Maybe I’ve got WoW on the brain. But this looks like it’s someone in a Murloc costume. It’s by Jon Paul Kaiser and you can see this and more of his works here.
Tags: World of Warcraft, WoW
Wouldn’t it be cool if you could see who was editing Wikipedia articles in near real time? Throw in a map that locates the editor’s IP address with links to the article and what they changed and you have WikipediaVision. So if you want to be a Wikivoyeur(registered TM pending) click on over to WikipediaVision and see who is editing what and where they are, or at (more…)
I wanted to write a new article today but I have spent the better part of 2 days working on my websites.
It all started when I went to work on one of my blogs and instead of seeing it, I saw a message from my hosting company that my blog was suspended due to a TOS violation. What?!?!?! So yesterday was spent trying to figure out why I (more…)
Questron box art
The year was 1984. Ronald Regan was the president and we worried that the world was going to blow up in a nuclear war with the U.S.S.R. At the movie theater Beverly Hills Cop, Ghost Busters and Terminator were box office hits. Airwolf was on TV and I’m still tortured by the theme song echoing in my head. Prince, which he was still known as, released Purple Rain and I had just been to my first Grateful Dead show, that summer at the Ventura county fairgrounds. I had just started high school and my fellow students were wearing RELAX shirts while the Madwannabies were out in full force. The hairspray Metal bands like Ratt, and Motley Crue, were also making their impression on the hair and clothing habits of some but lucky none seemed to mimic Poison. My fashion statement was the same, as it had been and would remain for another decade at least; concert jersey, Levi 501′s and Vans, except for a short time when unlaced hi-tops were my choice for kicks. If you were smoking in the boys room, you could get a pack of Players cigarettes for $1.00 at the gas station down the street from Monroe High School, even though I was only 15 and a pack of Funions & large Coke for less than a buck at 7-11.
My friends still couldn’t see how cool computers were. So in between skateboarding and playing guitar, I was playing computer RPG’s (Role Playing Games) by myself. Back then, (hey you kids, stay off my lawn!) there still weren’t any games you could play online with other people except some text games that were on BBS’s
Tags: fail, game, Lord British, Questron, RPG, UltimaWhile I finish up an article I’m working on for this blog, I wanted to share with you one of my other loves, skateboarding. It’s too late to bore you with my long history of skateboarding so I’ll just say that I started skateboarding over 30 years ago. I saw Tony Hawk skate when he was still an amateur when we were 13.
The following video is from a contest that is being held at a private skatepark in Los Angeles called The Berrics. This is the forth year of Battle At The Berrics and this year it’s U.S. vs Them. Each round of this elimination bracket style contest has one of the best riders from the U.S. vs one of the best riders from another country. The video I’m posting has one of my favorites, Chris Cole (The US) vs Willow (Germany). The way it works is kind of like the basketball game HORSE except this is called SKATE. One guy does a trick and then the other guy has to match his trick. If he fails to land the trick, he gets one letter of the work SKATE. If the guy who goes first doesn’t make his trick, control of the tricks goes to the other player. This goes on until one of the players had all the letters in SKATE and loses. This is the first round for both Chris Cole & Willow. Whomever wins gets to go on to a second round vs another round 1 winner. The other player gets to go home. Hope you enjoy it.
[NSFW Warning: There are a couple of F bombs dropped when someone misses his trick]
Chris Cole: REGULAR
Willow: REGULAR
WARNING: Contains some drama that may be boring to anyone other than the author
I know I don’t get a ton of traffic, but I also know from my stats there are a few of you who do come by from time to time. So I just wanted to let you know what happened here.
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Time to return to one of this blogs topics other than World of Warcraft, and that is recording. More specifically, recording studios. I have worked at several recording studios and a post production studio. All of which are no longer around. That is why I am going to post a link to a great article I came across in Mix. They have been running a series of articles called Studio Unknown. With the economy in the shape it is in, this article discusses why you don’t have to be a mega studio with a giant staff. As a matter of fact, it can be an advantage if you know how to leverage it. Anyone who works at a studio or is looking to open should spend a few minutes and check this out. I think you will find it was well worth your time.
HOW PINT-SIZED STUDIOS LAND BIG CLIENTS
Upon copying the URL link for this story, it looks like it will move or disappear when next month’s article in this series goes on line. So check it out before it’s gone
Tags: Audio, Mix, StudiosMammoth Mountain is hosting the Roxy Chicken Jam this weekend. All the top female snowboarders will be there to compete. Even gold medal Olympian Torah Bright will be there.
Here is a video I made of the event last year.
Tags: Chicken Jam, Mammoth Mountain, Roxy, videoFor a bit, I have been pretty active in Azeroth. The guild I was in imploded while I was away. But this isn’t a gossip rag and I’m not enough in the know to comment on it except that it was a real shame. It was the first guild I ever joined and was invited while I was still on a trial account. It was one of the things that influenced my decision to subscribe to WoW. Originally I had no intention at all in subscribing to WoW. But that’s another story for another evening. Chances are your reading this to hear about this RSS Feed thang I mentioned in the title.
Recently, well back in December, Blizzard added character and calendar RSS Feeds. I’ve always wanted something like this. A simple text feed of my activity. I couldn’t tell you how many times I have seen some sort of achievement flash by without catching what they were. Some nights I’ve done more than 5 so I can’t see it in recent achievement summary. And having a record of what BoP or epic drops I have won and when and where they came from. All this info is in the RSS Feed. You can see mine on the side of this blog if you scroll down a little. Their does seem to be a bug a bug and it’s a bad one. All the links are broken. At least they are on this blog and I assume it’s not the Word Press RSS feed gadget. You don’t need a website to view these. In case you are unfamiliar with RSS feeds, you can get an RSS reader or get a plugin for your browser. If you use Firefox, there is one built right into it, they are called Live Bookmarks. It would probably be a good idea to remember the WoW Armory is in Beta. So sometimes, like while I was writing this, it doesn’t work correctly. Anyway, head on over to www.wowarmory.com and log in. You will also want to check out The WoW Character Feed FAQ over at Spoon Craft. They did a real good job on the FAQ so I see no reason to write on also. Before you know it, you’ll be tracking your progress too.
Tags: RSS, World of Warcraft, WoW
Over the years I’ve been on many forums, crafted many a signature. Counting BBS’s, I’ve been posting messages, and signatures in discussion groups for 26 years. BBS’s, Bulletin Board Systems, are where forums originated. Back then we also had signatures, albeit just plain text or ansi. It’s safe to say I’ve made my share of signatures. I’m far from great at it, but now and then I surprise myself. And it’s time for me to make a new World of Warcraft signature for some forums I’m on.
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