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And who in the hell will buy this? No gaming GPU, so this ain't gonna cater to PC gamers. General computing... already fulfilled by the more dominating mobile devices. This thing is just an under-powered desktop. Pointless in this era.
What I don't understand is the I/o on the back. VGA really?- that standard is officialy getting out 2015, in 2 years time. And 2x RS232?- may be for offices, but event then the big printer machines offer may other ways to connect- LAN, USB, etc.
It's a slim drive, barely takes up space. You're complaining about this why? That's because this isn't designed for gaming... Your point? It barely takes up any space. A lot of KVM switches on a server racks use VGA. If this is for business that makes sense. This machine isn't for your "typical user" or a gamer. This is like complaining about a GeForce 610 GT and saying it can't run Crysis 3 at full graphics. It's not supposed to, simple as that. However I would have liked to see a second LAN port instead of the PS/2 ports. I think you're all misunderstanding the point of this PC. Lets get one fact perfectly clear. This computer is not for gaming in any way, shape or form... so don't treat it as such. :shadedshu Second of all, as a system admin you would be surprised at how many devices you can have (mostly UPS devices,) that still use COM for communicating UPS info to a server. COM is an old standard but it works and has been around for a long time. I'm sure half of you would complain if it was a USB-COM adapter as well. This machine has a lot of CPU power for it's form factor as well as the fact that it uses a mobile extreme edition CPU. The CPU alone has a market value of > 400 USD, so that's a large portion of the price. You're also going to be hard pressed to find this kind of performance with a 45-watt TDP. All in all, this is designed for a low form factor, low power, high performance machine. It is not designed for gaming and is most likely designed for business and typical usage.
People who watch Blu-Ray and DVDs? People who burn installation media and use installation media on optical disks. People who use optical media for backup. Plenty of people still use optical drives. Just because you don't doesn't mean other don't as well.
The problem is not so much about I/O ports but the price. These guys from the PC business seem to live in a parallel universe. It's no wonder ARM/mobile is wiping the floor with them. For one third of that money one can get a top 10 inch tablet (it also has a SCREEN!) which will do everything what this item will do except productivity for which anyway you will need something else that this small box. Tell me one reason to buy this thing. Hell, even at 500$ I would think twice.
It's the processor, it's low power 45-watt TDP quad-core with hyper-threading and turbo. 500 USD is barely enough to cover the cost of the CPU alone. If space and power isn't a factor then this isn't for you. Is it really that hard to understand? In a lot of places, space, power, and sound generated are very important. Most people who are working don't want a huge tower taking up their entire desk and most employers will understand that buying 20 machines that cost half as much that use 3 times more power isn't cost effective like buying 20 machines that use a 1/3 of the power. Long term it pays off when you buy in bulk. This is not geared towards your typical consumer, this geared towards business. A 10-inch tablet for a 1/3 of the price probably is at least 1/3 as capable as well... Are you really going to compare a tablet with an ARM processor to an i7? That's comparing apples and oranges and is a terrible comparison.
OK Aquinus, please provide several example on how come this thing is better that a laptop or a tablet. For business use...
I am not comparing an ARM with an i7 from sheer power point of view. They cannot be compared. I was talking about the usefulness of the devices and yes, personal use and not business. If you are talking about businesses think Surface Pro. 1000$ and it has also a SCREEN. I guess there are businesses and businesses, some will want 20 machines with a mobile i7 inside launched a year ago for 1300$ a piece
A surface doesn't have a CPU this powerful, the i5 in the surface pro is a dual-core at lowers clocks iirc. Yeah, it has a screen but the i7 also completely out-powers it. If you need the processing power of an i7 why would you get a surface? It doesn't make sense. The point I'm making is if you need something this powerful, you're not going to be looking at the surface considering the two products are targeting two different markets. You don't buy a Celeron if you're going to be gaming and you don't buy an i7 if you're only going to be browsing. This targets a different audience than the Surface Pro so your argument is moot. Machines that are connected to medical equipment typically aren't going anywhere and if they are, they're on a cart with all the other instruments it needs. You're also not going to be using Windows 8 for that kind of thing so the surface is already off the table for half of its usefulness. I could see this being useful for Hospitals. The CPU supports vPro and remote management so it would make sense for wide-scale deployment as well. Space and time costs money too.
