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  1. Dr. Keerakh
    I haven't blogged in ages, most likely because of my decreased involvement on BZP, but I have observed the fiasco of Bionicle's ending with a mixture of amusement and frustration.
     
    I am very glad that my interest waned in 2009 and that Bionicle ended as I left it. Had it ended while in the prime of my interest, I would have been as angry and disappointed as many of the people on this board. Now looking with a little less biased perspective, I can say that Bionicle's ending was not the worst decision ever. From the looks of it, it was beginning to do more harm than good to Lego, and frankly, it was becoming a bit redundant and convoluted. At least it went out well instead of fizzling away into nothingness.
     
    But of more interest are people's reactions. Much of BZP is in some sort of violent, delusional uproar that prevents them from looking at this reasonably. For instance, look at the "What would you get rid of?" topic. People listing off nearly every other LEGO line, extant or not, just so they can get Bionicle back. What they don't realize is that Bionicle isn't being ended because of those lines! Ben 10 or Toy Story isn't replacing Bionicle; these people are just too angry to realize that the new lines in 2010 aren't the reason Bionicle is ending. People are just acting completely silly. I'm glad I was spared the indignity of being one of the frantic rabid people condemning the company that gave them so much for no reason other than personal dissatisfaction. For shame people, some of you need to grow up and move on. Lego has given you great enjoyment with Bionicle, and when they finally decide to do something different, you spit and turn your back on them. It had to happen eventually. Don't take it personally that Lego made the business decision when you were interested.
     
    Remember that only the sets are ending. I can understand disappointment, but really, just TRY to realize that there isn't some wicked conspiracy in the Lego Company's dark recesses to ruin the lives of 12 year-olds everywhere. In the words of Cutler Beckett, "it's just good business". If Bionicle could be kept alive without detriment, I'm sure it would be.
     
    -Dr. K
  2. Dr. Keerakh

    Wow

    By Dr. Keerakh,

    Wow, REALLY long time no blog... it's a shame, I've kind of lost a bit of interest in BZP....
     
    Ah well. I only just now learned about the forum fiasco. Ouch.
     
    And one more thing:
     
    The Onion videos are hilarious. Goodbye.
     
    -Dr. K
  3. Dr. Keerakh

    A Game

    By Dr. Keerakh,

    The inner bevel was added. Try not to go hunting for this font online. The winner gets a sense of self-confidence and satisfaction.
     
    Perhaps this could be a weekly thing.
     
    -Dr. K
  4. Dr. Keerakh

    Perpetual Complaining

    By Dr. Keerakh,

    Long time no blog...
     
    Here's the situation folks. There are roughly two types of people: those who like set-realism and those who like organic-types (animation).
     
    When we had the past three Bionicle movies, the set-realists got vocal with their complaining.
     
    When we now get set-realism, the organic-type people get vocal.
     
    BZPower isn't always complaining as a whole. It's just divided.
     
    -Dr. K
  7. Dr. Keerakh

    Arghhh Websense!

    By Dr. Keerakh,

    The school has control over our laptops and blocks things they don't want us to see... which usually doesn't affect me, but can still be unbelievably annoying. For instance, anything "Uncategorized" is blocked, resulting in tons and tons of smaller, personal sites being blocked.
     
    But apparently some image hosting site is blocked because about 50% of all images posted on BZP won't come up. Linked images to this site result in "blockpage". This is extremely annoying to an unspeakable degree because I used to like looking through the Art Forum a lot and now I can look at maybe a fourth of it. Please post these things on Brickshelf or Maj or Photobucket or something if at all possible for you... it would be so great.
     
    -Dr. K
  9. Dr. Keerakh

    Bionicle Scenery

    By Dr. Keerakh,

    Why do we never see (in Artwork 1) any pics of moments from the Bionicle story? You know, like book illustrations? It seems there's always just portraits, and if the artist is particularly bold, maybe a simple background. Rarely have I seen a drawing with a character interacting with its environment or acting out a part of the story, setting in all. Is everyone too lazy to draw a background?
     
