Heh, I love these stupid things... My roommate just found a site that has a bunch of those dumb multiple choice personality tests on it. OK Cupid. I did ok on a few of them.
King Edward I
You scored 77 Wisdom, 77 Tactics, 58 Guts, and 54 Ruthlessness!
Thundercats!
You scored 60 Aggression and 50 Silliness!
Agnostic
Holy Crap! You're taking -53 souls with you to hell!
Woodstock
Wishy-Washy: 40%, Mental: 62%, Physical: 25%
01 December, 2005
30 November, 2005
End of the month
It's almost December.
I'm pretty much addicted to EVE-Radio now. They don't always play stuff I like, but they play lots of different things. Among many other things, they played this scary thing. I'm hoping that my computer is willing to remain stable with multiple processes accessing the sound device. Creative Labs' sound drivers are pretty pathetic.
Speaking of computers.... I installed Windowblinds today. Nice to have the same level of theme support I had for free in Windows 98. It was a pretty sweet deal for Stardock... help Microsoft develop the new skinning interface so it works well, AND ensure that Microsoft doesn't include any real theme support. Thus, Stardock makes more money than they would otherwise, and Microsoft doesn't have to waste time developing and maintaining tools for their GUI.
Well, time to continue my druid's progress in WoW. I might even load up my mastermind in CoV before it expires... I need a job so I can play more of these games. :)
Remember, DnL chance is in a week!
[EDIT]
There's also a video of that thing... *shiver*
I'm pretty much addicted to EVE-Radio now. They don't always play stuff I like, but they play lots of different things. Among many other things, they played this scary thing. I'm hoping that my computer is willing to remain stable with multiple processes accessing the sound device. Creative Labs' sound drivers are pretty pathetic.
Speaking of computers.... I installed Windowblinds today. Nice to have the same level of theme support I had for free in Windows 98. It was a pretty sweet deal for Stardock... help Microsoft develop the new skinning interface so it works well, AND ensure that Microsoft doesn't include any real theme support. Thus, Stardock makes more money than they would otherwise, and Microsoft doesn't have to waste time developing and maintaining tools for their GUI.
Well, time to continue my druid's progress in WoW. I might even load up my mastermind in CoV before it expires... I need a job so I can play more of these games. :)
Remember, DnL chance is in a week!
[EDIT]
There's also a video of that thing... *shiver*
28 November, 2005
WoW again
Well, not too much to rattle on about... but I did make a stab at returning to World of Warcraft this morning. I decided that while flexbar is a nice thing, when it breaks, it totally prevents me from playing the game -- at all. So, rather than spending half my time trying to fix things I didn't break, I figured I'd try to learn how to play using the standard interface again.
One of the weird things about WoW is that once you start using add-ons, it becomes very hard to stop using them. I logged in with nothing, and simply couldn't find a way to arrange my warrior's buttons that worked well. So, I though maybe I should make a new character and thus learn how to work things as I level up. That works better... MUCH better.
Still, there are some add-ons that are just too useful to do without. Little things. Being able to scroll the chat window with the mousewheel. Having the loot window appear under your cursor when you loot. Being able to move the damn bag windows when they get in the way. So, even with a clear start, I've got about 20 mods loaded again. Most of them are working fine, although auctioneer whines a bit.
Oh, I also dug up an IRC client. Somehow, I've managed to go all these years as a computer geek and stay clear of IRC. Well, I had to go dig one up for one single purpose. I listen to EVE Radio quite a bit, and if I'm not playing EVE, the only way to make requests or insult the DJ for the crap he's playing is to use IRC. :)
I fear this week will see me visiting the local FedEx terminal to apply for an exciting career in box management. Loading the boxes onto the truck, unloading the boxes off the truck... sorting the boxes even! Well, I blame Gee Dubya for letting the economy get this bad. Oh well, can't move to Europe yet.
One of the weird things about WoW is that once you start using add-ons, it becomes very hard to stop using them. I logged in with nothing, and simply couldn't find a way to arrange my warrior's buttons that worked well. So, I though maybe I should make a new character and thus learn how to work things as I level up. That works better... MUCH better.
Still, there are some add-ons that are just too useful to do without. Little things. Being able to scroll the chat window with the mousewheel. Having the loot window appear under your cursor when you loot. Being able to move the damn bag windows when they get in the way. So, even with a clear start, I've got about 20 mods loaded again. Most of them are working fine, although auctioneer whines a bit.
Oh, I also dug up an IRC client. Somehow, I've managed to go all these years as a computer geek and stay clear of IRC. Well, I had to go dig one up for one single purpose. I listen to EVE Radio quite a bit, and if I'm not playing EVE, the only way to make requests or insult the DJ for the crap he's playing is to use IRC. :)
I fear this week will see me visiting the local FedEx terminal to apply for an exciting career in box management. Loading the boxes onto the truck, unloading the boxes off the truck... sorting the boxes even! Well, I blame Gee Dubya for letting the economy get this bad. Oh well, can't move to Europe yet.
27 November, 2005
WoW, work, blah...