This is an industrial PC, plain and simple, and as an Systems Admin in a manufacturing environment I would say heck, slap a couple more com ports on this thing. They are used for a huge number of devices in industrial setting, weight scales, labeling printers, PLCs, line controllers, photo eye sensor, sonic sensors, the list goes on and on. Lots of industrial PC manufacturers still get away with slapping old mobile core 2 duo or celerons in a device like this and charging $2000+ for it.
this isnt for a server, neither can you game on it. so i dont see the point of a ivy bridge i5. thats why i said its useless. the only places it can be used for is in office applications, and some form of simulations. thats it.
That was the point Aquinas was making. But it's not useless, as he pointed out. If it's useless to you it doesn't mean it's useless to the rest of the world. Too many of you are extremely narrow minded and without broad horizons when it comes to the uses of computers, and when it comes to how a manufacturer prices computational devices according to their markets and use. (don't say you knew that already, because if you did, you wouldn't have posted a response to the original story).
We use desktops this size all the time at work. They run giant robots in factories and they need serial ports.
Robots are usually run with the help of industry grade embedded systems made by intel, via, etc. using an ivy bridge will be expensive and unreliable.
This is not aimed at the consumer market. Nobody will be gaming with this. Please don't compare this to any gaming machine or laptop. It is not meant to be carried around. I can see this being in a lot of places but nowhere a regular consumer would see.
That's not always the case. The only difference is that embedded systems have less resources and are designed to do a task in real-time where that isn't strictly the case with regular processors. Robotics for manufacturing don't always use embedded processors. Not to say embedded systems aren't more common but it's no more or less reliable than an embedded system, it really depends on how you implement it. Not what you implement it on. I'm getting the irking feeling that you don't know what you're talking about.
I don't get why is everyone arguing about it, it's an SFF PC aimed at businesses and industrial use "that's what stealth manufactures anyway, visit their website" just as aquinus and other people here stated, i don't think you should bash a product just because you don't like it or have no use for it (in this case the components and I\O choices) just stating my opinion on this.
To those naysayers, I build a lot of small form factor high powered PC's for businesses. Now onto the use, for instance I support a company that has a sales team of 30, it's very often they have between 20-30 browser windows open, word, outlook, excel, access, inventory management, accounting, some of them run virtual machines to use old proprietary software they need... This is not something you want to do on an i3 with 4gb of ram. A lot of times companies like this can also get strapped for space due to rapid expansion, small form factor comes in handy, let alone they take up less space for having an extra few on hand for when one fails, drop it in place done back in business in 10 minutes. Lastly, why don't they want laptops? Because then they have to deal with laptop problems and employee issues like them wanting to take them home, broken screens because some idiot dropped a book on it, the list is endless. These look sweet, I might take a closer look at them, however I wish they had 2 (or more) DVI/DP/HDMI.


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The days that I have extra time for baking are few and far between. That's why this extra-quick bread is perfect. You and your family will love the ease of preparation and the delicious flavor.
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Well just -- tax increases are kicking and we find out that the economy contracted in the last quarter.
And even President Obama -- admitted the tax increases are just the wrong medicine for shrinking economy.
So could we -- kick starting a full blown recession by the new taxes on businesses and individuals.
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Just general question -- do you feel like -- sliding back into recession -- you calculated the last one before was announced officially.
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But it's clear the economy is quite weak the consumer.
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Osho,The other day I heard you mention our academy for meditation and our academy for bringing the body into one organic whole. Could you say more about this and how you see these two academies complementing each other?
