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[11 DAYS LEFT TO ENTER!]The Clipboard Blog Contest #1: Lego's True Potential

ENTRY DEADLINE: MAY 19, 2016   For shame, Lego. Seriously, you missed the opportunity for a good villain in Von Nebula, you forgot about what good comic art was when you hired Sayger, and darn it, that battle with Skull Basher was waaaay too short. Fortunately, you have your loyal fans to tell you all about it. And now they are going to fix it for you.   That's right, for this contest you are going to take a moment where Lego had so much potential and threw it out the door, and instead use that

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I AM NOT LEAVING

BECAUSE BZPOWER CAN CHANGE BACK.     YOU ARE NOT WORTHLESS.     (and by YOU, I MEAN YOU. Not BZPower. YOU THE READER.)

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My Lecture for the night

*sigh*   Why does this subject keep coming up, seeing that it is a complete stack of illogic? I don't know.   But I guess for me the concept of gender stereotypes is dead because I naturally subvert almost every female stereotype known. This is not something woke up and suddenly chose to do for fun, it's just an irrevocable part of my essence.   Stereotype: "Girls don't like Lego." Me: *pulls out cardboard box full of Lego* *shows MoC pictures*   Stereotype: "Girls like fashion." Me: *walks

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I'm getting out of here

Yes, you read the blog entry title right. I'm quitting BZPower.   Go and yell WHYYYYYYYY!!! at me and scream your heads off now. Let the panic wash over you like a big bucket of ice water.   Now let me reassure you, please, I shall not just cut and leave all of the loose ends to rot like a dead tree like some other people I happen to know. That is a terrible thing to do, and I shall not do it. Before I leave, I will do the following things:   1. The Categorical GregF Reference will be finished

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HF RPG Profiles

Heroes -   Player: Dark_Stranger   NAME: Artemus Schadenfreude [Hero] POWERS/ABILITIES: Artemus is permanently bonded with a psychic parasite which is fused to his endoskeleton. It is visible as patches of spikey growth on his armor, and as two flexible bladed protrusions that completely replace his right forearm. This parasite feeds on the energy emitted by active pain receptors, both its host's and those of anyone else it inflicts pain upon, using this energy to grow. Thus, it requires regular

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Fiction does not accurately represent X

People: In fiction, X doesn't have a right arm!   People: In fiction X does not come at the end of box.   People: This is a grave injustice against X. Because X can read that he only has one arm and no longer comes at the end of box, he may believe that he has no right arm and no longer comes at the end of box!   X: Look, you suckers. I know that I have two arms [wriggles arms], and I know that I come at the end of box. And all of my fellow Xs know that too. In fact, we're so confident of that w

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TTTTL/TTTTO

I wrote this blog entry awhile ago and batted it around for some reason in debate over posting it. Mostly because I couldn't tell whether this quote is related to the actual entry or not:   I have concluded that it is only somewhat related, but hey. Free donuts. * * *   Also known as Truth Truth Truth Truth Lie or Truth Truth Truth Truth Opinion.   It's one of the most common fallacies out there. It's also the oldest trick in the book to deceive people. The problem I've noticed is that peopl

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Being honest and owning up to my mistakes

Recently, I wrote up a post, and some people were hurt by it. I do not mean to excuse myself by writing this. There is no excuse for what I did. Rather, I would like to explain precisely, calmly, and without shouting (bold is for emphasis, since this one is sadly long) - why I wrote that post, what I meant by it, and try, if possible, to heal up some of the pain that I have unfortunately caused.   The Post --> What I Meant it to Say That's post 7700066, which has unfortunately come to my atte

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Essential Hardware for Living on One's own Independent of Parental Units

Or because I was feeling like making a bombastically awesome blog entry for no reason.   1. Refrigerator - This is where you put lots of other vitally important things like Sprite, orange juice, cheese, sandwiches, other sources of protein, possible fruits and vegetables (optional), and takeout.   2. Car - This is how you get your obligatory Sprite, orange juice, cheese, sandwiches, other sources of protein, possible fruits and vegetables (optional) and takeout from the grocery store to your hou

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Characters Call

If you want one of your fanfictional/RPG characters to star in an new epic that I'm writing right now, post their names below. Please link me to any relevant profiles or stories that you wish me to include. You may describe or include anything in your comment than you wish to be included.   Or you can throw a character's name at me with nothing attached and let me fill in the blanks. Making up a character on the spot for no reason to be included is also allowed. Go crazy!   Or if you have no cha

