1 )

If you're soloing as a healer, just add in some stamina so you can take those extra hits:

( Pawn: v1: "Solo": Stamina=1, Intellect=1, CritRating=1, HasteRating=1, MasteryRating=1, SpellPower=1, Spirit=1 )

For testing, I use the DrDamage addon to guestimate total healing done until out of mana.

In every situation -a different tank, a different instance: You will have to decide if you will need harder, better, faster, stronger, or longer-lasting heals.

Anytime I'm healing a tank that, well sucks, as in I'm running out of mana healing him or I need to heal faster, then I just copy the pawn scale and tweak that stat that I need more of *usually by 10* like these:

• ( Pawn: v1: "Harder": Intellect=1, CritRating=10, HasteRating=1, MasteryRating=1, SpellPower=1, Spirit=1 )

• ( Pawn: v1: "Better": Intellect=10, CritRating=1, HasteRating=1, MasteryRating=1, SpellPower=1, Spirit=1 )

• ( Pawn: v1: "Faster": Intellect=1, CritRating=1, HasteRating=10, MasteryRating=1, SpellPower=1, Spirit=1 )

• ( Pawn: v1: "Stronger": Intellect=1, CritRating=1, HasteRating=10, MasteryRating=10, SpellPower=1, Spirit=1 )

• ( Pawn: v1: "Longer": Intellect=1, CritRating=1, HasteRating=1, MasteryRating=1, SpellPower=1, Spirit=10 )

Of course, as a healer that loves doing the best healing possible I will spend many many minutes tweaking these numbers between random groups for the optimal values, so every time I can roll need with a quick look if the loot is better.

Any feedback? :) 

VLC Media Player : Bad Coding

Hole-eeee crap. After reading so many positive comments on how the vlc media player works so well, I decided to try it.

Conclusion: what a piece of buggy crap. Constant and inconsistent crash to desktops with no explanation.

Do 'programmers' or UI designers ever use these things they write? I can find bad designs everywhere.. why is it so hard for other people to write something that just works?

(Heh. Even the spell checker on blogger.com needs fixed.)

Come on guys, spend a few minutes thinking. Then code some quality. Instead of writing:

function double Do(int a){
   var b = a * a;
   return a / ( b - b );
}

How about adding the tiniest bit of error checking?

function double Do(int a){
   var b = a * a;
   var c = b - b;
   if ( c == 0 ) { return 0; }
   return a / c;
}

Your future 'programmers' still won't have much clue what you were trying to accomplish
(because you never write useful comments)

/*that'd take too much time*/

But at least it should not crash with a divide-by-zero like exception.

Seriously. You're making us look bad. :/

AI, SNN, kids, and God.

Neural Nets are cool. Really cool.

My children are awesome.

They think, learn, and grow.
With sounds, words, emotions, ideas, thoughts.. more than I realize.

Every single day.

They deal with a new random chaotic world thrown at them every single day. And they make sense of it, even enjoy it. Show us new ways of perceiving the universe.

Why can't we design a program to become alive.. Sentient?

Pentium CPUs can freak out even with simple math.

Our brains are so reliably unreliable at the neuronal level.. yet overall so quick, so accurate, and fast at recognizing patterns.
Even things we've never seen before.

We've tried neural nets.
Spike-timing-dependent neural nets (SNNs) are even cooler than regular fully connected neural nets (NNs).

But aren't NNs just a way of brute forcing a function for a set of defined inputs?

The computational complexity of a fully connected NN.. is just staggering.

But..

Our brains are not fully connected.. not every neuron has a connection to every other neuron.
I see this as a huge flaw in our current neuromorphic creations.

And why have layers?
Any amount of layers one chooses is arbitrary.
As I've observed in this life, almost everything arbitrary is 'Not Good'.

So we create a sparse SNN.. (best simulated on a GPU! [awesomeness] so far)

But where do we draw this imaginary line of random 'percentageness'?
Can we drop it down to a bare minimum?

Wouldn't our AI get progressively 'dumber' until it was unable to correlate anything?
Unable to draw even the simplest of conclusions.. even with tidied inputs?

So we have to find some way to let the AI observe, learn, and grow all by itself. With the occasional teaching, of course.

Or else we'd have to feed it every bit of knowledge.
OpenCyc anyone?
Cool project, but I don't believe it is the right way to create an AI.

Some people claim an AI is not possible.
Well, it [ intelligence / sentience ] either is able to be replicated/simulated/created through science or it isn't.

If we are truly soulless neuron-computing machines.. well, what does anything matter then? Why create? Why paint? Why poetry? Why intuition? Why love?

If we are the pinnacle of creation, meaning nothing better can or will be created, then what hope does humanity have to survive more than a few more thousand years more at best.

We are either magical, science-based, or God created.
I have a strong feeling it's a bit of all three. :)

We can ask God to snap His fingers, but I have the feeling He wants us to work things out ourselves.

So you of the Internet: what other ways are there for us to create a Star Trek Data-like artificial intelligence?

Storing knowledge RDF-like seems useful, because of the inference capability.
But how can we get this AI to learn this knowledge and use it without having to spoon feed it selected bits of information?

Not to mention ambiguity, point of view, understanding, self-awareness, and a host of other things we do not understand plaguing us.

Anyone have any ideas?

Any AI we create, we need to take responsibility for. No slaves. No war-machines.

No world-ending end-of-humanity takeovers. (An annoyingly overused scifi concept, yet still entertaining).

How do you teach something ethics and morality?
We humans haven't even learned how to cooperate with each other..

Maybe an AI can show us the logic and beauty of a future where we will truly have a utopia.

:)

Enchant Shield - Protection

Enchant Shield - Protection

Really Blizzard?

160 armor on a level 300 enchant?

You seem to have missed some more numbers..

Hire me. I'll fix your code :)

Warcraft Toons

Many a time I'm logging into World of Warcraft on my female draenei shaman and I say, "Hello Gorgeous!".

That's when my toon replies, "dude.. you're creepin' me out..".


:P

Making Cars Noisier

Wow.

How stupid.

Seriously.

The companies (i.e. government transportation) looking to profit from this new asinine law argue that it will help saves lives.
The lives of those morons crossing the street without looking.
And those of blind people.