It is one of the most complicated questions. It does not appear to be so because you are not aware that for centuries man has been told all kinds of life-negative things. Even to torture your body has been a spiritual discipline. My idea of having an academy is for science to become for the first time intentional and not accidental.
Up to now science has been accidental. People have stumbled upon some discoveries, inventions. Even discoveries were made for which they were not looking, but just groping in the dark with no sense of direction. And obviously the politicians of the world – who liked more and more destructive power in their hands – immediately got the idea to enslave scientists.
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The most fundamental thing will be creating methods, techniques, ways of raising human consciousness, and certainly, this consciousness cannot be against the body; this consciousness is residing in the body. They cannot be seen as inimical to each other; in every way, they are supportive. I say something to you and my hand makes a gesture without my telling the hand. There is a deep synchronicity between me and my hand.
You walk, you eat, you drink and all these things indicate that you are a body and consciousness as an organic whole. You cannot torture the body and raise your consciousness. The body has to be loved – you have to be a great friend. It is your home, you have to clean it of all junk, and you have to remember that it is in your service continuously, day in, day out. Even when you are asleep, your body is continuously working for you digesting, changing your food into blood, taking out the dead cells from the body, bringing new oxygen, fresh oxygen into the body – and you are fast asleep!
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I found the marathon well organized. However, a major problem concerns the water points: the distance between the 2nd and 3rd water point was really far, and as a result many were feeling sick by the 3rd point. The other negative point pertains to the route markings. I noticed many people cutting the route, especially in town near the rail station. So next time ensure that there is no way for people to do that. Overall, it was well organized, with porta-potties available throughout the course. Looking forward to next year's race.
Professionalizing the management of the event - for example, establishing a corporate autonomous entity to oversee the marathon - will take the event to a higher platform. I feel the event contributes immensely to health promotion among the participants, a goal that can be pursued further, in a bigger way. Rope in the ministry of public health, for example, and make the participation even bigger. Still, great improvements this year.
I'd guess that 90% of the full marathon runners never did the second circuit; I was very disappointed. I did not even receive a medal. Can the full marathon be better organized?
The event started a bit late but kicked off well. This was my second participation after the 2007 edition. This year I only ran the 10K road race. In 2007 I did the 21K marathon. Then, the route was very different and had no loop. We ran via Waiyaki Way, and then through Lavington. This circuit was much better, as you don't get to see where you will go. Let the organizers do it that way next time.
I have had the opportunity to participate in this marathon three times and only missed last year, even though I registered. In 2006, I had a wonderful road race where I did the 10K road race in 54 minutes... only to be awarded number 632. Then the ladies after me got lower numbers, even as low as 150!! I was sooo disappointed! Other than that, it's a great marathon. Please avoid such demoralizing mistakes.
It's great to see Kenya offering opportunities for developing local talent. The out-and-back course is not inspiring, but the organization of the race has gotten better each year.
I ran in 2007. The marathon started one hour later than the previous year; they started the half on the wrong course; and they ran out of water around mile 20. But I am going to give them another chance in '08.
I enjoyed my marathon experience in Nairobi. The course was difficult at 7500 feet and the blistering sun made it extra tough. Even though I had a very bad race, I still enjoyed the course through the outskirts of Nairobi, the friendly Kenyans and racing in an event so much different from in the USA. The drawbacks were the delayed start, the fact that no full results are posted yet, and that only water was given out during the race. However, I'd do it again.
I have run this marathon many times and this year was one I will never forget. I was part of the lead groups of runners in the half marathon who were directed along the wrong route. We then were told to turn around and start again. By the time we got back to the start line, we had lost 12 minutes and there was no chance of catching the new leaders. Total chaos, and the organizers should be ashamed of themselves.
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Bearing the loss of a child is unimaginable to most.
What's even more unimaginable for the Johnsons of Valdosta, Georgia, is how their 17-year-old son died: by suffocating after falling headfirst into a rolled-up gym mat at his high school on January 11.
