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I don't want to talk about games right now. I'm too annoyed, and perturbed, to talk about games. Because, all said and done, the subject I'm talking about is something that should be detached from games, and so I feel it deserves to be talked about as a separate entity. I'm not going to talk about it as it effects particular titles; I believe it is a practice which is as disgusting and fraudulent, whether a game works around it or not. So, now that that's out of the way.
Let's talk about always-online DRM.
Boss Dungeon's editor-in-chief Tobbii Karlsson wrote an overwhelmingly positive review of the latest SimCity. He thought it exceeded his expectations and delivered him such an enjoyable experienced that it deserved the highest score we here at Boss Dungeon can bestow upon a title – a 10/10. He does mention of the always-online aspect: "I will not think less of the game for the online only aspect, as I feel they've made cause enough for it."
While I think that's a fair point, there's a line to be drawn between always-online as a development decision… and always-online as a business decision. I can't say if it was Maxis or EA who decided for it. I don't want to imply that EA may have been twisting Maxis' arm, or that Maxis was issued an order that they were merely complacent with. These are big companies, and they don't make dumb decisions, no matter how we may perceive it. They have enough resources to do the maths and figure out if an always-online style of game will benefit them in the long run.
…but that's it.
It'll benefit them.
The thing about these always-online systems that I think is perhaps the most important piece of the puzzle: the only people who actually benefit from them are the publishers (and developers). I don't care how good the game uses an always-online system to its advantage. The only people at a loss are paying customers. That may seem a bit like hyperbole, but I honestly believe it is the case. And if you don't believe me? …why not read on, and maybe – just maybe – I'll change your mind.
So. Ubisoft has taken a lot of flak for implementing always-online DRM in its single-player games; essentially holding paying customer's ability to play and save their games at the whim of their often erratic servers. Games like Splinter Cell: Conviction, Assassin's Creed II, and most notoriously ANNO 2070 were received poorly by players and were less commercially successful than expected because of the so-called "Ubi DRM."
Now, the reason for Ubisoft's extreme use of digital rights management? Piracy. Their games were pirated a whole fucking lot on PC. Most of those games were single-player games. Frankly, from Ubisoft's position, it just makes sense. They have to protect their bottom line, and making an activation system that constantly checks in with a server? That's hard to crack. …it proved crackable, but that's an engineering blunder there. Concept-wise, Ubisoft wanting to protect their games from being stolen – an always-online check is perhaps the strongest kind of lock you can put on these things.
It was at the expense of their customer's convenience, though. Servers crashed, servers were overloaded. Save games were lost because they were stored elsewhere than the player's PC. People who bought the games perfectly legally were faced with a system that basically assumed they were criminals – while pirates received a game that was better than the one actual customers got. That is to say nothing of people in regions where high-speed internet is patchy or unavailable – people who found themselves with games they were unable to play. Needless to say, Ubisoft eventually realized it was a bad idea and patched it out of all their games… albeit it not soon enough.
So. Onto this new breed of online digital rights management. I call it a "new breed" because, much like the humble Xenomorph, this vile villain is constantly adapting to its new environments. It has found a new, snug home, though… in the chest of so-called "social single-player." Or single-player plus. Or whatever Cevat Yerli wants to fucking call it. Traditionally single-player experiences – solitary activities, for by-ones-self quiet-time. Not so anymore, apparently. It's share with others, or don't play at all!
Diablo III was the first. Released last year, the third installment of a series so often played by people either by themselves, or on an offline network with friends, was tied to an MMO-like frontpage and persistent servers – one which players now had to remain connected to at all times, even if they wanted to play it alone.
And then there's SimCity. Again, a series which has often been the domain of singular players, wasting hours at a time creating, building, and destroying cities with a meticulous level of control – one diminished by the influence of other players and their surrounding cities in the multiplayer "region."
And NO. NO. I don't want anyone to pipe up, at this moment, and say that these games are "meant to be played online" or whatever! Don't give me that crap. These games aren't MMOs, where you have to play with other people and form groups and team up to take on challenges no one player can tackle alone. No, you can play Diablo III alone! There are other people on the server, sure, but you can take on its dungeons by yourself! And SimCity, for all its persistent online regions, can be played on private regions resided by only one player. It is inconvenient, perhaps, but the co-operation aspect is completely diminished by ones ability to remove themselves from the outside world entirely. No. If these were truly MMO experiences, they'd put a lid on that.
I don't want to do any speculation, though. Alright? I want to think this through logically, with what evidence I have. I want to draw a reasonable conclusion here. I don't want to assume that Maxis or EA are on some kind of anti-consumer bent because all they want is your money and to hell what you think. I don't want to assume Blizzard didn't make Diablo III offline because it was for their convenience, not yours. But… there's not anywhere else to go.
These systems are for their convenience. Not yours.
With Diablo III, they implemented a player-run, real-money auction house. It's one in which all items sold get a chunk of their profits taken out of them by Blizzard. And an always-online DRM solution is the easiest way to make sure people don't cheat Blizzard out of their cash. A single-player or LAN mode would only remove people from that blanket, and probably open up a realm of cheaters or hackers. I mean, I'm not programmer, I'm no online engineer, but that seems pretty logical. No single-player, no outliers.