Blind people?

What blind person blindly crosses the street?
Every blind person I've known has been smarter than to just walk across the street because they "don't hear a vehicle".

How many morons do I see every week walking out of Walmart into the parking lot without looking or even paying attention to oncoming cars?

Countless numbers.

The sheer ignorance of these people makes one want to cry for their lives.
To shout at them "hello!? don't you see these two tons of steel bearing down at you?".
But shouting does't help.. and neither does the horn.
You know why?
Because they are so self absorbed into their music  player and/or their pointless cell phone conversation.

"Oh, if someone hits me with their car, I'll just sue them."
I imagine that's what they think.

Litigous Moron. Could have just looked and smiled at your fellow human and saved your limbs.. your child's parent.

Anyways, where was I?

Oh yah..

Doesn't it make a LOT more freakin' sense to make all the cars quieter?
Maybe we could hear the tire noise then..

Or you could be smart and look both ways. Twice.
Like we learned back in elementary school.
Like our parents taught us.

God, I love my parents.

Found a rare gem

This cute little bundle of joy makes faces at her computer and then her dad remixes frames of her into a soothing techno.. hat's off to her dad!

YouTube iframe posting fun

Just having a little fun with autplay and iframes while bored waiting for World of Warcraft to come back up ... nothing useful here. :)

Two Different Loves

I find it interesting that I like both Lemon Jelly and this frequency 'stuff'.
Listen to both at the same time even..

Trojolés anyone?

Trojolés anyone?

Dammit

Dammit, depression sucks.

Those of you who have never felt its grip, don't you dare ever judge someone suffering from suicidal depression.

Ever.

I love You

I love You.


Not that you ever read my blog... oh well :)

The Lone Ranger

When confronted by a difficult problem, you can solve it more easily by reducing it to the question, "How would the Lone Ranger handle this?"

The problem with political jokes is they get elected.

The problem with political jokes is they get elected.

DMCA

Excerpt from the genius over at Neuron2.

It's worth remembering that in a democracy, the government's only function -- and its sole duty -- is to act in the best interest of the people at large. The government should never give power to a small number of people (like an individual or a corporation) at the expense of others unless there is a compelling social interest in doing so. This doesn't mean that copyright should be abolished, but it does mean that arguments about copyright should always proceed from the perspective of social benefit.

The sense in this statement is amazing.

Pro Abortionists

Saw this quote earlier.. sums it up very nicely.

So I noticed everyone that is pro-abortion has already been born...

I'm Against Same Sex Marriage and I'm Not a Bigot

Quoted From Facebook...

People who are against same sex marriage are being accused of bigotry and prejudice. But here is our question for the accusers. You say we've done something wrong. So where does the standard by which you are judging us come from?

And since it appears you think what we believe is objectively and absolutely wrong, your standard of morality must be objective and absolute. Otherwise, it's simply your preference. But why get so upset about a difference in preference?

And this standard you are using to judge us appears to be outside ourselves, recognizable, and something we ought to be accountable to. Otherwise you wouldn't be saying that we are guilty for not abiding by it.

And since you're saying it applies to us as persons, it seems you are also implying that the standard, perhaps, comes from that which is personal?

But if you say it's none of the above, and it's simply your personal belief, then doesn't it fall under the "private moral view" category that Judge Walker dismisses as inapplicable to the issue?

So if you still believe we're prejudiced bigots, could you at least explain to us what you ground your moral standard in? Shouldn't that at least be part of the great conversation in America over this issue?"

Random Enum in C#

I wrote this because.. well.. I can. 8D

If you use this code, please give Protiguous some credit. (Too bad adSense doesn't allow one to ask for clicks. Because that'd be cooler!)

Explanation:

1. Initialize a newly seeded rng with an overkill of LINQ.
2. Initialize a thread safe access control.
3. Generate a list of names for each defined enum.
4. ... and return one of those enums.

Here is some untested sample code:

enum ourEnums { One, Two, Three, Four, Five };

//I know we could use a for loop, but I love foreach so much more..
foreach ( var i in Enumerable.Range( 0, 10 ) ) {
   Console.WriteLine( RandEnum() );
 }

Note: If there are any uppercase/lowercase/typos... let's just blame it on blogspot/browser/politics/etc... as always: It Works On My Machine.

And here is my sample code for returning a random enum in C#:

namespace Examples {
    using System;
    using System.Linq;
    using System.Threading;

    public class Example {

        private static readonly Random oti = new Random( Guid.NewGuid().ToByteArray().Sum( b => b * b.GetHashCode() ) );

        private static readonly ReaderWriterLockSlim otia = new ReaderWriterLockSlim( LockRecursionPolicy.SupportsRecursion );

        public static T RandEnum() {
            if ( !typeof( T ).IsEnum ) { return default( T ); }

            var names = Enum.GetNames( typeof( T ) );
            try { otia.EnterWriteLock(); return ( T )Enum.Parse( typeof( T ), names[ oti.Next( 0, names.Length ) ] ); }
            finally { otia.ExitWriteLock(); }
        }

    }
}

A Big Blue Brain Bug!

An excerpt from BugBrain that tickled my funny bone:

Oh, yes… I have received a lot of questions like "So, what the hell is bugbrain?":-)

Well, in my early school days I had my personal molester (as every skinny guy with glasses, I presume).

One day he stepped to me, poked with his finger to my head and asked:

"No…?", I answered meekly.

"A big blue brain bug!"

"Oh!"

"And do you know what he's doing?"

"No…?"

"He's starving!" he tittered, poked me again and went away.

And since then, I just cannot get this bug out of my head...

Tips to increase AdSense revenue

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• Promote your web site to get more visitors. More visitors should mean more adclicks. Try submitting your pages to multiple search engines and forums.
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• Tweak the AdSense placement. Does it look right to you? Does it look natural? Tweaking the placement could generate more clicks because the reader does not feel like an ad is being forced upon them
• Use text ads if possible. They will load faster than images and blend better with more themes.

Curb Raping Women

Women drivers.
Why do they enjoy raping the curbs?
You know.. they take a right turn and they let the back (and on the really good drivers: the front) wheels drag slowly across the the sidewalk curb.