"It felt unreal. You know I sent my child to school for an education and he did go to school one way and came back dead," his mother, Jacquelyn Johnson said.
How could Kendrick Johnson, a three-sport athlete, fall into an upright mat while reaching for his shoe and not get out, as investigators said? It was an accident, police said, as there were no bruises on the body and no signs of foul play.
But the bizarre circumstances didn't sit right with the family, even though they're not sure what happened to their son.
The teen's parents, Kenneth and Jacquelyn, allege the local sheriff department did not follow protocol on the case, moving the body and mishandling evidence. They also believe the sheriff was too quick to make a judgment call on what happened.
Within 24 hours of finding the body, Lowndes County Sheriff Chris Prine announced that investigators had no reason to believe there was foul play.
Lowndes County Coroner Bill Watson agrees with the family, saying that the body had been moved before he arrived. He also told CNN he was not contacted until six hours after the body was found, although Georgia law states the coroner should be notified immediately.
The final autopsy report, released just last week, stated that the teen died of accidental suffocation; it's what the preliminary autopsy from January 14 said, too.
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The Johnsons buried their boy in January, but they were still waiting for answers.
After months of waiting for the final autopsy report, the family started speaking up. They've taken to the streets, organizing rallies for justice.
Chants booming over a megaphone have become a daily scene since April in this south Georgia city of about 56,000. "No justice! No peace!" protesters shout.
"I don't feel that there was any investigation until there was protesting and all this attention coming to them," Kenneth Johnson said. "That's when they started to act like they were doing an investigation."
Despite the family's persistent protests and claims that protocol was broken, Stryde Jones of the Lowndes County Sheriff's Office maintains investigators were "actively working" on the case from the time Kendrick's body was found on January 11 until the final autopsy was released on May 2.
After taking testimony and looking at the physical and forensic evidence, Jones said an accident was the only scenario that fit. More than 100 people, including students, teachers and parents, were interviewed, he added.
Chevene King Jr., the attorney for the Johnsons, has alleged that if Kendrick had been white, the investigation would have gone differently.
But Jones said the case was handled as professionally as in any case.
"Race never played into it," he said. "The victim played into it. That's who we're working for is the victim and the victim's family."
Kendrick's aunt Keisha Moore has been alongside her family at many of the protests. Her son and her nephew were close and played basketball and football together at Lowndes High School.
"We are just hoping that the truth will come out. It's hard not sleeping at night not knowing," Moore said. Like Kendrick's parents, she believes he was beaten to death, referring to a gruesome postmortem photo of Kendrick shown on protest posters. "The perp is still out there and we don't know if it's a person at the school."
The family isn't rallying alone -- hundreds have joined the movement, from friends to Valdosta residents who barely knew or never met Kendrick.
Local businessman and iReporter Larry Johnson -- no relation to the family -- is a concerned community member who has been protesting. He has known Kendrick's mother for several years and met the teen once or twice, he said.
"It's emotional because it's my community," he said. "Even though a tragedy happened, to see that many people come out and support someone in the community, it made me proud to be from here."
Complete strangers are rallying alongside the Johnsons, too.


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It's called force-placed insurance for a reason. Your mortgage lender buys it for you and you are forced to pay for it, even if it isn't the best deal for you. When lenders purchase a product to "benefit" consumers, they often have numerous incentives to make the more expensive, not less-expensive, choice due to what's called reverse competition. That's a bad deal for you and a bad deal for the economy, but a good deal for the kind of sordid crony capitalism that relies on kickbacks, not better products. Fortunately, the New York Department of Financial Services (both banking and insurance) and the CFPB are both taking a deep dive into the force-placed insurance mess.
