http://dwip.alsherok.net/ en-us 2008-09-04T21:00:33-08:00 http://dwip.alsherok.net/archives/001292.html [23:50] TontoMarius: I almost want to sign up for the free 3 month Amazon Prime, but then I don't. [23:51] serenadingwords: What does Prime do again? [23:51] serenadingwords: Besides beat down Amazon Megatron a lot.... Quotes Dwip 2008-09-04T21:00:33-08:00 http://dwip.alsherok.net/archives/001291.html I think my last couple of days can be summed up sufficiently with this xkcd: Mainly in response to this post of Samson's. Still thinking I will more or less avoid the political stuff here, however. Last time I did...it... Main Dwip 2008-09-03T11:52:59-08:00 http://dwip.alsherok.net/archives/001290.html Watching speeches from the DNC right now. Lots of things I could say about it - Kerry was actually pretty good, the Clintons somewhat less so, Biden really really good, about holy crap do they script these things or what... Main Dwip 2008-08-28T22:07:52-08:00 http://dwip.alsherok.net/archives/001289.html Your Interstate system is completely fucking ridiculous. Please stop this immediately. You do not need I 95 and I 295 to work like that. For real.... Main Dwip 2008-08-22T13:10:18-08:00 http://dwip.alsherok.net/archives/001288.html Main Dwip 2008-08-04T16:19:01-08:00 http://dwip.alsherok.net/archives/001287.html Version 2.1 fixes a few problems, including: - Issues with the AddTopic bug; - Issues with the manor alchemy chests; - A bad container in the upper manor. Get it here.... Main Dwip 2008-07-30T22:52:33-08:00 http://dwip.alsherok.net/archives/001286.html [EDIT - Previous method was a lie. This way really does work though] Because I'm probably going to want to know how to do this again, here is the procedure for making BFSP64, BF2AF64, BF2EF64, and the Unlocks678 mods work... Main Dwip 2008-07-30T16:59:35-08:00 http://dwip.alsherok.net/archives/001285.html Despite my general aversion to this sort of thing, but because it's so utterly me, and because I was encouraged to, let us play a little game. Suppose, for a moment, that you have a phone booth. With this phone... Main Dwip 2008-07-24T19:58:10-08:00 http://dwip.alsherok.net/archives/001284.html Now is the time To prove What we know to be true: That we shall conquer all. ---The Rememberance (Clan Ghost Bear), Passage 155, Verse 2, Lines 45-48... Quotes Dwip 2008-07-22T15:31:27-08:00 http://dwip.alsherok.net/archives/001283.html A little bit of worldbuilding work, here. Firstly, the map: Click for a larger version. This is the third version of this particular map. The first, which got referenced a couple of times previously in this series, was in the... Main Dwip 2008-07-20T20:56:57-08:00 http://dwip.alsherok.net/archives/001282.html Because I've had this song stuck in my head for like 5 years now, but always as music. And then last night I remembered part of the lyrics, and thanks to the Power of Google, I am victorious. On that... Main Dwip 2008-07-16T19:56:52-08:00 http://dwip.alsherok.net/archives/001281.html Because I'm having about 2 minutes in every 10 of internet connection right now. Which is something I remember pretty well from my days in the 90s of dialup, and also how it took about 9 years to download a... Main Dwip 2008-07-15T22:25:22-08:00 http://dwip.alsherok.net/archives/001280.html I don't think I've ever shown this one, and I'm not sure anybody but Whir has seen it. So behold, the worst start ever: Remember kids. Highlands does not like you.... Main Dwip 2008-07-15T14:59:53-08:00 http://dwip.alsherok.net/archives/001279.html Because I haven't really talked Civ for a while, and I just played a pretty epic game. Every so often, you have this desire, when playing world maps, to conquer the world. This is the unquestionable natural order of things.... Main Dwip 2008-07-15T13:04:19-08:00 http://dwip.alsherok.net/archives/001277.html Since I was thinking about this earlier, a little bit more blathering on The Civil War. Which is going to be mostly YouTube clips of the thing, hitting what I think are some of the emotional high points, starting with:... Main Dwip 2008-07-09T16:28:56-08:00