But that's all in Blizzard's favour, though. They get to control their players to make sure they aren't cheated out of profits. That's fine. In the process, though, players lose the ability to play the game they bought on their own. Players lose the peace of mind of knowing their game will always work. Players lose out. There are very few gains that are not solely reaped by the developer and publisher, here. That, I think, is what makes such DRM so disingenuous – it's a system that claims to be for the players benefit, but truly it only keeps a leash on them.
Then we come to SimCity. There are good arguments to say that the forced co-op system is an interesting new way to play, that it's a lot of fun when it works. I'll cop to that. But again, like Diablo III, only EA and Maxis truly win thanks to the DRM. The players lose the ability to do certain things.
The game and its saves are no longer on their computers. They can no longer truly play by themselves – despite the game having systems that are more than suitable for alone play, contrary to the idea that it's "built from the ground up for multiplayer". The player can no longer avoid the direct sale of DLC and expansion packs. And the player is, like Diablo III, at the whim of activation servers which have proven less than stable – not just when getting into a game, but then, once in, losing save data and cities wholesale. Because, I dunno, rats got into the wires?
I said I'd talk about the DRM sans the games, so here I go: this DRM does nothing for the consumer. It literally is only a negative. I can't think of a single actual positive for the players of SimCity and Diablo III, that the online system provides. And I know… alright? I know that some players solely want those cooperative experiences. Those people get what they want, and that's great. But the people who don't want that… well, that's the thing. They can get their single-player game; it's in both those games, no matter what the developers will tell them. It's just it is buried under inconvenience after inconvenience after inconvenience – inconveniences that exist solely so the developer and publisher can have more.
I'm a strong believer that nothing that makes a product worse for any group of consumers is good. Especially not a full-price, retail PC game – I mean, discs of SimCity are essentially glorified coasters with holes drilled in 'em as long as the servers are down. Can you imagine if they did that with movies? "Oh, we're busy at the moment. You can't watch your DVD. Sorry!" Not to compare videogames with movies, of course, but as long as they're sold as entertainment media I'm going to have very little choice.
With these games, what publishers have created are platforms. Platforms on which to hock downloadable content, and to hook everyone who buys the game into. And that's not good. You're not buying a game which you own anymore – the game box doesn't contain everything you need to play anymore. The game box is merely your ticket – your permission to enter someone else's house, and play with their toys, on a space of their floor, with a bunch of other people playing with us. If we want to play alone, we can't take our toys outside – we have to stay in a private, yet monitored, corner of the same house.
As far as recommending games like these goes… I can't. I feel personally affronted by the idea that those kinds of systems – no matter the quality of the games underneath – are being rewarded by people. Even though I absolutely trust Tobbii's opinion, and I thought his review spelled out a well-deserved perfect score for SimCity – I couldn't give a 10/10 to any game with that sort of cancerous business model laying on it. It's like a polyp that keeps gassing you in the face when you start to forget about it and enjoy yourself. I don't think I'd be able to bring myself to even review a game which such systems, yet along score it in a way that implies I recommend it for purchase. Even if I thought it was the greatest game in the world… I couldn't do it.
And I want to make this clear. Lest anyone call me a hypocrite. This goes for Steam as well. Steam is less intrusive, no doubt about that. And it is an online storefront – I'm fine with games bought through Steam locking themselves to an account. That's fine. Also, Steam does provide marginal benefits to its users – unlimited installs on multiple machines, a robust instant messaging service, Cloud saves that work alongside local saves… and other such relatively small things, as well as unique features like Big Picture, and a plethora of free games. Oh, and sales! So many sales. No doubt, there are definite positives to using Steam.
But for all of that, if I buy a fucking game from a store, and it is tied to my Steam account, therefore rendering my game disc, box, and everything else I paid for to be mine at the mercy of Steam? That's bullshit. It's not quite as big bullshit as tying a game to a server constantly, but it is still a giant load. Because, at the end of the day, who does it benefit most? Does it benefit you, as a consumer, to have your game attached to that Steam account of yours? Or does it benefit Valve to have you there? Does it benefit the publisher to know you're in a place where they can specifically target you for DLC and more games? (The answer is it benefits Valve and the publishers, for those of you who haven't caught on.)
A product is purchased. That is what you give developers and publishers, traditionally – your money, for a product. A game, a game that you can do with what you like. You can play it by yourself or with friends. You can mod it, if you want. But those days are no longer, apparently. The game you pay for is merely permission to play. I don't care how good the games around that permission are. I really could not give a toss if Diablo III is the best thing ever. If it is built in a way that singular players will play by themselves… an always-online DRM system does nothing but actively take away features from them. It does not provide benefits, only annoyances, and it takes away the game from the paying player and gives it back to those who made it. That's not how an entertainment product should work. If EA and Acti-Blizzard want to tell us that they are selling us products, when they are actually selling us permissions… yes. Yes, that is disingenuous.

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- The main character is wearing a pretty fruity costume. What's with that helmet?
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- Half of the game was littered with quick-time events. Remember game developers: you're supposed to make a game that people play, not a game that plays itself for the people.
- Just kept that "this is ripping everything from Ninja Gaiden" vibe. In the present/future? Check. Still using a sword? Check. Creatures attacking? Obviously.