In 3 days of hearings ending yesterday (video archive), New York State Department of Financial Services chief Ben Lawsky heard testimony from numerous witnesses, but most importantly, from J. Robert Hunter of the Consumer Federation of America and Birny Birnbaum of the Center for Economic Justice. Bob is an insurance actuary, former Texas insurance commissioner and former federal insurance administrator. Birny's an economist and his former associate director in Texas. There aren't very many people with their combination of independence and knowledge of the often-veiled insurance industry. From hearing coverage by Insurance Journal:
"Lenders usually use forced insurance as an opportunity to collect vast profits by charging outrageously high rates," said Hunter, a former Texas insurance commissioner and federal insurance administrator. "Self-dealing and kickbacks are common. Lenders collect commissions through affiliated agents or brokers. They receive below-cost or free services from insurers, such as loan tracking assistance. Or they use an insurance company as a front to direct the coverage — and the profits — to their affiliated reinsurers." Hunter told regulators that "reverse competition" is a major problem with the FPI marketplace. He said this phenomenon occurs when insurers compete for lenders' business by providing financial incentives to the lender, which are then charged to borrowers, increasing the cost of the insurance."
The New York Times also reported on the hearing:
"I will never forget the ordeal CitiMortgage put me through," said Mary V. Burton, a social worker from Staten Island who bought her house in 1990 with a $76,500 mortgage. Ms. Burton testified that after losing her job in 2008, she fell behind on her insurance premiums. That entitled her mortgage servicer, CitiMortgage, to force-placed a policy on her house, but it chose one that cost three times as much as the policy she had let lapse. CitiMortgage paid the premiums by taking money from her escrow account, then demanded that she replenish the account or be declared delinquent. Later, with the help of a legal-services lawyer, Ms. Burton learned that the insurer, a subsidiary of Assurant, had issued coverage for the full replacement value of her house, $187,000, instead of the lender's stake, just $55,000, that it was contractually entitled to. "Their overpriced coverage caused me to experience a significant escrow shortage and is one of the reasons I fell so far behind," said Ms. Burton, who is still trying to renegotiate her loan."
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"Finally, on behalf of millions of consumers around the nation who are being harmed today by unfair and excessive insurance rates, I urge you to use the results of your investigation of FPI abuses to expand the scope of your reform efforts to examine other types of insurance where reverse competition abuses are also rampant, such as auto FPI, credit insurance, debt cancellation products and title insurance."
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is also looking at the force-placed problem (news story). The review is part of its review of needed changes to mortgage-servicing rules (CFPB release).
As a followup to my weekend post on my US News debate on JP Morgan Chase's losing $3-5 billion bet, here's Yves Smith's post in a similar debate in the New York Times. Her title says it all: "For Starters, Reinstate Glass-Steagall."
It's just wrong to see how you and others are quick to point the finger, before knowing all of the facts. Why don't you talk to someone who suffered a loss and no one else but companies like Assurant or QBE would insure them; allowing them to file a claim and move on past the tragedy that caused physical and emotional damages. There is always a risk to everything and someone has to deal with it. I feel for the people that lost their jobs outside of their control, but that is NOT everyone who fell behind in payments (do the research). When people take out mortgages, it clearly states in the closing documents that insurance MUST be maintained at all times. So you mean to tell me that for someone like me that pays my mortgage on time and doesn't let my insurance lapse, my rate should be as equal to those that let their insurance lapse, after being contacted multiple times??? C'mon give me a break!! The world is based on credit worthiness so why shouldn't this apply here. These companies' premiums are tiny crumbs compared to the total premiums of the preferred carriers like State Farm, Allstate, Nationwide, etc, but everyone is focused in on this little niche of the market. LPI did not cause the housing market to collapse; we did it to ourselves, by over extending ourselves as individuals. Now people like you and regulators want to crucify companies for the sins of people like Mr. Lawsky's predecessor who contributed to this mess as well. People like him are out to make a name for themselves so they can be seen as the savior for those "poor innocent" folks, who they believe were victims. The media (which include people like you) have made this out to be another witch hunt, without getting all the facts straight. I am sure that people who lost homes in Joplin, MO or New Orleans, LA as the result of respective horrible disasters we know as tornadoes and Hurricane Katrina; and had LPI to file a claim weren't contacted - why???? They weren't the types of victims that people like you or Mr. Lawsky wanted the public to hear about. Its sooooooooooo frustrating to read stuff like this day in and day out, JUST tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth!!!!!!
