Celestial Darkness

I can't help but think Wyre had something to do with this.. (no replies)

lucidlux — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:09:38 -0400

Payne: The irony of Jesse Jackson's stripped SUV

[www.detnews.com]

Add Jesse Jackson’s ride to prominent vehicles being stripped in Detroit.

Following the embarrassing news that Mayor Dave Bing’s GMC Yukon was hijacked by criminals this week, Detroit’s Channel 7 reports that the Reverend’s Caddy Escalade SUV was stolen and stripped of its wheels while he was in town last weekend with the UAW’s militant President Bob King leading the “Jobs, Justice, and Peace” march promoting government-funded green jobs.

Read that again: Jackson’s Caddy SUV was stripped while he was in town promoting green jobs.

Add Jesse to the Al Gore-Tom Friedman-Barack Obama School of Environmental Hypocrisy. While preaching to Americans that they need to cram their families into hybrid Priuses to go shopping for compact fluorescent light bulbs to save the planet, they themselves continue to live large.

“We need an economy that creates employment that can't be shipped overseas,” the Green Rev wrote for CNN about the march. “Home-grown American labor will be installing windmills and solar panels. A green economy is not an abstract concept.”

Well, its certainly abstract to Jesse, but I digress.

“Even now, the only sector of the economy that has seen job growth during the recession is the green job sector. Time is of the essence.”

Actually, time long ago passed Detroit by because Jesse’ favored government mpg mandates and UAW wages stripped the Big Three’s ability to compete against non-union transplants. These jobs were real – unlike the artificial, government subsidized green jobs he shakes down the feds for today.

Real jobs produced big, profitable SUVs like the one Jesse prefers to ride in. His SUV has been stripped by thugs – a fitting metaphor for what Jesse and his pals have done to the auto industry for the last 35 years.

for those musically inclined (no replies)

Dredful — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:51:04 -0400

Human beatbox sorta

Lucky day! (2 replies)

Dredful — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 10:47:25 -0400

I hope I never have to be in any of these situations

Application - Yeoman (2 replies)

Yeoman — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 17:28:37 -0400

Main Toon Info

Name:Yeoman
Class:Mage
Level:80
Spec:Yes

Personal Info

Which guild(s) have you been in? If I was in one I don't remember

Are you planning on active raiding? Nope

If so, are you available for raiding on Tuesday, Thursday, or Sunday nights?n/a

Is there anyone in the guild who can vouch for you? Lockstocks and Laedoc

The Day Deathwing Came! (no replies)

Delling — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 14:16:01 -0400

Epic.

Okay, even I don't know how I found this video (1 reply)

thebrokencube — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 13:53:32 -0400

[futureme.posterous.com]

All sorts of bizarre in this video. Though it has Kristen Bell, which makes it even weirder.

P != NP proof (no replies)

thebrokencube — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 11:56:44 -0400

[rjlipton.wordpress.com]

absolutely fascinating.

EDIT: background on the P vs NP problem: [en.wikipedia.org]

Celebrity Impressions (no replies)

thebrokencube — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 11:43:45 -0400

Combat Rogue (1 reply)

Mistyk — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 20:44:42 -0400

Main Toon Info

Name:Mistyk
Class:Rogue
Level:80
Spec:Combat/Assasination

Personal Info
Been playing since vanilla wow. I have 5 toons above 5.4gs. Done all fights in ICC but never downed LK. Cleared MC and BWL back in the days. Ran SSC during BC.
Which guild(s) have you been in?
SLAP,FEAR,Dark Lineage,RIP,Eminence,Tenacity. That's all I can remember off the top of my head.
Are you planning on active raiding? (Not a requirement)
I plan on raiding as much as I can.
If so, are you available for raiding on Tuesday, Thursday, or Sunday nights?
I should be available all of those days.
Is there anyone in the guild who can vouch for you?
Reply Quote
Tenelka,Ripley

Bad News for Laemorcelled... (no replies)

Nikolay — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 00:43:59 -0400

[www.joystiq.com]

GENTLEMEN. WHERE IS INCONTROL ON THE LADDERS. (no replies)

thebrokencube — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 21:46:03 -0400

[www.justin.tv]

funniest. shit. ever.

Then again, you may need to be a starcraft nerd to get it.

Epicosity is my new favorite word (no replies)

sairelinde — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:10:24 -0400

A friend of mine sent me a link to this WoW forum thread on the Maelstrom

After some debate between a forum poster and Valnoth:

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Valnoth - Lead World Designer
Maybe I missed the memo on levels of "epicosity" or something, but I'm pretty sure the Maelstrom is a CLASS 10 epic zone. Though I guess it is missing sharks with laser beams patrolling the waters and Arthur Fonzarelli jumping across it with water skis. And dinosaurs.

