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Xi3's SFF PISTON Gaming Console Now Available for Pre-Order
Subject: General Tech | March 27, 2013 - 12:06 AM | Tim Verry
Tagged: Xi3, valve, Steam Box, piston, pc gaming, gaming
It may or may not be Valve's Steam Box, but Xi3 is the closest thing to a small form factor PC gaming console running Steam on the radar so far. The Xi3 PISTON is now up for pre-order with an intended holiday 2013 launch.
The PISTON starts at $899 and increases in price from there depending on the amount of internal storage included. Basic specifications of the Piston include an AMD APU (likely the A10-4600M) clocked at 2.3GHz (3.2GHz turbo), Radeon 7660G processor graphics (384 shaders), 8GB of DDR3 RAM, and a 128GB solid state drive. For an extra $340, Xi3 will swap in a 256GB SSD, and for $750 the company will include a 512GB option. Of course, that would bring the price of the living room TV up to $1649, which is far from cheap.
For that kind of money you could build a much more powerful mid tower that could actually run Steam games at 1080p with all the details cranked up. The Xi3 box will be lucky to average 30FPS at 1080p with the latest games. With that said, it is a start and I hope to see continued development of these "Steam Box-esque PCs. Hopefully once mass production, competing options, and economies of scale kick in, consumers will be able to get their hands on cheaper Steam Boxes!
If you can't wait for the official Steam Box, however, you can head over to the Xi3 website to reserve your own PISTON.
Steam Box Prototypes Will Reach Developers Within The Next Four Months
Subject: General Tech | March 8, 2013 - 05:26 AM | Tim Verry
Tagged: valve, Steam Box, steam, pc gaming, gaming, console, big picture mode
In talking with the BBC, Valve CEO Gabe Newell revealed several details regarding the company's upcoming Steam Box gaming PC. The console competitor will go up against Sony's PlayStation 4 (PS4) and Microsoft's Xbox 360 successor. So far we know that the Steam Box will utilize Valve's Steam distribution service and its Big Picture Mode user interface. Valve will be manufacturing its own reference design, but third parties will also be allowed to construct Steam Boxes that will tap into Valve's gaming library. Xi3 in particular looks to be at least one of the likely Steam Box partners to produce hardware.
Newell indicated that Valve would be sending prototype devices to customers within "the next three to four months." The designs are not yet finalized, however, as evidenced by Newell's statement that the prototypes would be used to gather feedback, and Valve is still working on balancing heat, noise, and performance.
"We're working with partners trying to nail down how fast we can make it." - Gabe Newell in an interview with BBC before receiving an award for Portal 2.
Further, Valve has not yet determined exactly what it wants the controller to be. It will reportedly be shipping several different prototype controllers along with the Steam Box PCs. One area that Newell is particularly interesting in is in gathering bio-metric data -- such as heart rate -- and using that data to change the game experience for the gamer. This would be one area that Valve could focus on and have an advantage over other consoles. As a fully-fledged PC, the Steam Box could tap into existing bio-metrics technology and easily have the horsepower to effectively parse the bio-feedback. I can only think of a few situations in which such data would be useful (horror games, party/dancing/exercise games), but I do see it as being at least as beneficial as the Kinect was/is to the Xbox.
With that said, we still do not know much about the Steam Box. Much like the PS4, we still do not know what the actual hardware will look like (though we have at least been shown the PS4 controller). Pricing is also one of the major unknowns, and BBC reporter Leo Kelion quoted an industry analyst Lewis Ward (IDC) as noting that Valve will likely not be able to subsidize the hardware nearly as much as the other major console players (Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo) are able to. The Steam Box is inevitably going to be priced more in like with PCs than with consoles, as a result. On the other hand, gamers that buy a Steam Box can look forward to getting games that are much cheaper than the console equivalents. Give Steam Box gamers a couple of Steam holiday sales and they will easily make up the price difference!
What do you expect the Steam Box to be, and will it finally take PC gaming to the masses?
CES 2013: Valve Announces Steam Box Not Announced in '13
Subject: Editorial, General Tech, Systems, Shows and Expos | January 9, 2013 - 02:44 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: CES, ces 2013, valve, Steam Box
CES opened with excitement from Xi3 Corporation and their announcement of the Piston. When Gabe Newell spoke with Kotaku at the VGAs he said that we would see Big Picture PCs this year. With word that Xi3 received funding from Valve some of us, including myself, wondered if this Piston was Valve's "Nexus" Steam Box.
Ben Krasnow, hardware engineer at Valve, comments in the video below about whether we have seen Valve's canonical Steam Box or if there are any planned announcements for 2013.
Thank you Ben.
There seems to be some discrepancies between statements from Krasnow and Valve Managing Director, Gabe Newell. The major deviation concerns whether the official Steam Box will be based on Linux or another operating system. When interviewed by The Verge, Gabe Newell claimed the official box will be based on Linux with no unclear terms:
We'll come out with our own and we'll sell it to consumers by ourselves. That'll be a Linux box, [and] if you want to install Windows you can. We're not going to make it hard. This is not some locked box by any stretch of the imagination.
Krasnow in an email discussion with Engadget was somewhat more timid in future plans. The Engadget article was published on the same day as the The Verge interview which makes neither position particularly out of date. His statement:
"The box might be linux-based, but it might not," he continued. "It's true that we are beta-testing Left for Dead 2 on Linux, and have also been public about Steam Big Picture Mode. We are also working on virtual and augmented reality hardware, and also have other hardware projects that have not been disclosed yet, but probably will be in 2013."
At the same point this might all become irrelevant very quickly. As reported yesterday, Gabe Newell in the very same interview seemed to strongly suggest that post-Kepler GPUs will bring virtualization to the consumer market. If that is the case, then the only barrier between Linux and Windows would be for a company to provide a user-friendly virtual machine. Having your host operating system as one or the other would not particularly matter if the user could run gaming applications from the other platform.
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CES 2013: Valve Talks Piston, Better Listen. Steam Box!
Subject: Editorial, General Tech, Systems, Shows and Expos | January 8, 2013 - 02:06 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: Xi3, valve, trinity, Steam Box, ces 2013, CES, amd
Going from a failed Kickstarter to Valve's premier console? Sounds like a good anecdote to tell.
Valve has finally discussed the Steam Box in more concrete details. Get ready for some analysis; there are a bunch of hidden stories to be told. We will tell them.
Update for clarity: As discussed in IRC technically this was an Xi3 announcement that Valve will have at their booth but not an official Valve announcement. That said, Valve will have it at their booth and Valve funded Xi3.
Another Update for new information: Turns out this is not the Valve-official device. Ben Krasnow, Valve hardware engineer, made a statement that the official Steam Box is not planned to be announced in 2013. What we will see this year is 3rd Party implementations, and that should be it. News story to follow.
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As everyone is reporting, Valve hired out Xi3 Corporation to develop the Steam Box under the codename Piston. Xi3Corporation was founded in 2010 and revealed their first product at CES two years ago. In late September, Xi3 launched an unsuccessful Kickstarter to fund their latest designs: The X7A and the X3A.
The X7A Modular Computer is the most interesting as it seems to be what the Piston is based on. Regardless of the Kickstarter's failure, Valve still reached out to Xi3 Corporation chequebook in hand. According to the Kickstarter page, the X7A has the following features:
64-Bit Quad-Core x86 processor up to 3.2 GHz with 384 graphics shader cores.