I have a mtg with Valley National Bank in NJ, I lost my job but was still able to keep up with my mtg, my home owners cancled my policy because there was a tree with a branch over my roof that had ben there since I bought the house 8 years ago the tree co. waned $600.00 to cut it off.My house had never ben flooded before it was built in 1958.But after huricane Irene then the noreaster I got flooded right after that the insurance co. tells me I have to cut this branch down just a coincidece they didn't want my insurance. I got a letter from Valley National bank said I was covered with no amounts for the coverage.6 months later I get a bill for $4,000.00 added on to my monthly payment I imediatley called State Farm and got a policy for $700.00 for a year now they wont let me pay my mtg until I pay the $4000.00. I dont have the money.What they should have done was imediatley add 377.00 to my monthly mtg. and I would have gotten the State Farm policy the same day.shouldn't or is there a disclosure law on how they are going to charge a person? thank you Keith.
I have a mtg with Valley National Bank in NJ, I lost my job but was still able to keep up with my mtg, my home owners cancled my policy because there was a tree with a branch over my roof that had ben there since I bought the house 8 years ago the tree co. waned $600.00 to cut it off.My house had never ben flooded before it was built in 1958.But after huricane Irene then the noreaster I got flooded right after that the insurance co. tells me I have to cut this branch down just a coincidece they didn't want my insurance. I got a letter from Valley National bank said I was covered with no amounts for the coverage.6 months later I get a bill for $4,000.00 added on to my monthly payment I imediatley called State Farm and got a policy for $700.00 for a year now they wont let me pay my mtg until I pay the $4000.00. I dont have the money.What they should have done was imediatley add 377.00 to my monthly mtg. and I would have gotten the State Farm policy the same day.shouldn't or is there a disclosure law on how they are going to charge a person? thank you Keith.My e-mail address is firstname.lastname@example.com
I will admit I agree with some of what you said but there is one problem with it. Common sense says if someone who pays (examples) 100 dollars for something and can live comfortable. If they lapse or just don't ahve the money due to personal situations cannot afford 300 dollars if they have to find other services elsewhere they have to pay more due to a previous incident even (if) they already rectified the situation it haunts them for years and cause higher rates for everything. Charging more because of past issues actually makes it so less people can afford and/or keep insurance. You'll probably assume that I am similar but i am someone who dealt with identity theft. Some one paid there bills with my debit card it took months for me to get my money back my account was overdrawn by tremendous amounts due to my purchases(before i was aware) along with the thief's. This caused me not to be able to pay other things. (all my funds including pay checks went directly to this bank. I was also only nineteen at the time with little experience My two credit cards became 150 days late even when i reported the incident since the cards were not directly involved i was still obligated to pay them on time. It took 5 months to get my money back and have all the fees removed and both my cards where closed and i paid them. Because of that it ruined everything else. When I try for insurance those still get asked about. and no I did not have anyone that could help me pay for it. I tried that too. But I don't agree that your price for insurance should be by your credit score.
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A call for diplomacy in the escalating violence in the Gaza Strip and Israel.
Quartet Middle East envoy Tony -- attempting to broker a cease fire between both sides in a conflict threatening to touch off an Israeli ground invasion.
And very much hope that the coming days we -- we can achieve and cessation.
And on the basis that is sustainable Israel launched its -- offense of last Wednesday after months of intensifying rocket fire from the Gaza Strip.
Israeli president Shimon Paris put forth his own set of conditions for a truce with Hamas.
-- New rules so it could view from slope that.