- Combat is way too slow. After playing Ninja Gaiden II last night, transitioning to the Ninja Blade demo this morning, it was like night and day. Combos were there but did not have the impact you want to feel.
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In this movie we'll introduce our symmetrically waving dot pattern into our text in order to create this final effect here. And what I'll tell you up front is it ultimately involves the encounter of a happy accident that I'll document in full in the next movie. So let's get started here. I'll start by selecting my blend like so, and I'm going to switch back to the Layers panel here so that we can see what's going on. So I'll go ahead and twirl open this Square Dots layer, and I'll go up to the Edit menu and I'll choose the Copy command.
And then, I'll go ahead and turn off that blend and I'll turn on the text so that we can edit it and I'll click on its meatball to select it. And then I'll expand my toolbox to the two-column display, and I'll click on the Draw Inside icon and I'll go up to the Edit menu and choose Paste in Place in order to paste the pattern into the text like so. And then, I'll switch back to the Draw Normal mode. And now I'm going to switch the colors around a little bit. I'm going to change the color of the blend from the Swatches panel, to the shade of chartreuse right here which is included with this basic RGB document, and its values are R140, G198 and B63, in order to infuse the square dots with a completely different color.
And now I'll twirl open this clipping group right there, and I'll meatball the text in order to select it. And I'll go ahead and change its color to this shade of purple, R102, G45, B145, in order to achieve this complementary effect. So we're going for something that's less subtle and has a higher visual impact as well. Now, let's say this time around, I want a drop shadow. I think that's going to accentuate the text nicely, so I need to meatball the entire clipping group. So I'll click on this circle here.
And then I'll go up to the Effect menu, choose Stylize, and choose Drop Shadow. And I've already come up with some settings in advance. So mode should be set to multiply, that's the default setting by the way. Go ahead increase the opacity value to 100%. I've changed both the x and y offset values to four and I've taken the blur value down to zero points so that we'll end up with a sharp edge shadow. And you can see what that looks like by turning on the Preview check box and we get this effect here. And now I'll go ahead and click OK. All right.
I'll go ahead and switch back to the one-column toolbox just so I have a little more room, and let's say, this is not the text I'm looking for. Once again, I want to edit my text. So, I'll switch to the Type tool by pressing the T key and I'll double-click in the text like so, and I'll enter the following, KIX in all caps. Problem is, because we've got an I, it's sort of blending into the other letters with this very tight tracking. So, I'll press Ctrl+A, or Cmd+A on the Mac, to select all the text. I'll click on the word character right there and I'll go ahead and click inside of the tracking value and press Shift+Up Arrow four times total in order to increase the tracking value to negative 40.
So the letters are still tracked together, but not to the same extent, and as a result, the I is now slightly separated from the K and the X, as you see here. And now go ahead and press the Escape key in order to accept those modifications. I also want to modify the placement of the blend inside the text, so, I'll go ahead and meatball the blend right there. This is just the easiest way to work. Otherwise, it's a big pain in the neck to select objects inside clipping masks. And I want to go ahead and raise the pattern inside the text, so, I'll press the Up Arrow key a total of five times this time, so one, two, three, four, five, and we end up with this effect here.
So I'll press Ctrl+Shift+A, or Cmd+Shift+A on the Mac, in order to accept that change. But you can see if I zoom in here, you can see that things are kind of more messed up than ever. Now the clipping problem is resulting in these kind of dents in the drop shadows. So not only are these rotated green squares sticking outside of what is a purple I right here, but they're informing the edges of the drop shadow as well. And I don't want that, which means that we need to go ahead and convert these letters to outlines.
And that's, friends, when we encounter the happy accident as I'll demonstrate in the next and last movie.
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32 year old man | Columbus, OH, USA | Seeking women 25-28 within 20 miles
I like my milksteak medium rare.
I moved to Columbus just over a year ago to open up my business. It has been a really fast paced, stressful year. I work at least 12hrs/day, 6days/week. This makes it extremely difficult to have much of a social life. I moved not knowing a single soul in this city which makes things even more difficult. It would be great to meet someone who can tolerate my schedule. I did just hire my first employee last week so that has relieved some stress. Two deal breakers for me are 1. cigarette smokers, 2. No job. I should also throw out that I can tend to be a sarcastic/smart ass most of the time. I would love to share stories with you, I dont want to put my whole life story on here. Im very passionate about what I do and also very proud of my accomplishments. Whats your proudest moment in life? I would consider myself as a hopeless romantic just waiting on that perfect girl. If you dig Makers Mark and soul music we should get along just fine. Speaking of music I kind of have a problem singing shitty pop music at the top of my lungs while driving, just sayin'.
Cooking , Dining out , Music and concerts , Exploring new areas , Performing arts
Billiards / Pool, Bowling, Cycling, Football, Running
I exercise 1-2 times per week.
I have Dogs
My baby girl, Luna, is the apple of my eye. She just turned 9 and dont know what I would do without her.
Middle of the Road
As of lately my favorite "hot spot" would be my porch after a long day drinking a beer and playing fetch with my puppy.
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
My favorite thing to do is cook a family dinner while sipping Makers Mark on the rocks with Etta James playing in the background.
I try to have as much fun as I can at work, since Im here all the time. When Im not working anything can be fun, Im not at work!