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Sword Art Online and General Anime Complaints

First off, big disclaimer:   The following blog post is not intended to be offensive to anyone who likes anime. The author of this blog post understands that she is not qualified to make an informed and reasoned judgement about the entire genre thereof, and therefore anything below is not intended to bash, make fun of, or otherwise deride any beings who may enjoy the genre.   Whew.   So recently, I decided to try out the anime series Sword Art Online, on the recommendation of bonesiii. (I'm no

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INCOMING

2 DAYS.     9 DAYS.   QUALITY WILL NOT BE SACRIFICED FOR SPEED. THE FIRST CHAPTER WILL BE POSTED IN 9 DAYS.

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Bionicle Rumors/Leaks: A Different Take

I'm going to unpack this from what I think is a logical perspective. So we know that:   A. A new constraction line is coming in 2015 (or is rumored to be coming, we don't know: all we really know is that someone is working on one). B. That there were leaked images with the Bionicle name on them. C. The proclamation that "Bionicle is not coming back for the foreseeable future" was removed from the LMB. D. Greg is now less willing to deny plans for a future Bionicle.   So that leaves us with three

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Theorize about me (AMA-style thing)

This game involves writing statements that you think are true of me, and I give you responses. So, for example:   fishers64 likes the color purple.   My Response: True.   fishers64 dreams of farm animals.   My Response: Unknown. I don't remember most of my dreams.   fishers64 likes liver-and-anchovy pizza.   My Response: False.   Go!

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Of the word "logic"

The common misconception is that logic tells truth from error. That it is the study of things that lead to it. This is incorrect.   Now, if I had thought about this a little more, it would have been evident, simply because we use logic to describe how stories should go - they should be logically consistent with themselves. For example, X character is this way, therefore he would do this in this situation. This is especially apparent with the Arena Method, but it is true of all forms of writing -

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Fun with faulty mask stands

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UZbSjt0Qfk   Everything in this set is top-heavy and falls over easily.   And before anyone notices, yes, I did move Kulta's torso down a bit from the directions' specification. I don't know why they wanted it up that high, but I don't. It just looks wrong.   But hey, the Mask of Creation is fantastic. Totally a valid reason to buy this set for $30.

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Who wants MoUP 3?

For reference: MoUP |MoUP 2 ; Related: Bionicle Speed Racers   If you don't care to read all of that, these are games that involve RNGs, Macguffins, and killing people. Apparently people like that enough to derail an otherwise perfectly good blog entry.   I have no idea how I will do a MoUP 3.   There is no way I will be able to run this before January 1st. It may suck because I may have to go in for a bunch of jury duty over my otherwise large interim break. I have at least two other projects t

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The "Four Characters" Trope

For this, there are four characters and two genders; two characters must be male, and the other two must be female.   1. Logician - This character uses analytic and strategic thinking. They are typically hardened and veteran fighters, and suppress whatever emotions they need to at any given moment. Tend to be socially reserved, and if they do talk, are focused on what they need to accomplish with their words. They usually manage to cover any true emotional stakes they have with thoughts of how t

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Dr. Cynic

So recently I sat down to watch the now-obscure movie Limitless (yes, that movie with Robert DeNiro and the unemployed writer). I was aware of the film's dark, cynical tone prior to watching, and fully expected the film to resemble a Work of Great Literature. Surprisingly, it did not fully realize its potential for depression, and instead opted for ick. I'm not sure which I dislike more.   This doesn't end my long standing beef against cynicism and the Works of Great Literature that teach it (

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A sneak preview into the life of an introvert

NOTE TO PARENTS: PLEASE DO NOT ENGAGE IN MORE THAN 5 DISCUSSIONS IN 24 HOURS.   I DON'T KNOW WHAT MY SOCIAL ENERGY RESERVE IS, BUT YOU ARE DRAINING MORE THAN MY MIND CAN TAKE AND FUNCTION NORMALLY. PLEASE STOP.

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Project(s) Status & Inquiries

Previously, I've avoided talking about my ongoing projects, preferring instead to just show up with the results. This works wonders for a newby S&T theorist, bad writer, and critical reviewer. It doesn't work so good when you're knee-deep in technical projects which have been going on forever, doing media reviews, or just plain flat need to decide what to do first.   And that's what I need answered. WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN FIRST? What really should have happened last week? That's what I need to

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