And -- -- groups and independent again Tuesday renewable.
This -- violence continues to plague the region at least fifty Gaza rockets were fired today on targets in southern Israel.
Overnight Israeli aircraft hit two houses belonging to militants in Gaza City.
Now thousands of Israeli soldiers backed by tanks and armored personnel carriers are being dispatched to Gaza's border and assigned to ground invasion could be imminent.
-- thousands of mourners are ready -- their loved ones to rest.
This would be the worst case scenario.
Israel's ambassador to the United States hopes that it did a bloody conflict in sight.
We want Hamas to stop firing at us and we want to create a situation where.
They can not fired us every other day and paralyze half the country.
So far President Obama has stayed away from the peace efforts largely working the phones from Asia allowing meters from Egypt Turkey and Qatar to take the lead.
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Casting call for new RP
Posted 15 April 2012 - 06:11 AM
Feel free to make an intro post. Felix will do a mission briefing, people can chat and introduce their characters, etc. It's assumed, though, that everyone has been with the unit for enough time to have been acclimated and to have gotten to know one another. Following this, we'll jump into the battle soon.
Nothing Ever Goes According to Plan
Posted 15 April 2012 - 07:29 PM
Because of time constraints, work and all, can only commit to only one RP at a time. But I will definately be a fan to what you guys will be cooking up! RP rules!
Edited by Nor Azman, 15 April 2012 - 07:49 PM.
Posted 17 April 2012 - 12:26 PM
Posted 17 April 2012 - 06:26 PM
Posted 17 April 2012 - 06:37 PM
Edited by Red Faction, 17 April 2012 - 06:48 PM.
Posted 17 April 2012 - 06:45 PM
Highlighter I'm personally amazed you let that slide without comment.
Posted 18 April 2012 - 06:21 AM
Posted 18 April 2012 - 03:44 PM
Nor Azman, on 15 April 2012 - 07:29 PM, said:
Because of time constraints, work and all, can only commit to only one RP at a time. But I will definately be a fan to what you guys will be cooking up! RP rules!
Hello Nor Azman! Thanks, and you're always free to post comments and such. And if you want to join in the future, just ask and we'll see if we have room!
Red Faction, on 17 April 2012 - 06:37 PM, said:
Sure, I think we could have one more. Just post a bio (mostly name, brief history, and 'Mech), and you should be good to go.
Janitor101, on 17 April 2012 - 06:45 PM, said:
Highlighter I'm personally amazed you let that slide without comment.
It's cool, Janitor. As he said, Dreadstar and I have been RPing together (if not in the same thread, then in the same community) for nearly a decade. Actually, I think it is a decade now.
@Everyone else:
I'm working a post. Does anyone want their character to be a lance leader? I am needing two. They're just for story purposes.
Also, I hate that word filter.
Edited by Highlighter, 18 April 2012 - 03:45 PM.
Posted 18 April 2012 - 04:35 PM
So if there's no purpose being a lance leader other then just saying so, what's the point? If you really want Lance Commanders I'll play one for the lance I'm in, I got a mech that was designed to play the commander unit role.
Edited by Janitor101, 18 April 2012 - 06:03 PM.
Posted 18 April 2012 - 05:15 PM
Posted 18 April 2012 - 06:00 PM
Well, I don't mean to say that there's no reason to have a lance commander role, but it's mostly for story purposes in the sense that Felix will have to have some officers to issue orders to.
If no one else objects by tomorrow or so, I'll assign Janitor and Hanyit's characters as lance leaders. I'll also come up with the lances at that time.
Posted 18 April 2012 - 07:14 PM
Posted 19 April 2012 - 02:43 AM
I am struggling to find ways to make Barret the really dangerous element of the team. I really want him to be a complete psychopath that needs to be held back from doing something rash, crazy and violent. I love some of the comments I am getting IC from people, and it really makes me feel like Barret is starting to stand out, but I'd love to hear what you guys think of him and any thoughts on how to really making him someone truely horrible.