Usually scraping up the tire's sidewall and possibly even the wheelwell..

I just don't get it.
Don't women have an overall sense of the vehicle's position?

Oh well, love 'em anyways.. :()

No offense

FYI, saying "No offense" doesn't make what your going to say or already said any less hurtful.

Breasts: Quality vs Quantity

Breasts: Quality vs Quantity?

Definitely Quality. :)

Level 79 Priest Outfits: SP vs Mana Regen

Here are my four outfits on my level 79 priest, at the moment.
The horizontal axis is my mana regeneration unbuffed.
The vertical axis is my spell power unbuffed.
The numbers literally go off this chart when I'm in a GOOD group.

You might ask..."So??".
I answer: depending on the tank and the instance, I can choose to last forever tossing out low power heals, or heal hard and fast but need to drink more often.

I'd also like to thank the coolest page on the internet for generating this graph for me!: Wolfram Alpha

(Going from left to right using the names A,B,C,D)

Dot A: If the tank has terrible damage mitigation, and needs constant healing then I use this outfit:

( Pawn: v1: "Weighted": Intellect=2, CritRating=4, IsMail=-1000000, IsPlate=-1000000, IsLeather=-1000000, HasteRating=5, Spirit=3, SpellPower=6, IsShield=-1000000, Mp5=1 )

Dot B: If I'm going to take a lot of damage, or need a balanced spread all across the priest sprectrum, then I use this pawn scale:

( Pawn: v1: "OnePointPer": Intellect=1, Mp5=1, CritRating=1, HolySpellDamage=1, IsMail=-1000000, IsLeather=-1000000, HasteRating=1, Stamina=1, SpellPower=1, IsShield=-1000000, Spirit=1 )

Dot C: Just wearing the best items by Blizzard's default ItemLevel. I enchant the best mp5 or spellpower available to the item. This outfit tends to be used when I don't know the tank or the instance yet.

Dot D: If the tank moves fast through the instance and has decent damage mitigation, then I use this pawn scale so I can toss PwS and Renews all day long without slowing up the group to drink:

( Pawn: v1: "ManaRegen": Intellect=0.1597, IsPlate=-1000000, IsLeather=-1000000, IsMail=-1000000, Spirit=0.2432, Mp5=1, IsShield=-1000000 )

A Charitable Lawyer

A local charity office realized that their organization had never received a donation from the town's most successful lawyer.

The person in charge of contributions calls this lawyer and says, "Our research shows that out of a yearly income of more than $300,000, you have not given a penny to charity. Wouldn't you like to give back to the community in some way?"

The lawyer mulls this over for a moment and replies, "First, did your research also show that my mother is dying after a long illness, and has medical bills that are several times her annual income?"

Embarrassed, the rep mumbles, "Um... no."

The lawyer interrupts, "or that my brother, a disabled veteran, is blind and confined to a wheelchair?"

The stricken rep begins to stammer out an apology, but is interrupted again.

"Or that my sister's husband died in a traffic accident," the lawyer's voice rising in indignation, "leaving her penniless with four children?!"

The humiliated rep, completely beaten, says simply, "I had no idea..."

On a roll, the lawyer cuts him off once again, "So if I don't give any money to them, why should I give any to you?!"

Barack Obama vs. an Intelligent Little Girl

Barack Obama sits next to a little girl on an airplane trip. He turns to her and says, "Let's talk. I've heard that flights go quicker if you strike up a conversation with your fellow passenger."

The little girl, who had just opened her book, closes it slowly and says to Obama, "Okay, what would you like to talk about?"

To which Obama replies, "Oh, I don't know. How about which Changes I Should Make To America?".

"Okay," she says. "That could be an interesting topic. But let me ask you a question first. A horse, a cow, and a deer all eat the same stuff - grass. Yet a deer excretes little pellets, while a cow turns out a flat patty, and a horse produces clumps of dried grass. Why do you suppose that is?"

Obama, visibly surprised by the little girl's intelligence, thinks about it for a second and finally says, "Hmmm, I have no idea."

To which the little girl replies, "Do you really feel qualified to change America when you don't know shit?"

Pawn "GearScore" Scale

Here is a simple scoring system for a rating a player's gear by using the Pawn addon for World of Warcraft.
(Check my other posts for a link to this awesome addon if you don't have it already.)

Similar to how the GearScore addon works (from what I've read), this scale simply adds up all relevant stats.
Remember: it will only rate the potential of a player's gear, not their skill level.
This scale does not place any value (bias) on where that gear came from, only what the gear adds to your character.

If there was a way for Pawn to rate enchantment procs.. now that would be way cool.
But this will do for now. :)

( Pawn: v1: "Score!": Intellect=1, ArcaneResist=1, FeralAp=1, FrostResist=1, ResilienceRating=1, Agility=1, ExpertiseRating=1, MasteryRating=1, Spirit=1, ArmorPenetration=1, FireSpellDamage=1, HolySpellDamage=1, Strength=1, Health=1, Hp5=1, SpellPower=1, Mp5=1, Ap=1, SpellPenetration=1, HasteRating=1, DefenseRating=1, Dps=1, FrostSpellDamage=1, BlockValue=1, BlockRating=1, Mana=1, NatureResist=1, ShadowResist=1, FireResist=1, ArcaneSpellDamage=1, NatureSpellDamage=1, CritRating=1, ShadowSpellDamage=1, HitRating=1, Stamina=1, Rap=1, ParryRating=1, DodgeRating=1 )

C# vs C++

Why do some 'programming' sites mix C++ and C# material?

I mean, come on! They're not even close.. :P

Any comments ?

Paris Hilton Arrested for Alleged Cocaine Possession

Paris Hilton Arrested for Alleged Cocaine Possession!!

Like.. who cares? Really.

Humans. sigh.

I know we are all supposed to love our fellow humans, but I also believe in free will.
The right to choose.

And I think that if any moron person wants to fry their brains (and thereby put money back into the economy!) then that is their choice.

Don't blame Humans for wanting to feel good.. just know there are better ways other than a quick fix.

Another Fail Tank: ßleußoy of Korialstraz

So.. random pug popped. My healer is level 76, the tank was 76..