- My personal best guess is the AMD A10-4600M Trinity APU.
- 8GB of DDR3 RAM
- 1 TB of "Superfast" Solid State Memory
- Four USB 3.0
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- Four eSATAp
- Gigabit E
- 40Watt under load
"Under $1000" although that includes 1TB of SSD storage.
- Also Valve could take a loss, because Steam has no problem with attach rate.
The key piece of information is the 40Watt declaration. According to Engadget who went hands-on with the Valve Piston, it too is rated for 40Watt under load. This means that it is quite likely for the core specifications of the Kickstarter to be very similar to the specifications of the Piston.
Benchmarks for the 7660G have the device running Far Cry 3 on low settings at around 34 FPS as well as Black Ops 2 running on Medium at 42 FPS. That said, with a specific hardware platform to target developers will be able to better optimize.
During the SpikeTV VGAs, Gabe Newell stated in an interview with Kotaku that third parties would also make "Steam Boxes". They are expected to be available at some point in 2013.
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Podcast #230 - EVGA Stinger Z77 Mini ITX board, Our Holiday Gift Guide, Steam Box and more!
Subject: General Tech | December 13, 2012 - 02:43 PM | Ken Addison
Tagged: Z77, valve, stinger, Steam Box, steam, podcast, pcper, itx, i7-4770k, haswell, gift guide, evga, Crysis 3, 4770k, video
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Valve and Gabe Newell Confirm Steam Box for Living Room PC Gaming
Subject: General Tech | December 11, 2012 - 01:47 PM | Ryan Shrout
Tagged: valve, steambox, Steam Box, steam, htpc, gaben, Gabe Newell, big picture mode
Well it finally happened this week - Gabe Newell confirmed what we all assumed was going to happen - a Valve software branded and controlled PC for gaming and computing in the living room. We first started grumbling about the "Steam Box" back in March at GDC when Valve announced the Big Picture Mode for Steam and rumors of the hardware platform first began. The next moth, Valve's Doug Lombardi denied the rumors but fell short of saying it wouldn't happen in the future. In September the Big Picture Mode for Steam went into beta bringing the Steam interface into the world of TVs and 10-ft design, followed this year with the full release.
And let's not forget the Linux client beta currently on-going as well as the capability to buy non-gaming software on Steam. Valve has been a busy PC company.
Big Picture Mode was the first necessary step
Based on an interview with Gabe at Kotaku, there are a surprising amount of details about the hardware goals that Valve will set for the "Steam Box" in addition to the simple confirmation that it is a currently running project.
He also expects companies to start selling PC packages for living rooms next year—setups that could consist of computers designed to be hooked up to your TV and run Steam right out of the gate.
HTPC builders have been making "Steam Box" computers for some time...
Interestingly, Valve is saying its contribution will be more tightly controlled than we might have thought:
"Well certainly our hardware will be a very controlled environment," he said. "If you want more flexibility, you can always buy a more general purpose PC. For people who want a more turnkey solution, that's what some people are really gonna want for their living room.
No time tables were discussed and we are left once again with just a hint of what is to come. I think its pretty obvious based on the direction Valve is going that we are going to see a Linux-based small form factor PC with Steam pre-installed available for consumers in 2013. If Valve starts pushing Linux support as hard as we expect it could mean quite a bit of trauma is ahead for Microsoft in the enthusiast community, one that is already reeling from the problems with Windows 8.
If you were to potentially add to the "Steam Box" a pre-configuration tool like NVIDIA's GeForce Experience that sets game options based on your hardware for you, the PC could easily turn into a solution that is nearly as simple as the console for gamers. And because Steam is already accepting non-games, it won't take much for there to be Netflix and Amazon apps in addition to anything else you currently have running on HTPCs or tablets.
Valve denies Steam Box, posts job for Hardware Engineer
Subject: General Tech, Systems | April 13, 2012 - 01:58 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: valve, Steam Box
Doug Lombardi of Valve denied rumors of the Steam Box console last month, but fell short of denying future possibilities and so forth. Recently, Valve has posted a job opening on their website for an electronics engineer.
When Valve's Doug Lombardi responded to rumors of a "Steam Box" console, he used the following words which were posted all over the internet as Valve denies Steam Box console rumors:
We're prepping the Steam Big Picture Mode UI and getting ready to ship that, so we're building boxes to test that on. We're also doing a bunch of different experiments with biometric feedback and stuff like that, which we've talked about a fair amount, […] All of that is stuff that we're working on, but it's a long way from Valve shipping any sort of hardware.
As it turns out Valve has just recently posted a job position for a Hardware Engineer with the following duties:
Work with the hardware team to conceive, design, evaluate, and produce new types of input, output, and platform hardware
Join our highly motivated team that's doing hardware design, prototyping, testing, and production across a wide range of platforms. We're not talking about me-too mice and gamepads here – help us invent whole new gaming experiences.
While that hardware engineer position could be any number of things including peripheral development, it is clear that Valve wants to get into hardware more than they let on. This looks to be more than just development hardware.
GDC 12: Valve & Razer renew their motion partnership vows
Subject: General Tech, Shows and Expos | March 6, 2012 - 03:41 AM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: valve, Steam Box, GDC, GDC 12
Valve and Razer formally agree to support Razer Hydra motion controller in Valve's four most popular titles and two upcoming ones.
A little over two years ago, Valve and Razer announced a partnership for their Sixense high-precision motion controllers. During CES 2010, attendees were able to experiment with a prototype motion controller from Sixense to control Left 4 Dead 2. Sixense TrueMotion controllers were later released by Razer last June as the Razer Hydra.
Now you're thinking with controllers.
This Game Developers Conference (GDC) fast forwards us to almost a year after the launch of the Razer Hydra. The price for the controller has dropped $40 to $99.99 at some point between then and now. Valve has also announced that support would be extended from Portal 2 and Left 4 Dead 2 to include Half-Life 2, Team Fortress 2 and upcoming Dota 2 and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
The fishiest part of this whole announcement involves the Steam Box rumor from a few days ago. Valve appears to be very focused on the best portions of console gaming for the PC all of a sudden. I could easily see motion controls be used to support The Steam Box or whatever it might be called -- especially if it were used for more than just gaming and by more than just gamers.
So what do you all think?
GDC 12: The bigger big picture, Steam Box to be announced?
Subject: Editorial, General Tech, Systems, Shows and Expos | March 3, 2012 - 05:16 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: valve, Steam Box, steam, GDC 12
It is rumored that Valve will announce a Steam hardware platform as early as GDC next week although that could be pushed back as late as E3 in June.
Steam has grown atop the PC platform and consists of over 40 million active user accounts. For perspective, the Xbox 360 has sold 65.8 million units to date and that includes units sold to users whose older Xbox 360s died and they did not go the cardboard coffin route. Of course the study does not account for the level of hardware performance each user can utilize although Valve does keep regular surveys of that.
A console with admined dedicated servers to kick the teabagging and griefing Steam punks.
Within the last couple of years, Valve has been popping in to news seemingly out of the blue. Allow me to draw your attention to three main events.
At the last GDC, Valve announced "The Big Picture" mode for their Steam software. The Big Picture is an interface for Steam which is friendly to users seated on a couch several feet away from a large screen TV. While "The Big Picture" has yet to be released it does set the stage for a great Home Theatre PC user interface for PC games as well as potentially other media.
I must admit, that controller does not look the most ergonomic... but it is just a patent filing.