Great work from what I've seen guys, you've been doing great! I am excited to see where this goes.
Posted 19 April 2012 - 08:04 AM
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Edited by Charles Martel, 19 April 2012 - 09:48 PM.
Posted 19 April 2012 - 09:58 PM
guardian wolf, on 19 April 2012 - 08:04 AM, said:
Owed ya an appaulogy for not filling Chris in on the report, but hopefully the commander explained it all better than I could. It would be interesting to see if Chris could even get Barret to listen, or if Barret's mind would slowly twist Chris'. Right now I got an idea for a post, but I'd rather give people more of a chance to ask questions and really outline the mission.
That being said, if you do somehow get the title of Lance Commander, it should be interesting on how you're gonna get this motley crew to work as a cohesive unit.
Actually, I couldnt wait to post again, so I did. Hope that post really puts into frame our antagonist NPCs. Figured Barret is perfect for outlining the grim task that lays ahead of us. Tell me if you think the post is any good.
Edited by MacabreDerek, 19 April 2012 - 10:49 PM.
Posted 20 April 2012 - 02:32 PM
This is the unit roster, I think. Let me know if I've forgotten anyone, or if anyone wants a position changed. I mostly came up with this by random and/or with very superficial planning, so I don't mind moving people around. Also, lance names and such can easily be changed.
(Charles Martel, I think I missed Cornelius' bio. Can you either link me or just post something real brief, mostly I need a last name? lol. Thanks!)
Command Lance
Command One: Felix Maan - Undetermined 'Mech - (Highlighter)
Command Two: John McQuillen - Atlas - (Dreadstar)
Command Three: NPC
Command Four: NPC
Aero One: Isis Sinclair - Stingray - (Pryde, if he shows up)
Aero Two: NPC
Alpha Lance
Alpha One: Kurt Mauser - Cyclops - (Janitor01)
Alpha Two: Cornelius - Marauder - (Charles Martel)
Alpha Three: Joe Kurtz - Blackjack - (Joe Davion 86)
Alpha Four: NPC
Bravo Lance
Bravo One: Hanyit Greyhame - Blackjack - (Hanyit Greyhame)
Bravo Two: Barrett Sender - Vindicator - (MacabreDerek)
Bravo Three: Chris Wolf - Warhammer - (Guardian Wolf)
Bravo Four: Xinaoen - Wolfhound - (Xinaoen)
Posted 20 April 2012 - 03:53 PM
Y'know, I was gonna get a Stone Rhino and arm it like a battleship, but I might just have to settle with the good ol' Merkava IX, if you guys can stand a tank.
Posted 20 April 2012 - 04:54 PM
Nickname: "Mother or Mother Atlas"
Gender: Male
Age: 34
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 275 lbs
Hair: Black w/white sideburn, crewcut
Eyes: Steel Gray
Race: White
John MacQuillen is one of the few mechdrivers that really shouldn't be. Standing well over six feet tall, and possessed of a body that is best described as a tank with legs, he was nearly thrown out of the Academy due to his physical dimensions alone. But his aptitude driving a mech and his intelligence is greatly underestimated due to his large visage, and gruff demeanor.
It is no wonder that the Atlas Mech is his weapon of choice, not to mention that it's perhaps one of the only mech cockpits that can accomodate his bulk. But when he is driving his Atlas, the Auntie Ann, it has been said that he can make this 100 ton machine move like a ballerina and charge through a group of Assault Mechs wreaking destruction.
Mac, to his friends and mechmates, has served several tours with Commander Felix Mann, whom took a huge gamble by recruiting him into his squadron when other Commanders refused to have him due to his stature. The gamble paid off in spades, as there are perhaps only a few other pilots that have the skill with a Atlas that Mac possesses.
Posted 21 April 2012 - 09:44 PM
Edited by Joe Davion 86, 21 April 2012 - 09:46 PM.
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