I really wish - and yes, I know I'm a couple of decades too late for this to actually happen - but I really wish Yes would have decided whether to be infuriating or awesome, and then stuck with one of those things. They sort of bounced between great prog rock songs and the most annoyingly repetitive vocals this side of a political debate, and it's a bit like a minefield when you're about to listen to a Yes song you haven't heard before.
Decided to try my luck at finding a mesa in another world, just for giggles. Given the known incident with the 'indianajones' seed (spawned the player in a jungle, I thought maybe, just maybe, blackmesa would spawn me in, you know, a mesa. Nope, zombie dungeon.
Turns out - and I am ashamed for not figuring this out earlier - narrow hallways are the perfect place to fight Wither Skeletons. You just string three blocks along at their head height, stand back, and hit them until they die. The only way it could be simpler is if someone had already placed the blocks for me.
I no doubt sound pretty daft here, but that's normal, so I'll plow on. I've noticed that words like person keep getting changed to a word essentially signifying a small horse. A human being is not a small horse. I do not want every mention of a human being to be changed to a mention of a small horse. If someone knows of a way to stop this from happening, now would be a good time to mention it. DISCLAIMER: I do not hate small horses. I am perfectly fine with small horses, TV shows about small
My new flute arrived in the mail today. I'm already decently good with the penny whistle, so the most difficult thing for me is going to be getting a consistent sound out of that little embouchure. I'll be spending the next week working solely on that, after which I will allow myself to begin working on actually getting a tune out of the thing. I'll be keeping a record of my progress on this blog, both for the really bored people who, for some reason, actually care about the "progress" some lo
10. Inbred Chocobo Spies 9. National Lampoon's Dog Hospital 8. Invisible Landmine in the Outback 7. Deep Space Spelling of the [consigned to an unpleasant afterlife] 6. Shady Pachinko Encounter 5. British Sushi - The Game 4. Relentless Furry Dancers 3. Olympic Ninja Desperados 2. Children of the Cheese-Fight 1. Flying Hamster Combat Honourable mention: Mario's Wrestling Power, Heavy Metal Sunshine Sisters, NCAA Dwarf Fiasco, Narcoleptic Harpoon - the Gathering Storm, Muppet N
So, my search for a mesa biome continues, as I have covered more than ten kilometers searching for that magical land of disco clay and pretty sand. Today, the search has hit a milestone - the first time I've found an entirely different ultra-rare biome while looking for mesas. On the one hand, this is really cool. On the other, I really wanted a mesa. It doesn't really help that I have nothing with Silk Touch.
Today, I'm going to do a one-off feature - my "Premier" Membership runs out on the 28th, and I'm undecided on the matter of actually buying it when that happens. The purpose of this Tech Highlight is to point out the very real possibility of practical electric vehicles. The Tesla Roadster takes approx. 3.5 hours to charge, and, on a full charge, can go for about 245 miles - not too shabby, considering that other electric cars can take about 20 hours to charge and still don't go as far as the T
Since Xom (or, if you like, King of Shadows, though that only applies to shadows inside of time, so I'm quite out of his jurisdiction) is deathly allergic to blogs, I'm going to be helpful and post the Syrrinx tech he's provided specs on in this blog entry. SHIPS Class Name: Elemental Class Size: Fighter Class Function And Description: Space Superiority Fighter, meant to destroy enemy fighters and bombers, and provide close support to Syrrinx Ground Troops. Trans Atmospheric. Class Weapons: Th
...and Star Trek Colon Into Darkness becomes a much better movie. Why? 1. That's the Captain speaking, right there. 2. "Khan" was basically the hero anyway - he exposed a corrupt, war-mongering admiral, went toe-to-toe with the Federation to save his friends, and got shot in the back by Kirk and Scotty. Keep Burgerking Custardbath in the role, and it's just Sherlock Goes to Space with thirty minutes of desperately scrambling to make him the villain at the end. Swap Mal in, and it's just an
So I was showing off my grand sand-trap to a friend today - hmm. Before I say what happened, I should probably go over what was supposed to happen. In a subterranean complex, I built a large domed room with the floor open to the Void. I then went around the perimeter of the room, placing pistons on one long circuit, with Repeaters used as the only direct redstone contact for each and every piston, and occasionally using a Repeater-and-wire loop on the outside of the circuit to extend the energ
This is the most awesomely ridiculous ridiculously awesome song ever. Also, surprise mandolin. Can't get by without surprising somebody with a mandolin in your hand, you know?