The result is this:

Epicosity in the Maelstrom

John and Kate Plus Ei8ht!! (1 reply)

lucidlux — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:30:52 -0400

john-kate-dos.jpg

For all the Beer lovers (1 reply)

Roaming — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:13:04 -0400

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Iphones.. Jailbreak away... (no replies)

lucidlux — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:13:07 -0400

I thought it was Interesting.

[www.bloomberg.com]

Owners of Apple Inc.’s iPhone can unlock the device to use applications not authorized by the company, the U.S. Library of Congress said.

Librarian of Congress James H. Billington added the practice, described in the ruling as “jailbreaking,” to a list of actions that don’t violate copyright protections. The decision affecting iPhones and other smartphones was posted today on the agency’s website.

The library acted as part of a periodic review by its copyright office, called for under a 1998 law, into whether legal uses of technology were being blocked. The ruling was a victory for Apple critics led by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a San Francisco-based privacy-rights group that petitioned the library.

“Now people can go ahead and fix their phones and jailbreak them so they can run all sorts of different applications,” Corynne McSherry, the group’s senior staff attorney, said in an interview. “They can make full use of the phone they bought without some kind of legal liability hanging over their head.”

Apple has sold almost 60 million iPhones since its 2007 debut. The company’s App Store has more than 225,000 applications available for download. The process for inclusion in the App Store has drawn criticism from some developers whose material was rejected by the company.

The company based in Cupertino, California, says it typically withholds approval of applications because they have technical bugs or contain material such as pornography that the company considers inappropriate.

‘Great Experience’

“Apple’s goal has always been to ensure that our customers have a great experience with their iPhone and we know that jailbreaking can severely degrade the experience,” Natalie Harrison, an Apple spokeswoman, said today in an interview. “As we’ve said before, the vast majority of customers do not jailbreak their iPhones as this can violate the warranty and can cause the iPhone to become unstable and not work reliably.”

The Library of Congress also said in the filing posted today that people don’t violate the law when they circumvent copy protection on DVDs and extract short excerpts to create new, noncommercial works.

The decision “unnecessarily blurs the bright line established” in copyright law against circumventing technical protection measures, said Elizabeth Kaltman, a vice president with the Motion Picture Association of America, in an e-mailed statement. The Washington-based organization represents film studios.

‘Means Nothing’

The ruling affecting iPhones “absolutely means nothing as a practical business matter” in part because it doesn’t require any action by handset makers such as Apple, Motorola Inc. and Nokia Corp., Daniel Ernst, an analyst at Hudson Square Research in New York who doesn’t own Apple shares, said in an interview. The Library of Congress findings don’t affect AT&T Inc., the iPhone’s U.S. carrier, Ernst said.

Apple can update the iPhone’s systems to make it harder for unauthorized applications to work on the device, Ernst said.

Apple may also use other laws to keep iPhones from being modified, said Jason Schultz, co-director of the Samuelson Law Technology and Public Policy Clinic at the University of California, Berkeley.

“Having the copyright office side with the jailbreakers doesn’t look good in court for Apple,” Schultz said in an interview. “They will have to explain why the copyright office is wrong.”

Jonathan Handel, an attorney for TroyGould in Los Angeles specializing in entertainment and technology, said the decision could open Apple to lawsuits against its practice of preventing the use of certain software on its devices.

“When someone buys a kitchen blender, they don’t expect it to refuse to make a margarita,” Handel said in an interview. “And when they buy an iPhone, they don’t expect it to not run reasonable software.”

In a filing with the Library of Congress during consideration of the issue, Apple said exempting jailbreaking would “destroy the technological protection of Apple’s key copyrighted computer programs in the iPhone device itself and of copyrighted content owned by Apple that plays on the iPhone.”

Apple fell 66 cents to $259.28 at 4 p.m. New York time in Nasdaq Stock Market composite trading.

To contact the reporters on this story: Todd Shields in Washington at tshields3@bloomberg.net; Adam Satariano in San Francisco at asatariano1@bloomberg.net

DC Universe (2 replies)

Dredful — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 10:23:39 -0400

Amazing!

The Lich King Is No More (3 replies)

Peaseblossom — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 11:29:32 -0400

At long last, after weeks of cobbled-together, barely-filled raids, we have downed LK-25. If you look back at all our previous attempts, we had maybe 8 hours total of working on the guy, across attempt nights separated sometimes by a couple of weeks, which is pretty damn impressive, all things considered.

It was an appropriately dramatic finish -- both tanks were dead when he was still at 16-17% and I had frankly given up, but a string of clutch heals, last minute taunts, bubbles, and other tricks enabled the dwindling number of survivors to push him to 10%. Truly epic.

Hearty congratulations to everyone who was there, and everyone who helped us to get to this point. Well done, CD!

