Comments on: Jack Mangan’s Deadpan #105: Unshow 22

By: Vanamonde

Vanamonde — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 07:32:12 +0000

Ye of little faith Jack…

By: Jack Mangan

Jack Mangan — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 05:27:56 +0000

No one will see this comment, but – it’s not a conspiracy if it’s done right before your eyes.

By: JohnBoze

JohnBoze — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 04:24:34 +0000

In case you didn’t get the email…

Answer a bunch of Trent’s nosy questions and get a free MP4 or QT download of 1,000,000 live at Red Rocks…

http://tinyurl.com/4ewl37

By: justa J0e

justa J0e — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 03:37:11 +0000

Frankly, they found much more effective ways of controlling things.
Has everyone forgotten about the Diebold debacle?

If Obama doesn’t have a substantial lead (like more then 10%) going into election day, once again the RNC will get away with simply hacking the results in their favor.

By: justa J0e

justa J0e — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 03:30:26 +0000

RE: conspiracy theories.
I still have a copy of a news article from 2/21/2006 that included this little talked about tidbit.

“… , there was that curious development in January when the Army Corps of Engineers awarded Halliburton subsidiary Kellogg Brown & Root a $385 million contract to construct detention centers, (each capable of holding 5,000 people) somewhere in the United States, to support the rapid development of new programs.”

It was speculated that the â€œdetention centers” could be used to detain American citizens if the Bush administration were to declare martial law.

By: ditto

ditto — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 03:10:02 +0000

Started rereading Watchmen.

By: ditto

ditto — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 02:27:14 +0000

Pretty awesome Daily Show from last night:
http://www.hulu.com/watch/36252/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart-tue-sep-23-2008

By: justa J0e

justa J0e — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 02:17:19 +0000

TA – DAAAAA!!!!!

Step one of “Operation Brew Meister” is complete!
I know have 5 gallons of October fest beer starting it’s primary fermentation in a nice cool dark place.
Come Halloween it will be ready! Mmmmmm.
I’ll be the only house on the street giving out beer this Halloween!!!!

By: justa J0e

justa J0e — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 02:13:39 +0000

meh
That “Truck Fail” link caused my browser to fail.

By: ditto

ditto — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 02:09:02 +0000

Ed: Yeah. What the hell was he thinking? And why wait so long before trying to cross?

By: Rhettro

Rhettro — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 02:01:08 +0000

Okay that makes sense ditto. I will give it a whirl. :)

By: Rhettro

Rhettro — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 02:00:49 +0000

Wow, that was a truck fail. LOL

By: Ed from Texas

Ed from Texas — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 01:44:33 +0000

D’oh!

http://failblog.org/2008/09/24/truck-fail-3/

By: ditto

ditto — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 01:27:51 +0000

Rhettro: There are 4 entrances to that room. You need to go to each door, get jumped by the commandos, and eliminate them. Try to stay out of view of the witch as well. Once you’ve eliminated all 4 groups, the rest is easy. I tended to use the DOT (damage over time) rounds, usually incendiary. Save a couple of different types of ammo, and switch when you find out what enemies you are dealing with (robots, creatures, people).

By: Ed from Texas

Ed from Texas — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 01:26:51 +0000

Well, I’m glad Adam Curry has No Agenda.

By: JohnBoze

JohnBoze — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 01:25:37 +0000

And Van wins the “picking up the straight line” award…

By: Vanamonde

Vanamonde — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:14:31 +0000

Adam Curry on the latest No Agenda was predicting the current US administration canceling the elections this year.

By: Vanamonde

Vanamonde — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:12:47 +0000

..and is on the outside.

By: Vanamonde

Vanamonde — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:12:14 +0000

Sadly for some of us, the pudgy guy with glasses has already escaped.

By: JohnBoze

JohnBoze — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 23:51:17 +0000

Ok, I do admit the above was sweaty Kilroy 2.0 style conspiracy theory, but don’t we all have a little pudgy guy with glasses inside us?

By: Mark Forman

Mark Forman — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 23:31:18 +0000

Hmm,seems lately Chinese White Death(powdered milk) doing ok-my bet is on the them.

By: Jack Mangan

Jack Mangan — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 23:16:10 +0000

I’ll take Creeping Death over Death Magnetic.

By: JohnBoze

JohnBoze — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 23:06:57 +0000

Less doomly-and-gloomly…

We got us a division race, eh, Chicagoans?

By: JohnBoze

JohnBoze — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 23:03:50 +0000

So, who thinks the Republicans might try to call a state of emergency on the economy and suspend the elections?

That could cause some folks to try to protest, but then they could declare martial law… Someone told me they were building up military presence in major US metro areas?

By: Rhettro

Rhettro — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 22:54:03 +0000

Mark, if it’s good enough for Gretchen, it should be good enough for you. :)

By: Mark Forman

Mark Forman — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 22:29:29 +0000

Rhettro: If the choices be death or Nebraska. Put me in that Death Magnetic box please…

By: Rhettro

Rhettro — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 21:51:01 +0000

Thanks for the info ditto. I’ve managed to take out everyone who was attacking me at the door. Perhaps there are others scattered around the perimeter. So what kind of rounds would you recommend? Hammerheads, radioactive, chemical etc.?