Last year, Valve also filed a patent with the US Patent Office for a video game controller with user swappable control components. Their patent filings show a controller which looks quite similar to an Xbox 360 controller where the thumbsticks can be replaced with touch pads as well as a trackball and potentially other devices. Return of Missile Command anyone?
Also a little over two years ago, Valve announced a partnership with Razer for their Sixense high-precision motion controllers. It is possible that Valve was supporting this technology for this future all along. While motion controllers have not proven to be successful for gaming, they are accepted as a method to control a device. Perhaps The Big Picture will be optimized to support Sixense and compatible devices?
The Verge goes beyond their claims that Valve will announce The Steam Box and has included specifications for a closed-doors prototype of the system. The system was rumored to be used to present to partners at CES contained an Intel Core i7 CPU, 8GB of RAM, and an NVIDIA GPU.
You know if Microsoft had focused on Media Center for gaming rather than the Xbox...
It is very unclear whether Valve will attempt to take a loss on the platform in hopes to make it back up in Steam commissions. It is possible that Valve will just push the platform to OEM partners, but it is possible that they will release and market their own canon device.
I am interested to see how Valve will push the Home Theatre PC market. The main disadvantage that the PC platform has at the moment is simply marketing and development money. It is also possible that they wish to expand out and support other media through their Steam service as well.
At the very least, we should have a viable Home Theatre PC user interface as well as sharp lines between hardware profiles. A developer on the PC would love to know the exact number of potential users they should expect if they were to support a certain hardware configuration. Valve was always keen on supplying hardware profile statistics, and this is certainly a harsh evolution of that.


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Series: What I Wish My Pastor Knew About... The Life of a Scientist
Andy Crouch examines the life of a scientist based on his experience of walking alongside his wife Catherine, an experimental physicist. That relationship has shown him that a life in science is a journey "into a set of virtues," of cultivating a specific character suited to the particular demands of research and investigation. Crouch's hope is to persuade pastors and others in the church to prayerfully support the scientific endeavor as a reflection of God's image in humankind as well as offers some suggestions for ministering to their needs.
Series: Searching for Motivated Belief
Over the next few months, with permission from Yale University Press, BioLogos will offer edited versions of chapters from John Polkinghorne's best books, Belief in God in an Age of Science and Theology in the Context of Science, in order to help readers delve more deeply into some of his most important ideas.
Series: Excerpts from "Evolving: Evangelicals Reflect on Evolution"
We need to hear stories from others who have wrestled with evolution and Christian faith. What arguments made them change their views on science? How did they hold fast to their relationship with God? The essays in this series will eventually comprise a book, provisionally titled, "Evolving: Evangelicals Reflect on Evolution."
Meet Jimmy Lin, "Medical and Scientific Doxologist"
In our current culture, we're defined by our jobs. It's having a vocation. I wanted to shift away from that. I didn't want to be a doctor first and foremost, or a scientist, but one who praises God.
Framing the Conversation
When Christians discuss creation, evolution, and design, it is easy to focus immediately on areas of controversy and disagreement. We think it is important to start by pointing out certain areas on which nearly all Christians agree.
Series: Ephesians 4:1-6: A Call of Christian Unity
This series discusses the importance of unity among Christ's believers. Ross Hastings, an expert in the areas of both chemistry and pastoral theology, is eager to see the church seek out unity rather than divisions in this science/faith interface. Unpacking Ephesians 4:1-6, he explains that unity in Christ through the Holy Spirit is the primary concern of both Jesus as seen in John 17 and Paul in Ephesians 4, making this matter pressing. He urges all believers to be in agreement that God indeed created, yet to be in dialogue over how that creative process occurred.
A Plea to My Shepherds
... I would exhort these, my fellow conservative evangelical shepherds and thinkers, to set aside all reticence and fear, emerge from anonymity, and storm the forum of discourse, engaging this most pressing matter with vigor, equanimity, and humility. In doing so, know upfront that there will be few handrails to guide; you will not be building upon an extensive precedence of published conservative thought.
Evangelicalism and Adaptation
I look my students dead straight in the eye and tell them that no matter what, debate within the intellectual sphere cannot and should not take away or diminish the importance of the personal nature of their faith. The intellect, to use a scientific phrase, while necessary for the faith, is not sufficient
A Scientific Commentary on Genesis 7:11
Although committed to the principle of sola Scriptura, Calvin recognized that the Bible would have been written in terms its original recipients would have understood. Calvin inherited the medieval cosmology of his time, a way of viewing the world heavily influenced by Greek thought and one which was about to receive shocks from astronomers such as Copernicus and Galileo. But not just yet.
Awe in Science
If we can understand the experiences of the people who work every day in the lab, our dialogues concerning science and religion will be far more fruitful.
Southern Baptist Voices: And in Conclusion . . .
My goal in leading this organization for these past three and a half years has been to lay the groundwork to help my fellow evangelicals see that the conflict between our faith and mainstream science is not as great as they thought it was. In the process, my thinking has been significantly shaped by listening to people who think differently than I do
Katharine Hayhoe: Evangelical Christian, Climate Scientist
As an Evangelical and a scientist, Katharine Hayhoe is already a member of a rare breed. As a climate change researcher who is also married to an evangelical Christian pastor, she is nearly one of a kind.
What I Would Like To Hear A Young-Earth Creationist Say
It may come as a surprise that when asked by The Colossian Forum what one thing he would like to hear Young Earth Creationists say, his answer had nothing to do with scientific statements at all. Rather, his hope is to hear a single simple phrase: "We're both part of the same family."
Willing to be Wrong
The debate is often not about evidence, but about making sure that others do not transgress our interpretive boundaries and insist that we're wrong. We've bitten from the tree of knowledge and we love its taste.
Conversations in Creation
Since the BioLogos/Highway Media collaboration From the Dust made its worldwide debut this year, we've been excited to hear how others have been using the film to jump start their own conversations with fellow Christians about science and faith .
The Questions Update: Why Should Christians Consider Evolutionary Creation?
At BioLogos, we view evolutionary creation as a description of how and when God brought about all the creatures on earth. We do not see God as distant from this process, for God did not just set up the universe at the beginning and let it go. Instead, he upholds the universe moment by moment, sustaining all things by the power of his word.
Gracious Dialogue
Our desire to engage in gracious dialogue with fellow believers who reject biological evolution has been receiving increased attention in both the Christian and secular press. More importantly, we are being joined in this reconciling project by our brothers and sisters in Christ who have often been defined primarily as our "opponents".
The Vision Lives On . . . and On
I cannot overstate the joy and privilege of leading an organization that— from the beginning—was so uniquely poised to help the conservative church in its process of coming to peace with science in general, and evolutionary biology, in particular.
The Beauty of Being a Scientist and a Christian
I am a Christian. I believe that God is the ultimate reality and that the world, including me, was created by God. But this is not just an idle affirmation, a faith statement to be recited in church on Sunday.
Being Fruitful
Many people use the words "dominion" and "subdue" as "unconditional permission to use the world as they please." I came to realize, like many, that such an interpretation is contradicted by the rest of the Bible.
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I used to tutor biology and opened up this blog to post interesting stuff that I couldn't cover during the lesson time. I decided to keep it open and make random posts (= whatever strikes my fancy, requests by friends/e-mailers), all for the purpose of general education. Most of the posts are meant to introduce fundamental concepts or just describe the basics of a topic.