I read tech/gadget blogs everyday. Im fascinated by new and old technology.
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|No preference
|Dark brown
|No preference
|No Way
|No Way
|Social Drinker, Regularly, Moderately
|Self-Employed / Entrepreneur
|No preference
Hint: it envolves delicious food.
|I'll tell you later
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|Never Married
|Never Married
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|White / Caucasian
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I went to Purdue University for two semesters before running out of money and joining the Army. I never finished my college career, I opted to do my own thing.


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Saw a few bloggers posting this link-up and wanted to join in mainly so I could post the goofy photo below as required by Gentri Lee's link-up rules.
Anything to get me back into blogging is a win in my book so enjoy the randomness of the following 7 questions . . .
photo from 2008 but depicts exactly how I'm feeling at this moment
1. If you could only eat savory or sweet things for the rest of your life, which would you choose- and why?
Savory all the way! I am actually one of those people who can only take so much sweet stuff for so long before I'm over it. I would look forward to all the delicious, savory foods I could indulge in on a daily basis.
2. Would you rather live in the ocean (underwater), in the sky (on a cloud), or in space?
Absolutely sky. I mean who wouldn't want to live among the clouds and in my little sky world I'd have a stairway to heaven where I could go visit my loved ones as often as I wanted.
Can we make this happen?
3. Desert, Mountains, Plains, or Tropics?
I prefer Texas but if I had to choose one of these I just might have to go with Tropics. Sun, sand, fruity drinks and a tan sound heavenly right now.
4. Would you rather live with chronic pain or the worst pain you can imagine for 24 hours?
I think I could deal with the worst pain imaginable for 24 hours since I am planning to have a baby in the (hopefully) near future. Chronic pain just sounds like a ridiculous option.
5. If you had to repeat one of these again, which would it be? Preschool, Elementary, Jr High/ Middle School, High School, College.
definitely College. I would repeat it and finish.
6. Tribal, Floral, Stripes, or Polka Dots?
I'm the most fond of stripes and could wear them everyday although I did purchase a tribal-ish print swimsuit a few days ago and I'm a big floral fan. Can I just choose each of them if I promise not to wear all four at once?!
7. Are you right handed or left handed?
I'm a righty
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51 year old man | Palmdale, CA, USA | Seeking women 25-40 within 60 miles
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Life's too short. I try living it to the fullest in a positive and caring way. I'm just missing the right woman to share my life and dreams.
Want to achieve maturity and stay for the rest of my life with the one person that shares the values that I cherish. Would literally love to find the one who is willing to give and take and who aims to live a life free of arguments and misunderstandings, and who is willing to listen and talk and who is looking to build a steady relationship, not just for a few months or years. I don't believe in short relationships, although I know at times there is no other way than to let go. I like sincerity and honesty, and want to find the woman of my dreams, she is described as someone who cares about herself, and about others and her family. someone who has principles and knows that life's hard and who is willing to put all of herself into a relationship and who tries at all times to be and remain positive. someone who doesn't assume things, but instead works problems out. Someone who respects herself and me, who at all times believes in unity and makes a day bright and colorful, who loves children and who has good feelings and strives to maintain harmony and high spirits. Someone who believes in the future and doesn't compromise it in any way. Someone who has discipline and likes keeping her place clean and orderly, someone with tradition and values and who intends to pass along those values to her offspring and siblings, someone who doesn't tolerate addictions and likes the cleaner, purer more valuable part of life. Someone willing to do good to a complete stranger if the time or situation calls for it. Someone self-centered, always willing and eager to better herself and advance in life and someone who puts love above anything else and above money and materiality. Someone who knows that pets are just pets and who knows that children are more important than pets. Someone who has her priorities straight, who respects life in all of its shapes and varieties. Someone who is willing to marry and who knows and believes marriage is forever, and who is willing to stay together for life. Someone who doesn't change her ways in connection with the latest music video or the latest soap opera plot. Someone who likes dancing, exercising, and attempts to keep a healthy diet, not in the strict sense of diet, but as a way of living. Someone attempting to keep her family healthy in all fronts, physically and mentally. Someone who stays put in the good times and in bad times, and who contributes to maintain a positive attitude before adversity. Someone who wants to know more about the world and history and someone who dreams with the stars and divinity, and who knows the place she occupies in nature and in life. Someone who believes in me and learns to love me, for who I am. I'm willing to work and better myself on every step of the way, and to concede and step back and accept my mistakes. To provide to the best of my capacity and to procure happiness and steadiness, to protect and become the anchor and the guide, the support and the resource, and to aim for the best in life. To be tender and just, to be reliable and prompt. To be a caring and loving companion and a partner and accomplice in life and to prove myself at every test. Would like to meet God and goodness at the end of my journey, and to be in peace with my consciousness and with myself for having done and attempted to do good and to give the best of me when I had the choice and the opportunity to do so.
Cooking , Movies/Videos , Music and concerts , Nightclubs/Dancing , Volunteering
Billiards / Pool, Cycling, Dancing, Running, Walking / Hiking, Weights / Machines
I exercise 3-4 times per week.
Don't display my sign
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I like dancing and listening to music, but would have two drinks the most (haven't been to a night club as a patron for many years). Lately I also work as a lights/audio/video guy in a really hot spot in Hollywood. other liked spots: Museums, trails.