    I intend to change this.
  10. Dr. Keerakh

    Need Videos

    By Dr. Keerakh,

    So the Bionicle Time Capsule contest... I want to make a video, but need some clips. Does anyone know a good source for Bionicle videos (CG, movies, etc.) that could be used? Anything is welcome.
     
    -Dr. K
  12. Dr. Keerakh
    "Gas Tax" Law -- Bessemmer City, NC
     
    The government is trying to pass a law that will allow them to tax farmers for how much methane their cows release, in farts and in manure.
     
    So... you're making people pay for how much their animals fart? It's like being taxed for... breathing.
     
    Wut?
     
    -Dr. K
     

  15. Dr. Keerakh
    Yes, the Bara Magna pic was faked. The background was made on Terragen.
     
    Yes, The Venus pic was fake. Green lake from Africa --> Venus.
     
    Yes, the Nexensis (which was only used because it was a cool teaser, even though the Mocs are cool) was a dunkaroll.
     
    My shenanigans are over.
     
    -Dr. K
  16. Dr. Keerakh

    Life On Venus?

    By Dr. Keerakh,

    "A recent satellite image of the surface of Venus has revealed a shocking discovery -- what appears to be vegetation on the arid planet's surface. The image, part of a collective database of Venus images taken in 2007 by the satellite Charger, has astronomers dumbfounded.
     

     

     
    "If this really is vegetation," says Chris Tolmin, head of the NASA Satellite Imagery Division, "then this would challenge us to rethink what we thought we know about Venus and further investigate."
     
    Venus, the second planet from the sun, was once imagined to be host to a very Earth-like environment, that is, until satellites penetrated its thick atmosphere and revealed the dry and hot surface beneath.
     
    "Venus as a planet is like a giant oven," says astronomer Robert Cline. "Previously we would have thought no possible plant life could have existed there... but with the surfacing of this image, the scientific community will have to consider the possibility of alien plant-life."
     
    What is most exciting about this image is that it potentially gives proof of life on Venus. "And where there is plant-life, there is probably more complex forms of life as well," explains Cline.
     
    Currently, the image is being analyzed and the world anticipates proof that there is life on Venus."
     
    -From CNN.com
     
    Wow.
     
    -Dr. K
  19. Dr. Keerakh
    wut
     
    "After spending over sixteen million dollars and using over 48 thousand yards of industrial strength strapping tape, we of the Flat Earth Society were able to construct an enormously powerful neurotransmitter that can implant suggestions directly into the brains of the nearby non-Flat Earthers. Having set it up just outside of the Russian Antarctic exploration post (Vostok), we are awaiting word that all three scientists and 174 penguins have been shown the light."
     
    -Dr. K
  20. Dr. Keerakh

    2009 Misprint

    By Dr. Keerakh,

    Did you hear the one about the giant sea monster octopus?
     
    It'll have you kraken up! D'OH!
     
    I have two full pages of these things that I made up last year if you want any more.
     
    -Dr. K
  21. Dr. Keerakh

    Sprite Comics

    By Dr. Keerakh,

    Really, how did they start? It's such a random idea... make tiny little pixelated characters in kits where you move their arms and legs to the body and then paste them in a panels to make a comic... I'm not bashing them, but it just seems so... random.
     
    Care to enlighten me? I think I might know, but... I dunno.
     
    -Dr. K
  24. Dr. Keerakh

    ...wow

    By Dr. Keerakh,

    All for a separate forum for COT RPGs, say aye!
     

     
    Kudos to you, Official Runescape Topic, for being the only open non-RPG topic in this pic! Of course, you're about an RPG, so too bad.
     
    And no, this isn't the whole page, but about half of it. The other half had four more RPG topics.
     
    -Dr. K
     

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