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by Marc in Teaching Biology
Sauropods are the largest animals to have ever lived, surpassing whales even though they lived on land. Their unique anatomy, including their extremely long neck, has long been the subject of speculation and study, as their physiology must have stretched the limits of regular vertebrate capabilities. The topic of circulation is one central issue: how […]... Read more »
Seymour, R. (2009) Raising the sauropod neck: it costs more to get less. Biology Letters, 5(3), 317-319. DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2009.0096
by Marc in Teaching Biology
I mentioned Wolbachia in my parthenogenesis post; here I will talk about it in more detail, because it's a really cool parasite, as well as in the center of much research nowadays. Index: Introduction Parasitism Transfer Biocontrol Positive Effects of Wolbachia Evolutionary Theory Practical Problems References Introduction Wolbachia are Gram-negative ⍺-Proteobacteria (order Rickettsiales, family Anaplasmataceae; [...]... Read more »
R. Stouthamer, J. A. J. Breeuwer, & G. D. D. Hurst. (1999) WOLBACHIA PIPIENTIS: Microbial Manipulator of Arthropod Reproduction. Annual Review of Microbiology. DOI: 10.1146/annurev.micro.53.1.71
by Marc in Teaching Biology
This is a guest post by Sophie, written in response to a reader request I am unqualified to fulfil. Picocyanobateria are cyanobacteria that are less than 3 µm in diameter. Their tiny size makes them significant parts of nutrient cycles: their surface area:volume ratios make them very efficient at nutrient uptake, much more so than [...]... Read more »
P. SÁNCHEZ-BARACALDO, P. K. HAYES, & C. E. BLANK. (2005) Morphological and habitat evolution in the Cyanobacteria using a compartmentalization approach. Geobiology. DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-4669.2005.00050.x
Dufresne A, Ostrowski M, Scanlan DJ, Garczarek L, Mazard S, Palenik BP, Paulsen IT, de Marsac NT, Wincker P, Dossat C.... (2008) Unraveling the genomic mosaic of a ubiquitous genus of marine cyanobacteria. Genome biology, 9(5). PMID: 18507822
by Marc in Teaching Biology
The above picture shows a member of the Cymothoida suborder of isopod (Wägele, 1989), containing over 2700 species according to the Smithsonian's world list of isopods. Cymothoidae (the family, not the suborder; notice the endings!) are well-known across the internet for their wacky parasitic lifestyle (some call it gruesome). The one pictured at the top [...]... Read more »
Lucy Bunkley-Williams, & Ernest H. Williams, Jr. (1998) Isopods Associated with Fishes: A Synopsis and Corrections. The Journal of Parasitology. DOI: 10.2307/3284615
by Marc in Teaching Biology
Elysia is an "opisthobranch" sea slug famous on the internet for its remarkable ability to photosynthesise, giving it the nickname of "solar-powered sea slug". It does this by kleptoplasty – stealing plastids from its algal food. If you note the greenish colour in E. asbecki above (Wägele et al., 2010), the green comes from the [...]... Read more »
Mary E. Rumpho, Elizabeth J. Summer, & James R. Manhart. (2000) Solar-Powered Sea Slugs. Mollusc/Algal Chloroplast Symbiosis. Plant Physiology. DOI: 10.1104/pp.123.1.29
Mary E. Rumpho, Farahad P. Dastoor, James R. Manhart, & Jungho Lee. (2006) The Kleptoplast. Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-4061-0_23
by Marc in Teaching Biology
I've often remarked about the amazingness of sites of exceptional preservation (heck, I've even done work on the arthropods from one). I've already introduced an example. This is another one: the 425 Ma Silurian Herefordshire locality in the UK. The Herefordshire locality preserves animals from a Silurian marine shelf-slope environment, entombed in volcanic ash. The [...]... Read more »
ORR, P., BRIGGS, D., SIVETER, D., & SIVETER, D. (2000) Three-dimensional preservation of a non-biomineralized arthropod in concretions in Silurian volcaniclastic rocks from Herefordshire, England. Journal of the Geological Society, 157(1), 173-186. DOI: 10.1144/jgs.157.1.173
by Marc in Teaching Biology
The most common definition for a species we use is the biological species concept: a population that is reproductively isolated from another population is a different species. Reproductive isolation can be prezygotic, i.e. from before copulation. For example, grasshoppers with different mating calls will not attract each other and mating will not take place. Alternatively, [...]... Read more »
Bolnick, D., & Fitzpatrick, B. (2007) Sympatric Speciation: Models and Empirical Evidence. Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics, 38(1), 459-487. DOI: 10.1146/annurev.ecolsys.38.091206.095804
Wiley, E., & Mayden, R. (1985) Species and Speciation in Phylogenetic Systematics, with Examples from the North American Fish Fauna. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, 72(4), 596. DOI: 10.2307/2399217
by Marc in Teaching Biology
There are several ecological and evolutionary patterns concerning body size. One of the most observeable ones, consistent among everything from bacteria to plants and animals is the temperature-size rule: species in colder environments tend to be larger, as are members of a population of the same species living in cold environments (Ashton, 2004); the latter [...]... Read more »
Harrison, J., Kaiser, A., & VandenBrooks, J. (2010) Atmospheric oxygen level and the evolution of insect body size. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 277(1690), 1937-1946. DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2010.0001
Kaiser, A., Klok, C., Socha, J., Lee, W., Quinlan, M., & Harrison, J. (2007) Increase in tracheal investment with beetle size supports hypothesis of oxygen limitation on insect gigantism. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 104(32), 13198-13203. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0611544104
Shear, W., & Kukalová-Peck, J. (1990) The ecology of Paleozoic terrestrial arthropods: the fossil evidence. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 68(9), 1807-1834. DOI: 10.1139/z90-262
by Marc in Teaching Biology
The Belidae Schoenherr 1826 is one of the eight families of weevil, and contains some of the beetles that obligately pollinate zamiacean and stangeriacean cycads (Crowson, 1991), hence their common name, cycad weevils (I've also seen them referred to as "primitive weevils", a rather inaccurate name). There are ~375 species in 38 genera (Slipinsky, Leschen [...]... Read more »
Norstog, K., Stevenson, D., & Niklas, K. (1986) The Role of Beetles in the Pollination of Zamia furfuracea L. fil. (Zamiaceae). Biotropica, 18(4), 300. DOI: 10.2307/2388573
Soriano, C. (2009) First record of the family Belidae (Insecta, Coleoptera) in amber. New genus and species from the uppermost Albian amber of France. Geodiversitas, 31(1), 99-104. DOI: 10.5252/g2009n1a8
by Marc in Teaching Biology
The Cleridae Latreille 1802, known commonly as ham beetles or checkered beetles, are a family of brightly-coloured and hairy predatory beetles, measuring between 3 and 12 mm. They're easily recognisable by having a narrow pronotum ("neck"), with both the head and the wing bases being wider than it. Clerid larvae are recognisable by having strongly [...]... Read more »
Letourneau, D. (1990) Code of Ant-Plant Mutualism Broken by Parasite. Science, 248(4952), 215-217. DOI: 10.1126/science.248.4952.215
Hansen, K. (1983) Reception of bark beetle pheromone in the predaceous clerid beetle,Thanasimus formicarius (Coleoptera: Cleridae). Journal of Comparative Physiology ? A, 150(3), 371-378. DOI: 10.1007/BF00605026
by Marc in Teaching Biology
The Lampyridae Raffinesque 1815 are the beetles commonly known as fireflies and lightning bugs. There are over 2000 species in over 100 genera, with this being a quarter of the expected diversity (Viviani, 2001). They're found all over the world and in all sorts of habitats, including aquatic ones (Fu et al., 2005). Their classification [...]... Read more »
Branham, M., & Wenzel, J. (2003) The origin of photic behavior and the evolution of sexual communication in fireflies (Coleoptera: Lampyridae). Cladistics, 19(1), 1-22. DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-0031.2003.tb00404.x