First pull. Tank drops like hot butter on a hot day.
I was healing the crap out of him, popping every cooldown.
He had riptide, earthliving, healing totem active on him.


He still dies on the first pull... So I armorys him... ßleußoy

lol. Moron.

FWIW, My healer has 372 defense.. 4421 armor.. and 5% dodge. Sigh.

GTFA Thanatos

How to Not Commit Suicide.

New MP5 Record !

My level 75 night elf priest got up to 628 mp5 with that group!
And still doing 4k crit heals!

Favorite Healer Macro

Warning: Only use this macro on boss fights.
Anywhere else and it will lose its effectiveness!!

This macro has been tested to work with World of Warcraft version 3.3.3.

Okay here are the instructions for proper usage:

1. Wait until ~8 seconds into the boss fight.
2. Press this macro.
3. Fun ensues!

And.. here is the special healing macro:

/p BRB. Checking email..
/sit
/afk

I've used this many times and it really makes the tank pay attention. :)

Ice Bank Mice Elf

What do all these have in common?

Ice
Bank
Mice
Elf

Lol.

My butt hurts. ROFL!

Donald Knuth

“Beware of bugs in the above code; I have only proved it correct, not tried it.” - Donald Knuth

Fail DPS

"I'm so fail, I heal monsters when I dps." -Akíaelith, Sisters of Elune.

Cute kids shoes

World of Warcraft Terms

"pulldoes" - To pull a group of mobs and pancake them.
"pulldoze" - To pull a group of mobs and get pancaked by them.

Insightful Quote from a Friend

"After spending a LOOOONG day with my child, I understand why my own parents are insane." -L.S.P.

Unholy Death Knight Tanking: FTL (for the lose)!

Bah. Just tried to heal this 'tank' through the Nexus. Nothing personal, the guy was nice, but it really sucks when I have to spam Lesser Healing Wave and Riptide just to keep a level 71 human Death Knight healed. (I didn't have time to cast Healing Wave itself with healing the rest of the party too.)

Check out his stats.. btw, he was unholy for this dungeon. 351 defense. 8,851 hp. 6587 armor.
WTF, I'm a shaman and I have 362 defense with 9937 hp and 4735 armor !!

Laying Down Lieing Politicians

A bus full of politicians was driving down a country road, when the bus ran off the road and crashed into a tree in an farmer's field.

The old farmer, after seeing what happened, went over to investigate.

A few days later, the sheriff came out looking for the missing politicians; saw the crashed bus.
He asked the farmer where all the politicians had gone.

The farmer said, "I buried 'em all out back."

The sheriff then asked, "Were they ALL dead?"

The old farmer replied, "Well, some of them said they weren't, but you know how them politicians lie."

A Paladin Joke.

One night, a twin-engine airplane was flying somewhere above New Jersey. There were five people on board: the pilot, Michael Jordan, a Paladin, the Dali Lama, and a hippie.

Suddenly, an illegal generator exploded loudly in the luggage compartment, and the passenger cabin began to fill with smoke.

The cockpit door opened, and the pilot burst into the compartment. "Gentlemen," he began, "I have good news and bad news. The bad news is that we're about to crash in New Jersey. The good news is that there are four parachutes, and I have one of them!"

With that, the pilot threw open the door and jumped from the plane.

Michael Jordan was on his feet in a flash. "Gentlemen," he said, "I am the world's greatest athlete. The world needs great athletes. I think the world's greatest athlete should have a parachute!" With these words, he grabbed one of the remaining parachutes, and hurtled through the door and into the night.

The Paladin rose and said, "Gentlemen, I am a Paladin. The world needs Paladins. I think I should have a parachute, too." He grabbed one, and out he jumped.

The Dali Lama and the hippie looked at one another. Finally, the Dali Lama spoke. "My son," he said, "I have lived a satisfying life and have known the bliss of True Enlightenment. You have your life ahead of you. You take a parachute, and I will go down with the plane."

The hippie smiled slowly and said, "Hey, don't worry, dude. The Paladin just jumped out wearing my backpack."

Intelligence Analyst Arrested in Wikileaks Probe

This poster says it well.
Posted by: Chantigalo @ Wired
"Secrecy and freedom can not co-exist. We have a right to know what is being done in our names, with our money, and with the blood and sanity of our sons and daughters. As a veteran people like to thank me for my service. I came home to find out that I never did anything in service of the people of my county. My labor was used to serve and protect the profits of a few. Bradley Manning served his country. He told everyone the truth."

Swine Flu

We will refer to the 2009 H1N1 Flu as the 'Swine Flu' as it is commonly called.


Incubation Period: In general, the incubation period for the swine flu virus seems to range from 2 to 7 days. Meaning you could get someone sick before you know you are infected!

Swine Flu Symptoms: body aches, chills, cough, fatigue, fever, headache, runny nose, sore throat, and stuffy nose. Basically just like your everyday flu. :)

Contrary to science fiction shows (with bad or NO science), viruses with long incubation periods and non-lethal attacks tend to be the more successful ones (as in they spread wider to more hosts).

My advice is this: stop coughing in public places and always wash your hands.
Please stop spreading these damn diseases around !

Pawn Scale for Level 46 Fury Warrior

And here is the pawn scale I'm going to use for dps on my level 46 fury warrior in berserker stance.

( Pawn: v1: "Fury 46": ArmorPenetration=1, CritRating=1, HasteRating=1, Strength=2, ExpertiseRating=1, Agility=0.1, HitRating=1, Armor=0.01, Ap=1 )

Like it?

Avoidance Pawn Scale for Level 46 Warrior

Here is my Pawn Scale for my Level 46 Warrior geared towards Avoidance (avoid being hit). I chose the def=32 as the sum of the values (from what I read) that it affects, Block+Dodge+Parry.

( Pawn: v1: "Avoidance": BlockRating=10, Strength=1, ParryRating=10, Armor=0.009, Agility=2, DodgeRating=10, DefenseRating=32, BlockValue=1 )

It is similar to my previous post, but the +attack values have been stripped out.