Happiness, Health, Love, Life, Friendship, Good Companionship, Good Conversations, Laughing. You get the idea, I don't attach myself to material stuff.
movies, biking, reading, running, would love to learn cooking together with that special woman. I enjoy sitting down to watch a movie sometimes, while other times waking up early in the morning and just take off running or biking. or lifting weights.
Tough question........I read everyday tons of different subjects, mainly self-improvement, how-to, scientific, technical, I just can't stop reading.
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|Athletic and toned
|No preference
|Salt and pepper
|No preference
|No Way
|No Way
|Self-Employed / Entrepreneur
|No preference
|I'll tell you later
|No preference
|No preference
|Have kids:
|Yes, and they sometimes live at home (3)
|No preference
|Wants kids:
|Not sure
|Not sure
|Latino / Hispanic
|No preference
Not the typical stereotype. more on the universal side. bilingual.
|Christian / Catholic
I respond to my conscience, based on the belief of goodness
|English, Spanish
|Some college
|Some college
life to me is a journey where we always learn more.


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35 year old woman | San Antonio, TX, USA | Seeking men 32-38 within 50 miles
Love is friendship on fire.
My friends describe me as a loyal person. I've been told I'm easy to love and easy to talk to. Most of my friend's families take me in as one of their own, that being said, I tend to be comfortable around new people pretty quick. I am honest and I don't play games when it comes to relationships. Any other time, I'm naturally a goofball when I'm around people I know. Looking for someone that's huggable, doesn't mind getting smoothered with kisses lol, someone with good Christian morals, doesn't drink or smoke, respects women and knows how to have fun. Not looking for Mr. Perfect, just the one perfect for me. I love to cook! Need I say more? Ok, I will.. I love sports, especially my San Antonio Spurs. Don't follow the NFL, but I must watch the Super Bowl. I am a huge UTSA football fan; I attended all of the home games for our first 3 seasons and this yr added a road game. It would be awesome to find someone who would like to go with me to the games. I love to laugh and be myself. I don't do club or bar scenes. I enjoy watching movies, bowling, hockey games, playing tennis, hiking, swimming, fishing, traveling, bumming around the house every once in a while, doing yard work, taking pictures, going out to eat, playing rockband, singing karaoke, hanging out with friends, going to concerts, playing with my dog, taking walks... you know just your every day "average jane" stuff. =P I tend to be attracted to big eyes (lol it sounds funny, but it's true, color doesn't matter.) I don't like facial hair, so if you're not willing to shave that may be a problem. Not into the bald look. One of the first things I notice on a guy is his hands, they speak volumes to me. Height is crucial, love my heels, so looking for a guy at least 5'10", I can be as tall as 5'9" with heels and if I'm taller than you... Well that's just a turn off, sorry. If you are one of those guys that takes hours to pretty yourself up before going out, keep on truckin, you're most likely not the one for me. As far as looks are concerned, those are the biggies. I prefer someone that does not have kids, but wants them. I believe in education; therefore, I would like to be in a relationship with someone who has one. Roommates and living at home with your parents are definitely a no no with any guy in my age group lol I can only take a guy seriously if he has something to show for himself... And no that's not being materialistic, that's me saying I'm not letting you move into my house. I know what I want and if I'm lucky enough to find that, I don't plan to let go. ;-) If you think we might be a match, don't be shy, send me an email.
Alumni connections , Camping , Coffee and conversation , Cooking , Dining out , Fishing/Hunting , Gardening/Landscaping , Hobbies and crafts , Movies/Videos , Museums and art , Music and concerts , Exploring new areas , Performing arts , Playing cards , Playing sports , Religion/Spiritual , Shopping/Antiques , Travel/Sightseeing , Video games , Watching sports
Aerobics, Billiards / Pool, Bowling, Cycling, Dancing, Football, Hockey, Running, Swimming, Tennis / Racquet sports, Walking / Hiking, Weights / Machines
I exercise 1-2 times per week.
I have Birds, Dogs
Must love dogs. I have a eight yr old boxer that is my baby.
Middle of the Road
54th Street, El Chaparral, Casa Rio, Babe's, My house :-)
The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
Can never get enough of reruns of Friends. Everybody loves Raymond still cracks me up and I LOVE anything by Tyler Perry.
I love sports events, movies, bowling, BBq's, people watching, walks in the park or the neighborhood. I like camping, going to lakes or rivers. Love boating and fishing. I'm pretty much up for anything, if I'm with the right company.
Fierce Conversations by Susan Scott, Winning with People by John Maxwell, Fifty Shades of Grey and My text books
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|About average, Athletic and toned, A few extra pounds, Stocky
|No preference
|Auburn / Red
|No preference
|No Way
|No Way
|Social Drinker
|Never, Social Drinker
|I'll tell you later
|No preference
I teach 5th grade bilingual. I love working with children.
|$50,001 to $75,000
|$35,001 to $50,000, $50,001 to $75,000, $75,001 to $100,000, $100,001 to $150,000, $150,001+
|Never Married, Widow / Widower, Divorced
|Have kids:
|Wants kids:
|Definitely, Someday
|Latino / Hispanic
|Latino / Hispanic, White / Caucasian
|Christian / Protestant
|Christian / LDS, Christian / Protestant, Spiritual but not religious, Other, Christian / Other
|English, Spanish
|No preference
|Graduate degree
|Bachelors degree, Graduate degree, PhD / Post Doctoral
I have a BBA in Accounting, currently in grad school pursuing my Masters in Education Leadership to become an administrator. I graduate May 2013 and I currently have a 4.0 GPA. Member of Omicron Delta Kappa, Alpha Chi and Golden Key Honor Societies.