Lewis, S., & Cratsley, C. (2008) Flash Signal Evolution, Mate Choice, and Predation in Fireflies. Annual Review of Entomology, 53(1), 293-321. DOI: 10.1146/annurev.ento.53.103106.093346
Lloyd, J. (1965) Aggressive Mimicry in Photuris: Firefly Femmes Fatales. Science, 149(3684), 653-654. DOI: 10.1126/science.149.3684.653
by Marc in Teaching Biology
The Culicoidea is a superfamily of nematoceran flies (see crudely-modified phylogeny above, from Grimaldi & Engel, 2005). It includes one the most well-known group of organisms, the mosquitoes (Culicidae), as well as three other families: the Dixidae, the Corethrellidae and Chaoboridae. Their sister group is the Chironomidea (containing the Chironomidae, Ceratopogonidae, Simuliidae and Thaumaleidae), all [...]... Read more »
Saether, O. (2000) Phylogeny of Culicomorpha (Diptera). Systematic Entomology, 25(2), 223-234. DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3113.2000.00101.x
by Marc in Teaching Biology
As a palaeontologist, especially one who doesn't work on vertebrates and shelled invertebrates, the adequacy of the fossil record for phylogenetics and for finding out evolutionary origins of taxa is a topic I often wrestle with – Darwin himself also famously complained about this issue, devoting an entire chapter to it; all of his complaints [...]... Read more »
Benton, M., Wills, M., & Hitchin, R. (2000) Quality of the fossil record through time. Nature, 403(6769), 534-537. DOI: 10.1038/35000558
by Marc in Teaching Biology
The Myxozoa count as some of the most enigmatic organisms known. There's around 1350 species of them, all tissue and cellular parasites. The majority infect aquatic and marine fish, while some use platyhelminths, annelids, reptiles, amphibians (e.g. Hartigan et al., 2011) or moles as primary hosts. One freshwater bryozoan parasite whose affinity has been debated [...]... Read more »
Evans, N., Holder, M., Barbeitos, M., Okamura, B., & Cartwright, P. (2010) The Phylogenetic Position of Myxozoa: Exploring Conflicting Signals in Phylogenomic and Ribosomal Data Sets. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 27(12), 2733-2746. DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msq159
by Marc in Teaching Biology
I've already written a post about parasites that affect their hosts' behaviour, but it's such a cool subject that I don't think anyone will mind another example of it :) Species in the braconid genus Chelonus are egg-larval parasitoids. Parasitoids are parasitic in their larval stage and free-living as adults. Egg-larval parasitoids are those that, [...]... Read more »
KAESLIN, M., PFISTERWILHELM, R., & LANZREIN, B. (2005) Influence of the parasitoid and its polydnavirus on host nutritional physiology and implications for parasitoid development. Journal of Insect Physiology, 51(12), 1330-1339. DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2005.08.003
by Marc in Teaching Biology
Cirripedes (barnacles) are known for their sessility – it's their defining characteristic. They count as one of the first model organisms of evolutionary biology, having been comparatively studied by Darwin for over 8 years (they were probably his favourite animals). The 4 resulting monographs (two for Recent, two for fossil) are still some of the [...]... Read more »
Høeg, J. (1995) The biology and life cycle of the Rhizocephala (Cirripedia). Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 75(03), 517. DOI: 10.1017/S0025315400038996
by Marc in Teaching Biology
One of my side-projects at the moment is setting up a project to observe the behaviour and life history of male Onthophagus dung beetles (Scarabaeidae). This post will introduce why this is of interest (to me, at least). First, a bit about the study species. As far as is currently known, there is only one [...]... Read more »
Gotoh, H., Cornette, R., Koshikawa, S., Okada, Y., Lavine, L., Emlen, D., & Miura, T. (2011) Juvenile Hormone Regulates Extreme Mandible Growth in Male Stag Beetles. PLoS ONE, 6(6). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0021139
Emlen, D., Corley Lavine, L., & Ewen-Campen, B. (2007) Colloquium Papers: On the origin and evolutionary diversification of beetle horns. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 104(suppl_1), 8661-8668. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0701209104
by Marc in Teaching Biology
One of the highlighted Konservat-Lagerstätten in my Rise of Animals post is Chengjiang (a.k.a. the Maotianshan Shales). While Burgess has the historical significance, in terms of importance and potential, Chengjiang is arguably more important (see Shu, 2008). Chengjiang fossils are not the easiest to see, although they are admittedly abundant, at 40000+ specimens so far. [...]... Read more »
Zhu, M., Babcock, L., & Steiner, M. (2005) Fossilization modes in the Chengjiang Lagerstätte (Cambrian of China): testing the roles of organic preservation and diagenetic alteration in exceptional preservation. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 220(1-2), 31-46. DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2003.03.001
Steiner, M., Zhu, M., Zhao, Y., & Erdtmann, B. (2005) Lower Cambrian Burgess Shale-type fossil associations of South China. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 220(1-2), 129-152. DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2003.06.001
by Marc in Teaching Biology
I thought I had covered the basics of every aspect of stomatopod biology in my stomatopod post, as did all the readers (thanks again for the wonderful feedback!). But I missed one part: acoustics and its role in communication and ecology. It's obvious that the raptorial appendage will make a loud pop when it strikes, [...]... Read more »
Staaterman, E., Clark, C., Gallagher, A., deVries, M., Claverie, T., & Patek, S. (2011) Rumbling in the benthos: acoustic ecology of the California mantis shrimp Hemisquilla californiensis. Aquatic Biology, 13(2), 97-105. DOI: 10.3354/ab00361
by Marc in Teaching Biology
Continuing from yesterday's theme of injecting some personal remarks (and to make it 3 posts in a row on butterflies, for no particular reason), I want to note something about this Wahlberg et al. (2005) tree (opens in a new window/tab!) that I reprinted in each of the posts, specifically to point out a supposedly [...]... Read more »
Wahlberg, N., Braby, M., Brower, A., de Jong, R., Lee, M., Nylin, S., Pierce, N., Sperling, F., Vila, R., Warren, A.... (2005) Synergistic effects of combining morphological and molecular data in resolving the phylogeny of butterflies and skippers. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 272(1572), 1577-1586. DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2005.3124
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I used to be a loyal Perfect Pizza customer, but they soon turned to sh!t. The opening of a local Domino's restaurant came to my rescue! Slightly overpriced (I usually use the £9.99 collection deal) but I cannot fault the Large Meateor - Same pizza, same great quality every time. Been using the iPhone app since I got my new phone and although it's a bit confusing when it prompts you to '+ add to order' as you're not sure if that means add extras to what you've already chosen... Turns out not - that's just what you have to do to get it to appear in your basket - I still love it! You can stay updated via the app on the progress of your order from start to finish so you can time the collection perfectly! Nice one Castle Brom! :)
Ordered a deal, got a pizza and combo, I told the man on the phone Im paying by card, the delivery guy didn't bring the machine, had to stand there with driver and call the shop to pay by phone, the machine in the shop wasnt working. Agreed to a callback later to pay, took food in, halfway through combo I spot a short dark hair stuck to some food. Felt sick. Phoned and complained. The guy didnt seem helpful and eventually offered to replace the combo. I don't actually want their food anymore but that was all he was willing to do. So I'm waiting for that to arrive and ill give the driver their hairy food back. Will NOT be ordering from the palmers green north London branch again.