Pure Avoidance Pawn Scale for Protection Warriors (Defense Build)

And here is the pawn scale I use when I want my warrior to be hit as little as possible.
[ Haven't had any complaints from the healers.. yet :) ]

( Pawn: v1: "Pure Avoidance": BlockRating=10, Health=0.1, CritRating=0.1, Strength=7.16, ParryRating=10, Armor=1, Agility=1.15, HasteRating=0.1, Hp5=0.1, DefenseRating=100, HitRating=0.1, DodgeRating=10, BlockValue=1 )

Binary Damage Mitigation Pawn Scale for Warriors

Here is the basic pawn scale I use for my warrior for damage mitigation.
He is level 45 at the time of this post.

( Pawn: v1: "Binary Mitigation": ArcaneResist=1, FrostResist=1, ResilienceRating=1, Agility=1, BlockRating=1, ParryRating=1, Armor=1, Strength=1, AllResist=1, Hp5=1, DodgeRating=1, FireResist=1, NatureResist=1, DefenseRating=1, ShadowResist=1 )

Adjust as you see fit :)

The Guild - Do You Wanna Date My Avatar?

Yes. :)

World of WifeCraft

Beware the WIFE STARE! (It will insta-kill anything below level 70)

Who is Justin Beiber?

Really... who is he? The name keeps popping up in the trade channel on Sisters of Elune..

How to win in every warcraft instance !

Don't Panic. The first and formost rule is don't panic! Seriously!

Douglas Adams had it right in his books, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.

Does it need repeating? A team with half the gearscore that remains calm will always do better than a team of twice the gearscore that does panic.

The next rule is: know your class. It may seem obvious, but I've met many a player who have only ever played one class ( usually a hunter :P ). They never even know what talents and spells other classes can do.

So, play other classes. Learn their capabilities. Learn what they do well, and what they cannot do.

Your teammates will thank you.

Celebrity Beastiality

So my wife and I watched Zack and Miri make a porno (I really lke Elizabeth Banks, but don't tell my wife that!).. and it got me to thinking what does it take to make money making porn in the real world?

So I did some googling.. which is my start any time I want to research something. I mean, having the whole (well, almost) internets at your fingertips should be awesome right? Right?

Out of this research, I came across another almost-blog were he mentions that by just adding the keywords 'Celebrity Beastiality' his search engine rank shot up (and of course, his web traffic. Which equals more clicks on the ads displayed. Which equals more money.).

Even though he had no porn of any type.. it worked. So I'm wondering if the same thing would work here, or get smothered in the billion other blogs and websites doing the similar thing.

So, perverts, just so you know: there is no real porn on this blog. Go read a good book and stop looking for dirty pics. :)

I love ConcurrentBag.

There is an informative post about the new thread-safe collection over at CodeThinked.
Check it out and be sure to read the comments.

"Jews should go home!" Riiiiggghhttt....

Bitch. Die. Soon.

You Bought It, You Own It

Like hell they own it and I'm just a licensee.
I will use something I buy in any which way I want, as long as it does not impact/(harm) others.


That said, as for Glider WHY would you want a program to play for you? I admit building the AI part of such a program is quite intriguing.. but aren't you playing a game to play the game?

Lol. Didn't know I had so much free money coming to me!

hehe, just got this spam.
Why don't they just send the money.
I won't mind if they take a little out in the first place to pay the 'transaction fees'...

Now, BEGIN THE CAPS AND THE MESSAGE THAT NEVER ENDS....... ROFL.

WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER,


MIAMI FLORIDA ZONAL HEAD QUARTER,

PAY OFFICE. #93, ROYAL CRESCENT,

WEBSITE; http://www.westernunion.com/

ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY,

THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU ABOUT THE LATEST DEVELOPMENT CONCERNING ALL OUTSTANDING PAYMENT THAT WAS LEFT IN THE CUSTODY OF THE GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA WHICH YOUR NAME WAS INCLUDED. HOWEVER, YOU WERE GIVEN A COST BILL IN ORDER TO RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT OF WHICH WE ARE CONTACTING YOU FOR THE FIRST TIME.

HOWEVER, OUR WESTERN UNION PAYMENT DEPARTMENT IS NOW NOTIFYING YOU OF OUR READINESS TO SEND ALL YOUR OUTSTANDING PAYMENT IMMEDIATELY TO YOU BECAUSE WE SAW YOUR NAME AS THOSE WHO HAVE PATRONIZED WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER IN THE LAST 3 YEARS. IN ORDER WORDS WE ARE NOW REQUESTING THAT THOSE RECEIVING THEIR PAYMENT THROUGH THIS METHOD SHOULD PAY ONLY THE SUM OF £570,GBP TO RECEIVE THEIR PAYMENT AND AS A MATTER OF FACT WE HAVE NOW TRANSFERRED THE SUM OF £6,806.50 GBP TO YOU WHICH WILL BE RELEASED AS SOON AS YOU CAN BE ABLE TO HAVE THE COST BILL FEE PAID TODAY.

BESIDES, MY DEAR, THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO YOU AND YOU HAVE TO COMPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND WE WILL START SENDING YOU YOUR FUNDS VIA WESTERN UNION, £6,806.50 GBP TWICE DAILY UNTIL YOUR TOTAL FUND IS COMPLETELY TRANSFERRED. BUT REMEMBER THAT AFTER (3 DAYS) IF YOU DID NOT MAKE THE PAYMENT THEN WE WILL RETURN YOUR FUNDS BACK TO THE TREASURY TO AVOID PROBLEM OR WE WILL CANCEL THE FUND TRANSFER IMMEDIATELY.

AGAIN AFTER SEVEN DAYS WE WILL START OUR NEW-YEAR PROJECTS FOR THE YEAR AND THAT IS THE REASON WHY WE DECIDED TO HELP ALL OUR CUSTOMERS BEFORE WE ENTER INTO THE NEW PROJECTS. SO BE ADVISED TO SEND THE £570,GBP IMMEDIATELY SO THAT THE DIRECTOR IN CHARGE OF YOUR FUND TRANSFER WILL REGISTER YOUR PAYMENT IMMEDIATELY,SO AS FOR YOUR FUND TRANSFER TO COMMENCE IN ORDER FOR YOU TO START RECEIVING YOUR PAYMENT STARTING FROM TOMORROW.

