Fun pic - Monday, February 13, 2006 - D0ne | |
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- Wednesday, February 22, 2006 - D0ne | |
| New Meridian 59 Expansion! Near Death Studios is very proud to announce the release of its new game client software. This new game client is packed with features to extend the user control while still maintaining a wide range of compatibility for players with older systems. The game client is a FREE download for all Meridian 59 subscribers. | |
WTF? Indexing is illegal? - Wednesday, February 22, 2006 - D0ne | |
| One of many articles on this razorback2 issue "Razorback2 was an important eDonkey2000 indexing server and was only available through an eDonkey2000 client such as eMule. It did not host files or material, but it did provide aid access to lots of copyrighted material by indexing eDonkey2000 network files. It will be interesting to see what charge the Belgian authorities will try to make stick. The Motion Picture Association (MPA) has issued a press release claiming a great victory in its war against pirates. It is clear that they are spinning Razorback2’s claims that it has no control over what people use it’s network against them. Chairman and CEO Dan Glickman said the operators chose not to exercise control over files being traded by users which including those containing "child pornography, bomb-making instructions and terrorist training videos". Of course if they had control of the network the MPA could have done them for piracy." This just in... The phone company doesn't try and control all the content in the houses of people listed in the phone book nor do they try and control the content of stores listed in their "Yellow Pages". Indexing is not and can not be illegal. In order to fight the MPA is suggest you pirate a movie today. Oh and if you're in to bigger things, here's an address of a bank you can rob: The latitude of Fort Knox: 37.840N. The longitude is -85.949W. Zip: 40121 City: Fort Knox State: KY Area Code: 502 County: Hardin Latitude Longitude: 37.891 -85.952 Google Sat. view The United States Bullion Depository Fort Knox, Kentucky Amount of present gold holdings: 147.3 million ounces. The only gold removed has been very small quantities used to test the purity of gold during regularly scheduled audits. Except for these samples, no gold has been transferred to or from the Depository for many years. The gold is held as an asset of the United States at book value of $42.22 per ounce. The Depository opened in 1937; the first gold was moved to the depository in January that year. Highest gold holdings this century: 649.6 million ounces (December 31, 1941). Size of a standard gold bar: 7 inches x 3 and 5/8 inches x 1 and 3/4 inches. Weight of a standard gold bar: approximately 400 ounces or 27.5 pounds. Construction of the depository: Building materials used included 16,000 cubic feet of granite, 4,200 cubic yards of concrete, 750 tons of reinforcing steel, and 670 tons of structural steel. The cost of construction was $560,000 and the building was completed in December 1936. In the past, the Depository has stored the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, the Articles of Confederation, Lincoln's Gettysburg address, three volumes of the Gutenberg Bible, and Lincoln's second inaugural address. In addition to gold bullion, the Mint has stored valuable items for other government agencies. The Magna Carta was once stored there. The crown, sword, scepter, orb, and cape of St. Stephen, King of Hungary also were stored at the Depository, before being returned to the government of Hungary in 1978. The Depository is a classified facility. No visitors are permitted, and no exceptions are made. Don't arrest me, please. | |
I don't bleed for this. - Wednesday, February 22, 2006 - D0ne | |
| Scott Jennings is moving on from database guy at DAoC to some other game in a new role as a game designer. This is probably a good thing. The gaming world of MMOG hasn’t changed much in the last five years relative to the previous five years… Since 2001 not a whole Hell of a lot has happened. The original EQ continues on its merry way becoming yet another foot note as is UO, AC and AO. Nothing new has really happened to any of these games. SWG continues to amaze everyone with some of the worst gaming and worst gaming decisions that have ever come down the river. DAoC continues to be some of the second best PvP in the industry and PvP in DAoC sucks. WoW has graced us with the same problems every other MMORPG has before it. At least WoW has attempted to address many of the issues that come with this gaming format. PvP in WoW still sucks. Guild Wars has graced us with some of the best PvP to date and some of the worst PvE ever. Look people, PvP in a MMORPG isn’t about killing each other. It isn’t. Killing each other is an aside an after thought for the real reason PvP should matter. PvP must effect the gaming environment far more profoundly than just a death penalty of an individual. PvP should be focused on the world. You are a pawn. Your death depending on your rank in the world should effect the world more than you, if you matter. Guild leaders dying should wrack the guild with political consequences. PvP must become more of a political situation than a “azzrape” situation. Good night and good luck. | |
Fun pic - Monday, February 13, 2006 - D0ne | |
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