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Pants Found On Gloucester Beach May Be Linked To Missing Rockport Girl
The remains of a pair of pants that washed ashore in Gloucester last week may be linked to a 2-year-old girl who vanished off a Rockport beach last spring.
Caleigh Harrison's Dad: 'I Still Don't Have Anything'
The father of two-year-old Caleigh Harrison says he'll never lose hope that she's alive, but has now accepted the reality that the little girl was swept out to sea off a Rockport beach.
Missing 8-Year-Old Girl Found Safe In Worcester
Worcester police say a missing eight-year-old girl has been found unharmed.
Neglect Case Opened Against Mother Of Caleigh Harrison
A neglect case has been opened against Allison Hammond out of concern for the welfare of Caleigh's older sister, four-year-old Elizabeth.
Caleigh Harrison's Mother Says She Has Done Nothing Wrong
Caleigh Harrison's mother says she has done nothing wrong and that she is a good parent. She is now under investigation by the state for possible neglect.
Father Of Caleigh Harrison Denies Filing Neglect Report
The father of Caleigh Harrison says he did not send child services to check on his other daughter.
Family Holds Vigil For Caleigh Harrison In Gloucester
Hundreds turned out on the Gloucester fishing pier to pray for Caleigh Harrison, the two-and-a-half-year-old girl who disappeared from a Rockport beach three weeks ago.
Search For Missing Girl Resumes On Rockport Beach
State and local police did not find anything new at Long Beach Friday.
Missing Toddler's Dad: 'I Feel Like She's Still Alive'
State police divers are trying one final time Thursday to find a missing 2-year-old girl off the coast of Rockport.
Police: No Evidence Toddler Missing In Rockport Was Abducted
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Hi there,
first of all I would like to apologize for my poor English. As I am from a non english speaking country I am not used to write in English at all:)
Now back to topic :)
I have played Ultima Online for about 10 years (more or less, with quite a few breaks between) on OSI and several freeshards, I have played WoW for about 2 years and tried several other MMOs (Warhammer Online, Atlantica Online, LotRO, Tibia). Currently I am playing Guild Wars 2 on which I had put all my hopes, but I am already noticing that my interest is already fading...
Perhaps you guys, as real experts in this area, can point me to a MMO that I can love for the next 10 years?
I am looking for game that contains the following aspects:
Absolutely essential:
- a great and active PvP system (I do not care if it is Full Loot oder Theme Park style. I loved WoW because (and not instead) of the PvP system; i enjoyed Pre-Trammel-Fighting in UO; I am looking for an active PvP community. I do not care if it is instanced, Battlegrounds, Realm vs Realm etc. although I would prefer Open PvP; and it does not have to be completely balanced as gear based pvp is never balanced)
- considerable game depth (perhaps similar to Ultima Online; simply put: there should be enough stuff to keep my interest for a long time)
- a "living" and perhaps striving game (I do not want to put my heart in a game that will probably be shut down in a couple of months)
Nice to have:
- a great crafting system
- housing (preferably non instanced)
- an adult community
- sandbox (rather than theme park)
- a western MMO (because of the time zone, so no korean MMO)
Not so important:
- graphics
So, is there a game like this out there? Is there another Ultima Online?
From what I have learned so long, there are several games that combine a few of these aspects?
- The secret world (nice story, nice setting, but no reasonable pvp system? And bad sales, so will probably decline?)
- Darkfall Online (great PvP, but lacks all other stuff; all seem to wait for patch 2.0, which has yet to be announced?)
- Age of Online (great graphics, interesting setting, but seems to be dying?)
- Rift (basically WoW 2.0? So I could just play WoW instead?)
- Runescape (quite old, Free 2 Play; how is PvP?)
- Eve Online (seems to come closest to what I am looking for?)
Thank you very much!
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Go back play Ultima and hope ArcheAge will rock the mmo world and appears for the western market anytime soon.
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This is just my opinion and should be viewed as just that, an opinion
LinkRealms is free and it;s in the old Ultima/Diablo kinda style.. no levels, all skill ups, you can even own your own land (for a real world price if you so choose) But the key here is it's free, and it's a nice time filler.
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Originally posted by Talgen
Linksrealms is nothing like UO's skill system. A player can max everything and ruins what UO was all about.
OP, go back to UO. There's nothing else like it sadly. And it's not dying anytime soon, they just got a few new team members on the game and the producer put out a lengthy letter on plans for the forseeable future. Pet revamps, armor rebalancing, redoing the entire set of Britainna dungeons, redoing factions (the pvp system), etc.
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Thanks a lot for your answers!
I think, nevertheless, I will give Linksrealms a try and see for myself. The video on their homepage reminds me a lot of UO. And for the future, I will put my hopes on Archage.