BELOW IS THE CONTACT ADDRESS OF THE DIRECTOR OF WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER CORPERATE HEAQUATERS

Name: DAVID JOHNSON

Website: www.westernunion.com

Tel:- +1904-442-6209

NOTE THAT THERE IS NO TIME AGAIN FOR US TO CALL ANY PERSON ON PHONE UNLESS YOU WILL CALL +1904-442-6209, OR YOU CAN EQUALLY E-MAIL US. AFTER THE PAYMENT OF£570,GBP IS BEEN MADE SO AS FOR YOUR TRANSFER TO COMMENCE IMMEDIATEL IN ORDER FOR YOU TO START RECEIVING POUNDS 10,000 EVERY DAY THROUGH WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER.

INFORMATION OF THE FIRST WESTERN UNION MADE WITH YOUR NAME WHICH WILL BE RELEASED AS SOON AS WE HAVE RECEIVED THE SUM OF £570,GBP FOR THE COST BILL OF YOUR TRANSFER.

AMOUNT: £6,806.50 GBP

SENDERS NAME: JEFFREY SOL

MTCN: 929-352-3471

YOU ARE OFFICIALLY ADVISED TO SEND THE MONEY VIA WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER IMMEDIATELY TODAY.

RECEIVER'S NAME== RAMOND DESMOND

CITY== LONDON

COUNTRY== UNITED KINGDOM

TEXT QUESTION== COLOUR

ANSWER==BLUE

AMOUNT ONLY= £570,GBP

THE INFORMATION WE NEED FROM YOU ONCE YOU MADE THE PAYMENT OF £570 GBP IS:-

SENDER'S NAME_______________

MTCN_________________ (10 DIGIT NUMBERS)

SENDERS LOCATION _________________

THE MOMENT WE RECEIVED THE PAYMENT OF £570,GBP WE WILL RELEASE THE FIRST PAYMENT INFORMATION OF £6,806.50 GBP TO YOU AND ONCE YOU PICKED IT UP, WE WILL SEND YOU THE SECOND PAYMENT RIGHT AWAY. THE TRANSFER CONTINUES UNTIL YOU HAVE TOTALLY RECEIVED YOUR FUNDS. HOPING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON WITH THE PAYMENT INFORMATION OTHERWISE YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE THE PAYMENT THIS YEAR.

NB:ONCE AGAIN,I APOLOGISE TO YOU ON BEHALF OF THE UN (UNITED NATIONS) FAILURE TO RELEASE YOUR FUND ON TIME, WHICH ACCORDING TO THE RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM HAD BEEN LONG overdue. DO LET ME KNOW THAT YOU GOT THIS MAIL FOR RECORD PURPOSES ONLY.

DISPATCHED THIS DAY AND FOR ENQUIRY, CALL TEL: +1-904-442-6209

SINCERELY,

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Sigh.. spammers. Will they ever be beaten with large sticks?

Tanking Tip #2

Your healer is your guardian angel. Don't run faster than she can drink.

Another Really Stupid Phishing Attempt

Got this in an email:

"Dear customer

This is an automated notification sent from our account security system. You logined your account successfully at 4:27 on April 26th form the 125.21.167.* range, but our system shows the 125.94.112.* IP range exists a large number of hackers. As too many customer complaints, the 125.19.169.* IP range has been blacklisted. We are concerned about whether your account has been stolen. In order to guarantee the legitimacy of your account, we need you check your account status here as soon as possible. If you have any questions, please visit :

http://woridofvarcraft.com

Account security is solely the responsibility of the accountholder. Please be advised that in the event of a compromised account, Blizzard representatives will typically lock the account. In these cases the Account Administration team will require faxed receipt of ID materials before releasing the account for play.

Regards

Blizzard account system
Blizzard Entertainmentc"

Tanking Tip #1

Pull the mobs to you; don't run to them!

IRON BABY !!

Iron Man vs Bruce Lee

Iron Man fights Bruce Lee in stop motion!

Another stupid law..

What the freak difference if a crime is commited with knowledge gained from an internet-available map or a paper map from the frackin' store down the road? It's the same crime!!

Just another excuse by the government to steal more money from US.

By definition a terrorist doesn't fear or care about the law, morons. Wasting our time and money.

/sigh

There should be a minimum IQ required to be in office.
Not to mention a morality and ethics test...

Downloading is not theft!

"Taking something without paying is stealing." -imthesponge (621107) writes: on Friday May 28, @07:25PM (#32383976)

And the excellent response by Jah-Wren Ryel (80510) writes: on Friday May 28, @07:43PM (#32384206)
"Then hollywood and all the other publishers are the biggest thieves in the world.
Why? Because of retroactive copyright extensions.
Because of those extensions the publishers have stolen millions of works from the public domain.
Works that were created and released under very specific copyright terms that guaranteed their release into the public domain.
If they didn't agree to those terms, they should never have published in the first place.
But instead, they hired lobbyists to steal all of those works from every single citizen.
That is theft on a scale hundreds of thousands of times greater than 'internet piracy' could ever achieve, even if every single citizen pirated everything they ever watched.


So if you want to talk about stealing you should be focusing on the biggest thieves in the world bar none not these piddly little downloaders."

I agree 100%.

Boolean Healer Pawn Scales for World of Warcraft

[Edit: these were for the 3.3 patch of Warcraft. For my cataclysm pawn scales go here.]

Do you Agonize over which piece of gear to equip?
Let the Pawn addon decide for you!

Building on the idea that Blizzard has already optimized the gear itself for the item level, these pawn scales will let you use the optimal gear for the job.

( Pawn: v1: "Healer": Intellect=1, CritRating=1, HasteRating=1, SpellPower=1, Mp5=1, Spirit=1 )

If you are healing and not dpsing, then just remove the HitRating.

And for those of you soloing, we add in some stamina:

( Pawn: v1: "Healer (Solo)": Intellect=1, HitRating=1, CritRating=1, Mp5=1, HasteRating=1, SpellPower=1, Spirit=1, Stamina=1 )

Btw, HOOM stands for "Healing until Out Of Mana".