The First Kill Roster:

Tanks: Nikolay, Peaseblossom
Healers: Galadril, Sairelinde, Kromf, Brybear, Laemora, Sarkasstic, Diva
DPS: Firm, Laedoc, Hummer, Morgdor, Xikar, Drakeos, Darquekilla, Solm, Sledgeheart, Ensorcelled, Skeptic, Whattatwist, Delling, Vinsil, Lockstocks, Vitigis

Tazmikell Arcane mage (3 replies)

tasmikell — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 23:47:25 -0400

Main Toon Info

Name: tazmikell
Class:mage
Level:80
Spec:57/3/11

Personal Info: just a fun person

Which guild(s) have you been in? AARP

Are you planning on active raiding? (Not a requirement): yes

If so, are you available for raiding on Tuesday, Thursday, or Sunday nights?: yes

Is there anyone in the guild who can vouch for you?: yes, drakeos

Frost Shock (1 reply)

thebrokencube — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:44:43 -0400

\

Why don't I cast self res and BAM! cast FROST SHOCK!

Imma Sock (no replies)

thebrokencube — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:34:30 -0400

yeeeeaaa

Blizzard Account Restore Email (1 reply)

sairelinde — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:57:43 -0400

I'm not sure if this is unique to my friend, but this is the letter he received from Bliz on the restoration of his account:

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Thank you for your patience while we investigated the embalmed leavings of your account that you reported. We have picked through the bones and goo and apologize for any inconvenience the zombies may have caused you.

After a thorough investigation, quarantine and brain cleaning, we have found this account to be eligible for restoration. Please ignore any dents, scratches, slime or teeth marks that may still be remaining on your recently nom nom nom’d goods. Mini-pets still missing their brains, limbs, or any other appendages have been reanimated and are...just like new.

Tips for surviving a zombie attack:
1.In either case, you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your Password, and you will be responsible for all uses of your Password, whether or not authorized by you. Also, note that the security of the Account is your responsibility.

2.Remember to keep small children and the elderly away from windows and doors during a zombie attack.

3.It is possible that the zombie uprising was triggered by a genetically engineered virus. Prior to using World of Warcraft, we highly recommend that you change your password and scan the computer system you are using to remove all viruses, Trojan files, and key loggers.

4.Aim for the head. Zombies are most vulnerable to attacks to the head. Good items for attacking a zombie are: Pitchforks, Mining Picks, Lil' Timmy's Peashooter. Bad items for attacking zombies are: Water Buckets, Paper Flying Machine, 15 Pound Salmon, Ripped Ogre Loincloth. DO NOT rely on your Clockwork Rocket Bot to save you.

5.Friends and family may be infected! Please take care not to share your account with any other people and risk another infection.

6.For further security tips, please visit (http://us.battle.net/security/)

Please note that items with random modifiers (of the Infected Mother In-Law, of the Holy Water, of the Weapon that Always Jams at the Worst Possible Time, etc.) are randomly generated.

That's awesome!

Quest while you Bike (no replies)

thebrokencube — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 18:11:42 -0400

[www.shrinkgeek.com]

Worgen/Goblin voice (2 replies)

Dredful — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:54:20 -0400

Male Worgen Jokes

Female Worgen Jokes

Male Worgen Flirts

Female Worgen Flirts

Male Goblin Jokes

Female Goblin Jokes

Quilt for my Niece (6 replies)

sairelinde — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 17:04:10 -0400

Hey all, I've been working on another cool quilt, therefore not online as much. My mom had a tradition of making a quilt for each of her grandkids when they graduated from high school. Since my mom passed away this year, my sisters and I got together to make my niece's quilt.

quilt_top_done.jpg

Off-tanking Heroic BQL (no replies)

thebrokencube — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:49:27 -0400

Shared this during raid, thought others might find it enjoyable:

Epic Win..iphone rpg. (no replies)

lucidlux — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:34:30 -0400

[www.gameranx.com]

WWII: Yeah, right! (1 reply)

Peaseblossom — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 19:45:44 -0400

[squid314.livejournal.com]

Can we get this Druid to app? (9 replies)

Delling — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 04:06:22 -0400

drakeos-dw frost dk (8 replies)

drakeos — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 03:11:55 -0400

Main Toon Info

Name:drakeos
Class:death knight
Level:80
Spec:frost DW have a decent tank offspec but not to great
[www.wowarmory.com]
Personal Info

Which guild(s) have you been in?alerion,left becuase leader is a prick

Are you planning on active raiding? (Not a requirement)yes,if theres a spot ill fill it

If so, are you available for raiding on Tuesday, Thursday, or Sunday nights?yes 100%

Is there anyone in the guild who can vouch for you?ive pvped with vinsil but that all i know of

Guess Who. (11 replies)

Zeal — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 23:08:48 -0400

Did you miss me?