I find it quite sad that after all those years there seems to be no other game like UO. I wish some company would develop a game just like UO, with modern graphics and even more game depth. They surely would not reach the subscription numbers of theme park mmos, but they would find an adult and loyal fanbase and could quite make a living of it.
Has anyone tested Eve Online? How is it in comparison to UO?
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Joined: 8/03/08
I'd highly recommend checking out Darkfall: Unholy Wars.
It's going to go live in 2 months and is THE closest thing you'll find to UO out there... MANY of us who have played the original Darkfall for years are UO vets. Darkfall is full loot, highly skill based, highly clan/guild warfare oriented.
If you're a competitive gamer with a drive to win... do yourself a favor and check it out.
Bring it.
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Joined: 2/11/13
Mortal Online has everything you are asking for, including all of the "nice to have" features and much more. While Darkfall is more of a PvP arena, Mortal Online is a true sandbox and you'll see the UO influence as soon as you log in. It even uses the same UO flagging and murdercount system. We have player housing (with guildstones), keeps and palisades for guilds and the most amazing crafting system an MMO has ever seen.
Mounts and taming are similar to UO in that everything is tamed in the wild, but MO takes it much further than UO did with domination and animal genetics that allows you to breed them for specific characteristics.
When it comes to PvP, the closest game I can think of to how it functions would be Mount & Blade with directional attacks, blocking and parries.
If you do try the game, hop in a guild as soon as you can as it helps a lot. If you add me to your friends list I'll try to show you the ropes too.
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Joined: 7/15/08
The game I found that was most like UO was Ashen Empires....The world had a similar look and feel to UO but does some things differently.....Its a fairly small download and runs even on older PCs.
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Joined: 3/07/12
Well Darkfall Unholy wars is out right now and actually looks REALLY fun from the pvp videos I can't stop watching lol. It seems pretty shitty in the beginning from first look video's I've seen but after more research it sounds kind of amazing. It's 40$ + 15$ a month though which is somewhat depressing, Though I think you can get the game free if you still remember your DF1 account.
btw dw, you english is actually really good =p
If WoW was released today even in its' entirety it would be f2p in 3 months.
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Joined: 4/16/08
I'd say Linkrealms is the closest to ultima online. Still in beta, its been in that state for very long time. Since 2004... when i last time tried, it felt instantly ultima like. Lots of great features :
Might give it ago again meself! :)
edit: Oh how did i miss those other linkrealm posts... Oh well.
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a little bg first I guess:
Five years ago, when I was pregnant with my DD, I had this awesome, all natural home birth planned. Then, my blood pressure skyrocketed pretty fast, they had me on meds, the swelling sucked but that was about the only thing I noticed. The baby was fine and healthy the entire time, I never had any other problems, only started feeling like crap once they medicated me for my blood pressure. at about 39 weeks (depending on which due date we go by, I was given many) the Dr. told me that I had preeclampsia and my placenta was beginning to deteriorate and I needed to deliver that day. Now, I was 19 years old, living on an island in the carribean with a bunch of people speaking Dutch and Spanish and god knows what else and the only doctor who could perform a c-section in case of emergency was there one day a week from another island. They said I was a little dilated and decided to try to give me meds to jump start labor. Then gave me like an hour to make a buttload of progress and decided I wasnt doing anything and the Dr had to fly back to his own island soon so I was going to have a c-section. I didn't know what to do besides say "okay" and go along with it. It was the worst experience of my life. I was so terrified that I was shaking myself right off the operation table, there were doctors talking on the phone while I was being cut open.. it was a wreck. The recovery was just as bad with little to no pain meds, a horrible nurse who took away any sort of device that may have helped me sit up, they left me in the same bloody pad for over 24 hours before deciding i should be cleaned up. I had no help in caring for my newborn, and would have to pick her up from awkward reclining positions (anyone else have to try using all those muscles while laying back? not freaking pleasant). oops, I really didn't mean to rant that much. Needless to say, it was a shit experience and nothing I want to live through again. I know I am in the US this time and the standard of patient care may be a little different but I am so messed up from the last one that I start panicking at the very idea of a RCS.
now onto my current issue. From first finding out I was pregnant, I have been trying my hardest to get my medical records from this hospital in the carribean. What I finally recieved after months of writing and sending my mom ( still lives down there) in to bug the midwives and doctors, was ONE PARAGRAPH about how my blood pressure, what meds they gave me, that I had a c-section and the cord was wrapped around babys neck (noone ever told me that before). I shouldn't have to tell yall, that is not enough information to convince a doctor in the US to let a woman attempt a VBAC (if it is, i need a different Dr.) So I get the name of the dr from the other island after doing a ridiculous amount of google-ing something that noone cares about, find out that the dr works for a seventh day adventist funded hospital on this other island. i write the hospital, never hear anything back. So I start looking into the SDA foundation that is in charge of this hospital and I write them, they call back, the guy who calls me gets ahold of a lady who knows the Dr.s in the carribean and after months of her contacting people I had already contacted who didn't have the right information, she gets ahold of the dr who performed the c-section and what she gets from him is this:
"una Cesarea donde se le realizo una tecnica de Pfannestiel,con apertura
uterina en segmento-acciforme."