hi this is tanmeet from warangal ,..i with my freinds have visited " dominos warangal " today...it was awesome eating the pizzas there...Mr.G.Mahesh(the staff member ) served us very delightfully and his way of communication with us was also exellent...he explained us very well about the menu....it was really awesome .....my number 8801806565
Give them your phone number and they will spam you with deals, without asking permission (or at least hiding it in smallprint)
Chris and Miss carly cooke found this review useful
Was at work and my daughter wanted a dominos pizza. I wasn't keen because by the time I got home then ordered it would be 9ish before I got my pizza. However, I went online and discovered that I could pay via PayPal! I was delighted! It meant I could order the pizza before leaving work and not have to worry about being home in time to pay for it!
The pizza itself was delicious. I got one of the special offers which made it worthwhile, but if it wasn't for that then I wouldn't have paid the prices.
I ordered a pizza from Domino's and they said it would arrive in at least 20 minutes-- it actually arrived in 12! On top of the insanely fast delivery time, the pizza tasted great and with the deal I picked managed to feed my family for a good price.
We had placed a big order today for work colleagues and I must say we was very impressed with the service and customer care we received. Everything ordered was correct - no issues. I placed the order with a lovely guy called Gary at the Bolton Central shop - a big thank you to him to ensuring we got everything in the order - we will definitely be returning soon :)
We were skeptical about trying Dominos as we always have been using Pizza Hut , but since Dominos were running a special offer we decided to try them by making an online purchase .
The process of using their online payment system was very easy to use and the ordering process was really easy . We received our pizza within half an hour and it was the best pizza we have had for a long time . We had a New Yorker & an Extravaganza large pizza .
The only mishap of the night is that they brought us a normal coke instead of a diet coke as we had ordered .
With so many outlets I can believe that some are better than others and hope that every one of them can follow the example of service we have received from the Leyton branch .
After a less than satisfactory service the last time we ordered, the Bolton Central store surpassed themselves with our most recent order and I would struggle to find fault with even the smallest aspect. After being provided with a large discount as an apology, we also received further money off and some free items were thrown in for good measure. They updated us by phone as to how the order was progressing and could not have done more us. Thank you Garry and the team, you have truly regained my trust and I shall continue to sing your praises to everyone I know! Well done guys!!!
Abbie J Middleton found this review useful
CRAP CRAP CRAP !!! WAITED ALMOST 3 HOURS FOR A PIZZA FROM THE BOLTON Dominos. SORT IT OUT !!!!
Very nice pizza, can't really find better that deliver to my house. Large Meteor cannot be beaten, Very fast delivery service (Sometimes takes only 20 minutes after order being placed).
Big problem is, without a 50% code the pizza's are a ridiculos price. Even with a 50% off they are verging on expensive, so i only order on tuesdays or when a 50% off code is available.
Abbie J Middleton and Rosalie found this review useful
Ordered two pizzas last night, 40 minutes late, little cheese. Thank god for the microwave. Overpriced, asdas buy your own much tastier. Won't be buying dominos again
Will Gibson found this review useful
I had a Delivery From Domino's Pizza Tonight And Thought The Price Was Awful And The Menu Very Confusing.It Definitely Lacked Tomato Sauce And I thought It Was Dry!!! And I have Had Better Pizza From A Frozen Aisle In Iceland However The Delivery Time Was Very Quick. Also After the Digestion process I am Starting to have Bowel Issues!!!
The employees are very rude and miserable. I was pretty much conned as they overcharged me when I got to the shop. On top of that, the pizza tasted awful, the pizzas that you get from Iceland for £2 were nicer! Next time I want a take away pizza, I will be ordering off Just Eat as they are nicer and better value.
Will Gibson found this review useful
I've been a customer of Dominos for many years and I've always found them to be exceptional. My local store (Bordon, Hampshire) are always courteous and keen to ensure I receive the best deals at the time. Delivery is pretty good (sometimes a little later than I'd like). Even went out of their way to give my daughter a balloon when we placed an order in shop last year.
Great customer service Dominos!
Well first of all they couldn't understand anything on the phone, background noise apparently, then also short of drivers so would only take my order if i collect.... people who have small children in the house can't collect at 7pm, sort it out Dominos!!!
Dominos... I have asked for you to remove my mobile phone number from your spam list several times, yet I still keep receiving texts. I get texts from Dominos stores that are 100 miles from where I live. Which is odd, because they are places I've visited but have never ordered pizza. One of the stores that texts me is in a city which I have driven past but have never visited or been within 50 miles of. Where are you getting your information from Dominos? I'm getting suspicious.
Please cease!
Unless you buy with one of their deals it's not worthwhile, way too expensive! Although you can't fault the taste.
Ordered two pizzas on the Two for One Tuesday and it took over an hour to arrive and was cold etc. Spoke with Jess at the Bolton Derby Street Store and after words with James had the matter resolved. Then organised two free Pizzas on the Saturday and Stephanie had them delivered at bang on 8.30pm for X Factor. Thanks for the brilliant serice guys!
Always get a Dominos Pizza, I usually find new products and great online deals are always available. Possibly the best Takeaway Pizza in town.
Ordered 2 pizzas from them - on a bogof deal. 2 for £15.98.
Sounds great.
Until you go to the store, and have to face a teenager with a face like thunder. Looking at you the same way he probably looks at his parents when he's bad mouthing them.
Very unfriendly service, but when I made the cardinal sin of asking for 4 dips it really went down the drain.
They made me wait 10 minutes (because they had a problem with the till) It was 4 for £1, but I didn't have the exact money, so they needed to get the till open.
You would think at this stage sense would kick in, and they would just give them to you maybe (bearing in mind waiting 10 minutes while your pizzas are going cold)
I just said they could have the £1.10 I had on me (I had popped out quickly just to pick the online-paid pizzas up and didn't have any more cash) and we could call it quits for a couple of extra dips on top.
So 40p for 10 minutes of my time. Sounds reasonable.
Except to them. They said they 'couldn't do it'.
Translated as won't do it/'can't be bothered/don't care.
Thoroughly frustrated by now, the dips were just directed back at them....
The 'manager' (E.Hoy) responsible for customer concern was no better. Very argumentative over the phone, and unable to work out that the cost to Dominos of 4 pizzas would be less than a refund of the money I paid)
For my inconvenience & frustration, I was offered 2 pizzas and 2 sides (about £8 total cost price to make for Dominos)
Or my £15.98 back.
I chose the latter.
All this was on top of the fact I had seen staff at the same branch using a spatular to pick a pizza pan off the floor.
Then use the same spatular to get a pizza out of the oven!
I did wonder if they did that when visited by the Council, who gave them a 5 star hygeine rating....
Ms Hoy, rather than being concerned/shocked/horrified when I told her this merely advised me that I 'wouldn't be able to prove it' as the recordings were wiped after a month.
Good attitude and wonderful service then.
I'm not just saying this, but pizzas you can get in the supermarket (their own brands) seem to have come on a lot. I've had ones from M&S and Asda, and they have been as good as anything from Dominos. And we are talking £2 pizzas.
