It is quite a nice looking font!

Wish they had the bold and boldital variants out though.

Yeah, that is too bad about the bold variants. I actually quite like the Italic version, it being no less fancy than other popular serif-ed fonts out there, like the Garamond, Caslon, and Jenson variants out there.

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Originally posted by editengine:
Ha, a volcanic hideout just screams for an assault from those of us (not me) that chose "rock climbing" as an activity.

Jet packers as well.

You just played right into our hands!

You are welcome to climb or jetpack all you want - the base is underneath all that rock.

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sentinel400 said: Plus, you're not getting into our underground volcano.

Yeah, probably not on my horse and buggy. . . shoot!

I'm just gonna hafta enjoy my haute cuisine on the top of Mount Everest alone. Watch my (invisible) dust!

Stockholm and Thailand Panoramas

quote:

Originally posted by Justy:
I just found a very nice typeface:

Gentium

It's free too. I think I'll set my dissertation in it, to avoid boredom with Times.

It's odd that the webpage proclaiming the virtues of Gentium uses a different font (Helvetica?) for most of its text.

<sub>*cough*

Unless you have a particular font installed, your internet browser can't display it.</sub>

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Originally posted by RobW:
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Unless you have a particular font installed, your internet browser can't display it.</sub>

That's right - bring logic, common sense and superior knowledge into play...

Tenacious D - Devil May Fry

Guitar Hero clone using Tenacious D and sidekick.

ROCK ON!!!

Juba the Bagdad Sniper (googlevid) - you can find this disturbing, as it shows people being sniped down

This is in the "you couldn't make this stuff up" category, although I read a SF story that went along these lines. It was called "Wet Work", all about the end of the world. Nice little paperback, can't remember the author.

This is from Tom Bearden's website. EM = electromagnetic, QP = quantum potential (weaponry). The "little nation" = Israel. You can take it as nuts, but the idea of an automatic two-hour countdown to oblivion, just in case your operators are disabled and can't retaliate to an attack -- a countdown which they then reset every two hours or so -- sounds all too logical to me. When you wake up and see the sun shining and think what a lovely day, just stop and remember that there may be a clock ticking.

" The Russians reached the point in the mid 1990s that they could take over control of a person's mind, with modified longitudinal EM waves including some time-polarized EM waves, and with a team of specialists (estimate 25-30 per transmitter, and one transmitter and team per controlled person).

The "little nation's" Quantum Potential weapons were the counter to the KGB's desires to strike the West.

On two occasions in 1997, they actually scheduled full strategic strikes (destruction in less than two hours) against the West. The nuclear weapons worldwide can be disabled in about 10 minutes or a little longer by a different set of weapons, and the first hour was allotted for that, then the full strike. Preceding the strike on the West, however, the QP weapons in the small nation had to be destroyed.

These weapons had been converted in the nick of time to the "insane mode" of command and control, which means that, say, every two hours the computers initiate the launch sequence automatically.

During that sequence, if there is a crew alive, they enter the codes and authentication, and thereby stand the system back down. Two hours later, the same thing occurs. The insane mode was necessitated by the need to counter the MindSnapper, which would have been used to suddenly kill all life in the weapon systems areas (that would have been the second scheduled attack, which would have occurred on May 1, 1997.

The little nation switched to the insane mode in the nick of time, notifying the KGB, in which case the attack had to be aborted two days before the attack, else even though the little nation was destroyed in the attack, shortly thereafter the little nation's QP systems would have fired automatically and Russia would have disappeared from the face of the earth.

So then the KGB faced the necessity of taking over mental control of each and every member of those QP weapon sites, having them stand down the systems for "maintenance" so they are in non-firing mode, and then MindSnap the weapon sites. If they are hit hard with a MindSnap, the area thereafter emits LW radiation for some months, and any living system entering it starts to waver (time-polarized waves are induced, jamming the mind-body coupling loop). The living system then falls, goes into a coma, and dies as the mind coupling with the body is lost.

