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Remnants of a mythic age
ivolucien | Nov. 27th, 2009 10:20 am quick progress report - social invention update Folks have been wonderful with their input on my recent polls / research questions, thank you all. It will take me a while to collate and integrate everything, but it's already clear to me that your feedback has improved the website design immeasurably. ^_^
I'm finished with the most recent round of database design, and am back to actually writing features. I am steeling myself to not get distracted by perfectionism and hammer out a bunch of functional code, and quickly. I'm currently writing the core of how profiles, privacy, messaging and the compatibility functionality all relate to each other.
It's so nice, simply enjoying the work and making this project happen. By comparison I've never been productive or focused before, this is a *very* nice feeling.
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| xkcd_rss | Nov. 26th, 2009 05:00 am Christmas delivery from the xkcd store http://store.xkcd.com/ Hey! A note to anyone interested in buying Christmas gifts from the xkcd store: the deadline for Christmas delivery of domestic orders is December 14th. We'll continue to ship after that, but won't guarantee by-Christmas delivery. (If you haven't been to the xkcd store lately, you might want to check it out. I've got some some new stuff there!)
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konton_kami | Nov. 27th, 2009 02:21 am hmm I continue to live and it still bugs me.
The actual chances of my body holding together are slim but they continue to come up. I wonder some times about why all the molecules in my body hold together when they realy shouldnt. I guess a good theory is that my awesome holds me together. In fact I might even go so far as to say that my awesome holds everyone and thing together. I now have candles to make it so that my place does not smell as bad as it used to. I wonder if some other part of my psyke pushes things apart... Well given that we are working with opposites here then awesome/together = suck/apart.
I have like four hundred dollars in dollar coins in my treasure chest, some steel pennies and some real silver coins. I find this cool. I call the dollar coins my PS3 fund but I bet I will be giving alot of them away as X-mas gifts.
Reading through my rogue trader book and found that navigators are awesome, so awesome that they start with the 'I stare your soul out of your body ability'. And that is realy awesome... but wait that forces your soul apart from your body... so wouldn't that suck... but it is pushing so wouldn't it be blow... I think I need some sleep. Leave a comment | |
floriatosca | Nov. 27th, 2009 12:30 am Thoughts on MGS2 We're only up to the beginning of Raiden's section at this point, and here's what I think of it so far:
* The opening sequence is gorgeous.
* Otacon, when did you get this bossy? And how on earth did you pass enough English classes to get far enough in the educational system to get a doctorate? (Presumably your teachers gave points for creative interpretation.) ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) pukingtoreador managed to trigger the Mei Ling Easter egg, which was fun.
* As a player, I'm definitely best at bugging Otacon over the codec and worst at actually shooting people, although I think part of this is having to move in and out of first person to aim properly.
* My impression of Olga: hot butch chick with amazing drug tolerance and the ability to tell you about her life and relationship to war while she's trying to kill you, which is some mean multitasking.
* Scott Dolph wants the Marines to protect world peace by winning giant robot water-gun battles.
* I really like Metal Gear RAY's design. You get a great sense of how huge this thing is.
* Ocelot's a jerk! And fusing with Liquid has not improved his fashion sense.
* Although you could also see it as rather creepy, I thought Raiden's efforts at husky-voiced echolalia in his first scene (before his code name get changed) were sort of cute. He was getting into character! Similarly, are his huffy moments reflections of his actual personality, or a conscious or subconscious attempt at doing Shadow Moses Snake's tsundere shtick?
* I have no particular opinions on Raiden at this point, except that in terms of "alternative character concepts that would have made Raiden more interesting to me," "androgynously attractive lesbian action girl" is quite a bit higher on the list than "killer ninja cyborg." Although I suppose the two aren't necessarily mutually exclusive.
Right now my main interest in Raiden is in finding out what his actual personality is, since all I know from fannish osmosis is that in MGS2 the fanboys hated him, and in MGS4 he was rather depressed. 1 comment~Leave a comment | |
darkain | Nov. 27th, 2009 12:00 am I C WUT U DID THAR Automatically shipped by LoudTwitterLeave a comment | |
amberite | Nov. 26th, 2009 11:31 pm By request... My tiny little short fiction contest is hereby extended through to noon next Wednesday.
There. More time. Now go play! Don't worry too much about what you put into it. This is meant to be a prompt people can have fun with, ideally on their lunch breaks.
In other news, I think the Associated Press has officially jumped the shark. 2 comments~Leave a comment | |
girlgeniuscomic | Nov. 26th, 2009 10:45 pm Girl Genius Comic for Friday November 27, 2009
<3 Happy Thanksgiving, all you USA-types out there! --Kaja <3
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scsilver | Nov. 26th, 2009 09:25 pm Ninja Assassin is silly, and awesome. But my opinion might be skewed as a result of the fact that it stars the sexiest ninja ever. Who I just found out, is also a ridiculous Korean pop star (he's singing in Japanese in this song I guess). Current Mood:  amused
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floriatosca | Nov. 26th, 2009 08:54 pm My thoughts on online doll makers I use these primarily for character portraits, which is why "most of the clothes seem designed for early 21st century teenagers" is a disadvantage and "access to tiny pixel sniper rifles" is an advantage.
( Candybar )
( Gaia Avatar Maker )
( Meez ) Current Mood:  nerdy
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erelin | Nov. 26th, 2009 04:06 pm Happy Turkey Day Wanted to let people know: I am up in the Washington area. Saturday I will have access to a car, and Sunday I will be LARPing. If anyone wants to hang out, let me know!