I've seen the future. Won't be setting foot in Dominos again.
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Pizza is great, that's not my complaint.
the complaint is the service i get.
When i order online my pizza usually takes 20-30 minutes to arrive, that's nothing and that is great,
but once the driver comes here he never closes the game, he drops rubbish in my front garden as well!
room for improvement, as well as including red pepper in the menu as well as more expensive ham, so that 60% of my ham isn't fat jelly
I don't go to Domino's as often as I would like, but when I do go I love it! The Texan BBQ is just a league apart from any other pizza out there.
I used to get the pizza's delivered, then one day I actually stopped in the shop and was amazed to see, well, everything. Over the counter you can see them making all the pizza's from fresh! This is what I think makes them the winning pizza's they are!
Keep up the great work Domino's!
As a frequent customer you would think they would eradicate the on going issues to the customer. Im not going to tell you everything is great as its not. The only thing what draws me to dominos is the on going offers and the idea that if your pizzas are not right you can phone them up with out a great deal of hassle unlike the other competitors. I've had pizzas take nearly two hours before as well as under cooked and over cooked pizza's. And how is it that I seem to get bashed up wedges and chicken strips, it's obviously had a beating before getting delivered. Keep it up dominos as this is the way to keep customers!. NOT!.
When away from home, business or pressing social gathering, hunting down a take out and then experiment with food is a fools folly. Dominos online is a safe option that wont lead to food poisoning. Delivery estimates are usually exaggerated so as to lower expectations, loyalty is rewarded and they allow you to personalise the products for yourself, sound company and efficient website.
Great online ordering service. Never have problem with delivery personnel and always yummy food
Stores last order in case you want to order the same, which we often do, quick and straightforward and you can track order online
My subject inadvertently refers to another Pizza supplier - however this review is 100% about Dominos.....
I enjoy Dominos over some of the other Pizza delivery companies. Their website is easy to navigate and says it offers the option to name a create your own pizza so you can come back and order it again in the future without having to remember the toppings. I've never been able to successfully get this to work. Also the website never stores my details properly, I'm always having to update one of the contact fields for it to accept my e-mail address. This needs to be fixed.
The Pizzas from Dominos are second to none (in my view) one thing they don't need to change - in fact I urge you not to change a thing!!! Just need to get your IT sorted then I'll be a 5* happy bunny.
Like I said I love Dominos Pizza but just think it is expensive being £16 for a large pizza , :(
Good website for ordering and a nice app for the iphone too which keeps you up to date with your delivery slot.
Also an option to select what time you would like the pizza delivered so you can plan ahead.
I used dominos online a few months ago, it was an awful experience, It took my order and my money.... I waited and no delivery, I phoned the local store to see what was happening, I quote "we haven't received your order, you will have to phone customer services. Anyway to cut a long story short nearly 4 hours later I managed to get a refund.
But needless to say their customer relations is appalling. The in-store manager was clueless and rude and their customer services team was un helpful and arrogant.
"HURRAH" For PizzaHut who haven't let me down yet!
Had a dominos the other day and there deals are very affordable and there food is lovely
I don't use them often as they are way over priced in my opinion. Having said that the food is always perfect and very very tasty and the service is quick
Its a shame about the prices though
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Thread: PvMP Server Stats
Jan 23 2009 06:18 PM #1
PvMP Server Stats
Okay. So I'm a nerd. And I like statistics.
So here are some stats base off the the learderboards all collected together and put in one spot.
LOTRO PvMP Server Stats
There are two sets of data here: All the players since the beginning of lotro. And all the players that have engaged in pvp this week (meaning they earned inf/renown). I'm only actually counted players at rank 5 or higher. So that limits some of the data accuracy, but I think it's close enough and still give a nice over view of each server's player base.
Let me know what you think, post any trends that see note worth and try to keep the flaming to a minimum.
Jan 23 2009 06:28 PM #2
Re: PvMP Server Stats
Kinda nicely sorted info there.
/Silkdawn - Silly Spider
Jan 23 2009 06:31 PM #3
Re: PvMP Server Stats
Wow, very nice charts! Must have taken forever!
That's funny though... freeps have made over 2 HUNDRED MILLION more renown than creeps.
Discouraging, much?
Also, hunters have made about 2 HUNDRED MILLION RENOWN all by themselves. LOOK AT IT TURBINE, LOOK AT IT!Last edited by TheCrusher; Jan 23 2009 at 06:43 PM.
The Snowreap Overseer says, "Add that body to the fire."
Jan 23 2009 06:53 PM #4
Re: PvMP Server Stats
to show some props for my home server i wish this included the total number of players. in which case firefoot would have the highest % of pvpers. thus making us the official pvp server
Fallenhalo lvl75 hunter / Dropdee lvl 75 mini /Takeheart lvl70 captain / Strykingshot lvl 75 champ
Eatininchina warg / Youkilledkenny BA
Jan 23 2009 06:53 PM #5
Re: PvMP Server Stats
Lol look how many hunters there are in comparison to other classes.
- R7 Defiler - R7 Reaver - R6 Spider - R6 Blackarrow - R5 Warleader -
Jan 23 2009 08:04 PM #6
Re: PvMP Server Stats
lol Brandywine = Major Lag I bet. Seems a bit crowded for PvP. :/
Jan 23 2009 08:24 PM #7
Re: PvMP Server Stats
Well done, really cool.
Jan 23 2009 09:35 PM #8
Re: PvMP Server Stats
Excellent stuff,
Very clear and easy to read, if sad as far as creeps side goes.gabrat gabluk and some other gab I forget spidery type creepie
Jan 23 2009 09:45 PM #9
Re: PvMP Server Stats
Nice work.
I'd be interested to see the first table divided into pre and post mom.
Jan 23 2009 09:52 PM #10
Re: PvMP Server Stats
gogo Nimrodel and Gladden. Outnumbered the last week and still took away more infamy then renown they gave up
some of the servers looked really rough with freeps getting 2.5 times for renown then the creeps did infamy
-Morrdan/Weaver/PreLast edited by BIZL; Jan 23 2009 at 09:56 PM.
Jan 23 2009 10:19 PM #11
Jan 24 2009 01:18 AM #12
Re: PvMP Server Stats
Great info, thank you so much!
Actions speak louder than words
Jan 24 2009 03:53 AM #13
Re: PvMP Server Stats
It didn't take that long. Just some scripting and debugging to get the info into a database. Once it was there making the different charts was easy.
I'd be cool to see actual server populations. But I don't Turbine has any interest in sharing that.
Yeah Brandywine does complete blow away the other servers in terms of total players. But if you look at active players they are actualy pretty close with Elendilmir. And then everything else is around the 200 range.
I'd like to see that too. But they only made this data avaiable after Moria was released so not too much chance of that sadly.
Definitely an impressive feat.
Jan 24 2009 04:14 AM #14
Jan 24 2009 05:49 AM #15
Re: PvMP Server Stats
no you don't...gladden and nimrodel actually have more infamy then renown in the last week
and it looks like meneldor took the all time with a 1:1.2 creep to freep
Note: it's almost 6am and i haven't slept...so I may be reading your comment incorrectly lol
Jan 24 2009 06:07 AM #16
Re: PvMP Server Stats
Blackbauls, R8 Warg / Stinkybauls, R6 BA / Steelbauls, R3 Reaver / Sweatybauls, R3 Warleader ~ The Immortals - Arkenstone
Baindarr, 60 Hobbit Burglar R4 ~ Pariah - Arkenstone
Jan 24 2009 06:57 AM #17
Jan 24 2009 11:49 AM #18
Re: PvMP Server Stats
I was thinking about how I calculated the inf/renown numbers for the last week and I realized it was completely wrong. Sorry guys. I was totaling the inf/renown of all active players instead of just what they had earned with in the last week. I've updated the calculations and the numbers make more sense now.