For testing, I use the DrDamage addon to guestimate total healing done until out of mana.

On my 72 Discipline Priest, using a wide variety of gear (50 pieces total, with good gear from Spirit, Spirit+Int, Int, MP5, and SpellPower) to fill the 17 slots on my character gave these results for Flash of Light (Rank 9)..

With the highest Item Level gear (gearscore of 1732): 807 Healing, 14.61 crit, 36 haste, 257/148 mana regen.
DrDamage estimates 83k HOOM.

With just +Healing gear: 972 Healing, 14.28 crit, 36 haste, 182/98 mana regen.
DrDamage estimates 71k HOOM.

With just MP5 gear: 525 Healing, 9.76 crit, 15 haste, 431/255 mana regen.
DrDamage estimates 62k HOOM.

And now, with my special pawn scale!

Healer: 874 Healing, 16.55 crit, 36 haste, 285/157 mana regen.
DrDamage estimates 87k HOOM.

A whopping estimated 16k more healing! With decent mana regen too! Of course, as with all situations (different tanks, different instances), it depends if you will need stronger healing, or longer-lasting healing. But this setup should scale as you level as long as you keep upgrading your gear.

If you see similar results, please let me know..

Abortion is Murder.

Abortion is murder. There is no question about it.

Let's define murder. To kill intentionally and with premeditation.
The premeditated killing of a human being by another human being. To slay. To dispatch. To Stop. Bump off. Discontinue. Got it?
Are we both in agreement about the definition of murder?
Good. Glad we agree.

Now let's define abortion. The termination of pregnancy.
Not sure what termination means in this context?
To bring to an end. The end of something. To abort. To stop.
Got it?
( If you don't know what pregnancy is.. well, then, you're a moron. )

So what is abortion? We all know what the act itself is.
To kill a baby. An innocent baby.
A human life that you started.
By whatever means, planned or unplanned, You had some role in its creation.

Even if that act was instigated by an evil person. Yes, sad, but true. Every choice in your life led up to that moment of conception. Whether you walked through the park, or drank too much at the party, or most likely: believed his lies. If you had made another choice, chosen another option, you would have been somewhere else and not gotten pregnant. (Btw, I believe rape is one of the most heinous & wicked crimes.)

BUT, that evil act does not make the baby bad, or disgusting, or a bastard, or any other vile word you can think of. The baby, that human, is innocent. Why would you punish that little bundle of life, of joy, for something two other humans did? It has commited no crimes, harmed no one. All that it knows is that life -until now- has been good.

You might try to rationalize that abortion is okay because the baby isn't born yet. Well, what the freak difference does it make if the baby is inside Momma or outside? Just because Momma is removed from around the baby, the baby doesn't suddenly become self sufficient! The child is totally helpless inside momma or outside momma.

Wait.. you like picking on little helpless kids? Bully.

Kinda arbitrary to declare this person has a right to live or die because they changed housing, don'tcha think?

You might to to rationalize that abortion is okay because the baby isn't alive yet. Uh.. WHAT?! Sure seems alive to me. Growing, moving, reacting, laughing, and THINKING.
Oh, "babies don't think yet" you say..

Is your compassion for someone limited to an estimation of their intelligence? Btw, babies do think. Try talking to your child. Yes, now. Look into it's eyes. That is, if you don't murder it first.

You might to to rationalize that abortion is okay because 'the mother wasn't planning it'.. or it'll be 'tough on the mother'.. or 'the world is too tough/horrible/bad/evil'.. or that 'she's not ready to be a mother'.. or that 'she had other plans'.. In the words of Penn & Teller, "BULLSHIT!".
Hardly a human on this earth is prepared to take care of another new life!

But all tend to manage. We live, we love, we survive.

Please don't murder your children.
They have as much right to live as you do.
Perhaps more, since they're not actively trying to kill an innocent.

Man Kills Armed Invader

From Fox News:

Apparently an armed intruder broke into the wrong house and was shot by an 80 year old man. The old man had a gun and confronted the burglar. Police say the intruder also fired his gun during the struggle, but was killed by the homeowner.

And straight from the article: "No charges have been filed against the homeowner, but Chicago currently has a statute outlawing the possession of handguns. Its legality is currently being decided by the U.S. Supreme Court."

WTF!!??
Hasn't anyone heard of the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution?
Let me quote straight from the amendment: "A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed".

A New Constitution for America

I don't know the source of this, but I like it.

“We the sensible people of the United States, in an attempt to help everyone get along, restore some semblance of justice, avoid more riots, keep our nation safe, promote positive behavior, and secure the blessings of debt-free liberty to ourselves and our great-great-great-grandchildren, hereby try one more time to ordain and establish some common sense guidelines for the terminally whiny, guilt ridden, delusional, and other liberal bed-wetters. We hold these truths to be self evident: that a whole lot of people are confused by the Bill of Rights and are so dim they require a Bill of NON-Rights.


ARTICLE I: You do not have the right to a new car, big screen TV, or any other form of wealth. More power to you if you can legally acquire them, but no one is guaranteeing anything.


ARTICLE II: You do not have the right to never be offended. This country is based on freedom, and that means freedom for everyone — not just you! You may leave the room, turn the channel, express a different opinion, etc.; but the world is full of idiots, and probably always will be.


ARTICLE III: You do not have the right to be free from harm. If you stick a screwdriver in your eye, learn to be more careful; do not expect the tool manufacturer to make you and all your relatives independently wealthy.


ARTICLE IV: You do not have the right to free food and housing. Americans are the most charitable people to be found, and will gladly help anyone in need, but we are quickly growing weary of subsidizing generation after generation of professional couch potatoes who achieve nothing more than the creation of another generation of professional couch potatoes.


ARTICLE V: You do not have the right to free health care. That would be nice, but from the looks of public housing, we’re just not interested in public health care.


ARTICLE VI: You do not have the right to physically harm other people. If you kidnap, rape, intentionally maim, or kill someone, don’t be surprised if the rest of us want to see you fry in the electric chair.


ARTICLE VII: You do not have the right to the possessions of others. If you rob, cheat, or coerce away the goods or services o f other citizens, don’t be surprised if the rest of us get together and lock you away in a place where you still won’t have the right to a big screen color TV or a life of leisure.