Email or post is the best way to reach me still. Friday I will be working on getting homework all put together. Leave a comment | |
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[ desert_rose ] | Nov. 26th, 2009 06:20 pm Chatter Post: November 2009, Thursday Week 4! Afternoon, y'all!
Today's community announcements:
NOMinations are here! If you would like to NOM a community member for Best Editor, Best Feedback, Member's Choice and Most Improved, please Post Your NOMination(s) here by 8pm EST, Friday November 27!
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Contestants and just for fun writers, you have until 8pm EST, Saturday November 28 to get your Week Four entries in!
Editors, the Week Three Editing Post is up! Please do your edits as soon as you can! Thanks a ton, guys!
December looks like it's going to be another fun month, with lots of members signing up, including new participants! Welcome all of you!! If you would still like to Sign Up, you have until 8pm EST, Monday November 30!
To all our NaNo participants, all the very best as you approach the finish line! Day 24's post on Five Character Questions is up over at ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif) nanoinflames!
Today's chatter post is brought to us by a turkey, and the wonderful pelethetart!
This grey Sunday morning, as I do every Sunday morning, I woke before the rest of the house. There is this quiet stillness that I just adore, knowing my loved ones are sleeping safely, peacefully and I can just be.
Because we have a perpetual weekend house guest who prefers sleeping on the couch in the living room as opposed to the guest room, I settle myself in the kitchen. The time from waking until about 11, when the rest of the home wakes is filled with soft blues filtering from the radio, the breaking light of morning softening the darkness through the large windows and my filling the house with sumptuous smells of yummy things.
This morning I made fruity pebbles rice crispy treats with vanilla and white chocolate chips, chocolate crispy treats with cinnamon and peanut butter chips. I sliced sweet potatoes (and my thumb...whoops!) and have baked them into herbed veggie chips. All the decadence of home made seafood bisque is now warming in the crockpot, and the dough is ready for the biscuits to go with it. My blend of Sumatra coffee and vanilla beans with cinnamon stick is in the coffee pot, ready for when the others wake. This morning the treat I made for me, as I do every weekend, was freshly roasted chestnuts. I scored and baked them, relishing them with my coffee when they are fresh and piping hot.
I think a lot during these hours. It's a different kind of thinking to my busy day thoughts. This is more contemplative and subtle.
This morning I thought about all the things that I am in awe of. I live my life in awe. There are so many simple things I just say wow at. This mornings came with...Who the hell thought up this stuff?
Who figured out if you score, then roast a chestnut you can break it open and that it is yummy inside? I wouldn't have.
Who thought to cook a mollusk, to pull up shrimp from the inky depths, to shuck an oyster and that these things even remotely looked appetizing?
Who ever realized that if you grind this plant into that dust, mix it with dust from those plants and buttermilk from that cow that, when blended and baked it would make something so tasty?
I am just in awe of it.
What seemingly mundane thing are you in awe of and why?9 comments~Leave a comment | |
ivolucien | Nov. 26th, 2009 02:43 pm Thank you, everyone. I am deeply appreciative of you, my wonderful friends and my caring community.
Thank you for your continuing friendship, even through my hermitage and rare contact. You have been the bedrock upon which my life has been built and renovated.
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bluegodjanus | Nov. 26th, 2009 10:15 am Writer's Block: If we took a holiday ...
Everybody Eat Breakfast Day.Current Location: in a fucking titan missile base
Current Mood:  awake
Current Music: Kirby's Adventure: Rise of the Star - Final Flight
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[ desert_rose ] | Nov. 26th, 2009 06:51 am Week 4 Editing Signups Poll G'morning, everyone!
I can't believe it's that time of the week again, time to bring you the editing signups poll for the final week in the November contest!
If you would like your contest or just for fun entry edited this week, please fill out the poll by 10pm EST Saturday November 28.
Poll #1490687 Critiques and Edits Signup for Week 4, November, 2009
Open to: Friends, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 19Would you like content criticism on your entry this week? Would you like feedback on your grammar, punctuation and technical writing feedback this week? 2 comments~Leave a comment | |
foxgrrl | Nov. 26th, 2009 02:58 am ZZzzzz.. So, so sleepy. I don't know why, but for the last week or so, every time I close my eyes I want to fall asleep. I'm going to bed early, and waking up late, so it's not just sleep-dep. Hopefully it's not mono or something. My guess is that it's some kind of hibernation instinct, now that's it's gotten freezing cold here. That and I'm constantly hungry now, mostly for carbs and fats.
Speaking of eating, I think Thanksgiving is soon, isn't it? Who's doing stuff? I'm going to go to VW's party, and possibly two others. Who else is having a party? (And Sara's party on Sat.)
Oh yeah, I also submitted a talk and a half for Shmoocon. Current Location: Mountain View, CA
Current Mood:  sleepy
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| apod | Nov. 26th, 2009 05:11 am All Sky Milky Way Panorama http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap091125.html  If you could go far away from the Earth and look around the entire sky --
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| lackadaisycats | Nov. 14th, 2009 02:30 am LackadaisyCats: @crispygypsy It is - difficult not to titter like a school girl about it, really, e http://twitter.com/LackadaisyCats/statuses/5698667085 LackadaisyCats: @crispygypsy It is - difficult not to titter like a school girl about it, really, especially when the model is the work of such deft hands.Leave a comment | |
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