Sadly, despite what it looked like before, no server came out with creeps earning more inf/renown than freeps. Elendilmir and Vilya being fairly close and most other servers close to a 1 to 2 ratio.
I'm just doing an average based off what is provided on the leader board. So summing the rating and then dividing by the amount of players that were part of that sum.
Jan 24 2009 03:39 PM #19
Re: PvMP Server Stats
Only 2 less active creeps than freeps in the past week, second best inf/renown ratio, more creeps logging in than the famed brandywine and Landroval... and almost 200k more inf/renown in the week than any other server.
E just comes out looking like roses.
"Spiders CC is unbearable... it's just as bad as loremasters" ~ Brodster
Jan 24 2009 04:01 PM #20
Re: PvMP Server Stats
Does this update itself Micheal or do you have to update it?
Nice to have everything broken down like that in an easy format
Jan 24 2009 04:05 PM #21
Re: PvMP Server Stats
You really should have this archive the weekly result once a week so we can track trends.
"Spiders CC is unbearable... it's just as bad as loremasters" ~ Brodster
Jan 24 2009 04:09 PM #22
Re: PvMP Server Stats
I love the BS ploy people use that creeps outnumber the freeps and that's why they are less powerful. Seems to me on most servers the freep population doubles the creep population... LMAO.
Spacemanbobr, Sithmanbobr, Toiletwater, Spacemandef
Jan 24 2009 04:32 PM #23
Re: PvMP Server Stats
Very cool info ya got there, well done!
LOL, hunters have so much more renown than any freep or creep class, they are so OP =P
Jan 24 2009 04:52 PM #24
Re: PvMP Server Stats
It doesn't update itself but at this point. There is still a little manual work involved but I should be able to automate it with out too much more work.
That's the plan. I'll probably do an update ever Friday for a while. We'll see how long I keep doing it for. Currently I'm grabbing silverlode (my home server) each day so I can look at trends on certain days of the week.
Yeah that's one of the reasons I did this I was curious as to what the actual break down of freep and creep population and class break down.
I was playing around with the data and I thought it'd be cool to post the top inf/renown earners from last week.
For Freeps Heindrick from Firefoot with 30421 renown gained.
For Creeps Gii from Elendilmir with 23694 infamy gained.Last edited by XavierBlak; Jan 24 2009 at 05:10 PM.
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Jan 24 2009 11:05 PM #27
Re: PvMP Server Stats
Gentlemen!!! I propose a sticky!!!
Jan 25 2009 11:26 AM #28
Re: PvMP Server Stats
Fascinating work!
I hope the devs are datamining as well as you are!!!!!!!Vyxe - Daily PvMP Stats - Monster Manual, Interactive Ettenmoors Maps
Jan 28 2009 03:58 PM #29
Re: PvMP Server Stats
Thanks for hard data we hope the devs actually use!
Jan 28 2009 05:25 PM #30
Re: PvMP Server Stats
This should be stickied and quoted in every thread where a freep complains about anything.
Jan 28 2009 07:19 PM #31
Jan 29 2009 11:06 AM #32
Re: PvMP Server Stats
It does make you question the idea that "there are more creeps than freeps" mentality about why freeps are left more powerful.
Jan 30 2009 07:30 PM #33
Re: PvMP Server Stats
Hey stat fans. I've gotta an update for you. I've updated with the data for this week. Plus as an extra bonus I added what I'm calling an Active Leaderboard.
Basically it's the same leaderboard we all know and love. But with all of those nasty inactive players pulled out. Right now it's limited to only showing the top 50 of a specific query. But as I get a chance I'll add some more filtering in. It also shows infamy earned for that period so you can keep tabs on what you've done from week to week.
Thanks for the support guys. And I have to mention that I did enjoy the "Warg Pounce still ~100% hit rate" thread up in the Creeps forum. I'm glad these stats could be used for good to shut that troll down. :P
Jan 30 2009 09:38 PM #34
Re: PvMP Server Stats
"Death smiles at us all. All a man can do is smile back." -- Maximus Decimus Meridius, Gladiator (2000) "We all end up dead; it's just a question of how -- and why." -- William Wallace, Braveheart (1995)
Jan 30 2009 10:56 PM #35
Re: PvMP Server Stats
It looks like some of my data might be off for this week. Specifically Brandywine. I'll check it out tomorrow.
Jan 30 2009 11:53 PM #36
Re: PvMP Server Stats
Wow, I really dig the new update, very cool. You're bringing even more honor to our great name.
Seeing how much infamy people have made each week is pretty insightful.Xavierdor: Rank 8 Level 75 Elf-Sapper - Xavierstan: Rank 6 Level 75 Captain - Xavierlas: Rank 5 Level 62 Burglar - Xavieredi: Level 50 Runekeeper
Cortante: Rank 9 Reaver - Akavier: Rank 7 Black Arrow - Pounceasaurus Rex: Rank 5 Stalker - Lancio: Rank 5 Weaver
Jan 31 2009 12:01 AM #37
Jan 31 2009 03:15 PM #38
Re: PvMP Server Stats
hey cool I got the second most infamy on my server and I only played that toon for a few days last week lol.
Damn prep had me beat though. 22k to 27k. No wonder he's rank 10 and Im not But hey we both beat all the freeps too
-Morrdan/Weaver/PrematureattakulationLast edited by BIZL; Jan 31 2009 at 03:18 PM.
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The bird prints & cherry blossom prints are wonderful, but I think I like the Weathered Tree pendant the best -- simple, feminine and dramatic.
thegreenzebra.etsy.com - November 12, 2008 at 7:02 PM
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SACS, Boishaai impress at Newlands
23 Mar 2012
SACS and Paarl Boys' were the big winners at the Newlands Rugby Day last Tuesday.
While the schools from the other parts of the country kicked off their season last weekend, the Western Cape's top teams started their year with 20-minute-a-half friendlies at the annual Newlands Rugby Day. There were no conversions or penalties allowed as the only method of scoring was via a try.
SACS and Boishaai were the best performers as the both recorded 25-0 wins over Brackenfell and Tygerberg respectively. Boland Landbou also did well, downing Durbanville 25-5. The De Kuilen-DF Malan and Paul Roos-Paarl Gym clashes ended in a 5-5 stalemate.
Newlands Rugby Day 1st XV results:
De Kuilen 5 DF Malan 5
Boland Landbou 25 Durbanville 5
Tygerberg 0 Paarl Boys' 25
Paul Roos 5 Paarl Gym 5
SACS 25 Brackenfell 0
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23 Mar 2012, 08:03 amBoys' High Dragons!!
23 Mar 2012, 08:50 amI know this is a rugby site but does anyone know which other rugby schools perform well at cricket. e.g: Boishaai has the best T20 school cricket team in the country and they are consistently in the TOP 5 rugby rankings.
quite an amazing achievement.
23 Mar 2012, 09:30 amthey also have a regular on the top 10 academic list
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