ARTICLE VIII: You do not have the right to a job. All of us sure want you to have a job, and will gladly help you along in hard times, but we expect you to take advantage of the opportunities of education and vocational training laid before you to make yourself useful.


ARTICLE IX: You do not have the right to happiness. Being an American means that you have the right to PURSUE happiness, which by the way, is a lot easier if you are unencumbered by an over abundance of idiotic laws created by those of you who were confused by the Bill of Rights.


ARTICLE X: This is an English speaking country. We don’t care where you are from, English is our language. Learn it or go back to wherever you came from!


ARTICLE XI: You do not have the right to change our country’s history or heritage. This country was founded on the belief in one true God. And yet, you are given the freedom to believe in any religion, any faith, or no faith at all; with no fear of persecution The phrase IN GOD WE TRUST is part of our heritage and history, and if you are uncomfortable with it, TOUGH!”

Clever Paladin Name

Saw a clever name for a paladin today.. "BubbleOSeven".

Shut Up Woman! Get On My Horse!

OMG. That's what comes to mind when I saw this 'video'.
Thousands of years of technology and civilization... and we come up with this.


"Look at my horse. My horse is amazing." lol.

10 Really Odd Jobs

Heh. 10 really odd jobs.

Bed Warmer - No, not your pet or your husband. There is actually a hotel chain that offers to have a staffer roll around in your bed and warm up the sheets! *!shudder!*

Dog Breath Sniffer – I'd rather be the head quack. Tests how a dog's diet affects it's breath.

Gum Buster – Scrapes gum from underneath tables, counters, seats, and sidewalks. Who you gonna call?!

Knife Thrower's Assistant – Smile while a seemingly sane person throws around knives.

Breath Odor Evaluator - Oi. Does this one even need a description? I hope the ratio of working breath 'cleaners' is more than the non working ones..

Pollen Collector - An odd, but honorable job. The pollen apparently can be made into an extract to help allergy sufferers.

Leech Purveyor – Raise medicinal leeches and distribute them out to medical facilities. The leeches do the job of taking excess blood from post-surgical wounds.

Duck Master – Leads ducks in a parade into and out of hotel lobby ponds. The Head Quack, you could say.

Flatulence Smell Reduction Underwear Maker – Design special underwear to guard against the smell of people with gastrointestinal, er, problems.

Mermaid – Requires a year of on-the-job training to swim, lip synch, and flipper around a giant aquarium entertaining audiences with underwater musicals. Must have to be able to hold their breath for two and a half minutes while changing costumes.

Still think your job is so bad, now?

You Know You're From Idaho When...

Here is some of my top picks from this page. .. all true in Idaho!

• When the sun goes down you start looking for your coat.
• You leave your keys in the car and the next morning it's still there.
• You installed your new computer using a Leatherman tool.
• You hear the words "stream" or "brook" pronounced "crick".
• You've broken down on the highway and somebody stops to help you.
• Your back yard smells like sagebrush or various animals.
• You slept through the night unawakened by a siren.
• You can fish, golf, and go skiing all in the same day if you try hard enough.
• You talk about a combine and people don't wonder what you are putting together.
• Maps and gloves are kept in your vehicle's "jocky box".

I do love living in Idaho !

How to Earn $10,000 in One Hour

Time is money. At least that's what most people are taught.

The problem with this paradigm, the most common, is that if you think you are only worth $50/hour, then you are limiting yourself to only the lesser opportunities. You won't be on the lookout for $5,000/hour opportunities!

Who determines what an hour of your time is worth?
How many $10,000/hour hours did you enjoy this month? This year? Your whole life?

If you want to earn more, you must first realize to yourself that you are worth more.

People tend to believe that being a salaried employee is low-risk and being an entrepreneur is high-risk. The reality is just the opposite. What job security is there when your boss can walk up to you and say, "Thanks for your years of good work: Bye!"

Your income shouldn't be based on how much time you spend working. It should be based on the value you provide/create.

Imagine working a day with the very real possibility that you could earn an extra $10,000 that day.

Don't cap your income potential by thinking in terms of an hourly rate.

Syntax Highlighting Test Post

private delegate Color ColorMethod( Color color );
new Person() {
 Name = "John Doe", Age = 31, CanCode = true
}

I Kissed a Girl - Venetian Princess

Here is a pardoy by the lovely Venetian Princess (Jodie Amy Rivera) that, I believe, is better than the original by Katy Perry. Enjoy!

The Facebook Song

Rhett and Link tell it how Facebook really is.

"I'd carry around a picture of my face and a summary of me typed out on a page!"

A gay Iron Man[ly] movie..

Well. The suit lights up. At least.

Another source of Blood for Twilight.. ?

Not sure what to say about this parody.
Yes, it was funny.. slightly gross though.

Klingon Night School

This lady teaches the way of the poetic Klingon souls.

President Bush is really buff !

This Fox News reporter is really really good at presenting the news.

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart	Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c
Moment of Zen - Bush Is Buff
www.thedailyshow.com
Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Tea Party

The power of the question mark?

The Daily Show has figured out that Fox has figured out by simply putting a question mark at the end of something, you can say anything...

The end of Fox?

Mother of All Funk Chords

Screenshot of website.

I've gotta try this service "Picoshot"...



Hmm. Doesn't seem to be working at the moment.

From their website, http://www.picoshot.com/
"Picoshot offers thumbnails for free at 120x90 pixels."

"No registration. No fees. No limits." -- Always good!

"KBG" aka "Knowledge Generation Bureau"

Anyone seen those commercials about the Knowledge Generation Bureau?

Are they any good?
What are the response times?
How is the quality of their responses?

What would you like to know about?

I love to research. Almost any subject has an interest for me.

Really, ask away. The more esoteric or mundane the better!

Bad Science and Global Warming

Are they serious?

The list of bad science found on this episode is just really annoying. And they are trying to pass it off as real science (Mythbusters)..

Haven't they learned of the scientific method?

Problems with this episode:

• First off, is global warming even happening? I don't believe so, but let's assume it can.
• (gah, lost my train of thought. gotta go 'cool' down... )