By: EssBee

EssBee — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 21:44:04 +0000

marlo: Thanks for saying what you did, and sorry if my joke offended. I do have a slightly different opinion than you on the closet and celebrities, but very much respect yours.

By: Vanamonde

Vanamonde — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 21:04:55 +0000

So tried switching on Genius in iTunes. For the few albums I have ripped from CD, it had no suggestions for a playlist.

I didn’t think the albums were THAT obscure.

By: ditto

ditto — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:46:25 +0000

CP: Unforgiven — Creed

By: marlodianne

marlodianne — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:37:51 +0000

Jack: He`s an amazing vocalist, but he doesn`t tend to pick the best song selection for his own material. It`s often empty lyrically, which is pointless. He totally kills at power ballads though. Bridge Over Troubled Waters being an oft-cited example of a transcendent cover.

As for his personal life, I think it`s our own damn business what ports we have and who we share them with, so I supported his former stance that it didn`t matter. I find it offensive than anyone thinks they have the right to ask, let alone judge. But if he`s happier and less stressed if people know, good for him.

By: marlodianne

marlodianne — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:24:32 +0000

CP: David Bowie – Thursday`s Child

By: Jack Mangan

Jack Mangan — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:21:46 +0000

Cool, marlo. I applaud eclectic, unapologetic musical tastes. I figured the Clay Aiken reference was a knock at the headlines.
I’ve actually never heard one note of his music.

By: Vanamonde

Vanamonde — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:16:24 +0000

-b +n

Curse you Apple Corp.

By: Vanamonde

Vanamonde — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:14:42 +0000

I wonder why butters feel the need to post comments in capitals.

By: marlodianne

marlodianne — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:04:37 +0000

Jack: No, I really do listen to Clay Aiken. That`s the only decent song on his current album though. I have diverse musical tastes, and unlike most people who say that, I really do.

By: ditto

ditto — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:47:57 +0000

If you want a laugh, please read the comments to this article:
http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2008/09/ground-zero-rev.html#comments

By: marlodianne

marlodianne — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:40:43 +0000

CP: Stabilo – Flawed Design

Another mega-awesome Canadian band. The album Happiness and Disaster (2006) is pure lyrical wow. This has been your mini-earbuds.

By: marlodianne

marlodianne — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:34:29 +0000

CP: Blue October – Hate Me

By: Jack Mangan

Jack Mangan — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:33:02 +0000

Marlo, you’re not really listening to Clay Aiken!

Never even seen NWN, Rhett. I’m still trying to get away from Inky, BLinky, and Clyde.

By: ditto

ditto — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:27:33 +0000

Rhettro: You have to fight the teams that she sends against you. For each team you beat, you weaken her.

Never played NWN. Shocking, I know.

By: ditto

ditto — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:26:05 +0000

CP: Grace — Yo-Yo Ma & Bobby McFerrin

By: marlodianne

marlodianne — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:24:03 +0000

CP: Clay Aiken – Lover All Alone

By: Rhettro

Rhettro — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:08:58 +0000

So many games, so little money at the moment. Oh well, my back log of game I haven’t finished is staggering.

I’ve been chugging along in Mass Effect, anyone have some advice on how to defeat Matron Biesasn…. whateverthefuckhernameis? a.k.a. the blue alien witch?

On Neverwinter Nights – Hordes of the Underdark, I’ve encountered a dungeon full of golems that are particularly nasty. TEB? ditto?

By: Vanamonde

Vanamonde — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:46:11 +0000

ZP takes a pop at a couple of XLBA games:

http://tinyurl.com/4jx4zs

By: The Energizer Bunny

The Energizer Bunny — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:20:30 +0000

Do golfers avoid cakes and pies in case the get a slice?

OK, lunch time. Then more work. Will try to pop in tomorrow.

By: The Energizer Bunny

The Energizer Bunny — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:18:49 +0000

I once made a cake for a friend when they moved into a new apartment. Unfortunately, it too suite for me.

By: The Energizer Bunny

The Energizer Bunny — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:13:33 +0000

My schedule for the next few days:

Just finished going over returned e-mails from WF “news and notes”.

We’re setting up a meeting for this weekend to go over the construction of the artshow boards (I did Westercon’s artshow when it was here in Calgary so I’ve sort of become a consultant for WF artshow even though it’s technically not my department).

We’re also going over the list of artists and dealers who have and have not paid and handed in their paperwork.

As for baking – it’s a friends birthday this weekend so I will be baking a Lemon Cheese Coconut Cake :)

By: Jack Mangan

Jack Mangan — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:39:06 +0000

Ryah, break some legs with this year’s Con. I do hope you’ll still find time to pop in and tell us what you have baking – or even just to drop some puns.

J0e, I sure hope that picture is real.

Mehdnesday already?

By: WNDRWolf aka The Master of Patience

WNDRWolf aka The Master of Patience — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:20:04 +0000

CP: The Sonic Society The Season is Upon Us.

One of my favorite shows…