So a great build-up of the transmitter-teams for psychoenergetic take-over and control of those QP operators was in progress."

http://www.cheniere.org/misc/time.htm

Have a good day, folks.

http://www.cheniere.org/misc/time.htm

I like this bit:

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So if you make time-polarized EM waves and develop the technology...

Care of my Sister-in-law's blog...

What Tarot Card are You?

My result:

You are the Hanged Man

Self-sacrifice, Sacrifice, Devotion, Bound.

With the Hanged man there is often a sense of fatalism, waiting for something to happen. Or a fear of
loss from a situation, rather than gain.

The Hanged Man is perhaps the most fascinating card in the deck. It reflects the story of Odin who offered himself as a sacrifice in order to gain knowledge. Hanging from the world tree, wounded by a spear, given no bread or mead, he hung for nine days. On the last day, he saw on the ground runes that had fallen from the tree, understood their meaning, and, coming down, scooped them up for his own. All knowledge is to be found in these runes.

The Hanged Man, in similar fashion, is a card about suspension, not life or death. It signifies selflessness, sacrifice and prophecy. You make yourself vulnerable and in doing so, gain illumination. You see the world differently, with almost mystical insights.

What Tarot Card are You?
Take the Test to Find Out.

You are The Star

Hope, expectation, Bright promises. The Star is one of the great cards of faith, dreams realised. The Star is a card that looks to the future. It does not predict any immediate or powerful change, but it does predict hope and healing. This card suggests clarity of vision, spiritual insight. And, most importantly, that unexpected help will be coming, with water to quench your thirst, with a guiding light to the future. They might say you're a dreamer, but you're not the only one.

What Tarot Card are You?
Take the Test to Find Out.

Today I am...

You are The Sun

Happiness, Content, Joy.

The meanings for the Sun are fairly simple and consistent.

Young, healthy, new, fresh. The brain is working, things that were muddled come clear, everything falls into place, and everything seems to go your way.

The Sun is ruled by the Sun, of course. This is the light that comes after the long dark night, Apollo to the Moon's Diana. A positive card, it promises you your day in the sun. Glory, gain, triumph, pleasure, truth, success. As the moon symbolized inspiration from the unconscious, from dreams, this card symbolizes discoveries made fully consciousness and wide awake. You have an understanding and enjoyment of science and math, beautifully constructed music, carefully reasoned philosophy. It is a card of intellect, clarity of mind, and feelings of youthful energy.

What Tarot Card are You?
Take the Test to Find Out.

Kids in Saudi Arabia "surfing" on the highway.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrLHnIgZm_c
There's something so ridiculously reckless yet graceful about the way these kids just kind of step out of a moving car and just skate along side of the car. Going about 90-100 kmh. Seriously check this out.

You are The Hermit

Prudence, Caution, Deliberation.

The Hermit points to all things hidden, such as knowledge and inspiration,hidden enemies. The illumination is from within, and retirement from participation in current events.

The Hermit is a card of introspection, analysis and, well, virginity. You do not desire to socialize; the card indicates, instead, a desire for peace and solitude. You prefer to take the time to think, organize, ruminate, take stock. There may be feelings of frustration and discontent but these feelings eventually lead to enlightenment, illumination, clarity.

The Hermit represents a wise, inspirational person, friend, teacher, therapist. This a person who can shine a light on things that were previously mysterious and confusing.

What Tarot Card are You?
Take the Test to Find Out.

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Originally posted by klik:
Kids in Saudi Arabia "surfing" on the highway.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrLHnIgZm_c
There's something so ridiculously reckless yet graceful about the way these kids just kind of step out of a moving car and just skate along side of the car. Going about 90-100 kmh. Seriously check this out.

Jesus. Who says boredom can't kill you?

the VJ search brought me this footage of my favourite metal monster being all serious... sorta

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PC31eXovlEI

and an interview;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kb4mnNN0ffo

Love the graceful skating motion of 'oh shit, this sandal is too hot, ow, now that one is'.