now, according to my spanish two in high school comprehension of spanish and google translate, that whole "segmento-acciforme" deal is what would inform me and the rest of the world as to what kind of incision was made in my uterus. Too bad that "acciforme" does not seem to be a translatable word! seriously, it only exists in google on pages in other languages and when you "translate this page" it stays the same and it is not an english word, nor any medical term that any of my doctors have been able to use.
the doctors at this practice have been nice enough to consider using a bunch of printed off emails as real enough to use for insight into my previous csection but are wary of going ahead with anything because of the possibility that my uterine incision was lateral. I understand their hesitation, I am freaked out by it, too. The first time that we were supposed to discuss the possibility of a vbac, my blood pressure went up and they sent me to the hospital for tests. It went down and i did a 24 hour urine and everything was fine. my BP has been up, but stable. I just did another 24 hour urine and blood work and that was all a-okay. I have made it to 37 weeks with NSTs every week and no issues and now the dr today decided she would get together with the other high risk docs and they would decide whether they were comfortable letting me attempt a vbac. I am glad that they are discussing this finally, but I am feeling a little wary as she started in on the "you are only dilated a couple centimeters on the outside, you are only 50% thinned out, this baby is really big (measured like 7 pounds today at 37 week US) and even if you DO manage to go into labor by yourself which MUST happen before 39 weeks, you probably wont be able to fit him out" and i feel like i got smacked in the face, I havent seen this DR since my first or second visit to this practice ( I switched a few months ago) and shes starting in on me like THAT?! not a good feeling! none of the other doctors have been THAT negative and this is generally a vbac friendly practice.
I am frustrated because aside from all that BS about size and whatnot (i was a ten lb baby and my little bitty momma fit me out just fine, I believe my body is capable of handling labor and delivery of a 'bigger' baby, especially when ultrasounds arent super reliable on size and the tech today was a goof who even admitted herself that she wasnt getting great pictures to make accurate measurements) I am scared of telling them just to back off and let me try this because I am not sure of the exact incision and i know that can have a big difference towards uterine rupture and whatnot.
I've written the people who were able to contact the dr last time about my translation issues, and I've written my mom to see if she can do anything. I don't know what else I can do as far as informing my doctors goes.
I am sure this is horribly scattered and I apologize. I don't know exactly what I am asking you ladies (unless you happen to be able to define "acciforme").. Maybe just for some support, or some helpful ideas as to what I can be doing to make this any more possible with my doctors? I really dont know. Am I just a complete dumbass for even wanting to try this at this point?


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New to 580s
I hope to have 2 580s in SLI running in the next few weeks. I am coming from 2 6970s in CF mode, and about the only game I play is IL2 Cliffs of Dover. Been running ATI for past many years. Don't know if I will see a big difference in this game or not.
I had a couple of questions. Is there a program to assist with cooling the chips? I understand the cards run fairly hot. Is there a picture somewhere showing the connection between the 2 cards? Should I use both connections in SLI?
Thanks. Sorry for the newbie questions.
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1 or 2 connectors is fine, either way works the same....and yes these cards run very warm 80-100C is pretty normal under load with stock heatsinks.
2x580 seems TOTAL overkill ofr IL2 ;)
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Thanks. Any solution to get the temps down? I am hoping to get 2 EVGA cards, the ones with 3gigs of memory. Appreciate the help.
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Placing more fans in your case can help cool down the cards.
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I have 2 580's and they don't get that hot, just use MSI Afterburner and set up a fan profile and you will be fine. Mine is 60 degrees/69% fan speed then 70/70 80/80 and so on.
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Thanks. I'll check out MSI afterburner. Appreciate the help.
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I have one 580 up and running, but I have an odd problem. The bios screen doesn't fill the whole of the 27" monitor I am using. It's about 2 inches off symmetically all the way around. ?? Same thing when I run memtest. Using a new Rampage IV extreme with the lastest bios. I have checked the bios up and down for a setting here. Any ideas? Thanks.
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Grilled Smoked Barbecue Chicken Quesadillas
|Boneless skinless chicken thighs
|2 Pound
|Adobo seasoning
|To Taste
|10 inch flour tortillas
|Shredded mexican cheese blend
|1 1⁄2 Cup (24 tbs)
|1 , chopped
|Sliced black olives
|6 Ounce, drained (1 Can)
|Canned diced green chilies
|7 Ounce, drained (1 Can)
|Smoked barbecue sauce
|1 Cup (16 tbs) (Budweiser)
1. Place the chicken on a plate, and sprinkle with adobo seasoning on both sides. Let it marinate for 15 minutes.
2. Heat grill for medium-high heat.
3. Lightly oil the grill grate. Place chicken on grill, and cook for 10 minutes per side, or until juices run clear. Remove chicken from grill, and cut into bite-size pieces.
4. Place one or two tortillas on the grill, and sprinkle with a thin layer of cheese, chicken, Budweiser Smoked Barbecue sauce, onion, olives, and chilies.
5. Top with another tortilla, and grill until brown and crispy on both sides, about 3 minutes per side. Repeat with remaining ingredients. Cut into wedges to serve.
This recipe was contributed by Vita Foods. To learn more about them or where you can purchase their products, visit: www.vitafoodproducts.com