Weekly Update - 1/8
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Intro
I hope you're all enjoying 2010. Personally I think it's a little cold, even with all this global warming. Anyway, let's see what we have on tap.
Updates
As we hinted at in our recent episode of the BZPowercast, we kicked off a prototype giveaway earlier this week. It's not too late to enter the Twelve Days of BZPower. Twelve lucky members will be selected to win some awesome prototype pieces - will you be one of them?
Continuing our reviews of the 2010, ToM Dracone shared his thoughts on Gresh. This leaves one more left to look at. Enjoy them now guys, before the sets are done with.
Cryoshell, the band that formed around making songs for Bionicle promos, releasend an EP on iTunes. For you youngins, EP stands for 'Extra Play,' and is a collection of songs that's more than a single but less than a full-blown album. Some of the songs we've heard before but have been revamped and rerecorded, while others are brand new. If you like their past works, you might want to check this out.
It's looking like I'll be recording over at LAMLRadio tomorrow for their year-end wrap up. I'll be showing off some off your awesome MOCs based on the comments you left in my recent blog entry. There'll also be some discussion about the past, present, and future of the Bionicle community.
Mailbag
1. Have you ever typed your name into google?2. If you were in a (rock) band what instrument would you play?
3. Favorite year of school?
1. Yes.
2. Since I'm not very musically talented - tambourine maybe? If you want to base it on what I'm best at in Rock Band/Guitar Hero, it'd be bass guitar though.
3. 2004-2005.
Hey, B6! I've got a few Mailbag questions for ya. We all know you're in need of 'em!
1.) What is your favorite segment of the BZPowercast to record?
2.) What computer programs are involved in the making of the BZPowercast?
3.) What is your official, quotable opinion of Smeagol4's music? (As in: "NEW YORK TIMES: 'It's Smeag-tastic!'")
3.) What's your favorite Doctor Who episode? (Mine's Blink.)
3b.) How much of Doctor Who have you seen? Did you see much of the old series?
4.) In the past month, I became an owner of an Xbox 360, and Halo 3 and ODST. What are some quick tips you can give a newbie at those games?
5.) When I get good at Halo 3 and ODST, might I be able to fight you online?
6.) Specifically, how much does the Legendary Banhammer weigh? Since it's able to crush rulebreakers and your enemies to a pulp, I'd imagine it must be quite heavy.
6b.) Since I'm not a rulebreaker, I have never had the displeasure of seeing the Banhammer in person. What does it look like?
7.) Do you have any ideas yet for the next Staff namechange prank?
8.) What TV shows did you watch growing up that you reminisce about now?
9.) iPhone or Droid?
10.) What are the specs on your computer?
11.) And a personal question for my own benefit, what do you think of my signoff and its crazy BBCode?
1.) Any segment where I get to talk to someone else instead of just talking into the mic by myself.
2.) Conversations are enabled using Skype and recorded using Audio Hijack Pro. Mixing and mastering is done in GarageBand. I also use LineIn, Levelator, and All2MP3 for different things too.
3.) Black Six says, "It makes you feel things you've never felt before."
3.) Why are there two number threes? Anyway, that's a tough question. Since I don't want to pick Blink too, I'll go with Silence in the Library/Forest of the Dead.
3b.) I've seen all of the new series. I've seen a few episodes of the original series. For Christmas I got The Beginning Collection, with the first three serials of the show. It's been interesting so far.
4.) Stay aware of your surroundings. Don't feel afraid to run away to prevent your death.
5.) No, because then you'll probably beat me.
6.) It's only 10 pounds, but that's more than enough to crush a skull with.
6b.) Like a sledge hammer crossed with a gravity hammer, but even more awesome.
7.) Would I tell you if I did?
8.) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Beast Wars, Star Trek: The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine, and too many others to list.
9.) As long as the iPhone it AT&T only, the Droid wins.
10.) Which one?
My desktop: Dual 1.8 GHz PowerPC G5 processors, 5 GB RAM, ATI Radeon 9600XT w/ 128 MB VRAM.
My laptop: 2.4 GHz Intel Core2Duo, 4GB RAM, Nvidia GeForce 8600M GT w/ 256 MB VRAM.
Yeah, they're kind of old. A new desktop may be on the list for this year, especially with The Old Republic coming.
11.) I don't want to ask how long that took you.
With twenty-ten upon us, the pressure is on!
So, where's the flying cars? Rocket-powered skate boards? Video games that don't need hands? Marty McFly?
They wouldn't lie in a movie, would they? C'mon, B6, I expect you to have all the answers for this!
As everyone knows, 2010 is 'the year we make contact.' Once we meet the benevolent aliens, they shall give us all this technology.
1. How many reports do you usually get in a day?
2. Why has the news Orientated section of BZP is not focusing on Bionicle as much as it used to? (Like reporting Lego Harry Potter stuff)
3. And why do except this kind of news in the first place? (Mildly curious)
4. What would be the consequences of me calling you a bozo? (Extremely curious)
1. Not that many, since I moderate RPG, FCG, and News Discussion.
2. You might have missed the memo, but Bionicle has been canceled. That means a lot less news on the Bionicle front.
3. Why not? Bionicle is LEGO, and the news is LEGO, ergo the news is Bionicle. I see no flaws in that logic.
4. I could tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.
Want to see your questions answered? PM them to me and put 'Mailbag' in the subject line. I'll pick the few I like the best and answer them in the next update.
Conclusion
That's all I have for tonight - enjoy your weekend, everybody! Feedback is always welcome.
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