I'm trying to remember how to play WoW again. I have a level 23 druid which I loaded up last night, along with my level 42 hunter. It was fun, but I felt like I couldn't remember what any of the buttons did. Still, it's a fun game. I have about 6 weeks to play it before it costs me more money. Since I'm still unemployed, I think that's about how long I have to find a job of some sort too.
Unemployment in America is stupid. When my parents were kids, you could walk into almost any place and ask for a job. Many would turn you away, or require qualifications you didn't have, but that was the way it worked. When *I* was a kid, you could still do that for "normal" jobs. However, we were told that if you went to college you wouldn't have to look... employers would contact you and offer work. With a Computer Science degree, I should be able to get a job and they'd train me in the details since the degree meant I knew how to learn.
Well... they lied. In 2005, lots of people need jobs. As a result, you don't get training anymore. You don't get offers. You have to beg. It really feels that way. Unless you happen to know someone who works somewhere that's hiring, you have only random chance to help you stumble into a job that you can do. I've seen lots of jobs flow through the classifieds in the last year, and I've applied for the tiny handful that I know how to do. Employers are now picky enough that if you don't already know how to do the job on day 1, they'll pass and wait for someone who does.
I really regret bothering to get a degree today. Had I dropped out of college in 1991 and helped form a local ISP, I might well be a millionare today. Had I never bothered to go to college at all, I might have a solid pension by now. Instead, I got 5 years of good paychecks, and now that cash is gone. I'm thinking I'll be very lucky if I can get an office job somewhere... typing reports, filing, hell... I'd be happy stocking shelves at this point.
Oh well. On the plus side... I did beat Civ IV earlier. I had to use the spaceship victory, although I might have won on score too. In the end, I was well ahead of everyone but Rome used spies to suck technology from me and also started to build the ship. A few well placed nukes slowed them down and ensured my victory though. /spit. Nobody beats the Russian Empire.
Unemployment in America is stupid. When my parents were kids, you could walk into almost any place and ask for a job. Many would turn you away, or require qualifications you didn't have, but that was the way it worked. When *I* was a kid, you could still do that for "normal" jobs. However, we were told that if you went to college you wouldn't have to look... employers would contact you and offer work. With a Computer Science degree, I should be able to get a job and they'd train me in the details since the degree meant I knew how to learn.
Well... they lied. In 2005, lots of people need jobs. As a result, you don't get training anymore. You don't get offers. You have to beg. It really feels that way. Unless you happen to know someone who works somewhere that's hiring, you have only random chance to help you stumble into a job that you can do. I've seen lots of jobs flow through the classifieds in the last year, and I've applied for the tiny handful that I know how to do. Employers are now picky enough that if you don't already know how to do the job on day 1, they'll pass and wait for someone who does.
I really regret bothering to get a degree today. Had I dropped out of college in 1991 and helped form a local ISP, I might well be a millionare today. Had I never bothered to go to college at all, I might have a solid pension by now. Instead, I got 5 years of good paychecks, and now that cash is gone. I'm thinking I'll be very lucky if I can get an office job somewhere... typing reports, filing, hell... I'd be happy stocking shelves at this point.
Oh well. On the plus side... I did beat Civ IV earlier. I had to use the spaceship victory, although I might have won on score too. In the end, I was well ahead of everyone but Rome used spies to suck technology from me and also started to build the ship. A few well placed nukes slowed them down and ensured my victory though. /spit. Nobody beats the Russian Empire.
Dark and Light pre-orders
Well, the guys who make Dark and Light are doing something interesting. They're making a six month prequel game to both reward the faithful who've followed the game for years, and probably act as a beta-test of the economy and advancement system. Of course, they don't call it that... but while they evolve and beta-test the code in their closed beta, they can use a stable build to "test" the development of player dynamics while calling it a prequel.
They apparently have 8881 pre-order slots (at $60USD a pop) which sold out in two days time. There are an additional 10,000 free slots that will be first-come first-serve on December 8th. That is just shy of $54,000USD... which is not very much when you think about it. When I was an overpaid dot-com employee, I made that much in a year. I'm sure the dev team pays better (being on the coast, not in the midwest), and employs more people.
That tells me that it's a legitimate offer, not a way to suck money for a game that won't ever materialize. Why? Well, if they knew they weren't going live, they'd try to get as many pre-orders as possible.
I'll just have to try and get my browser in there on the 8th to see if I can try the game.
They apparently have 8881 pre-order slots (at $60USD a pop) which sold out in two days time. There are an additional 10,000 free slots that will be first-come first-serve on December 8th. That is just shy of $54,000USD... which is not very much when you think about it. When I was an overpaid dot-com employee, I made that much in a year. I'm sure the dev team pays better (being on the coast, not in the midwest), and employs more people.
That tells me that it's a legitimate offer, not a way to suck money for a game that won't ever materialize. Why? Well, if they knew they weren't going live, they'd try to get as many pre-orders as possible.
I'll just have to try and get my browser in there on the 8th to see if I can try the game.
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