'Ello. This is where I'll be dumping all of my stuff for the COTRPG Starscape, which presently promises to bloom into a massive war with everyone annihilating everybody. In the interim, I'll kick things off with the information this entry is for. Main Species Profile Species Name: Diemawr Description: -Physical: The Diemawr are a physically powerful race, and their somewhat brutish appearance can be off-putting to some. Despite this, they are a very dexterous race, with their hands bearing f
The following is the list of traits that can be selected at the beginning of Starscape II. Choose carefully for maximum coolness. --- Races get 6 points. This list is a work in progress. If you have ideas for other traits that should be available, write them up and send them to Xomeron! Trait: Cost: Description Physical Natural Radios: 1: Your species has either evolved naturally, or altered itself to include, natural radio antennae, obsoleting spoken words and allowing for n
This document gives a pretty good overview of the principles of shipbuilding. --- Spaceships vary wildly in their designs, based on their intended function, however, they can generally be classified according to their size and intended function. However, there are no standard ship classes; if you like, a good general principle is to build your ships along real-world Navy ship designs. However, your species’ biology and culture will influence this, and you’re free to design your ships howev
This document outlines the resources in Starscape, and how you acquire or spend them. --- Starscape features only two Resources; Money and CHON. Money is a representative value of how much of an empire’s economy something takes to build and support, while CHON(Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen) represents how much a ship takes at creation, and needs periodically. These resources are gathered on Planets, Moons, Asteroid Belts, and generated in Habitats. Planets While a very wid
The following is a brief overview of the technologies you can expect everyone to have. --- Every race has access to the following technologies; this means they have the science and industry needed to mass-produce, use, and understand them. Scanners Electromagnetic sensors: From radio waves all the way up to X-Rays, every race has an understanding of how to build these. These include devices such as infrared scanners, radar, LIDAR, and the like. Gravimetric Sensors: Finely calib
In an effort to get some more productive work done than wandering and dying in search of a mesa biome, I elected to hunker down by my river and fish. This was, on the whole, an excellent idea, considering the fishing rod I dredged up - Unbreaking III, Lure II, Luck of the Sea II. Clearly, great Cthulhu would like a favor in return for his generosity. Perhaps a temple is in order.
The actor [Gal Gadot] that is slated to play Wonder Woman has confirmed that she is undergoing some serious training/physical conditioning for the movie. Training that involves swords. I may still have some doubts about her acting ability, based on what I know her to have been in - the Fast & Furious franchise isn't exactly known for nuanced performances, or actors capable of the like, but... Well, if the long list of training material is any indication of her role in the movie - a lis
This is one of those times when the fact that I am incompetent to install a moderator for Minecraft, much less make one, really frustrates me. See, I had what I consider to be an awesome idea for a moderator to use in Survival mode. Basically, the idea is that Creepers would be modified to no longer take fire, explosion, or fall damage, so they explode, then just go ahead and do it again. And again. And so on until you manage to kill them. Increasing their base health to around what Endermen h
The blogs have become an uncomfortable place lately, and, due to some disagreements on the way a few things have been handled, I have found myself at odds with people I would rather count as friends. I don't see an end to this situation coming as soon as I would like it to, so there is something I would like to make clear before things go too far. I do not want a fight. I have never logged onto BZP with that desire in my mind. I have enough people to argue with elsewhere, were I the sort of
I don't recommend it. It makes you look like an awful person, makes everything that moves think you're an awful person, except for that one guy in the corner telling you that yes, they are all out to get you, and when you calm down he just ends up looking and feeling awkward.
