From while Nogi was teamed with Brightsky in the Rikti War Zone:



''We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat
them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.''

-- James Nicoll

www.penny-arcade.com/2007/07/23
(go one post down on that page)
Gabriel of Penny Arcade recently went to a Pokemon Tournament, and he relates his experience. It's quite thought provoking, and I'm impressed with what he took from the experience.
Then skip to the last post.
A young girl sent Gabe a letter telling of her experience at the Tournament, which did not go so well. She tells of how she was really disheartened by the experience, and how reading his post really helped her.

And that, my friends, is cool, and totally kicks ass.--
Christopher Angel, aka JPublic
The Works of Christopher Angel
"Camaraderie, adventure, and steel on steel. The stuff of legend! Right, Boo?"

What graphic card in the market provides the most bang for the buck?
I've been upgrading my desktop (codename Alpha) over the summer. Just about the only thing left that hasn't been upgraded is the graphics card, hence this question.
Alpha has been slowly been evolving into a a super Tivo (why else would I upgrade the data drive to 500 gigabytes among with everything else?) I got a Radeon 9550 (which is the orginal card). I do play games, but it hasn't been a primary concern. So, do any of you folks have any recommendations. Something in the $150 dollar range would do.
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Into terror!,  Into valour!
Charge ahead! No! Never turn
Yes, it's into the fire we fly
And the devil will burn!
- Scarlett Pimpernell

Servers are still down though...

Read about these a while ago, and finally managed to find a site wit better info:
www.nasa.gov/centers/dryd...-DFRC.html

All right. J. Random Muggle is hiking the Scottish moors and discovers Hogwarts. The reason s/he can see it, is that s/he is immune to magic that would affect him/her directly. Winds up with a position as Professor of Muggle Studies.
Title?
Harry Potter and the Mundane Ambassador.
Of course this is an Original Character fic... I just got sick of seeing the Mary Sue fics some of the kids are writing on the Pit of Voles...
So instead of a magical prodigy, we have an Uber-Muggle.
''We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat
them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.''

-- James Nicoll

Another Spontaneous Task Force completed.
Task Force Astral completed Moonfire. Don't worry Bob, we all have other toons that need the badge for when you're back from vacation.

And, showing the flag as it were:

Since nobody else has mentioned it yet...
The current "Rebuild" trailer, with footage

-Rob Kelk
"Read Or Die: not so much a title as a way of life." - Justin Palmer, 6 June 2007
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012

I just got Sky respecced, so if you're still interested in that Freebird set for Space Mage we can arrange a meeting whenever it's convenient for you - my schedule's pretty clear.
Ja, -n

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"I'm terribly sorry, but I have to kill you quite horribly now."

Being completely serious for a moment...
While looking for something else, I discovered CodeAmber.org today. It's a non-profit web service that compiles and retransmits official Amber Alerts from across the US and Canada. As part of the "retransmit" part of that goal, they make available free scripts to add Amber Alert tickers to web pages and desktops.
I plan to add the ticker to my website as I update the pages. Anyone else?

-Rob Kelk
"Read Or Die: not so much a title as a way of life." - Justin Palmer, 6 June 2007
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012